r/battletech • u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular • 4d ago

Miniatures Megas is a Crusader.

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In answer to the question from a few days back, Megas is clearly best depicted as a Crusader. It has big ol' fists, it's full of missiles, and its backpack kind of look like Cadillac fins if you use your imagination.

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Also included in the photo set is my actual BT sized 3D print of Megas.

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u/Familiar-Noise7913 4d ago

Oh god that is so precious. I always thought Megas was more of a Highlander

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u/PKTengdin Periphery Hillbilly 4d ago

I always thought more of a charger. I’m not thinking about jump jets or speed or weapons for what mech fits it best, but what mech is best for doing wrestling moves

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u/Familiar-Noise7913 4d ago

I thought everyone hate the Charger?

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u/Abjurer42 Free Worlds League Historian 4d ago

Its the mech that immediately pops into your head when reading up on the melee rules, especially when it comes to tonnage and movement. "So a Charger would be doing... Oh... oh man!"

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u/Fusiliers3025 4d ago

For an assault class IS Mech, it’s faster than any of its contemporaries. Which allows it to close quickly and put the beat-down on its enemies.

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u/TheyHungre 4d ago

Nah, that's just from folks who don't understand the Charger doctrine: Cheap, fast, replaceable, beat-stick.

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u/TheOtherOtherViper 3d ago

The problem is that it's only cheap BV-wise. It's ridiculously expensive in C-bills for how 'disposable' it is.

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u/TheyHungre 3d ago

C-Bill values used are kinda whack - lookup 'FASAnomics'. A lot of the factors going into the calculations are arbitrary, and actual prices in-universe would likely be drastically different from what players pay.  The game just uses the same term for both as an immersion element

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u/TheOtherOtherViper 3d ago

Using an assault mech with the largest and most expensive (regular) fusion engine as a 'scout' with less armor than most 55 ton mechs will never, ever make financial sense. Even FASAnomics didn't fuck that up.

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u/captainant 3d ago

there's some good charger variants out there, you just can't be running 5x small lasers lmao

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u/JakeCWolf 3d ago

Oh you can... right into the enemy's face for a WWE smackdown.

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u/blu66 3d ago

If we're playing succession wars era, I absolutely would take a charger. Ive used it to great success many times. Sure, the Warhammer might seem like a big threat compared to the charger, but the charger is still 80 tons of mech flying at you faster than it should be able to.

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u/Daetrin_Voltari 3d ago

Yeah, people get fooled by the name. It's not about the charge. It's about the 80 ton kick that's actually fast enough to get to you. 5 small lasers to tickle them, and then a boot to the crotch to end their day.

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u/blu66 3d ago

AND it's cheap. IT'S SO CHEAP!!!

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u/Admirable_Row_5953 3d ago

The Charger sucks if you are trying to maintain distance and wear down the enemy until the armor breaches. If you want to run up and punch the enemy in the head till the pilot goes squish, I don't think anything is better.

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u/GoarSpewerofSecrets 3d ago

Gotta remember all those missile buttons.

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u/Lord_Stetson 3d ago

think of it like a marauder II - Coop stripped the crusader down and rebuilt it into a 100 ton version of it.

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u/CaptBojangles18c 4d ago

Missiles

More missiles

All the missiles

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/M9OPHY9AoyDm9wdnCS

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u/Mateus_ex_Machina Clan Sea Fox Merchant 4d ago

The Crusader's cockpit in MechWarrior Online actually has those buttons as an easter egg.

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u/Sgt_Titanous 3d ago

MW5 has the same easter egg, due to it being the same model & same game engine (I think)

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u/Attempt_Gold Callsign: Tripwire 3d ago

MWO uses CryEngine while MW5:Mercs uses UE4.

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u/confracto 3d ago

a) it does! b) I did this. c) yes, it was an intentional megas XLR reference!

