Troll Mech Works

TMW (Troll Mech Works) is a collaboration of several smaller component suppliers in the Chaos March fringe of FedCom space. Started by Jock ‘Troll’ Harquin (ex-Marik, ex-merc), the company is dedicated to producing “big ‘mechs, with big feet, big guns and roomy cockpits”. Much of this philosophy is attributed to the many years Harquin spent trying to get his 6’6”, 135kg frame into standard ‘mech cockpits.

TMW supplies limited-run designs to most customers; however, FedCom and Marik customers seem to get better service, while Lyran Alliance brokers are grumbling about how long their orders take to process. For some reason, Capellan orders are always bumped to the bottom of the queue. TMW trades on the New Syrtis and Atreus stock exchanges as code VJHTMW; shares currently priced at 16.95C-bills (down 0.70)

Miniature
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	(Dark Phoenix) Thunderbolt (Custom Miniature) Created from a MW:DA Crimson Hawk. It's not quite there yet - I'll take another go at this soon - but it's got (IMHO) a lot more of the feel of the old armored toad than the Reseen Tbolt.	726	5	1
	(Dark Phoenix) Rifleman (Custom Miniature) Another recreation ... on a ForestryMech (DA figure) frame, make up some balsawood ammo holders, then attach MW:DA Locust arms. Highly effective, and retains torso twist!	583	0	0
	(Dark Phoenix) Battlemaster, take 2 (Custom Miniature) Okay, this Battlemaster replica is built on the frame of the MW:DA Valiant, with Ocelot arms. A very simple and IMHO good-looking substitute. In the bottom right, a prototype BLR-1S is taking shape.	525	0	0
	Variant Starslayer (Custom Miniature) Love the stats of this 'Mech, didn't love the look of the mini. So, a little work later ... moved the hips up to the top of the legs where they belonged, built a shoulder for the arm LL, and replaced the torso LL with the ERPPC version.	523	0	0
	FWL/WoB Heavy: the Manta Ray (Custom Miniature) More than the guns and armor of the Cerberus on a 75-ton frame. The Manta Ray was one of the Word of Blake's "suprises" - issued to their mercenary support forces largely, because it lacked C3i integration. With a Gauss Rifle, two ERLLs, and banks of medium lasers fore and aft, it proved a deadly foe.	509	0	0
	There can only be one! (Custom Miniature) Something about the MW:DA agro-mech suggested that a warrior's heart beat inside it ... some kitbashing later, a late-model Highlander variant emerged.	891	4	2
	Halberd, Punisher-style (Custom Miniature) The Halberd is a very nice Talon Minis figure. However, I thought the legs a little small ... this one has the legs from the Reseen Warhammer IIC, which IMHO bulk up nicely. This model is Zac's Punisher variant - Gauss rifle, paired ERPPCs, and three ERMLs.	472	0	0
	Nova Cat assault: the Feral Cat (Custom Miniature) "Gentlemen, we have the technology ..." The Feral Cat posits the Nova Cats needing a new 100 ton assault in a hurry. Where better to start with than the Clan's namesake 'Mech? The main additions are the large, torso-mounted ATM-12 racks.	499	0	0
	(Dark Phoenix) Warhammer 9S (Custom Miniature) Project Dark Phoenix is an attempt to recreate Unseen-looking 'Mechs from available parts. So why did I attempt to recreate a Project Phoenix 'Mech? Mainly because the IS Warhammer is such a beeswax to assemble ... this one uses the legs from a Talon Minis Halberd, plus the upper body, arms & SRM pack from the IWM Warhammer IIC.	534	0	0
	Kitbash: Bushwhacker II (Custom Miniature) Body of a Bushwhacker, legs of a Corvis, arms of a Buccaneer ... this little Mk II moves 6/9/0, with an UAC_10 and ERLL. Going for the bare metal look on this one.	509	0	0
	Custom Thanatos (Thanatos) Slight modifications - the ERLL & MPL are traded for an ERPPC, and the MRM-20 replaced by an LRM-15. In Holt's Hilltopper colors.	541	0	0
	Project Dark Phoenix: Battlemaster (Custom Miniature) Project Dark Phoenix is an effort by Rommell_Twee (of LoTB) and others to come up with 'Mechs resembling the Unseen, that can serve as replacements for the Unseen. There's an intent to use as many pieces of existing IWM minis in this regard as possible. My Battlemaster is based on MW:DA parts, and comes up qith quite the look and feel of the classic original.	529	0	0
	Cataphract CTF-1X and family (Cataphract) A kitbashed Cataphract CTF-1X, as picured in the House Liao sourcebook. Next to it, a Cataphract CTF-2X in Holt's Hilltoppers colors, and a Caesar CSR-3S in generic scheme.	503	0	0
	Reseen Archer ARC-8M in Battle Corps colors (Custom Miniature) The version with two LRM-15s w/Artemis, and assorted ER lasers. In the colors of the Battle Corps mercenary unit, belonging to an ex-FedSuns warrior.	505	0	0
	Stealth Marauder (Custom Miniature) TwinkieMonkey over on CBT.com did the stats - a Liao design with stealth armor, a Gauss in the right hand, and LB-10X/MPL in the left. I decided it needed to look like something which had had unnatural relations with a Raven, and for stealth armor, a dark paintjob was needed.	1266	5	2
