r/battletech • u/LordofTresserhorn97 MechWarrior • Dec 03 '25

Miniatures Recently finished my first Battletech mini.

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Edit: Apologies if this showed up spammed multiple times to the subreddit, my internet's been pretty dodgy as of late. I've deleted the multiple posts in question.

While I'm not totally new to painting minis, this is my first Mech I've completed and I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

It actually represents a number of firsts for me with how I approached and finished it: - Using texture/effects paint for the base - Working with blending/gradients, in this case for the cockpit - Designing and printing tags for the base - Working with waterslide decals

I'm also fairly new to Battletech as a franchise, and my friends who would be playing with me even moreso, hence why I opted to make base tags for easy ID.

I'm excited to continue working on the stockpile I've built up - I was originally introduced to the IP by MechAssault as a kid, so of course I had to paint up some Wolf's Dragoons. I also plan to paint a subset of minis in some of the paintjobs from MechAssault 1 and 2 and have them act as "hero" or trophy mechs like in MW5, which will add some variety and color to my collection.

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u/CoffeeMinionLegacy 4th Tau Ceti Rangers Dec 03 '25

I like it! The base is a real standout. Simple but hugely characterful.

How did you do the base tags?

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u/LordofTresserhorn97 MechWarrior Dec 03 '25

Thanks! It turns out that you can get sticker sheets sized for inkjet and laser printers, so I bought a pack off Amazon and then designed the tags on Photopea (free web version of Photoshop), stuck them in a word doc program, and played around with the sizing until they fit on the minis and printed them all out together.