Mechwarrior Figures for Classic Battletech – Redux
I’ve long advocated the use of Mechwarrior figures to play Classic Battletech. It just makes sense to me and I think my readers agree. Since my original post on the subject debuted in July of last year it has been the most popular ScrapYard article every single month.
Since then my modest collection of a battalion of converted figures has ballooned into a short combined arms regiment of ‘Mechs, vehicles, and even infantry.
Is Quick Strike the New Mechwarrior?
The introduction of the Strategic Operations core book gave us a special treat in the Quick Strike rules. I swear, this rules set is the new reincarnation of Mechwarrior Age of Destruction. What’s so good about it?
- All the charts you need to play fit on two single sided sheets
- Each company/binary/2 level IIs of figures takes up one sheet of paper
- ‘Mechs have special abilities to reflect specific Classic Battletech loadouts
Quick Strike features fast play and does away with copious record keeping. It is a great transition from the Mechwarrior game to the Classic Battletech style of play. It retains the combined turn mechanic that Battletech players love while simplifying game play without too much sacrifice in detail. The developers have outdone themselves with this latest update.
It may not be for everyone and I am probably getting ahead of myself in thinking that this new set of rules could replace Mechwarrior completely. There will always be those out there who will never give up their combat dials. Nothing wrong with that at all but it also doesn’t hurt to have this new way to play.
More Miniatures, More Things to Blow Up
Even if you are not going to give Quick Strike a try, Mechwarrior figures are a fun and easy way to expand your miniatures collection so long as you have access to 2″ hex terrain or are adventurous enough to go with hexless miniature rules.
Keep your eyes peeled. There are plenty of deals out there on Mechwarrior figures and they are only going to get better.
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1st time to your site. Excellent setup.
I do agree with you on the benefits of using MWDA minis to play CBT.
I have found the BA and standard infantry quite useful.
Strip them off the clicky, and mount them on a hex, and they’re ready for the table.
I see that you’re headed to Cold Wars.
I’ll be there. Look for the name on my shirt.
I’ll be gaming with Speck.
Have a great one.
-SR
Hey Steve,
Thanks for commenting. Always good to see others finding MW Figures for more than they were intended.
I’ll look for you at ColdWars. Speck always puts on a lot of great games!
-Brian
was just wondering what you do with the bases after you pull the figures off. I am still an active mechwarrior player and i have started repainting some of my duplicate peices. and i try to redo the dials as well.
I’m afraid to say I usually just throw them out. I’m only ever after the mini itself so the dial has little worth to me once I pop it off.
Hello, great to see I’m not the only one doing this!! Q. your Hex bases: are they custom?
If not: where do you get them?
The standard hex bases just don’t look right on the over sized MW mechs.
The hex bases are custom. Check out the videos link in the menu for a detailed step by step guide to create your own!
Thanks for the comment!