	Enforcer 6T (Enforcer) Never a great fan of the Enforcer III - the mini pose was lame, and the armament uninspiring. Then I encountered the 6T - Gauss rifle and TC goodness! So I got the mini, modded the pose, and kitbashed up a Gauss rifle & battlefist.	482	0	1
	BattleCorps Berserker (BRZ-A3 Berserker) Okay, a Berserker in BattleCorps regiment colors (hint: all www.battlecorps.com members can join, regardless of skill level, and submit a mini). I've chosen to do what I call the "Rommell Twee" mod - change the PPC from "I'm carrying a surfboard, dude" horizontal to "this space available for your ad!" vertical. Looks a lot better iMHO; interestingly, the Berserker art for the cover of TRO:3055(Upgraded) has the PPC at a definite angle upwards!	492	0	0
	My take on the Battletechnology Ventilator (Custom Miniature) The Ventilator was an old Battletechnology design carrying two Gausses, described as resembling the Warhammer, and notable for the use of a second cockpit with a dedicated gunner. I make this up using a lot of parts from a plastic 1:144-scale Warhammer that my kids had broken, and was happy withthe result. A slightly 'funky' paintjob, meant to be some sort of alien swamp camo ... ;-)	486	0	3
	DCMS 'Mech - the Sinchuu Senshi (Custom Miniature) The Sinchuu Senshi (Copper Warrior) is the cheaper "little brother" of the Tetsu Senshi (Steel Warrior) program (see above). Following the nuking of Luthien in the WoB Jihad, the DCMS lost its only plant makinf Dragons. The Sinchuu Senshii was thrust into production as a cheap alternative. 65 tons, 4/6/0 movement, with a standard PPC and AC/10 backed by four medium lasers. The only L2 components used were double-strength heatsinks, which proved ironically abundant in the remains of the Kuritan state at the beginning of the 32nd Century.	477	0	0
	The Duke - a merc assault 'Mech (Custom Miniature) Based around a standard engine, the Duke carries paired ERPPCs on the right arm, and a Gauss rifle on the left, with enough heat sinks to use them and it's secondary laer banks freely. An AMS provides a final layer of protection over its 16 tons of armor. At under 10 million C-bills, and with a BV just shy of 2000, it's a steal!	460	0	0
	The Crusader III (Custom Miniature) Actually, it belongs in my Gunman series of kitbashes (see above), but when I put it together I was struck by the resemblance to the old Crusader. Paired LPLs with a TC for in-close, two LRM-15s for range, and an AMS where you'd expect to find the head. One benefit of being made from kitbashed plastic parts - the arms still bend.	490	0	0
	The Bucellari - cavalry assault 'Mech (Custom Miniature) 80 tons, 5/8/0, with a Gauss, ERPPC, and a bunch of lasers. When you want the firepower of an Assault class 'mech there NOW!	533	0	0
	F/A-10 Thunderchild (Custom Miniature) A Marik conventional fighter, scratchbuilt. 30 tons, 5/8, carries a standard load of an LB-5X and 6xRL10s, with 6 gravity bombs also carried in this example. Mainly intended for ground support, it has some use as a fighter as long as fusion-powered ASFs aren't around.	652	0	0
	The Suppressor-X Assault VTOL (Custom Miniature) 30 tons, ICE engine for 8/12, and an LB-20X. Yes, an LB-20X in a chopper. 1.5 tons of armor mean it's fragile as all heck, but it's one of those "area denial" weapons - provided it doesn't allow itself to be pinged from long range, it messes with the enemy's mind.	542	0	0
	The IS Answer ... (Custom Miniature) to the MadCat II, of course! At 100 tons, it carries a RAC-5, Gauss Rifle, pair of LRM-15s with Artemis and four ER Mediums for backup. 3/5/3 movement, designed to recapture both terrain and market share taken by the evil Clans! ;-)	1008	5	2
	The Falchion - DCMS Assault 'Mech (Custom Miniature) The Falchion was submitted by Big_Ken for the Steelius Maximus challenge at www.classicbattletech.com, and came second to LiamNeversaan's Tetsuyama. The Falchion is a post-3060 design, taking full advantage of L2 equipment. It mounts an ERPPC, LB-10X, LRM-20, MRM-30 and pair of MLs.	462	0	0
	Tetsuyama - Iron Mountain (Custom Miniature) A Draconis assault 'Mech from the 1st Succession War era, it mounts a Gauss Rifle, PPC, medium and four SRM-6s. LiamNeversaan did the stats & fluff for this in the Steelius Maximus contest at www.classicbattletech.com	473	0	0
	Lyran light assault- the Bishop (Custom Miniature) 80 tons, 3/5/3, standard engine; HGR, ERPPC, 2xSSRM-6 and 2xERML. A design that screams "Lyran", and also "Don't stand too close to me!" Came out rather well if I say so myself.	429	0	0
	The MAD thing (Custom Miniature) Based on a Steel Warrior chassis, an attempt to make something looking like an Unseen Marauder. It doesn't, but it looks nice enough. Armed with an LB-10X and a pair of LRM-15s in the arm pods, it's a support 'Mech, not a front-liner.	749	5	1
