Finished: Project III/25

The Jade Wolves

Maybe the Clan that lived for nineteen days around the new year of 3058-3059 wasn't the most memorable of factions for the people reading BattleTech novels, even less so for the rest of the people. Despite that or maybe exactly because of that I painted this Star of Second Line BattleMechs for them. As a bonus this was one of the most humble moments in the life of Clan Wolf, and most likely something they didn't want to talk about at all.

Hunchback IIC

The Clan-improved version of the original Hunchback that carried an AC/20 on its shoulder, this one carried two UAC/20s that ate shells at a short range like it was going out of fashion. As some sort of a support there were two ER Medium Lasers in its chest. With the Jump Jets a pilot who might care a bit less about the Honor Rules might jump behind a foe's back to pop the rear plates open and apart.

Stone Rhino

A full 100-ton Assault monster was a continuation of the overweight and immobile Matar, the stupid Wunderwaffe of Amaris the Usurper. Visually this was a pretty unique unnit, it carried Large Pulse Lasers in its arms, and a tiny Small Pulse Laser in the chin, to compensate for the top-mounted pair of Gauss Rifles. To slightly overcome the slowness the Stone Rhino was equipped with Jump Jets.

 

Supernova

As the name suggested, the 90-ton Assault 'Mech Supernova was like Nova but even crazier despite being about 30 years older as a design. It had clusters of three ER Large Lasers in each arm, and 26 Double Heat Sinks kept the temperatures better in check than its sibling, but not so much that it could keep Alpha Striking without worries. It would shut down after three consecutive barrages.

Marauder IIC

The bigger sibling of the classic Marauder, the 85-ton Clan version was ten tons heavier and ended up being in the Assault class, but with a bigger engine it was just as fast. This one was missing the Jump Jets even if the design still had the partial wings visible in the back. Its armament was mindbending: 3 ER PPCs, two of them paired with Medium Pulse Lasers, and quad ER Small Lasers were installed in the chin for good measure.

Warhammer IIC

Another big sister of a classic was also 10 tons heavier than the old Warhammer, and with the new 80 ton mass it also got to the Assault class. Warhammer IICs weaponry was pretty well in line with the basic Star League version but it was technically much more advanced and also better armoured. 2 ER PPCs, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers and the SRM-6 launcher on the shoulder.

Two Hunchbacks side by sides

Unlike the last time doing comparisons I had two very different units side by side, but I wanted to set them next to each other. An Inner Sphere brawler and a Clan viewpoint on the same. These new minis were both bulkier and posed nicer than the lanky old ones, but I was grumbling about Catalyst's old minis when the 25th Anniversary box was a new thing, 15 years ago.