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James From The Woods
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General Nerd 🤓 Currently obsessed with Battletech! Hoping to use this to share my hobbies and Game Dev

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Just got done painting up this Warhammer IIC in Spirit Cat colors! I'm planning on making a large FWL / Clan Protectorate force

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White and Grey Warhammer IIC miniature Rear view of the Warhammer IIC
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Snagged a few items from Aries Miniatures 🙏 I'm still waiting on my Battletech Gothic box that I ordered through my FLGS, but in the meantime I grabbed a salvage box 🦀

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Battletech: Gothic Salvage Box Battletech Gothic King Crab! 🦀 Solaris 7 Map pack 3D Printed Infantry and hex Bases
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Happy Spooky Season everyone 🎃

#Halloween
October 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Finished off a couple more Mechs! 🤖 We've got a Lyran Bushwhacker and a Mercenary Grasshopper! This was my first attempt at a grassy base and I think it turned out pretty well!

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Left: Blue and White Lyran Bushwhacker. Right: Green Grasshopper with grass base Rear view of both mechs
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Just got done with my game of Classic. Unfortunately, the FWL are leaving the field after failing their mission, but Purple Bird will get em next time!
October 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I painted up a Hunchback to round out my lance for a game of Classic #Battletech tomorrow. Note to self, don't try to paint an unfamiliar paint scheme at the last minute 😅 That said I'm happy with the result!
A Hunchback Battlemech painted in the Free Worlds Guards colors of White and Purple.
October 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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If you know, you know 🥲
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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September 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Just got home from New England Mech Con! It was a two-day overnight stay aboard the USA Massachusetts where everyone was playing Battletech! I had so much fun and can't wait to go next year!! My favorite part was teaching my friend Battletech for the con and seeing him come to love the game 🤖🎉
The day before the Con, I walked my friend through his first game of Alpha Strike. He has a basement full of wargaming terrain that really elevated the experience! I played two lances of Marik Militia, while he played a star of his own clan mercs Here I watched my friend take part in a 3v2 game of Classic. Each side fielded a combined 24k BV force. Here's a shot of the main board from the Alpha Strike Narrative Mega Battle. It had the Free Worlds League fighting Clan Sea Fox fighting for control of a star league cache aboard the SLSS Massachusetts
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Trying my hand at painting some Lyran Guard units! I still have some basing and detail work to do, but I like how it's turning out 🤖✨

#Battletech #Painting
White and blue Zeus Battletech miniature. A Zeus Battletech miniature facing an Orion
September 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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It's been a full day of #Battletech for me! First I went to my FLGS and played a game of Alpha Strike, then ran a demo game of Classic for my friend over Tabletop Simulator! I'm mentally exhausted but had a lot of fun.
My 300PV Alpha Strike force. There is a Crusader, Shadow Hawk, Archer, Griffin, Orion, and a Wraith. All are painted in the Marik Militia Purple, red, and blue. Turn two of the game. My Indirect Fire Mechs sat back, while my strikers with fast Jump Jets flanked my opponent. The end of the game. My Crusader was destroyed at the end, but all of my opponent's Mechs besides their Archer and Catapult were destroyed. The last of their Mechs fled the field as they were being encircled. Overall, really fun (Purple Bird Strong)
September 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I've been busy finishing up my Marik Militia troops, and now I'm working on a desert terrain board! Not sure if I should paint a different FWL regiment, or an Opfor next 🤔

#Battletech #Miniatures #Terrain
A collection of Battletech Battlemech miniatures painted in the colors of the Marik Militia (Purple, red and blue). They are placed on an unfinished desert background. A Locust Battletech miniature on a desert background.
August 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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I'm heading to the New England Mech Con in September and it's motivated me to paint up my pile of gray miniatures! The progress has been slow, but the battalion must grow! Purple Bird Strong!
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An assortment of Battletech miniatures painted in the colors of the Marik Militia (Purple, blue, and red). Most of the miniatures are half painted.
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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One lance down, a whole regiment left to go! (I wish 😆). I've been working out a campaign based on Operation DAGGER from the 4th Succession War where the Free Worlds League invaded the Lyran Commonwealth. Next stop, Wyatt 🪖

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A lance of Marik Militia battlemechs. Includes a Wraith, Orion, Awesome, and a Locust.
July 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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"Don't talk to me or my son ever again"

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A Locust and an Awesome Battletech miniature. Both are painted in the colors of the Marik Militia (Purple, Red, and Blue).
July 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Just finished painting my AWS-9Q! I'm really happy with how it turned out! It may be my new personal favorite 🙏 Now to finish the rest!
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A front view of an IWM Awesome mech painted in Marik Militia Colors (Purple with red and blue accents). A rear view of the Awesome. A right-side view of the Awesome. A left-side view of the Awesome.
July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Just started painting up a force of Marik Militia Mechs! The Free Worlds League is probably my favorite Inner Sphere faction. Purple Bird Stronk! #Battletech #Painting #Miniatures
Five Battlemech models primed in Alien Purple. From right to left: Warhammer, Wraith, Awesome, Orion, and Locust. The Awesome and Locust are Iron Wind Metal miniatures while the rest are CGL plastic. An IWM Awesome miniature primed Alien Purple. The paint scheme features blue and red highlights in the style of the Marik Militia. This specific model is the AWS-9Q variant.
July 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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It's been a while, but I just finished painting up an IWM Ninja-To in Kuritan colors! 🐉 #Battletech
July 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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It's been a minute since I last posted! I went on vacation recently and visited Iron Wind Metals for the first time! This Charger is my first ever Metal #Battletech mini! I also painted up a Nova that had been sitting in my pile of shame. Can't wait to paint more soon 🤖
On the Left is a Military Green colored Nova Battlemech beside a dark red Charger Battlemech A single plastic Nova miniature painted military green facing front. A picture of the green Nova from the rear. A single metal Charger miniature facing front.
June 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Painting up a Warhawk to fill in my Omnimech forces! I wasn't originally a fan of Clan Mechs when I started learning about #Battletech, but they've certainly grown on me!
A Warhawk miniature painted dark red with metallic green details on the cockpit.
April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Just finished painting my Phoenix Hawk IIC! I got this model at Adepticon during one of the organized painting classes. My first attempt was rough, but I learned from my mistakes! #Batttletech #Miniatures
Front view of the Phoenix Hawk IIC. Blue with red and silver details. Rear view of the mech. I'm really happy with the wings! Side view My original paint job from Adepticon. It was my first time drybrushing color over a black base coat. This was a good opportunity to learn how to strip a mini!
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I'm trying my hand at drybrushing after getting some tips at Adepticon! I think I'm starting to see results 🙏

#Battletech #Miniatures #Painting
Archer after finishing details. The base still needs to be cleaned up Comparing my previous Phoenix Hawk to my new Archer Archer before applying details
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Just wrapped up an Alpha Strike Academy game! It was a really close game, but my Warhammer came out on top!

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March 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Just got to Adepticon! The drive was a long one, so I'm here a little late in the afternoon. I already went crazy buying Battletech books 😆 Can't wait to play some games the rest of the weekend!

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March 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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A lone Kurita Stinger out on patrol finds itself ambushed by two Marik-aligned mercenaries! Will this be the end of our intrepid MechWarrior? Find out next time on random #Battletech headcanon!
From left to right: A purple and blue Phoenix Hawk, a purple Valkyrie, and a black and red Stinger.
March 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM