Not usually a fan of Capellan mechs, but the TitSong isn't bad.

12:45 "if you ain't cav, you ain't..."

That Stargate is AWESOME!!!

It makes 11 run without MASC or Supercharger so I can accept the XL. What I can't accept is the axe. One 24 point attack at -1 on the front or side table is not nearly as good as two 12 point attacks on the punch table. The axe makes it a worse melee mech.

I don't even bother incuring the +4 to roll on the punch location , 24 points landing anywhere hurts

I own 2 of the minis

The best melee mech ....... superior Capellan Engineering

Stargate stuff turned out great. So so many Deathguard. At least it isn't a hard paint scheme. Great progress overall.

Awesome update my friend

Good to hear the Musty War Gamers show on Friday mate. This is Josh btw with my new channel 😊

Fantastic Stargate stuff.

No double heat sinks!

Question to you!, do you find yourself mixing Clan forces with Inner sphere tech. Lol I have commented on a few of your videos, you can tell what side I play, my favorite mech is the Warhammer IIC.

The inside of turret basket is a frakkin nightmare. Sears and shell racks...arrg

@Helcarexe26- I always like coming back to rewatch your videos when I need some background noise that also makes me think. Watchman is just a budget Phoenix Hawk PXH-1 on a budget, and with common parts!?!?! *Been eyeballing Alpha Strike and that is what made me think of it. It has -2" move less than the Hawk in that game, and everything else is equal.

Started playing in '90 in Japan while I was in the Navy. The leader of our playing group was a personal friend of the ceo of the company that made the lead miniatures & Michael Stackpole - so he had lots of inside info of what was coming up. My first mech was an Exterminator in the service of ComStar, which I used to good effect as a monkey wrench in everyone's plans. Haven't played in ages but still have great memories of the guys I played with over time.

Haven't played in ages. I miss it. All time fave is my modified Highlander.

I would replace the machine guns ammo and case with 2 flamers and an er small laser.

Hi, reduce the twin SRM6 down to SRM4's add on extra armor, plus SRM4 have a default tighter shot group with faster cool down 😎

Blessed Pieces of Blake with you.

St. Ives / Cappy's Bodyguard Heavy mech for more costly Assault mechs

I enjoy all of Helcarexe26 videos 🎉

I have had several games with the Helios that were good. The mech is surprisingly survivable with the standard engine and medium grade armor. I do consider the mech a St. Ives machine. The mech fits right in with Capellan gauss rifle lineups with mechs and vehicles like the Pillager and Regulator. Never tried the other variants other than the HEL-3D and HEL-C.

This looks like a rejected robot design from The Black Hole. Solid loadout with a great hole puncher and a plethora of short ranged goodness. JJs let you get into exploitable positions. Love that it has a standard engine; it should stick around a little longer than its armor might suggest.

A capable 'mech but dear GOD does it need new art and a new model! Its a bit squishy but its still a capable machine and its got a nice slew of configs.

Unless you're designing a lance which needs indirect fire support, its almost always the better choice to swap out LRMs and a ton or two of ammo for a long-range energy weapon with a few extra heat sinks. Just my preference.

ROFL.. that pose combined with the color scheme just makes me think Warhammer 40k. Another informative video about a unit I previously had no feelings on.

IMO, one of the best IS omnimechs and probably one of the best mediums the CCAF has access to. It can outfight what it can't outrun and outrun what it can't outfight. A great hunter killer and an excellent delivery system for things like Ying Long battle armor. I prefer the F personally because paired Snub Nose PPCs linked to a TarComp is good and TAG let's it call down guided Arrow IV artillery.

I'm surprised there's only 1 official variant so far. Just by swapping in a clan UAC20, options open up. Or you could punch down the engine to do something stupid like a trio of CERLL in the mount to evoke an old battleship turret and MAYBE enough heatsinks to chainfire.

It's a very bold design for crowd diving/head hunting pilots. Also, could be worse, you could be piloting a Hussar... though MAYBE there's enough clan tech out there to make that work. But if it's at the cost of arms, never mind. Having arms and a sniper turret at that speed is the point of why you use the Hussar over other mechs.

Don't men shen it. 😄

Love that OA model. No pulses, all ER. LBX10 for crit hunting or hole punching. Solid spotting tools. A Raven on steroids.