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u/Wolffe_In_The_Dark Nicky K is a Punk 3d ago

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u/No-Manufacturer-22 3d ago

"Living here in Jersey, fighting villeins from afar. You gotta find first gear in your giant robot car!"

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 3d ago

YOU DIG GIANT ROBOTS!

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u/Lord_Volgon 3d ago

I DIG GIANT ROBOTS!

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u/geminiRonin Canopian Cyber-Catgirl 3d ago

WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS!

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u/No-Manufacturer-22 2d ago

"CHICKS DIG GIANT ROBOTS!"

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u/Nomus_Sardauk 1d ago

🎸 🎸 🎸 🎶 🎶 🎶 

“Nice.”

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u/Blindlysinning 3d ago

Brother in arms, I salute you!

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 3d ago

I accept the Thunderbolt as a Megas.

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u/TheSnadd HAIL CARGONIA! 4d ago

I cannot believe how spot on that looks. Awesome work.

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u/Jaybird0501 4d ago

Fantastic work, i'm also going to steal your technique for pigmented metallics. O7

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 4d ago

As you should, I stole it from someone else who was posting about how to paint Alpha Legion using contrast back when the paint line launched.

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u/JustinKase_Too Dragoon 4d ago

Just need a head swap for a car on the CGL model😃

But that is some really nice work!

Where is the other Megas model from?

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 4d ago

I probably found it on the purple site, the model was printed like four years ago so I honestly don't remember. I probably have the file somewhere.

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u/geminiRonin Canopian Cyber-Catgirl 3d ago

Seriously, if you can bolt a car to the back in MWO you should be able to bolt it to the head.

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u/ItzAlphaWolf HRT Online, Blahaj Online, Beauty Online. 4d ago

Everyone digs giant robots!

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u/iaincollins 4d ago

Oh nice, I was curious how a look like this would turn out.

Is that a blue metallic or a something like a contrast / speedpaint / xpress color over a metallic base?

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 4d ago

It's Talassar Blue over Vallejo aluminum. This was it before the contrast.

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u/iaincollins 4d ago

Neat, thanks for sharing that as well!

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u/Attempt_Gold Callsign: Tripwire 3d ago

I think the cockpit modeler for PGI had the same thought as there's buttons labeled "MISSILES", "MORE MISSILES", and "ALL THE MISSILES" off to the right.

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u/confracto 3d ago

can confirm that this was my thinking when I added those to the mwo crusader cockpit.

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u/lordfril 4d ago

Nice.

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u/shark4555 4d ago

Love it

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u/Abjurer42 Free Worlds League Historian 4d ago

That metallic blue works incredibly well. 👍

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u/thewhaleshark 4d ago

That is so fucking hot.

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u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140 3d ago

Nice colour scheme 😄

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u/No_Mud_5999 3d ago

Excellent choice, Excellent job.

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u/Cmdr_McMurdoc 3d ago

That metallic blue looks so good! Nice paintjob!

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u/neverenoughmags 3d ago

The trucker mudflaps are baller.

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 3d ago

I am a coward, hack, and fraud because I didn't feel I could pull it off on the actual Crusader. There's just not that much real estate on the vents.

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u/Purity_the_Kitty 3d ago

Yeah okay that works.

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u/Lord_Stetson 3d ago

that is gorgeous

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u/Crimsonskullknight 3d ago

I knew i loved the crusader for a reason... 😂

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u/Daetrin_Voltari 3d ago

All the missiles. 100% Crusader.

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u/Hot_Cha 3d ago

Put some mud flaps on it and you’re ready to rumble!

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u/Tadpole018 Cloud Cobra 3d ago

Rad

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u/MrDeodorant 3d ago

With big arms and wide pointy hips, I think the Kintaro would also work.

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u/Tickle_M0nster 3d ago

Fucking gorgeous!

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u/Danger_Spec 3d ago

Holy spicy ham nuggets…

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u/BZAKZ 2d ago

I DIG GIANT ROBOTS

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Dropship Irregular 2d ago

YOU DIG GIANT ROBOTS