Bosch's All the 'Mechs

  Model: Shilone SL-17 Mass and Tech Base: 65 tons (Heavy Aerospace Fighter) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Shilone Salvage Box Paint Scheme: Kell Hounds Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. The miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The red is Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red) and the black is Widow Black (Grim Black). The black areas were given a light drybrush with Avalon Gray (Brigade Gray). Details were painted with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Liao Green (Orc Skin), and Death Commando (Deep Gray).. The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Catapult CPLT-C1 Mass and Tech Base: 65 tons (Heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat Paint Scheme: Kell Hounds Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. The miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The red is Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red) and the black is Widow Black (Grim Black). The black areas were given a light drybrush with Avalon Gray (Brigade Gray). Details were painted with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue), and Muster Yellow (Inner Light). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Dervish DV-6M Mass and Tech Base: 55 tons (Medium) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Pursuit Lance Paint Scheme: Kell Hounds Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. The miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The red is Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red) and the black is Widow Black (Grim Black). The black areas were given a light drybrush with Avalon Gray (Brigade Gray). Details were painted with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue), and Muster Yellow (Inner Light). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Trebuchet TBT-5N Mass and Tech Base: 50 tons (Medium) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Fire Lance Paint Scheme: Kell Hounds Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. The miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The red is Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red) and the black is Widow Black (Grim Black). The black areas were given a light drybrush with Avalon Gray (Brigade Gray). Details were painted with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

Model: Hatchetman HCT-6D Mass and Tech Base: 45 tons (Medium) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Hansen's Roughriders Battle Lance Paint Scheme: Kell Hounds Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. The miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The red is Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red) and the black is Widow Black (Grim Black). The black areas were given a light drybrush with Avalon Gray (Brigade Gray). Details were painted with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue), and Gray Death (Ash Gray). The jump jet exhaust was painted with Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue), then drybrushed with Gray Death, Avalon Gray, and a little Muster Yellow (Inner Light). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Today marks eight weeks since I started this project, and aside from the first couple of weekends I've posted a painted BattleTech miniature every single day. Things are going very well behind the scenes. Thanks to some donations I've acquired more miniatures and paints, and look to be on-track to finish out the year. As for 2026, we'll see if I continue. I'd like to branch out into the old lead and pewter pieces, maybe hunt down some of the old large-scale models or MechWarrior: Dark Age pieces, but that gets very expensive, very quickly. It's only February 2025 as I write this, so it's too early to say for sure. Moving forward this year, I'm going to be revisiting some unit schemes I've already done to fill out company and Trinary-sized forces. I'm finally getting into mercenary unit schemes starting tomorrow, and I've got more Clans lined up. I'll also be finishing the various Bounty Hunter incarnations this month and hope to have a big ...

Model: Rifleman RFL-3N Mass and Tech Base: 60 tons (heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: BattleTech Essentials Boxed Set Paint Scheme: Custom Gladiator Notable Pilot: Gray Noton All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given a coat of Kurita Red (Blood Red). Details were painted with Apple Barrel Matte White, Apple Barrel Matte Black, Death Commando (Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue), Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), and Widow Black (Grim Black). The base was finished with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Rifleman RFL-3N Mass and Tech Base: 60 tons (heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: BattleTech Essentials Boxed Set Paint Scheme: Custom Gladiator Notable Pilot: Gray Noton All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. Except for Parade Chrome (Shining Silver) as a base coat for the laser muzzles and cockpit (as well as drybrushing the gun barrels), every other paint used was a Speedpaint: Kurita Red (Blood Red), Wolf Gray (Ashen Stone), Widow Black (Grim Black), and Bounty Hunter Green (Shamrock Green). The base was finished with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

The first Star League was the largest political entity ever created in the history of mankind, and its army - the Star League Defense Force, or SLDF - was the most-powerful fighting force ever seen. At its height, just before the Amaris Civil War, the SLDF boasted thousands of regiments filled with cutting-edge BattleMechs. The naval component of the SLDF had over a thousand active WarShips. It cannot be overstated just how huge and powerful the Star League and the SLDF were. Even if Alaric Ward succeeds in his plan to conquer the Inner Sphere, the loss of so many planets, factories, and shipyards makes it highly unlikely that such a golden age could ever return. Only time will tell. Unlike the armies of the Succession Wars, the SLDF tended not to mix different types of 'Mech in any formation smaller than a battalion. Most companies (12 'Mechs) were made up of a single model of BattleMech or combat vehicle, simplifying tactics and logistics. At the command level, and for specia...

