Sarah/Cygnus

I'm not like other girls because I get obsessed with a different sci fi fandom every week - Old username was crazy-reblogger-911

[therobotwig]

One year ago today I posted this practically shot Iron Giant photo I created using real figures, lighting, miniature sets & my trusty old tin foil for water technique & cotton wool for the splashes.

[professionalscrublord]

Got a whiteboard at home, sent a Wolverine WVR-6R to scout it out

[mortallyminiaturewerewolf]

Lowkey hate the Mechwarrior 5 designs

They all look like they are wearing dysphoria hoodies. Highlander gets it especially bad with the no neck thing which is unfortunate cause it is my favourite mech to play.

[agbpaints]

The Awesome is also incredible bad about this. It looks like PGI put her in a hydraulic press

[srastrix]

I've heard it was due to engine limitations that they've had to square out a lot of the designs. The awesome lost all it's round :(

But I prefer some of the designs in MW5 over the catalyst models

Particularly the Orion

You also have to keep in mind a lot of these designs were nabbed from MWO and the HBS battletech game, and retooled for MW5 before Catalyst had their own plastic designs made.

And these models couldn't be straightup used for tabletop and had to be remade from scratch (mostly by the same modelers from MW5) for plastic manufacturing

[srastrix]

This Barbie has a GUN.

Gothic Urbanmech, fully barbified.

[srastrix]

The funny plane with legs, also known as the Black Python, also known as the Viper, also known as the White Raven. Painted as Clan Snow Raven's Zeta Galaxy.

What an efficient way to waste your C-bills.

[srastrix]

Atlas painted as the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers. Model is from the 2011 beginner box.

[srastrix]

Porcupine, definitely one of the stupider mechs in game. This thing is designed to charge at things at 230 km/hr and survive. Painted as Banshee's Stables (Solaris Stable). Model was 3D printed and given a wooden base.

[srastrix]

Mercury painted as Comstar. He's been reposed to imitate a one hand stand which is an actual optional rule in game. You can see he's lost a leg too.

So far it's my 2nd of the very damaged comstar lance i'm tryna make, with the idea that they've all suffered in the battle of Tukayyid.

[srastrix]

My Clan Snow Raven Beta Galaxy medium star. Used this star in the sunrise showdown tournament earlier this year. I really love how they all turned out and how well they match.

[srastrix]

Koshi (Mist-Lynx) painted as Clan Snow Raven Beta Galaxy. This child has a gun.

[srastrix]

Clint IIC painted as Clan Snow Raven Beta Galaxy. I ended up liking this mech more than i thought. Model was 3D printed, with a wooden hex base added.

[srastrix]

Shadow Cat painted as Snow Raven Beta Galaxy.

[srastrix]

Shadow Hawk IIC painted as Clan Snow Raven Beta Galaxy.

I don't know how it's come to be, but at this point the Shadow Hawk IIC might have become my favourite mech in tabletop battletech. I have used her so much, and it was finally time to buy one and paint it as my favourite guys, the Snow Ravens. I've been really looking forward to taking pics of her with a better lens, and now the pics are here.

Unlike most of my other favourites, this one's actually practical in game and I'm in tune with all It's strengths and weaknesses. If I was a tenno, the Shadow Hawk IIC would be my warframe. We operate as one.

[srastrix]

Blackhawk (Nova) painted as Clan Snow Raven's Beta Galaxy. I'm aware have a very high contrast interpretation of this colour scheme lol.

[srastrix]

Nagasawa-class aerodyne ship, painted as the Snow raven fleet. These are the same ships painted the in-lay cover of the "For IlKhan's Eyes Only" book. Model was 3D printed and is unoffical. I also used magnets to connect the ship and the base and the stand.

[srastrix]

Friend gave me a truck, and I put her on it. Maybe I'll use it for battletech idk. Also the reflectors glow in UV light. And the floor was supposed to look martian and not like it's driving in the iron lung ocean lol.

[srastrix]

I did not paint this one, but I traded for it because he's adorable. It's a Hollader and his whole personality is GUN and he's so happy about it :)

Model is from Ironwind Metals.