I've hobbied more and even played some games of 40k, but I've been too busy to finish editing those batreps and posts. Admittedly, today's post is a 'cheat' so I have more time for those other posts. Eventually, these 'cheat' posts will have to result in some batreps for Battletech as well, and that's exciting. Let's get this one out of the way so I can get on those!
The "Beginner Box", released by Catalyst Games Labs way back when, came with two battlemech models to start playing right away. One of them is one of my favorites and the other is so common that every House uses some version of it. When it came time for me to slap some colour on them, I just went with the box art and that led me to choosing Steiner as my primary House and that's transferred over to the recent work. When you have too much stuff and you just default to box art- who needs creativity?
The mech is a Griffon- a common medium mech that sports decent firepower and doesn't cost too much BV- which is why it's so common amongst all the fighting forces of the galaxy. Note that my paint scheme isn't
exactly the same as my other jobs, but mechwarriors aren't bound to match each other perfectly. This is war, not a tea party.
With this model, I tried the 'lining-in' technique to really pop those details. It looks fantastic, so I may add that technique to some others. I'll have to compare to see if it makes enough of a difference to the eyes from tabletop distance to force the issue. I painted this model at least a year before the rest, so it's interesting how my approach to painting these has changed over time already.
Alright, that's the post! It's a painted model, added to my growing lance, and proving progress even while I'm playing catchup. Now for at least one more mech...
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