Originally, I had only intended on painting up three factions for Battletech, but as I started reading into the lore, Comstar appealed and since these mechs are pretty easy to paint I figured…why not…what’s seven more models to the pile?

From what I can tell, Comstar is like a phone/internet provider in the BT universe. Thinking ahead, it seems they’ve kept some technology in decent shape and not let it all be forgotten or fallen into ruin like the Inner Sphere Houses. It seems Comstar here put up the best fight against the Clans, so doing them in white to counter my Clan faction in black is perfect. I didn’t go pure white, but Ulthuan Grey from Citadel. The transfer is some wave icon I picked up from Fighting Piranha for the 7th Com Guard. Comstar run mechs in groups of six called Levels, so I’ve got a spare for scenario options. If I add more mechs to this, I think I’ll want to go with more of the goofier mechs like the Jenner. I kinda like the idea of this set being a little bit odd-ball. Well, that sweet Black Knight (in the center) mech surrounded by freak mechs.

With these models completed, my Battletech mech collection is 100% painted. I’ve played a game of Alpha Strike with my blue and red Inner Sphere mechs, but now that all of my models are done, I’m going to look to get into more games. It’s a difficult thing to do in this hobby, complete a project, now I’ll just need to stop myself from adding mechs, but it’s kinda addicting…