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I don't own #BattleTech or #MechWarrior, I just write about the lore at secretsofbattletech.substack.com. You can support me at https://ko-fi.com/secretsofbattletech

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@michaelastackpole.bsky.social Did you make this meme?

10.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A crosscut industrialmech pictured next to its alpha strike stats, atop a glacial background

A crosscut industrialmech pictured next to its alpha strike stats, atop a glacial background

Next up is one of the opfor 'Mechs, a Crosscut industrial mod! Is it fast? No! Well armed? No! Does it have armor? Also no! Tune in to find out what happens!

10.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fulcrum Heavy Hovertank

Nasty lil tank, with the TMM and movement you'd expect from a hovercraft. With TAG and ECM, it provides extra support and disruption, especially alongside... Another mech not covered yet.

#Battletech #AlphaStrike #BattletechAces

09.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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#battletech #miniaturespainting Here we have Clan Jade Falcon 'mechs looking like 'John Deere' tractors as one of my friends called it.

09.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had the idea of fitting a cockpit into a 'mech. I read that the Red Corsair's Battlemaster had a twin seat affair with a command console, so I got a 3rd edition plastic mini and started hacking!

#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings

09.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Chatterweb Podcast February 2026
Chatterweb Podcast February 2026 YouTube video by Arbitration Studios

Just a reminder that while our Producer is sorting out some personal crisis, we are publishing your last word in #Battletech talk on YouTube. please spread the word and watch/listen!

youtu.be/9AdhsLCgGyU?...

09.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday we will be taking a look at the Mercury on 5 Minute Mechs. You can get early access to this and other ad free videos on our patreon

www.patreon.com/UnicornCompany

09.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Several 3d printed buildings for Battletech painted in various shades. Two in tan bad grey, one in a faux brick, and one that is painted as an orange shipping container habitation.

Several 3d printed buildings for Battletech painted in various shades. Two in tan bad grey, one in a faux brick, and one that is painted as an orange shipping container habitation.

Buildings for Battletech! Slowly working on getting enough 3D terrain together for some games.

09.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next up on "models till the video is done", the Summoner H!

All energy, Amazing midrange damage, mobility to stay alive, all around a mech that can demand attention even when piloted even by a washed up, backline Jade Falcon Warrior.

#Battletech #AlphaStrike #BattletechAces

07.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two-panel comic with a fluffy black cat on a purple background. In the first panel the cat says that the β€œcat lady” stereotype is a cultural myth and that cat adoption is roughly 50-50 by gender. In the second panel the cat appears with huge eyes and says it supports any human willing to open cat food and wishes a happy Women’s Day while holding a small heart.

Two-panel comic with a fluffy black cat on a purple background. In the first panel the cat says that the β€œcat lady” stereotype is a cultural myth and that cat adoption is roughly 50-50 by gender. In the second panel the cat appears with huge eyes and says it supports any human willing to open cat food and wishes a happy Women’s Day while holding a small heart.

Happy Women’s Day πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸ€

08.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 799 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Eridani Light Horse in Task Force Serpent
Union-Class Map Scale DropShip & Devastator
#battletech

08.03.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a 3d model of a robot with a gun ALT: a 3d model of a robot with a gun

I wanna do one of those "trade up" videos at a battletech convention. Except I know the very first trade I'll be handed a company of urbies and that's a frikkin short video. I'll walk out a victor right then and there.

07.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

it's perfect. make opfor think that your tanks are naked and they'll be so confused, they won't have brainpower left for tactics

07.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished up three more miniatures.
#battletech #miniaturepainting

07.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More snow camo

06.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 349 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Painted some more Battletech miniatures for my clan group. I've been referring to this as my "orphan" star, because all five come from different force packs and salvage boxes. Two pictures, because phone camera sucks for things like this.

05.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Savages

#SmokeJaguars #Battletech #Mechwarrior #EbonJaguar #Elemental #Art #Cauldronborn

05.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
A Shiro mech from Battletech painted in bone white and bright red with kanji symbols painted on several armor panels in either bone or red depending on where they appear.

A Shiro mech from Battletech painted in bone white and bright red with kanji symbols painted on several armor panels in either bone or red depending on where they appear.

A top view of an especially complicated kanji painted on the head of the mech.

A top view of an especially complicated kanji painted on the head of the mech.

