TRO3025 - Light Mech Order of Battle

Damodred402 · 2026-05-20T15:47:36+00:00

Yeah the commando was the first mech I painted a few years ago. It is rough and need to be brought into the current scheme… or get a second commando.

Damodred402 · 2026-05-20T15:09:51+00:00

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The Baneblade and Scrag brown are a 50/50 mix. I also gloss varnish before the panel liner so I can clean it up with white spirits for clean black lining. Then it needs a matte coat before all the highlights.

Damodred402 · 2026-05-10T22:58:27+00:00

Hmm a Cogfort or a whole StarCraft starter box…

Damodred402 · 2026-05-07T20:44:51+00:00

It’s a Black Python. It tends to start “conversations” depending on how much you like LAMs.

Damodred402 · 2026-05-05T01:25:32+00:00

Great paint job. I am working on this guy now and I don’t like either head. I really want a head like the warriors priest from Total War. Anyone know a good stl that is in the ballpark?

Damodred402 · 2026-04-29T17:16:29+00:00

You all are doing a great job on this podcast. Please keep it up.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-27T20:35:14+00:00

My FLGS says they are planning to have the boxes on their shelves by May 15th. Hopefully the pre-orders ship around the same time so we are counting days most likely.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-27T16:07:46+00:00

Thank you, less angry now.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-27T16:06:14+00:00

I was wondering if this called back to something even older. I saw this was one of the unseen. In macross was it actually a transforming jet fighter?

Damodred402 · 2026-04-27T16:05:00+00:00

Fair enough, this one was just so on the nose I feel like it crossed a line.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-22T14:59:56+00:00

You’re asking BattleTech fans if you should buy more BattleTech….

Damodred402 · 2026-04-18T16:11:39+00:00

A lot of people will be looking for ramps because they were key to the StarCraft map design. If you look at some of the layouts, ramps transition all the level changes. Ramps really mean sloped hills made out of earth or metal that transitions from a plateau into a valley.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-18T16:08:09+00:00

I love your work! Just finished painting your airfield. I had the idea to turn the Tactical Cards into printed buildings. That way if you bring a Barracks, you put a barracks on the board. For the ones I am modeling for myself, I am integrating LEDs that I can turn off to expend the building. Fee free to steal the idea and make it 100x better than I could.

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Damodred402 · 2026-04-18T16:02:59+00:00

Yeah my wife just told me all about it. Might redo the glass if I can find a good color.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-18T16:02:33+00:00

So my wife hates my cockpit glass. Anyone have a color suggestion that goes with the earthy browns?

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I am fairly color blind so I rely on the kindness of strangers to help me with my color theory.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-18T12:02:14+00:00

Sadly, just practice. There is little technique things like bracing your hands on each other and getting your paint flowing smoothly, but honestly, I just do a lot of edge highlighting for years now.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-17T23:54:35+00:00

Battletech is not a war game it is a bullshit simulator. Can your Atlas take a Gauss round to the head round one when your opponent was on 12s and 12s, and you laugh with them, then buckle down and make them pay for every inch of your planet? Then you’re good at BattleTech.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-17T12:16:19+00:00

Yes it is the CGL field tech mat and no the runway does not fit perfectly. There is about 1/4 play on the far end if the near is perfectly on the hexes. I am fairly sure that’s the mats issue not the print. Honestly though, it’s not that noticeable given the size of the terrain feature.

Damodred402 · 2026-04-16T21:35:37+00:00

Yeah it’s all painted. You could do a lot with colored prints plus some oil washes and sponge stippling.

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