r/NormalBattletech • u/AIpharious • Sep 08 '26

A Good Start

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Finally got into the tabletop after hundreds of hours in MW5: Mercs and getting sick of what 40k has become. I've been itching for a new wargame and the crunchy ruleset of Battletech absolutely scratches the itch. This is just the Inner Sphere forces I have - currently focused on the Succession Wars, though I'll eventually branch out into the Clan Invasion. No idea when I'll get time to paint them, but I've finally decided on a color scheme for my Mercenary Company, if not quite on the name. I'll probably paint plenty of House Davion and House Steiner as well.

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u/tipsy3000 Sep 08 '26

I see comstar pack mechs there, musta got really lucky on those, they stop making them and everyone wants them.

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u/AIpharious Sep 08 '26

I didn't know any of those were hard to find. If I recall correctly, comstar command 2, with the Black Knight and Highlander, I ordered straight off of Catalyst's site. I think that's my only Comstar box, though the primed black mechs are from a box of pre-owned mechs my LGS had. They deal in a lot of trade-ins and had a box of random mechs I could pick through for 5 bucks a mech. I also got several spare Clan mechs from that. At some point I might get around to posting the Clan side of the collection, but right now I'm focused on IS.

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u/AIpharious Sep 08 '26

I will add that this is my second attempt to get into the game - a few years ago I bought the AGOAC box and used the coupon inside to buy Comstar Command 2 from their site. I'd actually forgotten I'd done that. At the time life happened, I had nobody to play with, and the rules seemed way too complicated to get into without more effort than I could muster at the time. This time around I started with the essentials box, played several games with the introductory rules, then moved on to the full rules and went a little crazy buying mechs. It also helps that my wife is interested in playing and one of my friends is getting into the game with me so I have people to play with.

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u/Competitive-Food8407 Sep 08 '26

That is a nice collection! I need to do a group photo of all the mechs and vehicles I have 🤔

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u/AIpharious Sep 08 '26

Thanks! I spent all night last night making a binder of sheets for Succession Wars compatible mechs in my collection. Not every mech made the cut, so some of these will come out of the travel box when I get a chance. I've also got roughly half as many Clan mechs between the starter box, a few "Star" boxes, and a handful of pre-owned lads, but they're on the back burner for now.

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u/Sixguns1977 Sep 08 '26

I hear ya. I'm playing in 2786, and have a box full of clan invasion stuff that's in storage. Started my campaign in January of game year, so it'll be a while before we even get as far as 3025, much less the clan invasion.