This is a solid B+ Timewaster! I'm not a huge Harry Potter fan, but I read the books (the whole set was on a girlfriends bookshelf) and watched the movies. They were both good timewasters for their respective media. Rowlings books moving from young adult into adult in style and timeline flow very well. And yes, I did use the death spell. A lot.
On to the show:
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| See - not the usual Harry Potter wizard, |
New troop choice for a heavy slot. I've been wanting a Predator with this configuration on the weapons for some time. It's not finished yet, so more to come.
The Dark Eye [Das Shwarze Auge] Red Moon Orc Guard is complete.
Red Moon Orc Guards are on the table!
Well - here we go. The full Armored Cavalry Regiment as it stands. Figured I'd clean the glass on the case and just started moving minis. So I just kept moving them to the workbench. Camera work is more unprofessional than the paint, so take it for what it is. Now, to get these in the correct order...
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop/ 149th Armored Cavalry Regiment
'Dark Horse'
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| 1A149th Command Vehicle Lance |
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| 2A149th Command Lance |
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| 1B149 'Easy Riders' |
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| 1C149th |
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| 1D149th |
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| 1E149th |
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| 149th HHT Darkhorse ACR |
'Fire Proof'
***1A151 not pictured/not painted
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| 1B151 |
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| 1C151 |
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| 1D151 |
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| 2D151 |
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| 1E151 |
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| 2E151 |
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| 151st Armored Battalion |
37th Mobile Infantry Battalion
-7th Recon Detachment, 8th Air Wing, 2nd Artillery Detachment attached-
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| 37th Mobile Infantry with 8th Air Wing assets |
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| 8th Air Wing on the workbench |
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| 7th Recon Detachment 'Danger Close' |
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| 2nd Artillery Detachment |
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| Full Set - I did not want to put all of these out on the work table, so there they are for now. Once this project is complete - I will take glamor shots of them all together. |
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| I like my warmachines to look 'killy.' |
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| These are all of the Battletech minis I've painted in 2026. |
4 more vehicles and 2 aircraft and this project can be officially done.
Until next time, pilots.
The bigger helos in the back are Kestrel VTOLS.
The Kestrel was designed in 3007 by Wolf's Dragoons for their special operations teams, particularly the Seventh Kommando. Lightly armed and armored, the Kestrel spent more on stealth than weapons and armor. In fact the heaviest armor, located on the front of the VTOL, can only survive a single Large Laser hit before it's gone. In addition, the oddly sized infantry bay doesn't allow a full platoon, but is too large for a squad. In the wrong hands, the Kestrel is nothing more than a target, but when used properly it is an excellent VTOL for special operations support.
For many years, Wolf's Dragoons was the only known user of the Kestrel in the Inner Sphere. However, there have been enough combat losses that other powers have at least a few Kestrels in service. It also appears that the Dragoons sold several Kestrels to MI6.
The flight up front are a pair of Cavalry Attack Helicopters.
Introduced in 3054, the Cavalry Attack Helicopter was one of a number of VTOLs developed to fight the Clans by Michaelson Heavy Industries. Designed for hit-and-run engagements rather than front-line combat situations, due in part of its ammunition supply running low in prolonged battles, when used correctly the Cavalry attracted a reputation for flawless service with both halves of the sundered Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth prior to and during the FedCom Civil War. The Cavalry soon saw service in both former FedCom States and minor-nobles among the Chaos March,[2] and soon grew popular across the Inner Sphere. Sales were opened to all interested parties after a decade.
While capable of speeds up to 162 km/h, the Cavalry doesn't rely on this alone for protection and has been noted for carrying 3.5 tons standard Star Slab/3 armor. While the rotor is no less fragile than other VTOL designs, the craft can handle a direct hit from a Clan-tech ER PPC on the nose and keep flying.
Weapons and Equipment
The aircraft's main armaments consist of an array of short-range missile launchers. A six-tube launcher is mounted in the front, with three additional two-tube launchers co-axed to it. The six-tube launcher has been given only 15 rounds of ammunition, while the smaller two-tube launchers have 50 missiles in a shared ammo bay.