Men’shen or Men’shyn is a good omnimech. Yes, I had fun using this mech in Mech Commander 2 and normally opted for the Raven because of weight restrictions on lances. When I did run the Menshin I ran it in pairs and carried the practice over to the tabletop. The best thing about the Menshin vs the Raven is survivable as the Menshin is better armored. Though in games I wondered why the Cappies never considered stealth armor on the Omnimechs. Never had any issues with the mech other than trying to fit it into an augmented lance with battle armor. When the Trinity battle armor was releasing the mech became strongly associated with the “Ying Long.” And the stealth Catapult CLPT-5L being used with the A and B variants. The mech is also considered for Omnimech lances with the Firestarter and Blackjack Omni’s. But most often I encounter it in return with command lances. In the era that the Menshin was available the Capellans had a devastating LB -X line-ups with mechs like the Yu Huang Y-H9G, Emperor EMP-6A, Charger CGR-SA5, Lao Hu LHU-2B, Thunder THR-2L, and Snake. Those line-ups were called Capellan cheese. Understand that Capellan cheese is green, covered in an edible thick white mold, has holes in it, and smells like skat. But it has the best taste south spinward in the Innersphere. These line-ups may still be found and played by older players as they may still be effective. The Command lance mentioned would have two Menshin and a Yu Huang with an Emperor. FYI, arrow 4 cluster munition was carried in those stealth Catapults.

Like you said a bigger badder Raven, tend to like the A as its a solid skirmisher and artillery spotter. I don't own one, but the Cappellan players in my group love the thing. Its a mech you very much have to respect otherwise its potential as a force multiplier can make your life miserable very quickly.

Started painting them yet? Have you ever used the AB ACW miniature range ?

I loved this thing in Mech Commander 2

The no CASE is just a Capellan thing you'll see it pop up again and again , hence things like the 1 ton of LRM 15 ammo on the standard model you'll learn to expend that

The MASC pushes the BV alot so use it

Great for carrying your battle armour , superior Capellan thinking

For a 20 tonner it’s a good looking mech and I consider it better than a Wasp, Locust, and Mercury at greater BV. Those streaks are fair weapons for light mechs as the other equivalent is the Javelin. The lack of jump jets is acceptable at the 7/11 profile is considered good for navigating hilly terrain. Regrets never seen a game with this mech and never played it myself as I rarely do after successor wars DCMS. I like that variant with the TAG idea. It would go well with the DCMS arrow 4 mechs and vehicles. Surprisingly, there are no Light PPC variants in the latter eras or any variants that use MASC for hills or C3 for spotting. This mech has a strong baseline potential for Ballistic Reinforced or Reactive armor on a 20 tonner. Its was released in 3060 why not give the mech spin.

I’d run one in a video game where I can jump from cover to cover as a fire support mech. Out in the open on a bare board no ty.

Down range artillery for my army: first gun misses, second gun glances, third gun sticks.

Wow the paint job on the stock photo. That much paint irl would probably add a quarter ton but worth it.

It's an Enforcer so I love it by default. Actually, it's a pretty darn good trooper still. I do think mostly an LBX would be a better fit, but I'm bias against UACs, a UAC is probably more lore correct and the flavor matters, I don't like to min max everything. Thanks for covering a fav!

The grasshopper is 1 of those wierd mechs that never got better with new tech.... but somehow remaind an amazing mech! The original variant will always be a good cavalry/brawler/zombie

Comparing the X1 and the 2L is a case study for what double heat sinks can do for a mech, freeing up so much tonnage.

Very cool looking

Remember that neither the Plasma Rifle,nor it's ammo explode.

The Marshall would reminded me of a mini-thunderbolt when I play it. I have owned the miniature for a long time. Still covered in primer. Thank you for these video's.

The Marshal is a capable and solid trooper but i'd replace the large pulse laser with either a normal large laser or later a snub-nosed PPC, the IS LPL is just way too short ranged. Although if the 'mechs' designed to fight pirates etc, then most of them would have small, faster and lighter 'mechs, then the LPL does make sense as they'd have to get close too. Wait, when did this thing have a large laser, not a pulse laser, I remember it having a LPL or am I confused, if so, just disregard my last comment :D Still a capable 'mech!