Model: Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) Bounty Hunter Mass and Tech Base: 75 tons (Heavy) / Clan Miniature Source: Clan Invasion / Alpha Strike Paint Scheme: The Bounty Hunter Notable Pilot: The Bounty Hunter (4th Incarnation) This model has been modified; the shoulder missile launchers were simply removed. All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Bounty Hunter Green (AKA Shamrock Green Speedpaint 2.0). Details include Parade Chrome (AKA Shining Silver), Death Commando (AKA Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (AKA High Lord Blue Speedpaint 1.0), Muster Yellow (AKA Inner Light), Widow Black (AKA Grim Black), and Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red 2.0). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Thunder Hawk TDK-7X Mass and Tech Base: 100 tons (Assault) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Star League Command Lance Paint Scheme: Star League Defense Force Notable Pilot: Massasoit Minne All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of War Grime (Desolate Brown) and drybrushed with St. Ives Green (Army Green). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Revenant Bone (Boney Spikes)), Kurita Red (Blood Red), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Devastator DVS-2 Mass and Tech Base: 100 tons (Assault) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Mercenaries Boxed Set Paint Scheme: Star League Defense Force Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of War Grime (Desolate Brown) and drybrushed with St. Ives Green (Army Green). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Revenant Bone (Boney Spikes)), Kurita Red (Blood Red), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Highlander HGN-732 Mass and Tech Base: 90 tons (Assault) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: ComStar Command Level II Paint Scheme: Star League Defense Force Notable Pilot: n/a All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of War Grime (Desolate Brown) and drybrushed with St. Ives Green (Army Green). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Revenant Bone (Boney Spikes)), Kurita Red (Blood Red), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Marauder MAD-2R Mass and Tech Base: 75 tons (Heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Command Lance Paint Scheme: Star League Defense Force Notable Pilot: Jerome Winson All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of War Grime (Desolate Brown) and drybrushed with St. Ives Green (Army Green). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Revenant Bone (Boney Spikes), Kurita Red (Blood Red), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Death Commando (Deep Gray), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Griffin GRF-2N Mass and Tech Base: 55 tons (Medium) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Legendary MechWarriors III Paint Scheme: Unique ('Mech is part of the 3150's Bounty Hunter's posse) Notable Pilot: Annie All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Periphery Brown (Ruddy Fur) and drybrushed with Rolling Thunder Tan (Paraded Khaki). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Fire Horse Orange (Burning Ore), Marik Purple (Purple Alchemy), and St. Ives Green (Army Green). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  It feels a bit weird to say this about a violent warrior society that conquered Earth itself, but Clan Wolf has kind of been through a lot. I'm kind of putting the cart before the horse here, as I've got a Clan Invasion-era Clan Wolf Star coming up, but I wanted to do this scheme first. So. For reasons that make a lot of sense in-universe and weren't mostly about introducing new factions in MechWarrior: Dark Age, Clan Wolf allied with the Lyran Commonwealth and moved their entire touman  to the border with the Free Worlds League. Khan Alaric saw this as way to pursue his ultimate goal of taking Terra. The Mariks had no chance against the technologically advanced and numerous Wolf forces. Alaric carved a huge chunk out of the League and then, using the excuse that the Lyrans had been mistreating Wolf's lower castes, also assaulted the Commonwealth. Alaric went so far as to attack Tharkad and execute the Archon, declaring himself the proper ruler of the Lyran Commonweal...

