Battletech Queer Community

PIRATE POINT issue #4 is now accepting submissions. This is a fanzine focused on flash fiction; bite sized stories up to 1000 words. We also like painted miniatures, fan art, and note card doodles. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

LGBTQIA+ folks, allies, do you paint Battletech? Post a mini you've painted up and you're proud of so I can find you and repost your work. Don't forget the alt text please :)

A Panther from the Draconis Combine's 5th Benjamin Regulars. These light 'Mechs punch above their weight, playing like a cheap medium 'Mech. They're a DC staple. #battletech

Hey friends, I just launched a blog for battle reports and other #battletech related shenanigans. The plan is to post a battle report every Monday. The first one's up at peripherywargaming.wordpress.com !

We all have mechs we love more than we have any right to. For me it's the Victor 9Ka. This thing is a precision slinging, IJJ jumping chaos gremlin that's here for a good time, not a long time. It's a dumb as heck mech, but the sheer audacity of the mech is endearing. What's your favourite weirdo?

I love a good doohickey, and I have a doohickey to share with y'all today. The oppenheimer 66 hazardous material recovery vehicle and salvage bed. from Mika, who's asked me to share their local BT group: www.odysseuslegion.com/home

@devsalvatrix.bsky.social was kind enough to send me these on the Discord (discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH) so I could share them on to you <3

Kat Pryde's Sigma lance looking very clean and tidy! As always, find us at discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH

Today's community post is from ShasOFish! The silver are a contingent for their homebrew merc company "Halloran's Helljumpers," and the second is a Binary painted up in Delta Galaxy colors for Clan Jade Falcon. As always, find us here: discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH

3rd Canopian Light Horse fast response detachment (mech elements) from Stromination on our Discord (found here: discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH)

@fredpickle01.bsky.social has a small horde of mechs. From left to right (ish) there's 1st Genyosha, Otomo, Izanagi Warriors, 4th Sword of Light, Clan Coyote Epsilon Galaxy. The Tarazed Planetary Militia is in the back, along with a lance of Snord's Irregulars

Tonight from Arkaxe - a Timber Wolf A from Clan Blood Spirit – Alpha Galaxy Mini + paint: bsky.app/profile/arka... Join us here!: discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH

Ack from the Star League Discord (find us here btw: discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH) has a gorgeous clutch of minis for us:

A s-what? articunoattack's Thunderbolt is painted in their custom mercenary company’s scheme (The Defenestrators is the name of the company).

Athy has been painting up some Smoke Jaguar Star League and Seeker Galaxy Scorpion Empire:

Next up: Razors_Edge with a Sword of Light unit!

SmilingNid has been following in their father's footsteps with another Atlas. The bronze Atlas was painted by their father, and the modern one by them more than a decade later:

thecruball.bsky.social has been working on a Fox Patrol unit using IWM metal sculpts. Looking good in the orange and grey <3

Heya folks, welcome to another community mini roundup! First up we have beans, who painted up some mechs in their merc colours:

Blackjack 'Mech #BattleTech #miniatures

To the mad motherfucker who looked at a Ryoken B, with it's UAC20, six clan medium lasers, and terrifying mobility, and thought yes, this is the ideal mech for a 0/0 pilot, when sticking Kai in it at the Great Refusal. This wild bastard clearly was planning on killing god for fun. I salute you.

On the 11th of October, Bryan Young will be at The Game Corner in Cedar City, Utah! He's excited to meet everyone to sign books and play games of BattleTech at 1pm! He'll see you there! #BattleTech #Event #signing #author #tabletop #wargame

Some days, the pareidolia wins. This is Clown Car, a WIP Manatee class drop ship under contract with Solar's Circus mercenary company. #battletech

Got hired as a contractor to install pluralkit in @sunsetcritterz.bsky.social's server

stop hammertime #battletech #miniatures #minaturepainting

September's Bad Mech article is here! Can the Mjolnir avoid hammering the last nail into it's own coffin? Very tempted to add a caption to Thor yelling, "I, Thor Odin son, strike for Asgard and the realm eternal!" Read it here! www.sarna.net/news/bad-mec... #battletech

Quick practice sketch of Aletha. I love that she pilots a firemoth. "Not here to make your job any easier" indeed. #Battletech #Mechwarrior

This is fucking sick.

Excited to see our Discord server hosting a Megamek tournament! This objective based tournament places players in command of the newly formed Clans as they partake in trials in advance of Operation KLONDIKE. Slots for this one are full but watch here for future events: discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH:

This CAV unit on the left looks so much like a Zeus to me (albeit up-armed and up-armored) that I had to paint an actual Zeus to go along with it, lol. #battletechhobby #Battletech #mechwarrior #paintedminiatures #mecha

Bane from Scouring Sands. This is the first time I've painted without using wash and I'm pretty excited about the results. Also got some great advice on NMM chrome from folks at mechpainters.org! #battletech

Some weekend #battletech painting. Two new recruits for Sarna's Rejects, and another Bellona for my Hell's Horses.

Today marks five years of the Star League discord server. During that time we've had ups and downs, but we've created so much. We've created publications, competitions, book clubs, art, but most of all, a community. Thank you all, and here's to the next five years. discord.gg/M8CZ2uAjuH

When a very special How I Paint Things sneaks in at just under 10 minutes of actual painting on-screen, you know the method's fast. So if it looks good? Give it a shot! youtu.be/8uiAbFAY_oc

The Asexual Pixie IIC!

I got busy and didn’t finish these in time for pride so thanks for the second chance to show off my ace spectrum demicompany. Alt text includes explanation of why I picked the model for each scheme.

For Pride month this year I painted up a Lance. (Sarna. net linked to me in the pride news roundup this year and I was very proud of that!)

Here’s a link to that category on the site: mechpainters.org/command/prid... We’re always happy to get new submissions to add to it!

I admit its last years Pride Mech, But I always have Laura Engles' Rainbow Atlas "Passionate Flamboyance"

I'll always take the opportunity to share Gay Norton and Justine Allard!

My small ComStar mech force I took to a Flames of Orion game at Dungeon Fest this year, the bi mech didn't survive the first activation of the game

CMDR BLIMP AND MY TRANS FIGHTS RAVEN READY FOR DEPLOYMENT 🫡 bsky.app/profile/blim...

Not physicals, but my MW5 mechs are all repping this paint

The Flashman !

Here's the two Pride 'Mechs that I painted up this year! <3

It's been a few months since I last did any painting, but I'm absolutely here to spread the love with some of my favorite queer 'Mechs 🏳️‍🌈 These 'Mechs stomp with pride!

All hail the Rifleman 8D of the definetly not ( they totally are though ! ) trans icons that are the ghost dogs and my classic pink pony which I’m tempted to give to the ghost dogs