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Mech Every Day Force Saturday #7: Wolf Empire Lupus Galaxy Star

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  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...

Mech Every Day #37: Battle Cobra

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  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.