Mech Lab? I haven't heard of them, at least not as a model company, I'm very familiar with the MW4 mech lab.
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Mech Lab? I haven't heard of them, at least not as a model company, I'm very familiar with the MW4 mech lab.
Aaron Fox
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There's a group of guys in Germany that make 3D printed 'mechs who call themselves Mech Lab (at least, that's from what I remember). They take months to show up and tend to get damaged.
They're damn impressive sculpts though.
My brother found them when he was searching for better 'mech offerings since Anvil and Ironwinds started making us pay out the ass for their pewter models... and require registering with them to even buy their stuff.
I'd appreciate a link if you've got one.
Anvil? The only Anvil I know of is Anvil Industry, and they only work in resin and don't make battletech stuff.
I hear you when it comes to ironwind though. Maybe not in price (playing 40k has a tendency to distorts one's idea of a "reasonable" price), but I've never had a good experience with their customer service. These days I get all my mechs through Aries Games, they're an IWM distributor or something, but sell for less than IWM charges with very fast ship times.
Aaron Fox
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I'll have to ask my brother for the link.
Ah, damn it, auto corrupt strikes again. It was Aries, not Anvil.
So I did a thing with a Thunderbolt because someone was talking about upgrading a Hatchetman, and I mentioned that every 'hatchet' mech should be able to lop off a head with each swing. So at least 12 points of damage. Heres what happens when you want to make a Thunderbolt into a real brawler...and you don't care about a bit of cost! 
TSM and both arms are free of weapons so it can pretend to be Mohammed Ali!
Thunderbolt TDR-5GSX 3025 IS Heavy
Type/Model: Thunderbolt TDR-5GSX
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Biped BattleMech
Mass: 65 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 260 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Running Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Ryerson 150 Standard Standard
Armament:
1 Guardian ECM Suite
1 Flamer
3 Large Laser
1 Gauss Rifle
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Type/Model: Thunderbolt TDR-5GSX
Mass: 65 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass Int. Struct.: 104 pts
Endo Steel 14 3.50 (6 LA,1 LL,6 RA,1 RL)
Engine: 260 XL Fusion 12 7.00
Walking MP:4 [5] Running MP:6 [8] Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 11 Double [22] 3 1.00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Triple Strength 6 0.00 L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 8 0.00
Armor Factor: 207 Standard 0 13.00
Internal Armor Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 21 33
Center Torso (Rear): 9
L/R Side Torso: 15 23/23
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 15 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Guardian ECM Suite CT 0 2 1.50 1
Flamer HD 3 1 1.00 3
Large Laser LT 24 6 15.00 1
Gauss Rifle RT 1 16 9 17.00 (Ammo Locations: 2 RT)
---------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS: 28 9 34.50
Crits and Tons Left:
Calculated Factors
Total Cost: 13,044,185
C-Bill Battle Value (BV1):1556
Battle Value (BV2):2082
Type/Model: Thunderbolt TDR-5GSX
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Biped BattleMech
Mass: 65 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 260 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Running Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Ryerson 150 Standard Standard
Armament:
1 Guardian ECM Suite
1 Flamer
3 Large Laser
1 Gauss Rifle
---------------------------------------------------------
Type/Model: Thunderbolt TDR-5GSX
Mass: 65 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass Int. Struct.: 104 pts
Endo Steel 14 3.50 (6 LA,1 LL,6 RA,1 RL)
Engine: 260 XL Fusion 12 7.00
Walking MP:4 [5] Running MP:6 [8] Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 11 Double [22] 3 1.00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Triple Strength 6 0.00 L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 8 0.00
Armor Factor: 207 Standard 0 13.00
Internal Armor Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 21 33
Center Torso (Rear): 9
L/R Side Torso: 15 23/23
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 15 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
---------------------------------------------------------
1 Guardian ECM Suite CT 0 2 1.50 1
Flamer HD 3 1 1.00 3
Large Laser LT 24 6 15.00 1
Gauss Rifle RT 1 16 9 17.00 (Ammo Locations: 2 RT)
---------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS: 28 9 34.50
Crits and Tons Left:
Calculated Factors
Total Cost: 13,044,185
C-Bill Battle Value (BV1):1556
Battle Value (BV2):2082
TSM and both arms are free of weapons so it can pretend to be Mohammed Ali!