A different mech mini with the same color scheme and similar kanji

A different mech mini with the same color scheme and similar kanji

A rear view of the same mech (can you tell i forgot the name of this one?) showing a kanji on the right upper back.

A rear view of the same mech (can you tell i forgot the name of this one?) showing a kanji on the right upper back.

More freehand practice. Lots of markings need cleaning up but I have never in my life tried to do kanji before with a pen, much less a brush so I'm pretty pleased with them.

05.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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These Are TheΒ Voyages… Using Traveller to Run a Star Trek Campaign (Part 1) Traveller and Star Trek role playing have been borrowing from one another since the beginning. FASA's Star Trek License had a lifepath generation system that was very much built on the foundation of char-gen laid by Traveller (for example). Even today, Modiphius' Star Trek License echoes those early FASA roots.

These Are TheΒ Voyages…

Using Traveller to Run a Star Trek Campaign (Part 1) Traveller and Star Trek role playing have been borrowing from one another since the beginning. FASA's Star Trek License had a lifepath generation system that was very much built on the foundation of char-gen laid by…

04.03.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next on Showcase Models in the campaign till the video is done and to celebrate @bigred40tech.bsky.social's newest video, Phoenix Hawk IIC 3!

Purchased to cut back on rearm costs, It was a heavy hitter with staying power to match up to the Jade Falcon mechs speed on table

#Battletech #AlphaStrike

03.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An astronaut is standing in a red lit passage, holing a rifle. A large alien creature with multiple eyes and body that seems to be glitching emerges from the smoky haze behind, reaching for him with a clawed hand.

An astronaut is standing in a red lit passage, holing a rifle. A large alien creature with multiple eyes and body that seems to be glitching emerges from the smoky haze behind, reaching for him with a clawed hand.

Calling it done. Inspired by Those Dark Places TTRPG by
@jonmarkhicks.bsky.social
Not sure what the thing(s) we faced are, cyber-alien-demons, but they were scary. Went for a bit different style with this one. #art #digitalart #ttrpg #artup #scifi #scifiart #art #horror #alien #artwork

03.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Prepping for β€œYellowjacket Down” this weekend. Clan Snow Raven vs Dracs. We have 144 points to spend on Drac mechsπŸ€” Any suggestions? #battletech #battletechalphastrike
#γƒγƒˆγƒ«γƒ†γƒƒγ‚―

02.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next up on the models from the campaign until the video is done...

Locust IIC, aka the "You fit HOW MANY lasers on that thing?!"

I did not like the amount this thing kept on trying to find ways into my rear arcs. I'm so glad Bulldog tanks have turrets.

#Battletech #AlphaStrike #BattletechAces

03.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We got to play our #Battletech campaign game yesterday. We had to locate 2 downed Visigoths, and make sure the Inner Sphere could not recover them, as well as rescue the pilots.

The two Grendels crossed the board, and take out the fighters. We did enough damage to force the Mercs to retreat.

02.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eridani Light Horse in Task Force Serpent
Union-Class Map Scale DropShip & Thunderbolt-5SE
#battletech

02.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAD #Inprogress

#Battletech #Mechwarrior #Art #Mecha

28.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Lil over a month to go to submit to fourth BattleTech Pride Anthology! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

Like with earlier years, the (2nd of April, 2026) deadline is not a hard cut after which no submission is considered anymore, but depending on time and number of submissions, it may influence late selection process <3

28.02.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #Battletech crowd, I'll be painting Phoenix Hawk IIC mini as I watch/listen this. Who would like to join up and paint their own PH IIC and we can all display them afterwards.

27.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Exploring Battletech: The Phoenix Hawk IIC
Exploring Battletech: The Phoenix Hawk IIC YouTube video by Big Red-40TECH

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R8x...

BIG. VIDEO.

3 hours and 15 minutes of #PhoenixHawkIIC, and #SteelViper goodness.

Mixed in with some #DiamondShark love too.

I hope people jive with it. It took an enormous amount of work.

Goes live on Friday at 11:00 am PST.

#Battletech

25.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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He protecc, he attacc, but if he fall we go splat! :( I enjoyed painting this one, last one of the Bannson's Raiders scheme for a while. Ignore the fuzz ;P #battletech #miniaturepainting

25.02.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0