	Group shot - Scorpion customs (Custom Miniature) Given it's cheap and easy to make replicas of Unseen Scorpions from balsawood, why not try a few variants? As well as the stock, here we see a pair of L3 variants - one with a Sniper cannon, and one with a pair of LB-5X in a 360 degree turret. Sneak up on me, huh?	546	0	3
	Unseen Scorpion - made from balsa! (Custom Miniature) Dod you know that, with the assistance of a little styrene tubing, glue, clay and patience, you can craft a good-looking, playable Unseen Scorpion out of balsawood?	492	0	1
	The Hollander's Friend (Custom Miniature) You can see the Hollander's answer above - what made that pilot so cocky? because he had a friend ... a BIG friend.	544	0	0
	Devastator for MW:DA (Custom Miniature) Isn't it time the DA lads got some _real_ 'Mechs to play with? And Gauss Rifles don't need silly power amps anyway! So here's one old heirloom given a new lease of life in the 3130s - I make it you can get 2/3 movement, and still have room for some MGs! ;-)	470	0	1
	Eaglehawk - FWLM/WoB "Sniper" (Custom Miniature) I'm still working on the backfluff for this, but I'm assuming a faction in the FWL supported the WoB (at least until it all blew up on Gibson). The paintscheme is meant to show a merging of Marik Militia & WoB colors. The figure is a DA Construction MOD with slightly modded Steel Warrior forearms. In game terms it's 60 tons, 6/9/6, ERPPC & Light Gauss, and not a whole lot of armor. It's a long range sniper/skirmisher.	467	0	1
	Reseen Phoenix Hawk LAM (Phoenix Hawk LAM) Don't worry folks, no IWM minis were harmed in the creation of this figure! I used the MW:DA PXH (which is only slightly larger than its CBT brother). At 55 tons, with 9 Improved Jump-Jets, in AirMech mode this baby has a jump of 27!! It still retains the LPL and two ERSLs, and adds a Guardian ECM to the TC.	735	0	0
	Regimental HQ, 3rd Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) The RHQ of the 3rd consists of 3 company-sized groups: front left, the Command group (mobile HQ plus bodyguards, utility vehicles, engineering vehicles); back left, the Regimental Maneuver Group ie. the Colonel's reserve force (four Pegasus hovers, four JagdPenguyn assault guns, four Monument mobile AA); back right, the artillery (two Moose tracked Long Toms, two Caribou twin Arrow IV, four towed Sniper guns)	439	0	0
	3rd Battalion, 3rd Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) 3rd Battalion is the infantry. 1st company has a mixed bag - four Nashorn light assault guns (LB-5X), four Air Commanders (3x LRM-5), and four unspecified hovers I haven't finished yet ;-). 2nd company has 3 platoons of 30 men, with a mixed bag of LIIP hover APCs and Wolverine wheeled APCs (MG, RL-10). Third company's 3 platoons each use an unarmed Mobile tracked APC. Each platoon in 2nd and 3rd company also has a support vehicle carrying a Mech Mortar for fire support.	448	0	0
	2nd Battalion, 3rd Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) The 2nd Battalion (Armor) is the heavy hitter. 1st and 2nd companies each have four Penguyn fast tanks (LB-5X, SRM-2); four EPC heavy tanks (LB-10X, SRM-2, AMS) and four Huntress fire support tanks (2x LRM-15). 3rd company has 3 platoons of 30 men, each platoon having two Commander IFV (LB-2X, RL-10, 15 passengers) and an Air Commander (Commander IFV chassis, but with 3x LRM-5)	383	0	0
	1st Battalion, 3rd Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) The 3rd Camlann Militia is a regiment of scratchbuilt conventional ICE vehicles. This is 1st Battalion (Hover). 1st and 2nd company are both made up of 8 Lionheart IIAs (8/12; LB-10X) and four LIIL's (LRM-20); 3rd company has 3 platoons of 30 infantry, and six hover APCs (10/15, 2 MGs, 15 passengers)	385	0	0
	1st Air Cavalry squadron, Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) Camlann is a (somewhat paranoid) world in the central regions of the FWL, sandwiched between Regulan and Andurian territories. What with the central government falling all over the WoBbies and all, the best defence seemed to be a home-built armaments industry. Hence the Camlann Militia ... a whole regiment of scratchbuilt conventional vehicles. The AirCav was a break from the same paint-scheme. Here we see all the different VTOL designs - scouts, attack choppers, troop transports, cargo lifters - in a gaggle shortly after departing base.	411	0	0
	1st Air Cavalry squadron, Camlann Militia (Custom Miniature) Camlann is a (somewhat paranoid) world in the central regions of the FWL, sandwiched between Regulan and Andurian territories. What with the central government falling all over the WoBbies and all, the best defence seemed to be a home-built armaments industry. Hence the Camlann Militia ... a whole regiment of scratchbuilt conventional vehicles. The AirCav was a break from the same paint-scheme. Here we see all the different VTOL designs - scouts, attack choppers, troop transports, cargo lifters - in a gaggle shortly after departing base.	367	0	0