  Model: Archer ARC-2R Mass and Tech Base: 70 tons (Heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Command Lance Paint Scheme: Wolf's Dragoons (Unique) Notable Pilot: Jaime Wolf All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue) and drybrushed with Donegal Blue (Runic Cobalt). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Muster Yellow (Inner Light), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Liao Green (Orc Skin). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Bane (Kraken) Mass and Tech Base: 100 tons (Assault) / Clan Miniature Source: Clan Direct Fire Star Paint Scheme: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Notable Pilot: none All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue) and drybrushed with Avalon Gray (Brigade Grey). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Ricol Red (Pure Red), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Lancelot C Mass and Tech Base: 60 tons (Heavy) / Clan Miniature Source: ComStar Battle Level II Paint Scheme: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Notable Pilot: none This model was "converted" from an LNC25-01 by simply not painting the center torso laser. All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue) and drybrushed with Avalon Gray (Brigade Grey). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Ricol Red (Pure Red), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Battle Cobra Prime Mass and Tech Base: 40 tons (Medium) / Clan Miniature Source: Clan Support Star Paint Scheme: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Notable Pilot: none All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue) and drybrushed with Avalon Gray (Brigade Grey). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Ricol Red (Pure Red), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Kit Fox (Uller) Prime Mass and Tech Base: 30 tons (Light) / Clan Miniature Source: Clan Fire Star Paint Scheme: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Notable Pilot: none All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue) and drybrushed with Avalon Gray (Brigade Grey). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Ricol Red (Pure Red), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Fire Moth (Dasher) Prime Mass and Tech Base: 20 tons (Light) / Clan Miniature Source: Clan Fire Star Paint Scheme: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Notable Pilot: none All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Ryuken Gray (Cloudburst Blue) and drybrushed with Avalon Gray (Brigade Grey). Details were added with Parade Chrome (Shining Silver), Widow Black (Grim Black), Ricol Red (Pure Red), Kurita Red (Blood Red), and Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  The above image, from BattleTech's Legends I sourcebook, nearly gave me a (second) heart attack. Let me explain. So far, all of the miniatures I've painted for Mech Every Day (or #MechADay on Bluesky) have been, give or take, canonical unit or individual liveries. I take a few liberties in my interpretations of those schemes, mostly to reflect my own preferences and skills, but I do try to keep them mostly in accordance with BattleTech's lore. That holds true for this week's miniatures: I loved the look of this Crusader  and the Goliath  from Legends II. Knowing that Galen Cox was Victor Steiner-Davion's aide and that they fought alongside Kai Allard-Liao in Yen-lo-Wang,  this week's theme was obvious: the Tenth Lyran Guards RCT. (Technically Warren Hestrus was in the 26th Lyran Guards, but the scheme is the same.) But when I went to double-check everything for yesterday's Force Saturday post, I almost panicked. Victor and Galen were assigned to the 12th D...

  Model: Panther PNT-9R Mass and Tech Base: 35 tons (Light) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Striker Lance Paint Scheme: Ace's Whippets Notable Pilot: Ace Darwin All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Warlock Purple, washed with Combat Wash (Dark Tone), and then drybrushed with multiple coats of Warlock Purple lightened with a little more Apple Barrel Matte White each time. Details include Parade Chrome (AKA Shining Silver), Death Commando (AKA Deep Gray), Liao Green (Orc Skin), Steiner Blue (High Lord Blue), Widow Black (AKA Grim Black), and Apple Barrel Matte White. The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  The Lyran Commonwealth, also known as House Steiner, was one of the last Great Houses to form. Its three constituent proto-states were all heavily focused on interstellar trade. The Commonwealth has thus always been a rich nation, but this hasn't translated to battlefield excellence. Steiner's armies are, on average, the heaviest of all the Successor States, but this mainly makes them cumbersome and slow - though if a foe does find themselves out-maneuvered, their destruction at the guns of so many heavy and assault 'Mechs is all but assured. It should noted that Lyran "Social Generals" - entitled rich jerks who purchase their ranks - are well-known at being experts of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Lyran Guards regiments are among the realm's backbone units, alongside the Lyran Regulars. In 3049, several of these regiments were stationed along the border of the Free Rasalhague Republic in a show of détente which the Draconis Combine mirrored...

  Model: Atlas AS7-D Mass and Tech Base: 100 tons (Assault) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Direct Fire Lace Paint Scheme: 1st Sword of Light Notable Pilot: Vasily Cherenkov All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Kurita Red (Blood Red). Details include Parade Chrome (AKA Shining Silver), Steiner Blue (AKA High Lord Blue Speedpaint 1.0), and Widow Black (AKA Grim Black). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

Model: Marauder MAD-3R Mass and Tech Base: 75 tons (Heavy) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Legendary MechWarriors III Paint Scheme: The Bounty Hunter Notable Pilot: The Bounty Hunter (3rd Incarnation) All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. It was then given an overall coat of Bounty Hunter Green (AKA Shamrock Green Speedpaint 2.0). Details include Parade Chrome (AKA Shining Silver), Death Commando (AKA Deep Gray), Steiner Blue (AKA High Lord Blue Speedpaint 1.0), Muster Yellow (AKA Inner Light), Widow Black (AKA Grim Black), and Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red 2.0). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.

  Model: Victor VTR-9B Mass and Tech Base: 80 tons (Assault) / Inner Sphere Miniature Source: Inner Sphere Urban Lance Paint Scheme: 10th Lyran Guards Notable Pilot: Victor Steiner-Davion All paints used are from Army Painter unless otherwise noted. This miniature was primed with Matt White spray. The blue areas were given an coat of Steiner Blue (AKA High Lord Blue). Details include Parade Chrome (AKA Shining Silver), Death Commando (AKA Deep Gray), Widow Black (AKA Grim Black), and Kurita Red (AKA Blood Red 2.0). The base was painted with Apple Barrel Matte Black.