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Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

I saw the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers on CSO and just had to do some of these goofy space wizard van mechs!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Whitworth, Bushwacker, Manticore and Javelin

January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

There's like a billion different factions that use this colour way, but I decided to use a spare model to do a 1st Royal Cavaliers RCT mech!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

January 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

The first goobers of the year, another eclectic mix of models this time
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

January 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

In amongst all the mechs I did end up doing some chaos cultists!
#WarhammerCommunity #goonhammer #chaosspacemarines #warhammer40k #ironwarriors #chaos #minipainting

January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Here's the last of the mechs I finished up yesterday! This brings us up to the new year, and I have some more mechs coming soon!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Front: Howler
Second Row: Summoner, Rifleman, Axman
Back Row: Dire Wolf, Cyclops

January 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Hoo boy, I got a good pile of things done in December, this ended up being about half of it!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Front Row: Fulcrum, Elementals, Behemoth
Second Row: Mad Dog, Wasp, Bushwacker, Locust IIC
Back Row: Warhammer, Bane, Mad Cat, Thunderbolt IIC

January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Hey look! Space Planes! Battletech has some neat aerospace stuff which is cool to see, and joining them is a neat little group of thicc looking mechs
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Shilone, Thunderbolt, Horned Owl (in front), Banshee (in back), Vapor Eagle, Visigoth

January 2, 2026 at 2:11 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

This was a bit of a collection of weirdos, which is always fun to paint!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Conjurer, Sagittaire, Piranha and Incubus

January 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Some boxes come with prepaints that are a bit lackluster, but can really clean up with a touch of work!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

January 2, 2026 at 2:06 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Continuing the theme of B E E F, this Atlas II has a pretty heavy escort!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Excalibur, Thunder Hawk, Atlas II, Peace Keeper, and a mech which has a totally inappropriate name starting with Wen-

January 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

A bit of a beefy crew here, the Malice on the right is also super metal gear coded which I love!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Dragon Fire, Hatamoto-Chi, Mauler and Malice

January 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Despite appearances to the contrary I've not been dead! Just very busy, to make up for it here is the first of a bunch of the things from the last few months!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

January 2, 2026 at 1:59 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

A bucket of goofy-looking mechs
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Gunsmith, Night Gyr, Linebacker, Ymir, Hellspawn, Black Lanner, Warhammer IIC, Coyotl

September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Some mechs are jets on legs, others are angry pancakes
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

Phoenix Hawk IIC, Bane (Kraken), BattleAxe, Firefly

September 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

A chunky new addition to my chaos knights force
#chaos #knights #chaosknights #goonhammer #WarhammerCommunity #warhammer #warhammer40k #paintingwarhammer #minipainting

September 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

I've got mechs for days
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

September 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

Some more Battletech models!
#battletech #battlemech #mechwarrior #stompymechs #goonhammer #minipainting #miniatures

A Warrior, Merlin, Grizzly, and Demolisher!

September 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

I painted up this lanky friend a few weeks back. Unfortunately, life has been pretty busy, but you can say hi to them now! #chaos #knights #chaosknights #goonhammer #WarhammerCommunity #warhammer #warhammer40k #paintingwarhammer #minipainting

September 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Rockfish

@mpherrington.bsky.social

I managed to get Vulkan all painted up in time for today! Many thanks to Games Workshop for sending this our way!
#AdWIP #Salamanders #SpaceMarines #WarhammerCommunity #goonhammer