Battletech: Northwind Highlanders Command Lance Unboxing

[@itsallfunandgames723]

Think this is my favorite of the merc boxes they released. Which is why I got two. Also doing a Highlander Burial on the base was really clever. It's great how it seems like everyone involved in Catalyst's production process is a big fan of Battletech.

[@Thearmedpainter]

I totally agree!

[@lorcannagle]

"Aoife" is pronounced like Ee-feh, it's another Irish name. Craig Gulledge is named after one of the BattleTech forum mods who died recently and the character description is based directly on him. It's a really nice tribute BRA is Ballistic Reinforced Armour. Reduces the damage from any mech that doesn't have ENE or REL, and reduces it further if they have AC, IF, SRM or LRM abilities. I think the Gunslinger's cockpit is the higher part. And as for why to love it? It was one of the first dedicated gauss rifle boats for the Inner Sphere, standing at the edge of the battlefield and blazing away. I think the risk of those two headcapping weapons not translating to anything in Alpha Strike reduces the fear factor. For mech facing, I always paint one hexside white to mark the rear hex, and the other five black. When you've got that going on with every model on my side of the board, it works well.

[@screenmonkey]

I do something similar, but I also paint my side arcs a third color, it really helps teaching the game, so front yellow, sides blue, rear red.

[@timunderbakke8756]

I know I’m super late to this one but weighing in. Gunslinger is a must-buy for me because it is one of the iconic mechs in the Free Rasalhague Republic as the Combine and FedCom worked to design it and ship it to resist the clan invasion. I’m also planning on putting that Highlander on the Urbie and being a little troll-y by painting it up like one of my friends’ mechs. Meant as a light hearted tease, and I would expect he’d do the same.

[@Timuroslav]

Classic Battletech has it so that mech facing and torso twisting are separate. In order to avoid confusion, especially with the COM-1B we paint the hex base forward side white with the Mechs' 3 letter ID and the back side striped. I paint the Air Craft Carrier landing stripes for my back face.

[@Dirt1061]

Sound effects make everything better and more epic!

[@madcat3525]

Great Unboxing! Looking forward to you painting one of the mechs. Looking forward to more videos.

[@christopherings7996]

The Gunslinger emerges in Battletech's TRO:3055. A joint development initiative between the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine, back when there was a serious detante with the factions during the Clan Invasion. Two Gauss rifles, one in each arm. Four medium lasers, and two medium pulse lasers pointed backwards in the legs. Beagle Active Probe and Guardian ECM suite. State of the art, for the era of introduction. It is slow, at 3/5/2, but was intended as a counter to overwhelming Clan Firepower, by mounting the weapon systems that matched up most favorably. That is, the Gauss Rifle, which unlike most other weapons, does the same damage whether it's Clan or IS tech.

[@geoclisymmk2135]

BRA is Ballistic reactive armour I believe

[@Veheloth]

Mine will be here tomorrow. I snagged one of each of the new packs. Almost done painting my roughriders. Then its off to morgan and the kell hounds. Im digging alpha strike. Its not as clunky and in depth. I believe the cards represent the mech and pilot better.

[@raykiii]

You should cut those back panel off and turn it into wall art. Then you can save the art work.

[@Sapper21b10]

The gunslinger shines more in the full game. A pair of gause rifles, medium pulse lasers, and AMS. It was a hero mech for one of the Operation Serpent commanders.

[@dalewilliams7456]

Man I can’t wait to get this box set. It’s the one I have been looking forward in getting the most out of the mercenaries release.

[@wmarples]

Cockpit is a bit odd on the Gunslinger, and the picture on Sarna helps. As far as the design goes; all that really needs to be said in my opinion is dual Gauss.

[@jamessmith5666]

I bet with the Warhammer that if you removed it from the base with superglue remover and rotated the base 180, it'd be facing a hex edge. It's probably assembled incorrectly

[@lord17c]

That mech is hench forth called, IG88. And it lands on an Urbie? Guess I'm buying this pack sooner rather than later.

[@ruthiekest3218]

U want to buy these packs,it we'll be rare down the road.

[@pokepete3]

Thanks great breakdown and presentation’

[@slice1208]

Cut apart the box , and keep it .

[@robertreid9256]

It would be funny if someone could make an Urbie standing on a highlander

[@Thearmedpainter]

I agree!

[@sliptide213]

I grew up watching Doug.

[@mattcarper9853]

::angry Scottish noises::

[@deleonfrancis60]

White no Natasha Kurinsky Warhammer mech

[@bruced648]

the Gunslinger first appeared in TRO 3055. fasa book 8619. published 1992. 85 tons I.S. design by Draconis Combine in 3053. GUN-1ERD Gunslinger internal structure: standard 255XL I.S. engine W:3 R:5 J:2 heat sinks: 10 (20) double Armor: 248pts standard h: 9 ct: 34/19 lt/rt: 25/11 la/ra: 25 ll/rl: 32 Guardian ecm (rt) gauss (ra) ammo (rt) 24 gauss (la) ammo (lt) 16 pulse ml (rl/r) pulse ml (ll/r) med laser (×2)(rt) med laser (×2)(lt) jump jet (×1)(rl) / (×1)(ll) beagle probe (ct)