Continuing
my slow painting of the new Battletech box set, I recently finished this Thunderbolt. He’ll be joining my ‘Firehawks Legion’ – which for the moment consists of him and the Locust.
I
don’t have a lot of knowledge about how various mechs compare, but it looks
like he’s a good ‘all arounder’ with some pretty heavy armour and a mix of
short and long range weapons. Maybe not the most ‘offensive’ of mechs, but one
who is going to stay the fight.
Once
again, I am really pleased with the new mechs. The design looks tough and
military in the 1980’s science-fiction kind of way that I find most appealing.
I’m somewhat less pleased with my own paint job. It probably needed another coat of blue drybrush over the top to de-emphasis the black wash and to take a
little shine off it. Still, it looks good enough for the tabletop, and I can’t
be bothered to go back to it when I’ve got so many more figures waiting to get
painted!
Very nice! You've got me looking at this game again after 20+ years away from it :-)
ReplyDeleteAs near as I can tell, the game hasn't changed much (for good or ill) in the last 20 years. Hopefully though, we are seeing the beginning of a new set of mech designs.
DeleteI think your figs look pretty great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael!
DeleteNice work!
ReplyDeleteThunderbolts are pretty solid offensively, and pack decent enough armor to stay in the fight IIRC. Depending on the era (pro-3025 here), you have to keep an eye on heat, though.