Dear Readers, it should come as no surprise to you, especially since I’ve talked about it in the past, that I am a huge Battletech fan. Like, second only to D&D, I love Battletech. For those who aren’t aware, Battletech is a tabletop war game of giant stompy robots. As the picture above shows, theContinue reading “Project I’m Excited About – Battletech: Mercenaries”
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Teaching the Next Generation
Dear Readers, after I first purchased my Battletech sets, I had literally nobody to play with. Like, nobody. Granted, I only played Battletech Classic at the time. It is, for those of you who don’t know, a slightly more complicated version of playing Battletech. And by slightly, I mean tons more complicated. Here’s a recordContinue reading “Teaching the Next Generation”
Playing Some Alpha Strike
Hello, Dear Readers! Sorry I didn’t get a post in yesterday, but I was having a bad day and needed an outlet, so I went out for Alpha Strike night at my local game store. Here are some photos! I actually ended up winning both of my matches. It’s kind of a shame we weren’tContinue reading “Playing Some Alpha Strike”
Painting Update: Dropship and Elven Wizard
I know I provided a painting update earlier in the week, but I’ve gotten some progress done on both the Dropship and the wizard. So buckle up for a short painting update! So far, I’ve gotten the Dropship primed! As you can see, there are two kinds of primer on the pieces. Basically, I couldn’tContinue reading “Painting Update: Dropship and Elven Wizard”
Battletech Miniatures: Fortress-class Dropship
Dear Readers, as it’s a work in progress, and you’ll see why, this is, by necessity, a short post. Welcome back! Today we look at my new Fortress-class Dropship and see about putting it together. First off, the one that I received was a terrible mold, with one half being oblong or two big forContinue reading “Battletech Miniatures: Fortress-class Dropship”
Painting Update: Vulture and Elf Wizard
Dear Readers, just wanted to give you a quick painting update to let you know what projects I’m working on. First up is the Elf Wizard. This miniature is one I’m working on for one of my youth players at adventurers league. I always like painting new players’ first miniature. Sorry I didn’t get aContinue reading “Painting Update: Vulture and Elf Wizard”
FINALLY!! THE KICKSTARTER HAS ARRIVED!!
Dear Readers, as I have said and complained about and have been waiting almost a year for, my Battletech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter has arrived (well, part arrived yesterday, the rest today; it came in two parts)! Today I will be doing the unboxing and show you all what I have gotten. I ordered the MerchantContinue reading “FINALLY!! THE KICKSTARTER HAS ARRIVED!!”
Painting Update: Some More Mech Action
Dear Readers, it’s been an extremely busy week, but I did get some painting done. Here’s some pictures of what I have gotten accomplished: Yes, the Vulture is still a work in progress, but he’s a print and I had to re-glue on one arm. As it is, I’m just happy to get some paintContinue reading “Painting Update: Some More Mech Action”
Late Post
Dear Readers, as you may well have guessed, Battletech has been a big part of my hobby lately. Like, a big part. In any case, I browse and occasionally post in the r/battletech subreddit. During a particular conversation between myself and another Redditor, whom I won’t name, he expressed willingness to trade his Legendary MAD-3RContinue reading “Late Post”
Quick Paining Update: I GOT TO PAINT!!
Dear Readers, this won’t be a “normal” painting update, as I did not take incremental pictures of this guy. I also know that I promised a different post today, but after getting to paint something after almost 2 weeks, I couldn’t help myself and wanted to share, shunting the other post to tomorrow. I mean,Continue reading “Quick Paining Update: I GOT TO PAINT!!”
Battletech: My Obsession Continues
Dear Readers, I think I might have a problem. An addiction if you will. You see, when Catalyst Game Labs decided to re-release the Battletech game with affordable plastic miniatures and put them out on the market, the Battletech community went wild. You have to understand, the only way to get Miniatures in the pastContinue reading “Battletech: My Obsession Continues”
Major Painting Update: So Much Stuff…
Dear Readers, here we are again with another painting update! This one is kind of big one so buckle up! First we have the completed Black Knight. I did some work on the base, including using Citadel’s technical paint called Astrogranite. Here is what the Black Knight looks like finished (minus the dull coat finish):Continue reading “Major Painting Update: So Much Stuff…”
Let’s Talk Battletech: My (current) Miniature Painting Obsession
Dear Readers, I have developed, as the title suggests, an obsession with painting my new pewter Battletech miniatures. Like, I have almost totally abandoned my Dungeons & Dragons miniatures in favor of painting my Battletech ones. And I couldn’t be more excited about it. As my main shipment of Battletech miniatures should be on theContinue reading “Let’s Talk Battletech: My (current) Miniature Painting Obsession”
Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures Edition – Black Knight & Atlas
Here we are again, dear readers with an update on my BattleTech miniature painting. As you will undoubtedly see, I have been hard at work painting these miniatures. With no further ado, let’s get started! First off, we have the Atlas, the pain in my backside. It took… a considerable amount of paint to getContinue reading “Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures Edition – Black Knight & Atlas”
Let’s talk Battletech: Miniatures – Continued a.k.a The Daily DM Planned Better
Hey Dear Readers, today I’m going to continue on with painting my Battletech minis. I don’t expect this to be a very long post, mostly because I will be priming my two Inner Sphere mechs, and doing a base coat on my Clanner mech. Also, update on my shipment from Catalyst Game Labs, I gotContinue reading “Let’s talk Battletech: Miniatures – Continued a.k.a The Daily DM Planned Better”
Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures
Dear Readers, you may remember these guys from last week when I repaired or put together for the first time, these guys: Well, I’ve decided to try my hand at painting these metal ones before I try working on all of my plastic ones. I’m going to, as usual, start with priming. The Timberwolf isContinue reading “Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures”
Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures
Well, Dear Readers, I finally got some more Battletech stuff. Unfortunately, I still haven’t gotten my “big” order from the Kickstarter. Sad mech noises But, that didn’t stop me from buying some of the pewter Iron Wind Metals battlemechs! So I am going to share a couple of things with you all today, the repairContinue reading “Let’s Talk Battletech: Miniatures”
Still Waiting…
Dear Readers, As I write this, I am still waiting on both my Dice Envy box, as well as my Clan Invasion Kickstarter boxes. And the wait is killing me. I have delivery confirmation for this Saturday for my Dice Envy and I am excited. That Monday is the day I will be posting myContinue reading “Still Waiting…”
Let’s Talk About Battletech
Dear Readers, I am pretty excited. The Kickstarter for the Battletech: Clan Invasion is supposed to come out in the next few months! For those who don’t know, Battletech is a tabletop war game, where giant, human-powered robots battle it out on the many worlds colonized by humanity after the 30th century. One of myContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Battletech”
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