Building A Battletech Lance Part 1

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Today's content features some really bad sculpts from the 2007 Classic Battletech Introductory Box by Catalyst Games. In every hobbyist's experience comes lean times, and in those times we need to make the most of what we have. This video shows some steps you can take to conceptualize a Battletech lance and get the models ready for paintin' - even if they are of poor quality.
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9 июн 2022

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@illidanstormrage4608 2 года назад

this helped me immensely. i get real nervous jumping into a new hobby and you clearly address most of my problems. thank you keep up the great work my friend

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

This means the world to me! I hope to provide content that is useful and entertaining😀I'll definitely put up some more easy-to-follow painting ideas in the near future.

@105Gunner Год назад

Great job improving the figures and doing so with readily accessible materials. Your technique explanations are easy to understand as well. One thing I’d point out though is that for Battletech WYSIWYG is not required, it’s a preference. As long as you have the correct record sheet (classic) or mech card (Alpha Strike) for the variant you identify to your opponent, you’re good to go. That’s one of the great things about BT making it more accessible to all.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

Thanks for the watch, and definitely thanks for pointing out the "model agnostic" nature of battletech - you raise an awesome point. The freedom to use a model as any variant is such a great boon to a miniature collection. I suppose I am definitely in the minority wishing to WYSIWYG up my chassis☺

@BigZaeon 2 года назад

real nice video. I use toothbrush bristles for antenna since they don't stab you or snap off. I hadn't heard of Proxie Miniatures before so I went ahead and picked up some of their bases, thanks!

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

Thanks for the hot tip, I'll have to give it a try!

@comstarknight365 6 месяцев назад

“Good enough, will be more than sufficient.”

@countryfriedminis 6 месяцев назад

I dunno about "more than", but definitely "sufficient"

@grimdesaye6534 Год назад

Great Lance I like your choices 👌 Love the Panther! Cool Mech site, I'll have to try that Those Tooth picks are awsome I use them alot!

@countryfriedminis Год назад

I really wanted to put together a lance of mechs I normally wouldn't go for, and ended up having a lot of fun with 'em. The paint job was simple, and the conversions were similarly so - they are now a staple in my collection for running teaching games with new players!

@grimdesaye6534 Год назад

@@countryfriedminis Great make more BT recruits :)

@majesticfeet1 2 года назад

Some painters use soft hairbrush filament instead of metal wire. I like it for two reasons. You don't have to worry about stabbing your finger with it when picking up the model or breaking it when you manhandle your minis.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

This is a pretty awesome idea, and I think I'm gonna have to put it into practice on some future projects. A bit of flexibility without material deformation sounds perfect for scale antennae. Thanks for the tip!

@colbyboucher6391 Год назад

Thanks a bunch for this video, model prep isn't something I see modern painters cover in their videos, I guess because Warhammer minis don't suck (and they don't have subtle variant differences). It's something I've always wanted to try messing with.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

Though a lot of models these days don't suffer from severe casting issues, it does crop up every now and then. Honestly the prepwork isn't too different from what you'd want to do on modern kits, just a little more involved 😜

@zraal3759 2 года назад

Good video. Keep it up.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

Thanks for the watch! More to come😜

@sfulibarri Год назад

This video has a good thumbnail

@countryfriedminis Год назад

It really makes me wanna get a full-size neurohelm printed out for properly ridiculous battletech cosplay😋

@felipeopazo2662 Год назад

I wish i had that box... Even if it's bad plastic

@countryfriedminis Год назад

It shows up occasionally on eBay - I recommend the anniversary edition if you can find it since it's the same models with better plastic quality!

@tech-preistryzan9988 Год назад

New oned are super good

@countryfriedminis Год назад

While I absolutely agree, I feel that the modern designs have lost a bit of the charm that went into some of the old designs. The new sculpts have done a great job of bridging the gap between the classic drawings and the video game adaptations. They've even ensured that the designs are unified under cohesive design rules. So, yes - they are quite fabulous and very appealing; that said, having grown up on the old ridiculous designs, I rather enjoy the dated doof that is OG battletech.

@borklazer5907 2 года назад

Pausing at 1:30 to type this before I continue the video. Got the 2007 set myself, so I fully expect the Vindicator to be missing arms.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

I hate to hear your vindicator was disarmed! I feel like it's one of the better sculpts in this set. I ended up cutting mine up to do some serious reposing in one of my 15th Arcturan Guards lances.