	Sword of Whap (Custom Miniature) It was a running joke from Atlas3060 over on CBT.com ... then I had an Axeman 2N with missing arms, and a leftover sword arm from the MK figure used in the Ghenna Neros ... viola! Take the 2N, replace the FF armor with 12 tons of standard to free up some crits, then add: Sword, TSM, UAC-10 & 2t ammo, 2 SRM-6s and 2 ERMLs. Now a very nasty infighter!	483	0	1
	Ghenna Neros (Custom Miniature) The Ghenna Neros was designed by Dart_Omega, and is basically a 75-ton Battlemaster. PPC, 6xML, and in this case, an LRM-10 instead of the SRM-6 & MGs. I decided to adapt a Mage Knight figure - the Steam Knight - for the job. The head was shaped from clay, then I used my cheap imitation Dremel to grind away the canopy areas, leaving the raised hatch lines. I'm very pleased with how that worked out.	459	0	0
	Pina Colada (JapTech Rifleman) (Custom Miniature) I've always loved several of the JapTech 'Mech designs - those from the Japanese version of Battletech. The Stalker, in particular ... anyway, I realised that with a lot of work and some styrene & balsa, I could knock up a JapTech Rifleman from a Steel Warrior chassis. The result lies before you. Why pink? It's a character's ride from an RPG i'm part of. The pilot, Winnie Caballero, is very into pink ...	702	0	1
	King Lobster (Custom Miniature) What's better than a King Crab? A King Lobster, of course! AC-20 and Gauss, just for that long-distance lovin'. Another triumph of the bits box, but I like it even though.	510	0	2
	Take that, MW:DA! (Custom Miniature) Take one ForestryMech Mod, and save it! Most of the UtilityMechs in MW:DA are close to CBT scales, except for the arms. So take a ForestryMech Mod, add new arms, and some barrel extension pills later ;-) - the Sniper! ERPPC, Light Gauss, 6/9/6 on a 55 ton chassis - slightly bulkier than the Reseen Griffin.	676	0	0
	Marauder 5K (Custom Miniature) From a design by Marwynn on CBT.com - XL engine, two ERPPCs, three ML in the torso, with an LRM-15 with Artemis, and ECM. It took my fancy, and a raid of the bits-box later ...	697	0	1
	My C3 Company - recon lance (Custom Miniature) Four Tetsu-no-Senshi (Small Steel Warriors), all in the 12th Galedon Regulars colors.	355	0	0
	My C3 company - Strike Lance (Custom Miniature) A Masakari-Ku and three Tetsu-Senshi	413	0	1
	C3 Company - Command Lance (Custom Miniature) Two Masakari-Ku and two Tetsu-Senshi	788	5	1
	Tetsu-no-Senshi - DCMS medium omni (Custom Miniature) 50 tonner, 6/9/6. The Prime carries a C3 slave, pair of ERLL and an MPL; the A variant an ERPPC, MPL and LRM-15 along with a C3 slave; the B variant, a C3 master, full electronic suite, LPL and pair of ERML. Again, more or less stock Steel Warrior plastic minis.	365	0	0
	Tetsu-Senshi - Draconis Omnimech (Custom Miniature) A new 75-ton Omni undergoing DCMS field trials on Midway, when the Jihad intervened. The Tetsu-Senshi (Steel Warrior) was meant to meld C3 and DNI technology into an unbeatable mix. More or less unmodified Steel Warrior plastic minis, in my 12th Galedon Regulars paintjob.	796	4	2
	Kagemusha - Shadow Warrior (Custom Miniature) An experimental Combine stealth armor design, featuring an ERPPC and Gauss rifle combo to exploit stealth's long-range bonuses. I dunno, stealth armor should probably be kinda dark and obscure ... made from Steel Warriors - the heavy upper torso sans shoulder pods, and medium lower torso and legs.	567	0	2
	My custom C3 company (Custom Miniature) Contains the Masakari-Ku, featured above, plus the Tetsu-Senshi heavy and Tetsu-no-Senshi medium. All linked with that C3 goodness, and in 12th Galedon Regulars colors.	654	0	1
	Summoner C (Custom Miniature) We Ice Hellions do enjoy the occasional heavy 'Mech ... 5/8/5 and an Ultra-20 autocannon, a lovely combination!	620	0	0
	Stinger II (Custom Miniature) What if some of the Stinger manufacturers wanted to upgrade their output like Vicore did, but without the makeover? It might look like this ...	569	0	0
	Masakari-Ku B (Custom Miniature) The company command variant ... both previous versions have C3 slaves. This one has a pair of C3 masters, a pair of MRM-30s, and a pair of ERMLs. I decided on MRMs over LRMs mainly because the company commander has to be able to defend his [naughty]; his minions can handle the indirect fire.	595	0	1
	Masakari-Ku A (Custom Miniature) The "conventional" assault variant: ERPPC, Gauss, MRM-30, and Guardian. When you care enough to want to be able to kick [naughty] at any range.	564	0	1
	Masakari-Ku Prime (Custom Miniature) From the "Steel Warriors" assault chassis - happy to provide details, but they're excellent quality, low-expense plastics - the Kuritan's answer to the Warhawk. 4 ERML, 21 DHS, and a TC. In 12th Galedon Rangers colors.	633	0	1
	The Apate (Custom Miniature) Courtesy of Funky over at CBT.com ... looks like a Battlemaster, stings like a much nastier 'Mech. ERPPC, ERLL, Streak 6, LB-10X, and 6 ERML. Oh, and jump-jets. A nice way to use a mini with some surface imperfections.	533	0	0