I'd take a second look at your heat management. There's a certain combination of weapons you want to mount that let you fine tune your heat output to control TSM. I don't recall which ones though (sorry).
Speaking of thunderbolts, I actually just finished painting up a set, from the primitive version to the production model to the IIC, aka "one or the only dark age Jade Falcon mech thst doesn't look stupid". I'm planning on running either the 5S or the 1C as Maeve Wolf's upgraded thunderbolt, current not sure which.
I love how even over the course of centuries, no one can decide which side of the thunderbolt should have the missile launcher mounted on it (you can build the 1C with it and the cockpit on either, but art shows launcher on the right, cockpit left).
Edit. I just realized I already showed these off. Oops.
Speaking of thunderbolts, I actually just finished painting up a set, from the primitive version to the production model to the IIC, aka "one or the only dark age Jade Falcon mech thst doesn't look stupid". I'm planning on running either the 5S or the 1C as Maeve Wolf's upgraded thunderbolt, current not sure which.
I love how even over the course of centuries, no one can decide which side of the thunderbolt should have the missile launcher mounted on it (you can build the 1C with it and the cockpit on either, but art shows launcher on the right, cockpit left).
Edit. I just realized I already showed these off. Oops.
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I've always felt the cockpit should be over the lasers, as far away from the ammo as possible. Safety 1st!
As for the Thundered, you're not wrong, but I didn't want to get ridiculous in the weapons configuration. I've always felt that simple is better for a combat pilot. Besides..you can fine tune by disabling heat sinks if GM lets you.
As for the Thundered, you're not wrong, but I didn't want to get ridiculous in the weapons configuration. I've always felt that simple is better for a combat pilot. Besides..you can fine tune by disabling heat sinks if GM lets you.
PsihoKekec
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Considering it is a TW rule it should be allowed by default.
PeaceMaker 03
Well-known member
Any chance you still have a copy of the homebrew rules?
As a matter of fact I do. See here. Bear in mind these were for the prior edition of Savage Worlds, not the most current. They're probably easily adaptable though, not enough changed to really invalidate them.
PeaceMaker 03
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S’task thanks for sharing
So, I'm working on translating a few more C&C units into battletech, with the end goal of building a full star of them. The current project I'm working on is the GDI Titan walker, and I'm having some trouble with the design.
As implemented in game, it's just a walking tank. With a single cannon/railgun and not much more. I'd guess somewhere in the range of 60 to 75 tons.
Any suggestions?
As implemented in game, it's just a walking tank. With a single cannon/railgun and not much more. I'd guess somewhere in the range of 60 to 75 tons.
Any suggestions?
Doomsought
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The cannon is advertised as using a special laser guidence system. I'd add TAG and give the gun the accurate weapon design quirk.
Depends on tech level.
-If Inner Sphere, then go for the Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle.
-If Clan, aim for the HAG 40
Maybe a large and medium laser in the opposite arm.
-If Inner Sphere, then go for the Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle.
-If Clan, aim for the HAG 40
Maybe a large and medium laser in the opposite arm.
IHGR is out, those are torso mount only and the Titan has the gun in the arm.
I'm currently thinking of moving away from gauss, I've got a lot of those as is. Maybe an ultra 10 or LBX 10 linked to a targeting computer.
I'm currently thinking of moving away from gauss, I've got a lot of those as is. Maybe an ultra 10 or LBX 10 linked to a targeting computer.
Maybe a Rotary AC.
MAWRRR DAKKA!!!!
MAWRRR DAKKA!!!!
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
By the looks of it I would say a Gauss rifle, large laser and two mediums.
Doomsought
Well-known member
Since it goes from cannon to guass as part of an upgrade kit in lore/game-play, I'd say it mounts either an AC/10 or a light gauss (they both have the same mass). Because the targetting computer is based on weapons mass, both variants can use the same targetting computer.
Ended up going gauss, as my heavy mech roster is a bit light on those IIRC. It's not quite in line with the suggestion from @Doomsought to have the main gun be interchangeable, though it's close, since the initial version mounted a ultra AC 10, and I might go back and rework it mount the UAC10 if my heavy roster dies have more gauss rifles than I thought.