@mrbigglezworth42 Год назад

I ended up enjoying Alpha Strike more, but the various tools and resources are always good to know about. Also Assassin Superb damage Next you'll be telling me an 80 ton scouting mech is a great idea.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

That reminds me - I indeed want to put together a lance of CGR-1A1 Chargers and take it to the monthly meetup sometime in the near future. It'll be hilarious 😁

@mrbigglezworth42 Год назад

@@countryfriedminis just go for some Hatamoto-Chi’s. The Davion filth will learn to fear the Samurai-bots

@dubuyajay9964 2 года назад

Well that intro is...different.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

It was a ton of fun to shoot that scene... but that pan is absolutely ruined!🤣One of these days I'll film a "gourmet" version

@dubuyajay9964 2 года назад

@@countryfriedminis My feelings are mixed on the matter as a native Texan. You're frying something, but at the same time nuking a mini.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

Perhaps it was a disservice to both minis and cookin', but I contend it was a worthy sacrifice in the name of entertainment!

@dubuyajay9964 2 года назад

@@countryfriedminis Thus I am unsure how to feel about it.

@aquarius5719 Год назад

My 2007 box had a second Catapult instead of a Cicada.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

That's a bit of a double-edged sword there - the Cicada is fun but fragile and terribly under-gunned, whereas a second Catapult could be really effective in certain lance compositions. Still, it's awful to miss out on a piece of the full collection.

@bthsr7113 Год назад

I could be focus on the art, but I'm distracted by the choice of having both a Cicada and Assassin. Talk about a handicap.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

It's definitely a plucky group of fragile brawlers. This unit was assembled with that fragility in mind, since the Free Republic Revolutionaries are canonically so very under-strength. I more or less approached playing with this unit as a personal challenge, hoping to field less-than-ideal chassis with veteran pilots to good effect!

@bthsr7113 Год назад

@@countryfriedminis Fair enough. Makes sense.

@countryfriedminis Год назад

@@bthsr7113 For what it's worth, they got slapped around pretty bad during our monthly game day at Games of Berkeley after this vid😜

@nathan15620 7 месяцев назад

This was only a year ago!!!

@countryfriedminis 7 месяцев назад

Wild how the content has grown since this video. There's some older stuff that has some really bad audio and has been moved to unlisted, but in my mind this is the canon start of the channel's current incarnation!

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

Man, talk about making a silk purse out of a sows ear.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

What a phrase🤣That's exactly why I insist on makin' the best out of these old sculpts. Honestly, when you've got 'em all finished up and out on the field in a 5k BV match, they blend in mighty nice.

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

@@countryfriedminis Meanwhile on my end I tried to paint one of my mechs in a flecktarn. Really hated it and haven't touched the companies worth of Inner Sphere Mechs since.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

@@danmorgan3685 That sounds really challenging. I wonder if the same speckling effect used in sponge chipping (but with various colors layered over each other) would provide an acceptable result! I might have to give it a try sometime😜

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

@@countryfriedminis I don't think it will look like flecktarn. Probably more like the German Ameba camo pattern used in WWII. My observation is a two or three color camo pattern would work best for Mechs. Hell US armor has been going with desert sand for decades. Look up the camo pattern the French used on their tanks during the Battle of France.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

@@danmorgan3685 You may very well be right about the Ameba pattern there... I'll definitely have to give it a go - perhaps on the next full lance! Thank you very much for opening this can 'o worms regarding camo patterns 😉

@vandalnoire3844 2 года назад

Hey couple of things. 1) great video keep doing what ur doing. 2) for the portions where ur face is on screen the audio is a bit low. No offense intended. Not sure how to fix that just feedback. Keep up the good work.

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

Thanks a bunch for the feedback! I've been struggling at mastering the audio levels, but I'm aiming to have it ironed out for future episodes.

@morrigancollins2092 2 года назад

@@countryfriedminis In your video editing, you may want to consider recording a dub for your on screen appearances so you don't have to worry about audio pickup or echo. You've got a good reading voice during your voiceovers already, so you don't have to worry about sounding plastic or stunted. Like the video, thank you for your work!

@countryfriedminis 2 года назад

@@morrigancollins2092 Thanks for the solid tip, kind stranger😀Perhaps a good lav mic will work wonders in the near future!