Skull Leader Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 How many of you guys play/played the old tabletop version of Battletech?? (I know Mad-Mike is one of my fellow B-tech nuts, anyone else?) Let's see those painted miniature collections! I did more Succession war stuff than clan invasion battles... I was raised on succession wars (started playing B-tech in 1988) and that's what I enjoyed more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayscarson Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 My Dad picked it up when my brothers and I were young and so I have played it on and off for years and years. The Marauder rocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxtype Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I used too! Remember the old days when half the 'Mechs were from Macross,Dorvack,and I think Orguss? :lol: I prefer the Secession Wars,too. It was the era of my intro to the game. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 House Davion rules!! Timberwolf (Madcat) - Wolf Clan Beta Galaxy Atlas - Free Worlds League Marik Militia Scarabus - 1st Federated Suns Armoured Cavalry MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Even though the courts deemed them copyright infringments....I still miss the original mechs. Give me a lance of a wasp, griffin, shadowhawk and battlemaster and I will whoop your booty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Kunatz Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 <------Battletech fan Will eventually have a scratch built Shadow Cat mech complete...(Hopefully) Theres just something cool about a 100 ton walking tank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Even though the courts deemed them copyright infringments....I still miss the original mechs.Give me a lance of a wasp, griffin, shadowhawk and battlemaster and I will whoop your booty! Nothing compares to a Mardie!!! 1st FSAC MAD-3R Marauder Heavy Battlemech MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pastafarian Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Played the video game quite a bit. Been wanting to scratch a Mad Cat/Marauder also. Seen the smaller ones kitted but I'm wanting to do 1/72 or 1/48. The local Chuck E. Cheese has an arcade version with pneumatics so you can feel the mech's foot falls as you're walking along. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I used to play in the Battletech simulator at Wizards of the Coast in Seattle.....that was pretty awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Kell Hounds FTW!!!! Crescent Hawks company REPRESENT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fistius Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Hi all, I must confess I have never really got into Battletech. However I used to love Mechwarrior. I still have an unbuilt Horizon 1/35th Madcat/Timberwolf in the stash. Cheers, Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 iv never heard of "battletech" but im pretty sure that timberwold and atlas where in the Mech Warrior computer cames! Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 iv never heard of "battletech"but im pretty sure that timberwold and atlas where in the Mech Warrior computer cames! Richard Battletech is the pen and paper rpg that the Mech Warrior games are based on. Actually, Battletech is more of a table top war game and it's companion "Mech Warrior" is the RPG element. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scifi58 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I confess I am a Battletech fan. I did it for 10 years. Been out of it for another 13 years but it still fascinates me and I plan to model several 35th scale kits from the series. I have a garage kit in 35th scale of the Vulture, the Horizon vinyl kit of the Madcat and paper kit plans for several scratchbuilds I plan to make including the Bushwacker below Here is the "right center and left torso" and "head" nearly done except for the roof and some finishing. It has a lit cockpit and working motor to turn a cooling fan in the butt. The cockpit is various parts and a seat I made from stock styrene and the cushion form a 32nd Tamiya Phantom, the instrument panel and sidewalls were put together by a friend and cast in clear resin. I chopped it up for my use: Here are some other parts, waist, upper leg, lower leg parts and feet. Been on the shelf for over a year and I recently started back at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nanks Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I love Battletech, I bought the current Box set a couple of months ago and I am enjoying painting the mechs. It didn't really take off in Australia like it did in the Europe and the US, but there are still a few of us about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Yes, still have my original box set of Battle Droids before it ws named Battletech. I also preferred the succession war period more than the clan invasion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 This might be a stupid question....is Battletech the same as Mechwarrior? Seem to recognize for example Mad Cat as a one of the favs I had while playing Mechwarrior. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Yes it is. The Mechwarrior series of PC games and the RPG (of the same name) version of the classic Battletech tabletop miniatures game are one and the same. MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scifi58 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) To expound on what MadMake said, with respect, Mechwarrior was specifically the role-playing aspect for the wargame Battletech game, so that you could fight your mech in Battletech and then go buy parts and have a life outside of the cockpit in Mechwarrior. Very limited if you ask me. We played it for a while but geared towards fighting a mech it was not very adaptable for other aspects of that very interesting future setting. So we switched to HERO's system and had a lot more fun. Why the Video Game series took the name Mechwarrior when it only has aspects of Battletech, meaning no ouside the mech activity, I have no clue. Edited May 27, 2008 by scifi58 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DiaboliCole Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 That Bushwacker's sweeeet. I've got the Horizon vinyl kit, but I'm hesitant to start it. The vinyl medium kind of freaks me out and I'm at a loss for how to frame the cockpit into the cylindrical body. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 That Bushwacker's sweeeet. I've got the Horizon vinyl kit, but I'm hesitant to start it. The vinyl medium kind of freaks me out and I'm at a loss for how to frame the cockpit into the cylindrical body. Vinyl is fun! I used to do the Horizon Superhero line, and slipped in the occasional 1/4 scale Screamin Star Wars kit..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chef blades Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 It has been such a long time, 17yrs? But my favourite mechs were the Archer and Marauder. Talk about bring back the memories. My other fav's name currently fails me now, one of the original designs, 2 PPC (one on each arm) 1 SRM6(atop left or right shoulder) opposite a spot light? and possibly a couple small lasers and MGs. Looked so cool! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 It has been such a long time, 17yrs? But my favourite mechs were the Archer and Marauder. Talk about bring back the memories. My other fav's name currently fails me now, one of the original designs, 2 PPC (one on each arm) 1 SRM6(atop left or right shoulder) opposite a spot light? and possibly a couple small lasers and MGs. Looked so cool! Andy WHM-7M Warhammer (In Robotech it was called an Excalibur) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 A model of ther Bushy? Where can I get one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) A model of ther Bushy? Where can I get one? I do not think there is a larger scale version of the Bushwacker available. Here are my game miniatures anyway; 1st FSAC Bushwacker and Nightsky MikeJ Edited June 22, 2008 by madmike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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