As was my plan, I opened up my Historicon buying with a
bit of Battletech. I don’t actually play the game at the moment, and may never
use those rules, but I have been thinking about playing some 6mm
science-fiction with big stompy robots for awhile. Since this is one of
the few miniature wargaming genres that is much more popular in the USA than the UK, Historicon is a perfect chance to pick up some stuff.
Now, my one problem with Battletech is that the aesthetic
of a lot of their mechs just doesn’t appeal to me. There are a few I like and
might pick up, but many of their giant robots look gangly to me. So, I
started off my Mech forces by picking up a couple of Mechs from the Reaper Cav
series.
Next, I got a little pack of decals of the sword and sun
symbol of House Davion, one of the major empires in the Battletech universe. I
just think they have one of the coolest emblems. In the past, I haven’t had a lot of luck with
decals, but I’m looking forward to giving them another shot.
Finally, I picked up a trio of used Battletech novels.
These are not high literature, but if you want to read books about big robots
shooting each other up, then your options are limited. They were cheap enough
that I don’t mind pitching them if they aren’t any good, but I know that I’m
much more likely to get my mechs painted if I’m reading related books at the
same time.
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