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sleepythimble.bsky.social
I finally salvaged a Daishi :)
Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Daishi (Dire Wolf) on a snowy, mountainous landscape approaching the viewer. A Griffin is in the background, firing a salvo of medium lasers. Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Daishi (Dire Wolf) and a Wolverine on a snowy, mountainous landscape facing away from the viewer. The two 'Mechs are firing at a BattleMaster in the distance. Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Daishi (Dire Wolf) on a snowy, mountainous landscape. The Daishi is finishing off the BattleMaster, which is enveloped in a massive explosion. A Warrior VTOL hovers above the Daishi, watching the fireworks.
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Help I can't stop taking screenshots in MechWarrior 5 Mercs
Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Nightstar BattleMech on a craggy lunar landscape firing one of its Gauss Rifles. Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Phoenix Hawk BattleMech in a green valley. It is captured mid-stride as an infantryman runs alongside it. Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of an Orion, a Crusader, and a Kit Fox approaching the viewer. The 'Mechs are on a sulfurous planet draped with thick yellow fog. The Orion and Crusader are in the foreground, while the Kit Fox takes cover on a hill providing over-watch. Screenshot from MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries of a Kit Fox finishing off a Wolverine. The 'Mechs are on a sulfurous planet draped with thick yellow fog. The Kit Fox is in the foreground, facing away from the viewer. The Wolverine is caught mid-jump, autocannon shells exploding against its armor.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
My Gray Death Legion costume is finally coming together! :D

#battletech #mechwarrior
Picture of a Gray Death Legion Halloween costume laid out on a bed. It consists of a quilted black vest, dark gray camouflage pants, and a white tank top with the GDL logo hand-painted on the chest.
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
oh how i adore this walking ammunition explosion

#battletech #mechwarrior
WIP sketch of a CRD-3R Crusader BattleMech
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I did a little more work on those Hinterlands campaign sketches

More to come!

#battletech #hinterlands #illustration
A Havoc HVC-P6 on high ground kicks the right arm clean off of a Wraith TR1. A Ghost GST-10 blasts the cockpit of a Havoc HVC-P6 to smithereens with a lucky tandem SRM critical hit.
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Sketched out some scenes from a Hinterlands campaign I'm in!

RIP to Strange Ways' B team :< At least they went out with a bang!

#battletech #illustration
A Havoc HVC-P6 on high ground kicks the right arm clean off of a Wraith TR1. A Ghost GST-10 blasts the cockpit of a Havoc HVC-P6 to smithereens with a lucky tandem SRM critical hit.
September 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Halfway through Gray Death Rising and I figure I should make an actual bookmark, instead of just using an old Teaberry gum wrapper :)

Also I'm still kickin', I've just had a rough couple of months. Things are looking up though! I'm trying to be more active in general so expect more from me soon-ish
Picture of a bookmark illustrated with Micron pens. The bookmark shows a closeup of a Zeus ZEU-6S BattleMech from BattleTech. The top of the bookmark shows the 'Mech's name and variant, along with the BattleTech chevron logo. The 'Mech's loadout is written on the right side of the bookmark. A House Steiner challenge coin is placed to the left of the bookmark, fist side up. The very edge of the book "Gray Death Rising" by Jason Schmetzer is visible on the very left of the image.
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
trying to break my art block by drawing a Fiat 131 Abarth from memory <3

#WRC #racing #motorsport #sketch #illustration
black and white digital illustration of a Group 4 Fiat 131 Abarth rally car racing down a forest path.
June 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Share the last 4 games you've played and expose your gaming habits
Gran Turismo (PS1) MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Gran Turismo 5
May 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IV my beloved <3
Traditional pen and marker illustration of a stylized Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IV rally car beginning a jump. The car is white with a black and red chevron livery. Inside the car, the driver and co-driver are looking calm, cool, and collected.
May 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Another piece I made for my college BattleTech / MechWarrior campaign :)

This was around the same time I really got into moebius's work, if you couldn't tell :v
A widescreen digital illustration. A Phoenix Hawk stands on a cliff, its pilot on the ground next to it overlooking the desert far below. The cliff is pink in the desert sun. On the bright orange ground below, a small caravan of 'mechs and vehicles move through a rough trail. In the distance, past a trio of mesas, there is a city skyline. The buildings are impossibly tall, and a massive satellite dish stands just outside the city limits. The words "A Fistful of C-Bills" and "A BattleTech / MechWarrior Campaign" stand against the lavender sky.
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I've done a lot of things in Mechwarrior 5 Mercs but I think storming the 'mech factory on Sarna is still one of the highlights :)
Pen and ink illustration of an AWS-8Q Awesome punching a TBT-5N Trebuchet to bits in an industrial area built into a mountain range
April 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Another BattleTech piece I did somewhere between 2017 and 2018!

This was a promo for a MechWarrior RPG campaign I was running in college. It was my take on a spaghetti western in space, set in the far reaches of the Marik / Steiner border.

I've been thinking about running it again tbh! :v
A black and white, digitally illustrated poster. A battered Shadow Hawk 'mech lumbers toward the viewer, a plume of white smoke rising from where its left arm used to be. Behind it, just over a hill, lays a destroyed Griffin, an even bigger plume of smoke billowing from its back as the pilot tries desperately to open the cockpit. A military base is even further in the background, a satellite dish and orbital cannon battery visible in the distance. A massive moon looms in the sky over the battlefield. The top of the image reads, "Wait 'till you see the other guy!". The bottom shows the title, "A Fistful of C-Bills". 'Fistful' is misspelled as 'Fistfull' because I was very tired at the time and forgot to spellcheck.
April 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Found some old BattleTech / Mechwarrior art I did in like 2017 :)
Pen and ink drawing of BattleTech 'mechs in an ambush. An Orion and a Catapult are in the foreground, facing the viewer. Behind them, an Atlas, Wolfhound, and another Catapult spring their trap. The Atlas and Wolfhound fire a volley into the Orion's rear, shearing off the 'mech's right arm in a wild explosion. The image is captioned "Poor Boris", lamenting the Orion pilot's bad luck. Pen and ink drawing inspired by a MechWarrior Online match. A Shadow Hawk is in the foreground, walking away from the viewer. It is firing a salvo of PPC bolts and SRMs at a wounded Atlas, finishing off the heavier 'mech. A plume of black smoke is rising from the Atlas's left torso, and it is about to fall.
April 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I finally was able to hire two more mechwarriors in the Hiterlands campaign I'm in rn, so I thought I'd celebrate by drawing them!

