Huntsig (he/him)
@huntsig.bsky.social
Aerospace Scientist // Fan of all things mecha // Aspiring mini painter
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Huntsig (he/him)
@huntsig.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Today's exciting discovery is that my #BattleTech merc unit which I created ~16 years ago and submitted to Levin's List is actually canon with an article on Sarna and references in Shattered Fortress and TRO Dark Age. There's even a pilot card for the founder in the Kell Hounds forcepack (1/2)
I kept forgetting to write this up, but I came up with a background for this unit way back when MW Dark Age was a thing, and surprisingly it still seems to work with what @masterpoding.bsky.social came up with for the pilot card in the Kell Hounds box, and what's listed in TRO Dark Age (1/x)
This counts as Halloween themed, right? I mean it literally has Ghost in the name
#GhostBear
#Battletech
#GhostBear
#Battletech
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This counts as Halloween themed, right? I mean it literally has Ghost in the name
#GhostBear
#Battletech
#GhostBear
#Battletech
Putting together a list for a 300pt Alpha Strike tournament with my sum total experience of two games, and rapidly realising I don't know enough to make good decisions. Instead I'm going with a vibes based approach of "which models look cool" and I'll figure out how to make it work once we start
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Putting together a list for a 300pt Alpha Strike tournament with my sum total experience of two games, and rapidly realising I don't know enough to make good decisions. Instead I'm going with a vibes based approach of "which models look cool" and I'll figure out how to make it work once we start
Did a very silly 900pt vs 900pt game today with some friends
October 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Did a very silly 900pt vs 900pt game today with some friends
I cannot recommend the IWM Hierofalcon enough by the way. Very very nice sculpt of a very silly mech. I went with the -B because splatting someone with 36 SRMs tickles my lizard brain in a very pleasing way
October 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I cannot recommend the IWM Hierofalcon enough by the way. Very very nice sculpt of a very silly mech. I went with the -B because splatting someone with 36 SRMs tickles my lizard brain in a very pleasing way
Haven't posted for a while, work has been very very busy and I've had family stuff to deal with. Still, managed to arrange an Alpha Strike day with some friends for this weekend and began setting up the map
October 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Haven't posted for a while, work has been very very busy and I've had family stuff to deal with. Still, managed to arrange an Alpha Strike day with some friends for this weekend and began setting up the map
Been away at a wedding so slow progress, but this is how far I've got with applying the gold. Once that's done I'm going to varnish it to flatten out the shine (imo gloss shiny paint doesn't make sense on a mech) then I can do all the metallics which I want to be shiny. Aim is to be done end of Nov
September 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Been away at a wedding so slow progress, but this is how far I've got with applying the gold. Once that's done I'm going to varnish it to flatten out the shine (imo gloss shiny paint doesn't make sense on a mech) then I can do all the metallics which I want to be shiny. Aim is to be done end of Nov
Yes, this feels like an entirely sensible sized painting batch and not the work of a mad man.
Going to be a long time before I get all of these finished, but it gives me a full Merc battalion to use.
Going to be a long time before I get all of these finished, but it gives me a full Merc battalion to use.
September 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes, this feels like an entirely sensible sized painting batch and not the work of a mad man.
Going to be a long time before I get all of these finished, but it gives me a full Merc battalion to use.
Going to be a long time before I get all of these finished, but it gives me a full Merc battalion to use.
Been away on holiday and been ill for a bit, so this has taken quite a while to finish. Ourse Keshik dropship is now done though!
Next job is to base the Elementals. After that, it's either work on my "lance/star from each House/Clan" or paint more of my Mercs for actually playing with
Next job is to base the Elementals. After that, it's either work on my "lance/star from each House/Clan" or paint more of my Mercs for actually playing with
August 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Been away on holiday and been ill for a bit, so this has taken quite a while to finish. Ourse Keshik dropship is now done though!
Next job is to base the Elementals. After that, it's either work on my "lance/star from each House/Clan" or paint more of my Mercs for actually playing with
Next job is to base the Elementals. After that, it's either work on my "lance/star from each House/Clan" or paint more of my Mercs for actually playing with
A friend came over for dinner last night and we decided to do some mini painting while eating Percy Pigs and having a chat. He was painting some of his Nemesis kickstarter aliens, while I go to work on my Ourse Keshik dropship. I decided to go for the blue struts to make it pop a bit
July 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A friend came over for dinner last night and we decided to do some mini painting while eating Percy Pigs and having a chat. He was painting some of his Nemesis kickstarter aliens, while I go to work on my Ourse Keshik dropship. I decided to go for the blue struts to make it pop a bit
I kept forgetting to write this up, but I came up with a background for this unit way back when MW Dark Age was a thing, and surprisingly it still seems to work with what @masterpoding.bsky.social came up with for the pilot card in the Kell Hounds box, and what's listed in TRO Dark Age (1/x)
Today's exciting discovery is that my #BattleTech merc unit which I created ~16 years ago and submitted to Levin's List is actually canon with an article on Sarna and references in Shattered Fortress and TRO Dark Age. There's even a pilot card for the founder in the Kell Hounds forcepack (1/2)
July 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I kept forgetting to write this up, but I came up with a background for this unit way back when MW Dark Age was a thing, and surprisingly it still seems to work with what @masterpoding.bsky.social came up with for the pilot card in the Kell Hounds box, and what's listed in TRO Dark Age (1/x)
Taken longer than expected to finish my Ourse Keshik trinary, but got them in the display case last night. First time airbrushing mechs and using basing pigments. Next job is to paint the dropship, base the Elementals, and add some exhaust trails to the Visigoths and suspend them #BattleTech
July 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Taken longer than expected to finish my Ourse Keshik trinary, but got them in the display case last night. First time airbrushing mechs and using basing pigments. Next job is to paint the dropship, base the Elementals, and add some exhaust trails to the Visigoths and suspend them #BattleTech
Had a busy week so only been able to start doing the weapons. Still got the Kodiak, Blood Asp, Executioner, and Kingfisher to go. Might have been a tad optimistic to do the entire Trinary at once but at least it keeps the paint scheme consistent across them all
June 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Had a busy week so only been able to start doing the weapons. Still got the Kodiak, Blood Asp, Executioner, and Kingfisher to go. Might have been a tad optimistic to do the entire Trinary at once but at least it keeps the paint scheme consistent across them all
Decided to start working on my Ourse Keshik trinary. Still getting the hang of the airbrush but I think this basecoat turned out okay #GhostBear #BattleTech
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Decided to start working on my Ourse Keshik trinary. Still getting the hang of the airbrush but I think this basecoat turned out okay #GhostBear #BattleTech
A couple of pictures from my games over the weekend, first up is Game 1 of the tournament
June 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A couple of pictures from my games over the weekend, first up is Game 1 of the tournament
Painted some #Battletech minis over the past two and a bit months. Not as many as I would have liked but work has been hectic, and finding time with a toddler running around hasn't been easy.