	My DIamond Shark "OpFor" (Custom Miniature) Ok, I play Hellion, but you have to have someone to beat up on .. this star is painted up as per the original "Megatron", and serve as a Clan Diamond Shark heavy star - although they've also been that clan's Warden brothers, Clan Coyote, on more than one occasion. Simple job - flat grey, sides of legs red, "underwear" and hands black, then a faint white drybrush over the top which brings out the details.	536	0	0
	The Smilodon Assault 'Mech (Custom Miniature) What do you want when you're a Spheroid hunting Clanners? How about an Assault chassis with a pair of Gauss Rifles? We'll even throw in a large pulse laser and ERMLL in the right-arm weapon pod! 85 tonner, and I had to put the bit of "flooring" under the foot to keep it balanced - other than the ex-Marauder pod, it's all plastic.	484	0	0
	Shadow Hawk 5M (Shadow Hawk) A lovely canon medium design, and the second easiest customisation out there. 1) leave off LRM-5 tube. 2) make missile cover hatch from light carboard, trim to required shape, glue on 3) either mark, paint or otherwise create missile tubes under open hatch.	675	0	0
	Remington assault 'Mech - for the Davion in you (Custom Miniature) 95 tons, four standard autocannon, and about 9 tons of ammo bays - what more do I need to say? Ok, two AC-10s, two AC-5s, and an ERLL provided as a spotting gun. Ain't fast, but load up those precision or AP rounds, and have some fun!	722	0	1
	My Ice Hellion binary (Custom Miniature) Gamma binary, 45th Striker Irregulars, Delta Galaxy, Clan Ice Hellion - "home" of my Clanner PC, Star Captain Troll Cage (newly bloodnamed, and considering EI implants). He belongs to the "feint and slash" faction championed by (now) Galaxy Commander Damon Hawkins, which believes in using both fast 'Mechs and heavy 'Mechs in complementary roles - a mixture which can be seen in the Binary. I'm expanding to a Trinary soon - going to add a point or two of protomechs, and see if I can repose the "ballet-dancer" Hellion mini to the pose in FM:Crusader Clans.	459	0	0
	Jenner IIIC (Custom Miniature) That's no misprint - that's III-C. Although this design was mis-named by ComGuards who based the name on a report of 'Mechs that "looked kinda like Jenners". The Jenner IIIC (Clan name unknown) is a 95-tonner, 4/6[8]/0 assault Omni from Clan Ice Hellion. The two versions shown carry 4xLRM20 and 2xERLL, or "just" 3 Gauss Rifles, respectively. Believed to be a captured Clan Coyote design, it has only appeared with the Hellions with second-line or bandit-hunting units, which is probably due to the way Ice Hellions feel about Assault 'Mechs.	613	0	1
	Cataphract II Assault 'Mech (Custom Miniature) For those days a Lyran has to face the best the Clans can offer - 100 tons of top-line destruction. On the right hand, an Ultra-AC 20; on the left, a Gauss Rifle with a large pulse laser riding sidecar. In the left torso, a Targetting Computer to make every shot count. Oh, and a couple of ERMLs in the CT as well just for backup. It's probably too big for map-based CBT, but does look good on a click-dial, neh?	632	0	1
	The Cadre heavy 'Mech (Custom Miniature) Ok, call it what you will, this 75 tonner can proxy for just about any Marauder variant. The legs are posable, coming from a plastic kit! At the moment, the loadout is assumed to represent a Davion variant - two AC-10s, an ERLL, and lots of ammo bays for specialised rounds.	602	0	0
	The Bulldog heavy 'Mech (Custom Miniature) Although some think it should be called the Hermit Crab ... 70 ton 5/8/0 XL job. Two PPCs (standard type) in the left arm, an LPL and SRM-6 in the right. Designed to get in fast, and be able to do something when it gets there.	737	0	0
	A simple ambush camo scheme (Custom Miniature) Used to great effect (IMHO ;-) on this generic fire lance. The technique requires little skill (else I couldn't do it). Prime white, then base coat with mud red-brown. Dab spots on in sand, Dab more spots on in flat mid-green, overlapping some of the tan spots. Then give the whole mini a coating of strong black wash. This brings out the lines & panels, and removes the 'flatness' that the mini would otherwise have. You can use a cotton bud to remove excess wash from flat surfaces, and to mop up 'puddles' of wash where you don't want them.	784	0	0
	Camlann's Artillery (Custom Miniature) Last from my Camlann Militia for now ... from top left, clockwise: the Moose, a 70 ton 3/5 ICE with a Long Tom; a scratchbuilt Sniper towed tube artillery, plus mover; an engineering vehicle on a Nashorn chassis with 8xRL-20s; and the Hunter II support tank, 2xLRM-15 with Artemis and an AMS.	519	0	0
	Scratchbuilt VTOL - the Buck (Custom Miniature) From the Camlann militia. 25 tons, 10/15 ICE, 2xSRM-2 and 6xRL-10. Body made from styrene and clay, with assorted tubes & other bits used. I'm really pleased how it came out. If anyone wants the instructions on how I scratchbuilt it, I can email it to them on request.	592	0	0
	Scratchbuilt - Monument AA vehicle (Custom Miniature) So-called because it can be easily disguised as a war memorial. A pair of LB-5X autocannon firing flak rounds with an L3 AA targeting system make it a VTOL's nightmare. Based on the middle part of an old-style Vedette tank; the underchassis is balsa, the wheels beads, the turret a hex-nut, plus some clay and two more blind rivets.	586	0	0
	Camlann's main battle tanks (Custom Miniature) From the Camlann Militia. On the left - the ECP: 50 tons, 4/6 ICE, LB-10X and SRM-2. The lower variant has an LB-20x, dropping the missile system and a little armor. This is based on the old-style Hunter chassis, and a turret made from chair buttons. On the right, the Penguyn - 45 ton 5/8 ICE, with an LB-5X and SRM-2. All balsa construction except for the gun (a blind rivet. Why blind? I dunno). At bottom, the "tank hunter" version - Jagdpenguyn - with an LB-10X in a fixed mount. These aren't finished being painted, but I had the chance to get the photos ...	606	0	0
	Other Lionheart II versions (Custom Miniature) MOre ICE vehicles from the Camlann Militia. They are, from top left, clockwise: the Lionheart IIL, 30 tons, 8/12, with LRM-20 and Artemis; the Lionheart IIS, 30 tons, fusion engine for 12/18, with BAP, TAG, ECM and 2xERML; the Lionheart IIBA battle-armor carrier, 30 tons, 8/12 ICE, 4 tons cargo and 4xSRM-2; and the Lionheart IIP hover APC, 20 tons, 10/15, room for two squads (2 tons) and a pair of turreted MGs.	447	0	0
	Lionheart II-A (Custom Miniature) Also from the Camlann Militia, the Lionheart IIA is a 30-ton ICE hover, carrying an LB-10X autocannon with a speed of 8/12. Also part of my "50 cent army", the Lionheart II series (there's more!) are based on plastic buttons off chair arms, and some automotive plugs, plus beads.	569	5	3
	Nashorn support tank (Custom Miniature) From 3rd Regiment, Camlann Militia, FWL. The Nashorn is a 20 ton infantry support vehicle armed with an LB-5X autocannon. It's also part of my '50 cent army' - scratchbuilt from (in this case) a rubber window wedge, a blind rivet, a little clay, and some ingenuity.	567	0	0
	The Deliverator (Custom Miniature) Sometimes, the kitbash just doesn't work ... The stats are good enough - IS level 2, 2xLRM-20, 2xUAC/5, ERLL, 15 tons armor. A good solid fire-support 'Mech. As the TRO says, “You want fire support, and you want it wholesale – not in dribs and drabs. You want direct fire. You want indirect fire. You need it all, and you need it all in one package. You’ve seen the rest, now buy the best. The Deliverator, from TMW”. So went the opening of TMW’s most aggressive advertising campaign in 3063, to launch their latest assault-class fire support ‘Mech. ... Undoubtably, the Deliverator – on paper – goes far to fulfilling the somewhat grandiose claims made in the campaign ... the Deliverator had the capacity to strip almost 6 tons of armor off any target in an instant ... While the layout of torso, legs and weapons is carefully engineered to balance the stresses of firing 40 tons of weapons while moving, the overall impression from the outside is “like watching an eggbeater walk”, to quote one observer ... another two years were spent tweaking the leg articulation and chassis mounts, in order to try & achieve a gait which didn’t make external observers laugh ... The release of TMW’s Balor fire-support design more or less killed off the Deliverator in 3064	719	0	0
	The Ice Lion (Custom Miniature) A Clan Ice Hellion "assault" - 75 tons, 5/8(10)/0 movement, two UAC/20s and two ER medium lasers. What, armor? You cannot have everything, trothkin. Used as an ambush predator, this can rock. If your double-ugly sticks miss, you'd better pray the MASC doesn't lock up.	581	0	0
	Colossus (Custom Miniature) My first ever kitbash! 100 tons, 2xPPC, Gauss, UAC/20 - how did you guess? The Lyrans love it, even if it is a "slight" ripoff of the Devastator. Still one of my favourites - the pieces I used come from old 1980's Zoids, mainly, plus superglue, clay & "bits".	618	0	2
	Worktroll (Custom Miniature) This figure was originally painted 30 years ago or so, for a Traveller RPG campaign. One of my sons said "Hey, this looks like you!" So for anyone who wonders, here is Worktroll, standing next to his Unseen Archer! (I only have the legs of an old plastic kit, but ...)	640	0	1
	The JagBow (Custom Miniature) I did up a field refit of the Jagermech 6DD, called the JagHammer, with dual PPCs, SRMs and a searchlight. Then I dropped it ... The PPC arms are now on a Clan heavy kitbash, and I realised you can in fact make the Jagermech more threatening than a Longbow - drop all the autocannons, keep the MPLs, fit 4 LRM-15s with 4 tons ammo and 2 tons additional armor, and up to DHS. The result is quite a reasonable fire support 'Mech, and more utility than a stock -6DD.	551	0	0
