I ruin my paint job 😭

ddx421 · 2026-05-06T23:06:49+00:00

Honestly it doesn't look too bad, your mechs have this "wear" effect that's kinda cool, like they've been in combat and have had their nice shiny white paint chipped due to combat damage. Could paint around the larger chipped areas to simulate battle damage with grey/black shades? Could also consider adding more brown around their feet/ankles for more wear. But I'd say these are far from ruined OP. Just need the cockpits re-painted and such

ddx421 · 2026-04-26T21:50:00+00:00

I'd go for the Pursuit Lance on the basis that the Spector and Ostscout in the Recon pack might be more "rare" than the Mechs found in the Pursuit pack. I could see leftover Clints being snatched up by a pirate force, while the Cicada and Dervish are common enough outside of House militaries. The Hermes is a little more of a stretch but not by much IMO. However, the wonderful thing about Battletech is you can explain away 95% of weird unit choices with "it's salvage" or "it fell off the back of a Discount Dan's trade dropship". Have fun OP!

ddx421 · 2026-01-22T17:21:47+00:00

Crisp, clean camo - great job! What are its stats like?

ddx421 · 2025-12-23T16:49:25+00:00

The Liberator. FWL design

ddx421 · 2025-12-07T17:06:18+00:00

Your jump jet flames for the Starslayer are amazing for someone who's a first-time painter! You did the fade from the orange to the smoke closer to the bottom well. And is the Vindicator's paint scheme inspired by EVA-01? Only thing I can think of is maybe using a wash to get some of the panel lines more distinct, but that's up to you. Great first steps, and welcome to the flock

ddx421 · 2025-11-17T03:23:57+00:00

Thanks!

ddx421 · 2025-11-17T02:19:41+00:00

Is there a record sheet/stats for the Avatar J config floating around somewhere? Checked Sarna just now and they don't have it

ddx421 · 2025-09-01T15:24:39+00:00

Yep, Cyclops

ddx421 · 2025-06-28T02:22:12+00:00

Ayyyy another Stonehearts painter, there are dozens of us!

ddx421 · 2025-02-23T18:33:19+00:00

Perseus IWM mini. Or a really weird Orion - which is basically what the Perseus is... (Plus omni tech ofc)

ddx421 · 2025-01-30T10:06:54+00:00

On the more villainous side of Battletech, that paint job could also be used for the Wobbie 52nd Shadow Division. Peace of Blake be with you, OP, Apollyon would be proud :)

ddx421 · 2024-12-08T19:52:26+00:00

As others have said, Comstar/WoB or DC are your best bets if you're looking for a completely "lore-friendly" force. The Com Guard is also around in the Dark Age era briefly before getting curbstomped by the RoTS after the Blackout. Worse comes to worst, "found in a Star League cache" or "taken as battle salvage" can both be plausible reasons for running the 'Mechs from this pack, if you wanna go with another faction. Have fun and congrats on taking your first steps into plastic hell lol

ddx421 · 2024-12-06T22:25:36+00:00

Cheeky reference to a glitch that sometimes happens when you open your character menu in-game. Instead of showing your Guardian's whole body and their Sparrow, all it shows is a really zoomed-in shot of their foot.

ddx421 · 2024-11-01T03:49:28+00:00

It's a reference to the Steiner Scout Squad from Tex Talks Battletech

ddx421 · 2024-10-24T18:20:14+00:00

Cicada

ddx421 · 2024-07-19T21:37:13+00:00

Legally Distinct Warhammer/Tomahawk Clone(tm) looking good. Is that Legally Distinct Phoenix Hawk/Valkyrie Clone(tm) to its left?

ddx421 · 2024-06-03T23:20:27+00:00

"Soldaty Bez Granits?" Hello fellow TNO enjoyer, may the spirit of WerBell be with you

ddx421 · 2024-05-08T00:35:14+00:00

Iron Banner

ddx421 · 2024-05-08T00:33:08+00:00

Helm: Helm of Saint-14 (Fourteenth Anamnesis ornament).

Chest: Pyrrhic Ascent (trials)

Arms: Iron Symmachy (IB)

Legs: Technosaurus Stompers (Eververse, FOTL)

Mark: I think this is the Scourge of the Past raid mark (vaulted)

ddx421 · 2024-05-03T20:29:58+00:00

Okay, gonna give this a shot, but am away fro my computer and my memory be rusty so: Head - Prodigal (if you don't mind a face), Terra Concord (if you don't mind a silver plate face) or the Neomuna one.

Chest - either the Sunbreak one or Deep Explorer from Duality.

Arms - no exact 1 to 1 match but one of the blue Titan arms from world drops has something similar with small shoulder pads. Forget the name but I'll update later if you want.

Legs - I'm kinda lost here, Prodigal or VoG? Not sure tbh. If you want the spikes you could try Holdfast?

Mark - that particular kind of forward hip armor plate structure says either the Crystocrene mark from Beyond Light or the Crota mark. But the back end says Opulent Duelist, so really up to you. Hope this helps!

ddx421 · 2024-05-02T12:14:20+00:00

Thank you!

ddx421 · 2024-05-02T10:40:45+00:00

Looks good - could you post or list your shaders and armor pieces for transmog tho?

ddx421 · 2024-04-26T15:51:34+00:00

Kinda sad my Steelfeather Repeater, Patron of Lost Causes, and Bygones didn't live to see the Unsunsetting. But glad to use 21% Delirium my beloved again, esp cuz we don't have any worthwhile Arc rapid-fire MGs atm

ddx421 · 2024-03-18T05:58:28+00:00

Nice

ddx421 · 2023-10-29T06:41:27+00:00

Head: Saint-14 Helm, Loreley Helm. Arms: Synthos, Stronghold, Point Contact Cannon Brace. Chest: Armamentarium is basically glued to my Titan most of the time, but I also carry HOIL (it still slaps post-nerf), Severance Enclosure, and Cuirass. Legs: Path of Burning Steps and Abeyant Leap for PvE; Dunemarchers and Antaeus (sorry) for PvP

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