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Battletech time! (Patreon)

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2023-04-20 22:45:42

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Hello you lovely people! I've been a huge fan of the Battletech universe for almost as long as I've been a fan of Warhammer. I've never played the tabletop game, but I absolutely adore the MechWarrior and MechCommander games, and have an embarrassingly large number of hours logged on the HBS Battletech game on Steam.

Dafydd, one of our fantastic Discord mods, sent me a heroic scale Atlas that he'd 3d printed. Just in case you didn't know, heroic scale is roughly the considered to be the scale that Warhammer 40k models are in... somewhere between 28mm and 32mm. This thing is enormous, about 50% larger than an Imperial Knight, and twice as mean looking.

I hope you enjoy watching me build and paint it. I also have a little nerd-out, speculating how an Atlas would perform in the world of Warhammer 40k.

Thanks for watching!

Guy

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BATTLETECH in Warhammer 40k? Painting a HEROIC scale Atlas

Would an Atlas be able to stand toe to toe with an Imperial Knight? Huge thanks to Dafydd for sending us this awesome model! Music by Midwinter Minis and Choirgiant. Acoustic version of "End Credits" by Ali Todd. Here are some links to the wall art... Reimagined Space Marine art: https://www.midwinterminis.com/ The Still Tower (lino prints): https://www.instagram.com/thestilltower/ Pots Paint (Space Hulk art): https://www.instagram.com/pots.paint/ Servo Skull: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4689974 Eve "female space warrior" art @52Miniatures Support us on Patreon, get a shout-out, jump on the Midwinter Minis Discord, and take part in the Painty Points competition! https://www.patreon.com/midwinterminis Listen to our album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWqw5iOh7Es Buy our album: https://midwinterminis.bandcamp.com/releases Midwinter Minis t-shirts and limited merch: https://snazz-dragon.com/collections/midwinter-minis Surprise your friend with a personal video from Guy! https://www.cameo.com/midwinterminis Guy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwminis/ Hatty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warhatter/ Here are some useful links for stuff we use. Amazon gives us a few pennies if you buy using these, at no extra cost to you! The wall-mounted paint rack I use: https://geni.us/nailpolishrack The voiceover microphone I use: https://geni.us/PodcastPro The painting lamp I use: https://geni.us/DaylightLumi The “hobby cam” I use for livestreams: https://geni.us/LogiBrioWebcam My favourite headphones: https://geni.us/BeyerDT770Pro The camera I used in 2020: https://geni.us/mwm50 The camera I use now: https://geni.us/SonyAlpha728-70 How I mount my camera to my desk: https://geni.us/SmallrigDeskClamp My airbrush compressor: https://geni.us/AirbrushCompressor My airbrush: https://geni.us/IwataAirbrush The airbrush set I started with: https://geni.us/RevellAirbrush A great model paint starter set: https://geni.us/VallejoPaintSet A great beginner paint brush set: https://geni.us/RLTaklon Cheap brushes for detail work: https://geni.us/RLDetailTaklon 00:00 Intro 00:59 Prepping the model 02:49 Paint it up! 06:27 Transfers and weathering 08:42 Freehanding insignia 09:23 The big reveal 10:05 An Atlas in Warhammer 40k?! 12:12 Salute and Warhammer Fest 13:15 GOLDEN DEMON? 13:44 Cool art 14:37 New shorts?