	The Ice Lizard (Custom Miniature) An Ice Hellion 'Mech developed to mount the ATM-6 captured in bulk from Clan Coyote, the Ice Lizard started life as a Stinger LAM, until the top part got lost. The body comes from a Battle Cobra arm - it too got broken off & lost. The two were found along the way, ended up in the bits box, and the rest is in front of you now!	600	0	0
	Duet (Griffin) A matching pair ... old & new Griffins, heading for combat. The new one is as stock, the Unseen version my -3P Periphery version - standard PPC, but drops the LRM for a pulse laser, a pair of medium lasers & double heat sinks. In my 3rd Davion Medium Guards field colors.	831	0	1
	Heavy Battlemech Recovery vehicle - the Mo'Fo (Custom Miniature) Just some fun with an unprepossessing tank chassis, some bits & scrap, and dental floss. With an AC/20 for demo work, and 2 ER medium lasers for cutting with. Top speed 2/3 with up to 45 tons cargo, or 1/2 with up to 100 tons.	874	0	2
	Ice Hellion frankenmech - the Rime Wyrm (Custom Miniature) Anyone out there actually LIKE the Great Wyrm - stats or mini? I don't, either. So, for me, a rarity - an all-IWM, all metal kitbash. ER laser off a Stone Rhine [man, that is so NOT a small laser!], SRM-6 arm off a Dragonfly, drop the LRM & go 6/9/5 with an XL engine. Far more Hellion-like now!	605	0	1
	The Ziatsev - a FWL sniper (Custom Miniature) 95 tons of assault sniping goodness - because sometimes you WANT to camp out! With leading-edge technology for a Marik design - dual light gausses, LRM-20 & ER Large laser. Plus a light engine courtesy of Blackwells, and a Targeting Computer from ... well, let's just slide away from that question, thank you! Plus 13 tons of ferro-fibrous. All plastic components, plus a little clay, and the targetting fin from a Jagermech. One of my favourites.	1097	0	2
	Cicada 3M (Cicada) Now some people say the Cicada is useless. And frankly, the 3025 version is just a Locust gone fat - real fat. But the 3050 version has an XL engine and an Ultra Autocannon/5 - it's gotta be good, right? Except they still didn't give it any dang armor! Anyway, one of the easiest variants to make, and I ended up enjoying the paintjob.	773	0	1
	Some variants - Wolfman and Thunderclaw (Custom Miniature) Some variants of mine, old and new. The Wolfman featured in an early version of Battletechnology. A Rifleman/Wolverine hybrid, it keeps the 5/8 movement, plus 2x AC/5 and 2x ML. Ah, for the days when we'd cheerfully hack Unseen apart for bits ... The Thunderclaw is a much-abused, much-loved mini. My second ever mini, I tried soldering it together (love that lead!). When my sons had finished playing with it, it was minus one arm completely, and most of the other too! I ended up kitbashing a mini-arm, and added ... The Claw! Assume TSM, and more MPLs than entirely sane, on an ELH-base Thunderbolt chassis, and you're getting warm ...	677	0	0
	The original Warhammer (Warhammer) My tribute to the original Battledroids boxed set; I happened to find some Robotech decals which let me just about replicate the look of the original. Reseen, unseen, Madcats and the King of Pain not withstanding - the Warhammer is and will always be the archetypal Battlemech to me!	2822	0	2
	Trollpak command lance (Custom Miniature) The Trollpak was my personal merc unit from the mid-80s onwards. Over time, the unit (which started off as Marik 15th Militia members, until that little civil war thingie with Duncan) evolved from a lance to a company, to a battalion, back to a company on a number of occasions, and so on ... The 'pak ended up disbanding when the unit commander, Jock Harquin, "bought in" to the Tao Mech Works on Styk in 3047 (hence this armory); many members became either plant engineers, test pilots, consultants or security. The Trollpak battalion command lance remains active to this day, constantly updated, as the command lance for the TMW Security forces (4 companies big!) The Marauder (Harquin's ride) is a 3050 Marauder, with the dorsal AC dropped in favour of a right-hand weapon pod carrying an Ultra AC/10 and an LRM-15. The Banshee is a 3025-era variant, but with the PPC & AC/5 stripped out for two large pulse lasers, TSM and a sword. The Scorpion swaps the 330 fusion for an XL; this allows fitting of a large pulse laser instead of the PPC, and a full suite of ECM, BAP & TAG The Ostsol is now a dedicated AA vehicle with 2xER LL and an LRM-20, plus AA targeting computer (L3 equipment)	750	0	0
	80's Flashback - the Scooby Gang (Custom Miniature) These are some of my oldest minis, painted mid-to-late 80s when we had a regular gaming group & spent way too many hours in a sort of RPG/Battletech campaign. I've only touched them up a little recently; my painting skills are beginning to get back to that level. I still love the Awesome's do, and the Wasp - Roy Fokker, eat your heart out (the Robotech one, not the LoTB one!) This was the player's lance at one point - the Wasp pilot wasn't that unlucky, it was after all a LAM ...	1002	0	2
	A Lao-Hu (Lao Hu) A stock Lao Hu - the first mini I ever drybrushed, and still one of the nicer-looking ones. The dark tones suggest stealth armor to me, anyway.	805	0	2
