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Mike
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Bush league history guy, scrub league Battletech guy.
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Horned Owl down! 25 Scorpion Empire Seeker mechs painted.
Horned Owl battletech mini painted a metallic black with gold contrast panels and a neon green "eye." The laser lenses are blue and select gun barrels & vents are painted in lead belcher.
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Painting during the winter storm. Fittingly picked the Ice Ferret.
Ice Ferret battletech mini painted metallic black with gold contrast panels and a neon green cockpit. The guns are lead belcher and the laser lenses are blue
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Black Python online. A truly savage mech I likely won't get to play often, but it looks great.
Black Python miniature painted in metallic black with gold contrast panels and neon green cockpit. The weapons are lead belcher and the energy weapon lenses are blue.
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Phoenix Hawk IIC completed!
Phoenix Hawk IIC mini painted metallic black with gold contrast panels and blue laser lenses. The cockpit is bright green.
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Highlander IIC online.
Battletech mini Highlander IIC painted in metallic black with gold accent panels, bright green cockpit, blue laser lenses. The same mech from the right.
December 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Shadow Hawk IIC completed! For the Scorpion Empire!
Shadow Hawk IIC mech painted metallic black with gold contrast panels, blue laser lenses, red missiles, and bright green cockpit.
December 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Scorpion Empire Piranha 3 online!
Piranha mini painted metallic black with gold contrast panels, scorpion green cockpit and blue energy weapons lenses.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Dire Wolf online!
Direwolf Omnimech in metallic black with gold contrast panels and bright green cockpit and blue laser lenses.The missiles are red.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Scorpion Empire Seekers Vapor Eage online!
Vapor Eagle battlemech mini painted metallic black with gold details blue laser lenses and bright green cockpit lens.
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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New phone & phone camera, newly painted Scorpion Empire Seeker Mad Dog/Vulture. Probably going to run it as a Vulture MkIV. Happy Thanksgiving!
Battletech Vulture Omnimech mini painted metallic black with gold details, green cockpit and blue laser lenses from the front. Same mech from the right. Same mech from the left
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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A mediocre 3D Print of a Black Hawk-KU painted in the colors of my Alpine Legion mercenaries.
Black Hawk-KU mini painted Akhellion green upper body and Basilicanum Gray lower body with a copper cockpit.
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Kingfisher online! Excellent mech for my Scorpion Empire Seekers.
Kingfisher Omnimech miniature from Battletech painted in metallic black with gold panels for contrast, bright green cockpit and bright blue laser lens.
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Hellion online!
Hellion Omnimech painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors.
October 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Scorpion Empire Adder Online!
Adder light Battlemech painted metallic black with gold accents, neon green cockpit and blue laser lenses. Same Adder from the right. Same Adder from the left.
October 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Protomen Act III is up for preorder.
October 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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But what if that Marauder had 9 guns? Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy Marauder IIC online!
Marauder iic in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors (metallic black with gold accents, neon green cockpit and gunmetal weapons. Laser lenses are blue) from the front. Same Marauder IIC from its right. Same Marauder IIC from its left.
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Time for a big Scorpion Seeker Galaxy update! Mongoose, Nova & Black Knights online!
Battletech Mongoose miniature painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors. Battletech Nova miniature painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors. Battletech Black Knight miniature painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors.
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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"Hello fellow Sphereoids, could you perchance give me directions to the museum?"
Battletech Crockett mini painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors. Same Crockett mini from the left. Same Crockett mini from the right.
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Didn't expect to be painting more, but can't have Scorpion Empire without a Warhawk. I love the "C" Variant sculpt.
Battletech Warhawk sculpt painted in Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy colors.
September 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Timberwolf in the books for Seeker Galaxy, Scorpion Empire. I now have a full Star painted! Timberwolf, Night Gyr, Ebon Jaguar, Stormcrow & Locust IIC
Battletech mini of the Timberwolf S painted a metallic black with gold details, neon green cockpit, and gun metal on weapons. Laser lenses are blue. Missile tips are red. Same mech from the right. Same mech from the left.
September 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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This Stormcrow was way more frustrating to paint than the Ebon Jaguar or Locust IIC. I think it turned out ok.
Seeker Galaxy Stormcrow painted Battletech mini from the front. Same Stormcrow from the right. Same Stormcrow from the left.
September 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Locust IIC 2 for the Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy!
Battletech Locust IIC miniature painted metallic black with gold detailing and a gunmetal color on guns and antenna. The cockpit is a neon green. Lense of the laser is blue. This is the Seeker Galaxy color scheme. The right side of that same Seeker Galaxy Locust IIC. The left side of the same Seeker Galaxy Locust IIC.
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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With my St Ives Lancers & Alpine Mercs complete, time to tackle the Clans. I bring you Scorpion Empire Seeker Galaxy, an Ebon Jaguar T!
Ebon Jaguar Battle tech mini painted a metallic black with gold raised panels, neon green cockpit, lead belcher guns. The energy weapons have bright blue lenses. The same Ebon Jaguar from the right. The same Ebon Jaguar this time from the left.
September 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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My 1st St Ives Lancers are done! Cicada makes #40.
Cicada primed in black, dry brushed US Army Drab, details in red and gold.
September 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The Complete Alpine Legion Demi-Battalion. Akhellion Green upper bodies, Basilicanum Gray lower body. Wraithbone Primer, lead belcher on the metal bits with a nuln oil wash. Hashamut Copper cockpits. IlClan era formation. Every mech in the force is either a variant with jumpjets or can have them.
Battletech minis, Spider, Marauder II, Thunderbolt and Whitworth. Battletech minis Enforcer, Crusader, Guillotine, and Javelin Battletech minis Starslayer, Penetrator, Catapult, and Valkyrie Battletech minis Shadowhawk IIC, Shogun, Merlin, and Panther
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM