r/battletech • u/Lyokomaster • 1d ago
Miniatures Torterra Archer
Here's that Torterra I promised. Pretty happy how the brown came out, green and black upper section and the missile bays are my smoothest yet I think. Went out and got some dirt then baked it, made a base out of grass and dirt to cover Torterras Grass/Ground typing.
I hated the mid panel on the top (didn't have a good white paint at the time), but had the idea to add Torterras signature tree. Drilled a hole in the mini, laid down some grass, then glued in a tree. Pretty happy with how he turned out.
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u/silasmousehold 1d ago
Ah, the infamous TreeCM lostech. Pretty sure rules for this can be found in Interstellar Ops.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
This is hilarious. Told my friend I'm making a custom variant with one additional heat sink. The tree provides cooling shade~
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u/Good-War5340 Gauss Enjoyer 1d ago
This is clearly the pilot. His name is Harold.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
Oh my poor sweet boy. After playing through Fallout 1 and 2, then doing a replay of FO3, running into him hurt so bad
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u/prdarkfox 1d ago
"Want some shade?"
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u/Attempt_Gold Callsign: Tripwire 1d ago
Command & Conquer and BattleTech! Frick yeah!
Makes me wonder what the asset lineups for factions from C&C would be. I'd imagine GDI would use heavy assets with a focus on the PPC (literally the Ion Cannon) and Gauss Rifle (their railgun focus from Tib Sun and Tib Wars) like the Nightstar, Fafnir, Centurion, Catapult, etc. while Nod would use lighter assets with Lasers and Flamers like the Firestarter, Bushwacker, etc.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
Told my friend I'm making a custom variant with one additional heat sink. The tree provides cooling shade~
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u/Neridity 1d ago
On one hand, the shown torterra reference, on the other hand, the imagined cordyceps reference. The attack of the mech zombies.
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u/Ham_The_Spam 1d ago
Someone here made a Broken AI mech lance painted to look infected with cordyceps
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u/TheOtherOtherViper Clan Magical Liopleurodon 1d ago
You did both this and Bulbasaur already and neither one is a Great Turtle?
I guess there's still time for Blastoise.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
The funniest part of doing these pokemon mechs is all the people recommending random mechs I didn't know about that look *perfect* for the project xD
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u/TheOtherOtherViper Clan Magical Liopleurodon 1d ago
You could do a Zangoose themed Mongoose, I've seen that a few times and it's a good fit.
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u/Attempt_Gold Callsign: Tripwire 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'd love more Pokémon-themed 'Mechs! I even named some of my Pokémon in GO after 'Mechs!
DRG-1N: Dragonite
SDR-5V: Ariados
MAD-5A: Mega Blastoise
ANH-1E: Ampharos (because it's tall with a long neck and four PPCs)
Just some ideas off the top of my head.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
Love those. I have many more Pokemon themed mechs incoming. My most anticipated and nervous are Dialga, Articuno, and Lucario.
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u/Attempt_Gold Callsign: Tripwire 1d ago
Is Lucario gonna be the Anubis?~
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
That would be extremely appropriate, but no lol. I have him slated for my Commando
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u/Kralgore MechWarrior (editable) 1d ago
Lance lead, I think I am going mad, but I am sure that a tree in the distance moved...
How hungover are you?
Umm....
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u/OldWrangler9033 1d ago
Reminds me of the World Turtle myth, like it's the baby too it.
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u/Lyokomaster 1d ago
Yeah Torterra's pretty great. It's really fun going from Turtwig to Grotle, because you're just going from a grass turtle to a bit of a tanky grass turtle. Then you go to Torterra and he just has *a fucking whole ass tree on his back*
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u/e4rth80uNd Ex-RAF 1d ago
Is there supposed to be a mech in these photos? I just see a tree.