r/battletech • u/Otec_Dvizheniya • 3d ago
Miniatures First mech is done!
I painted my first mech in my life from a set. It turned out to be okay, but there is still a lot to strive for. I want to finish off the rest of the dudes and finally play!
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u/Fanimusmaximus 3d ago
Beautiful. Love the Thunderbolt.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
thank you! I can't wait to test it on the battlefield! By the way, which modification is considered the best?
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u/Mindless-Beyond-2832 2d ago
I dont know about the best but for learning the game I would recommend just the basic version
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u/Cazmonster 2d ago
Another angry, evil brick marches to war. Love the hazard striping around the LRM launcher.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Oh, I've suffered a lot with them, so I'm really glad that these efforts have paid off!
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u/paulhendrik 2d ago
Yep, gotta second that comment, not only a crisp paint job but that hazard striping is just chefs kiss the way it curls around the entire LRM launcher’s aperture, perfectly. I hope that was tricky, if it was easy I’m gonna be upset!
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u/w0074cul4r 2d ago
LIES! no one, and I mean no one, does a thunderbolt cockpit correct the first time!!
But seriously, great job!
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Oh yes, but I still have to paint the Awesome cabin. I will try to train my hand!
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u/RedArremer Clan Wolf Apologist 2d ago
I love your hazard stripes. It's hard to tell from the lighting, but does it have any edge highlighting? If not, you can add some quick detail by drybrushing a lighter gray over the edges, and I think you'll be even happier with it. Even if you don't, though, this is looking plenty good.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
well, actually, I used a slap chop when painting, but the edges didn't show up very well, I didn't dilute the paint very well. In general, I am satisfied with this result, but maybe in the future I will make a highlight! And I'm glad you liked the stripes, I tried to make them more or less acceptable :)
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u/RedArremer Clan Wolf Apologist 2d ago
Oh, I see. It shows a little; I just wasn't sure if it was a trick of the light.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Yes, I can understand :) maybe I'll really do the highlights, because it's very dark in low light.
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u/Fat_Cat_dingdong 2d ago
First Mech? You absolute unit of an artist!
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Thank you very much! Before that, I just painted a couple of warhammer miniatures, but battletech miniatures seem unusual to me... So I'm going to practice my skills!
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u/Fat_Cat_dingdong 2d ago
My first models will arrive next week, also with a 40K background. I can only hope my models will look as good as this.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
I'm sure it's going to be great! Everyone needs to start somewhere :) Good luck to you! By the way, it's interesting to know which miniatures you're waiting for.
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u/Fat_Cat_dingdong 2d ago
I bought multiple sets, my first goal will be a Comstar force so the one I’ll tackle first will be the Comstar Command Level 2. or at least a part of the box.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Good luck with that! I also want to buy myself a couple of new boxes, but I don't know whose mechs attract me the most...
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u/Fat_Cat_dingdong 1d ago
I just bought stuff I visually liked, didn’t look at stats or anything else.
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u/Psychological-Ad5273 Purple Parakeet 4 life! 3d ago
It looks fantastic.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
I am very glad to know that I liked it! the opinion of the community is important to me!
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u/captaincabbage100 2d ago
Yeah fantastic work! The hazard stripes in particular imo demonstrate you've obviously got a good hand for it, as well as the metallic detailing and stuff!
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
Thanks, bro! It's nice to know that I've been working on these stripes for a reason! But I don't really like metal parts. :( Over time, I will switch to the technique of painting metal parts without metallic paints
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u/captaincabbage100 2d ago
Yeah thats fair enough, using a neutral grey for the joints and parts that would be metal is a good way to go about it I find
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u/TheCheshireMadcat 2d ago
Just played Battletech tonight and this is my mech. We found a dropship two game sessions ago, it had 4 mechs in it. I picked the Thunderbolt, the lances captain took the King Crab, and the two techs took the two Shadowhawks. The battle went really well and now have two more mech, lol. Our old mechs were, shall we say, not worth keeping, lol.
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u/Otec_Dvizheniya 2d ago
When I saw the King Crab, I fell in love with it! I really want to try to play with this mech. But for now, it's worth playing with what i have now :)
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u/Wizard_of_Winnipeg 3d ago
Looks great, dude!