Meet Katarina 'Haifisch' Landers, Malcom 'Tabby' Baptiste, and Kit 'Wizard' Romero of Strange Ways! :D
A digitally illustrated, black and white portrait of Katarina 'Haifisch' Landers, commanding officer and Thunderbolt pilot of the Strange Ways mercenary company. A digitally illustrated, black and white portrait of Malcom 'Tabby' Baptiste, Warhammer pilot of the Strange Ways mercenary company. A digitally illustrated, black and white portrait of Kit 'Wizard' Romero, Havoc pilot of the Strange Ways mercenary company.
April 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Post a meme made by you

I really should start posting my backlog of Duke Nukem memes...
An image of Duke Nukem standing at a fast food counter, looking at the viewer. Text starts on top of the image, and continues on the bottom, and it reads, "THEY'RE OUT OF BARBECUE SAUCE SO I GOT YOU HONEY MUSTARD, I HOPE THAT'S OKAY"
April 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I was chatting with some friends about where the pilot sits in an Atlas's head, so here's my take on it :v

#battletech
A digital doodle in black and white. The image shows the head of an Atlas BattleMech from BattleTech in the top right corner. Below that is the same head with its faceplate removed, showing a goofy looking pilot sat in the middle of the head waving at the viewer. On the left side of the image is an over the shoulder view of the pilot showing a viewscreen with a video feed from the Atlas's eyes and nose. In the top left corner is an Atlas drawn in the style of Vinesauce Joel's VargFren character.
March 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I made this meme a while back and I feel like it would be appreciated on here :)

#battletech
A meme consisting of the original Duane Loose TRO artwork of the Javelin, Spider, Vindicator, and Hermes II BattleMechs. Across the top of the image is the phrase "ME AND THE GIRLIES GOING TO GET COFFEE AND A FUN LITTLE TREAT AT THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP".
February 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Finished up some more mechs recently! I really like how these ones came out :)

#battletech
A BattleMaster mech mini from the game Battletech painted in an olive drab, tan, and yellow color scheme. It is placed on a desert map sheet as a background. A Catapult mech mini from the game Battletech painted in an olive drab, tan, and yellow color scheme. It is placed on a desert map sheet as a background. A Crab mech mini from the game Battletech painted in an olive drab, tan, and yellow color scheme. It is placed on a desert map sheet as a background. A Vindicator mech mini from the game Battletech painted in an olive drab, tan, and yellow color scheme. It is placed on a desert map sheet as a background.
February 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
doodled a lil atlas ii on receipt paper today :)

#battletech
Black and white ballpoint pen drawing of an Atlas II battlemech from the game BattleTech. The BattleTech logo is written vertically to the right of the mech.
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
Sometimes I paint non-mech things too :)

I genuinely can't wait to get these on the table
An attack helicopter mini on a Battletech mapsheet. The mini is painted an olive drab green with blue cockpit glass, black rotors, and white missiles with red warheads. A cargo truck mini on a Battletech mapsheet. The mini is painted an olive drab green with blue cockpit glass. It is carrying a red shipping container on its flatbed. A cargo truck mini on a Battletech mapsheet. The mini is painted an olive drab green with blue cockpit glass. Its cargo bed is empty. A tracked utility tractor mini on a Battletech mapsheet. The mini is painted an olive drab green with blue cockpit glass. There is a machine gun mounted over the cab of the vehicle, and a loader arm mounted in the cargo bed.
February 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
A few more!
Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a WHM-7S Warhammer on Crimson Strait painted in GDL camouflage, inspired by Hassan Ali Khaled's Warhammer Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a RFL-3N Rifleman on River City painted in GDL camouflage, inspired by Davis McCall's Rifleman
January 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I've been getting back into #Mechwarrior Online lately while also getting into the #Battletech novels, so for fun I've been recreating some Gray Death Legion mechs :)
Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a MAD-3R Marauder on Tourmaline Desert painted in GDL camouflage, inspired by Grayson Carlyle's Marauder Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a SHD-2D Shadow Hawk on Canyon Network painted in GDL colors, inspired by Grayson Carlyle/Lori Kalmar's Shadow Hawk Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a LCT-3M Locust on Tourmaline Desert painted in GDL camouflage, inspired by Lori Kalmar's Locust Screenshot from Mechwarrior Online of a GAR-C Gargoyle on Emerald Vale painted in GDL camouflage, inspired by Ronan Carlyle's Gargoyle
January 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
I'm finally painting all my Battletech minis!!
Now I just need to find a better way to photograph them ;<;

#battletech
Four Battletech miniatures. Each one is painted olive green with dark red shoulders and light blue cockpits. From left to right the mechs are: a Phoenix Hawk, a Thunderbolt, a Wolverine, and an Archer.
June 5, 2024 at 11:22 PM
sleepythimble.bsky.social
mw5: mercs has genuinely become my top comfort game lately
Screenshot from Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries showing an Enforcer battlemech running through a field in the evening while firing its large laser.
February 25, 2024 at 2:54 AM