Art of Battletech

Preserving, remembering and celebrating the great artistry of the Battletech universe

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Cover artwork for BattleTroops: Steiner Laser Rifle Platoon by Tom Miller, published in likely late 80s / early 90s

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BattleTech Fourth Edition cover artwork by Tom Baxa, published in 1996

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Cover artwork of Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns by Ray Arrastia, published in 2013

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Here's one of my favorite art posters that I've scanned and cleaned up - a very high resolution scan of "The Clans Are Here!" poster from 1990 featuring the iconic art by Steve Venters.

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My next scan and restoration of my Battletech rare treasures: the "Return of Kerensky - The Clans Are Coming!" poster from 1990 featuring Jim Nelson's cover artwork used for the TRO3050 that came out the same year.

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And another scan of mine: the Mechwarrior 2 Recognition Chart poster from the backside of the Electronic Gaming Monthly January 1997 poster I posted yesterday

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Here's a high quality scan of one of my treasures that I'm super happy to share with you all: A large retail B2-sized poster for Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries that I got from a vintage film poster shop in Australia a while ago.

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First up from my scanning adventure: the exclusive Electronic Gaming Monthly poster for the PS1 / Sega Saturn port of Mechwarrior 2. From January 1997

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Scan of 'Atlas' from Les Dorscheid's Gallery Set One. Used as cover artwork of BattleTech Manual: The Rules of Warfare. Published in 1987

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Scan of Les Dorscheid's Gallery Set One. 'The Blain Event' that would later become the cover artwork for 'Living Legends' scenario pack. Published in 1995

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Scan of Les Dorscheid's Gallery Set One - Reaches cover artwork, published in 1993

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Cover artwork of Battleforce Operations by Steve Venters, published in 1986 (edited scan version)

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BattleTech: Elements of Treason: Duty cover artwork by Tan Ho Sim, published in 2024

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Atlas Cross Section by Franz Vohwinkel from BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction (2009), p. 61

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'Rogue Academy Book Three: Crimson Night' cover artwork by Marco Mazzoni, published in 2021

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Stumbled upon this Summoner artwork as the cover of the Polish video game magazine Gambler from June 1997 for a big feature on mech sims in the 90s (Earthsiege, Mechwarrior, Shattered Steel). Artist unknown.

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Second batch of scans of the 1992 Recognition Cards by Steve Venters