	The Justice League of New Avalon (Custom Miniature) Now if you've ever considered yourself a painter, you've probably succumbed to the urge to do a ... humorous paintjob or two. Let's draw a gentle veil over the clown-face Atlas, and the Jenner with the pink cockpit ... So here they are: The Grand Titan as Optimus Prime - because it IS Optimus! The Vixen as Wing Gundam, because someone hit it hard with the Anime stick! The Tempest as Captain America, because of the vertical stripes on the torso! And the Grand Crusader as The Flash (old-style), because ... you couldn't easily find a less Flash-like mech short of the Mackie! (I almost did the GC as Batman, but figured a cape would look a little silly)	1354	0	3
	The Jade Phoenixes (Custom Miniature) Jason Jade (see the Jade Corvis) was part of a small but strong gaming group in their town, who ran an alternative universe campaign where they were a clan called the Jade Phoenixes. The ones I "talked to" were Jason, Dart Omega and his wife Phoenix Jade, and Jason's brother MWOAC. My Jade Falcon medium star, the Jade Phoenixes.	933	0	1
	The Jade Corvis (Custom Miniature) I had a Corvis which looked so blah, I couldn't think of a paintjob for it; and a Bushwhacker, who wouldn't stay in one piece. Then I saw a design for a revised, speeded-up Corvis, and the rest is history ... The design was by a young man with the handle "Jason Jade". Jason tragically dies early in 2003, hit by a car when he was out looking for his pet. Jason, this one's for you ...	872	0	1
	The Hollander's Answer (Hollander B2K-F3) What did the Hollander say to the Fafnir? Just the perfect pose for a true lightweight ... just bend the wrist up gently, then add a scrap of plastic carved off a spare sprue, and viola!	1089	0	4
	The Three Bears? (Grizzly) OK, the 3 Ghost Bears! While I'm a declared Ice Hellion when I have my Clanner hat on, these just didn't fit into their Touman. And I do a pretty mean Arctic camo, if I say so myself ... Had a great game last weekend using these against my sons. They played a Highlander IIC, a Summoner and a Stormcrow. I won - mainly because the Summoner couldn't hit for nut! Now all I need is an Arcas, and another Kodiak to fill out the star (I already have a Kodiak, but it's painted up like ALF)	1235	0	3
	The Requiem - 100 tons of Steiner goodness (Custom Miniature) !00 tons, two HGRs and a light engine. Plus a few level 3 goodies, including a Laser AMS! Proceed to the Troll Mech Works armory, do not pass Terra do not collect 100 C-bills, and order yours today!	959	0	5
	Turnaround is fair play - the Brass Golem (Custom Miniature) If it's fair for WhizKids to take our beloved 'Mechs and put them on click-bases, then the reverse must be true! The Brass Golem is an OK Mage Knight piece, but it works very well (IMHO) as a Battlemech. As usual, full details can be found in the Troll Mech Works armory!	969	0	0
	Some views of the Clawhammer (Custom Miniature) The Clawhammer - a desparate attempt to use up the lower half of a Vanquisher. Full details in the Troll Mech Works armory.	645	0	1
	The Blade Golem collection (Custom Miniature) Some more views of my Blade Golem - a converted MageKnight figure (fair enough; they're making our 'Mechs into clickies, then turnaround is OK!). Full details in the Troll Mech Works armory.	920	0	1
	The Balor - more views (Custom Miniature) More views of the Balor, another fine Assault 'Mech which can be found in the Troll Mech Works (TMW) Armory.	1183	0	2
	Some more views of the Thunderbolt III (Custom Miniature) More views of the Thunderbolt III - full details available in the Troll Mech Works armory	944	0	0
	Some views of the Maus (Custom Miniature) Some more views of the Maus assault 'Mech - full details in the Troll Mech Works armory	1538	0	0
	Vertol Hell (Rifleman) So there I was in 2000, with a box full of broken minis I'd bought a decade or more earlier, that two sons had played their way through (we're talking smashes here, not CBT folks!). I managed to re-glue all 4 barrels back onto an original lead Rifleman (I can't pin). 2 stayed on, even in play; 2 kept falling off - mercifully on the same side. So what do I do? Now, I only had AT - not AT2. AT didn't handle LB-X cluster rounds, but under AT rules the LB-X would be a double-deadly crit-seeker. So - drop the two UAC/5s from a 3050-era RFL, and add an LB-20X! Then came the understanding of how AT2 handled anti-air ... bummer man. Still, this fine old warhorse (pictured here in its lance) is ... Vertol Hell!	1669	0	3
	The Popeye - more views (Custom Miniature) Some more views of the Popeye in the TMW Armory	988	0	1
	M-RAC (Custom Miniature) The M-RAC (Multiple RAC platform) is a speedy 60-tonner designed to lay the smack down at high speed. With a secondary armament of 2xSRM4, this little beauty is the crit-seeker from Heck ... if the crits don't get you, the loss of 4 tons of armor in one round may!	1653	0	4