The big Timber Wolf is my first attempt at using an airbrush. I learned a lot about what not to do!
The big Timber Wolf is my first attempt at using an airbrush. I learned a lot about what not to do!
May 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Painted some #Battletech minis over the past two and a bit months. Not as many as I would have liked but work has been hectic, and finding time with a toddler running around hasn't been easy.
The big Timber Wolf is my first attempt at using an airbrush. I learned a lot about what not to do!
The big Timber Wolf is my first attempt at using an airbrush. I learned a lot about what not to do!
I played #BattleTech face to face for the first time today after playing MegaMek for ~20 years. I took part in the #UKGE Mercs tournament.
My merc unit, Uziel's Aces, managed to defeat the DCMS on Xhosa VII and I wound up winning the tournament!
Huge thanks to the CGL demo team for a great event
My merc unit, Uziel's Aces, managed to defeat the DCMS on Xhosa VII and I wound up winning the tournament!
Huge thanks to the CGL demo team for a great event
May 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I played #BattleTech face to face for the first time today after playing MegaMek for ~20 years. I took part in the #UKGE Mercs tournament.
My merc unit, Uziel's Aces, managed to defeat the DCMS on Xhosa VII and I wound up winning the tournament!
Huge thanks to the CGL demo team for a great event
My merc unit, Uziel's Aces, managed to defeat the DCMS on Xhosa VII and I wound up winning the tournament!
Huge thanks to the CGL demo team for a great event
Starting a bit late due to a busy week at work. Base coated and a currently waiting for a wash of very dilute Apothecary White to dry.
Need to sculpt the CT laser and find a sword for the Black Knight.
Need to sculpt the CT laser and find a sword for the Black Knight.
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Starting a bit late due to a busy week at work. Base coated and a currently waiting for a wash of very dilute Apothecary White to dry.
Need to sculpt the CT laser and find a sword for the Black Knight.
Need to sculpt the CT laser and find a sword for the Black Knight.
Work starts tomorrow on the ComGuards
February 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Work starts tomorrow on the ComGuards
A bit of work left to do (muzzle glow, missile racks, decals and basing) but my CW Beta Galaxy star is pretty much done.
ComGuards are up next.
ComGuards are up next.
February 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A bit of work left to do (muzzle glow, missile racks, decals and basing) but my CW Beta Galaxy star is pretty much done.
ComGuards are up next.
ComGuards are up next.
Experimenting with some different types of bases. Wanted to go for an Alien Scrubland vibe with these.
January 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Experimenting with some different types of bases. Wanted to go for an Alien Scrubland vibe with these.
Begun laying out my #BattleTech merc unit, Uziel's Aces. The lore is a bit vague so I'm choosing to believe that our involvement in OP CERBERUS let us rebuild, including Julian Davion's offer of land grants. This therefore represents the Aces in mid-to-late 3152.
January 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Begun laying out my #BattleTech merc unit, Uziel's Aces. The lore is a bit vague so I'm choosing to believe that our involvement in OP CERBERUS let us rebuild, including Julian Davion's offer of land grants. This therefore represents the Aces in mid-to-late 3152.
Finally recovered from my multi month string of plague and started learning how to use my new airbrush over the weekend. Planning to finish the dropship this week, then finish off my Wolf star next week.
January 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Finally recovered from my multi month string of plague and started learning how to use my new airbrush over the weekend. Planning to finish the dropship this week, then finish off my Wolf star next week.
BlueSky already proving infinitely better than twitter. My feed is full of astronomy photos and cat videos. 10/10 app.
December 14, 2024 at 6:19 AM
BlueSky already proving infinitely better than twitter. My feed is full of astronomy photos and cat videos. 10/10 app.
Realising I should probably get round to basing the 7 points of Ourse Keshik Elementals in my banner photo.
December 14, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Realising I should probably get round to basing the 7 points of Ourse Keshik Elementals in my banner photo.
Today's exciting discovery is that my #BattleTech merc unit which I created ~16 years ago and submitted to Levin's List is actually canon with an article on Sarna and references in Shattered Fortress and TRO Dark Age. There's even a pilot card for the founder in the Kell Hounds forcepack (1/2)
December 14, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Today's exciting discovery is that my #BattleTech merc unit which I created ~16 years ago and submitted to Levin's List is actually canon with an article on Sarna and references in Shattered Fortress and TRO Dark Age. There's even a pilot card for the founder in the Kell Hounds forcepack (1/2)