BATTLETECH! How to paint Draconis Combine Sword of Light Battlemech
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2021
- Battletech has had a fantastic resurgence recently and it has been around since the early 80's. It's got a great following and the game is both pretty fun to play and collect too. In this tutorial we show you how to paint one in the colours of the Droconis Combine. There are some fantastic techniques demonstrated including how to get that awesome looking tobacco coloured glass effect!
"Reactor online, sensors online, weapons online. All systems nominal."
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Paints Used:
Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray (Citadel)
Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel)
Agrax Earthshade (Citadel)
Wild Rider Red (Citadel)
Leadbeclher (Citadel)
Nuln Oil (Citadel)
White Star (TTC) or Matt White (Army Painter)
Averland Sunset (Citadel)
Doom Death Black (TTC Paints) or Matt Black (Army Painter)
Khorne Red (Citadel)
Yriel Yellow (Citadel)
Skrag Brown (Citadel)
Thousand Sons Blue (Citadel)
Baharroth Blue (Citadel) - Ігри
As the designer of the minis, thank you for showing people the keys to keeping the main color steps simple while putting some extra time into the details that really sell the look. You applied metallics, stripes, and the cockpit glass just how I like seeing them.
So you designed this mech, which was first published in the mid 80's, despite the fact you were still in school a decade and a half ago?
Yeah, makes sense!
@@jimmydesouza4375 hahaha. I designed this very sculpt, not the Dougram mech that existed before I was born. They're a bit different.
@@jimmydesouza4375 dude, don't be an ultracrepidarian. shimmeringsword is a miniature sculptor for catalyst games labs. its a well known thing.
@@ShimmeringSword Ah that makes more sense.
Why did you make a new design for it since the old one "worked"? As in what was the design goal? Simply to make it so people have to buy a new mini, or something about trying to make it match some kind of design ethos?
@@jimmydesouza4375 Battletech stopped using all designs licensed from Japan after Harmony Gold made it their life's goal to IP troll the franchise with their Robotech license. I redesigned all the "unseen" so that they can be sold again. Ones like those from Dougram that were never too much legal risk got more minimal redesigns.
People can still use the old minis if they want.
Thanks for this Duncan. A subtle thing that I really appreciated is that you clearly know the BattleTech universe. When you casually mention PPCs, LRMs, jump jets, etc it shows you’re not just painting a generic model but demonstrating a genuine interest in BattleTech. Very cool.
The mentioning of the Dragon for Kurita was a strong giveaway that either he is a fan or just really well informed on what he's painting. It's one of the most Draconis Combine Mechs ever. ^^
I know this video is 2 years old at this point, but man would I just love to see more Battletech painting tutorials. The 2 posted here are the best I've seen.
I DIE FOR THE COORDINATOR
you honor the Dragon Duncan, thank you for making me once again repaint my 2nd Sword of Light
Dracs.... I'm I right!
Dude, I've always loved your work, but I REALLY love that you've joined us in the BattleTech Community! So good!
he hasnt joined shit cant even get the class of mech right
You paint Battletech and I subscribe. Glad to see channels painting something other than Warhammer stuff.
We love wargaming and painting miniatures 😁
The perfect color scheme for a long DCMS-sponsored vacation on Kentares IV. I hear the civilian population centers are great spots for Mechs this time of year.
lol *stabs* ;)
I painted the flag of Kentares on the back of my 2nd Sword of light battlemechs :)
Not only do I appreciate the tutorial, but I am silently impressed with Duncan's knowledge of the battletech lore in regards to the tech present on the model. Just did a few rounds painting my buddy's original battletech starter box from the 80's, Pteg plastic extruded two part molds and all. Had no idea what any of the little details represented, so just used my games workshop knowledge of mini painting to get it done, and based the hex stands with a Vallejo tank mud mix. Good times.
I just started playing MW5 and I really want to get into Battletech. I have been a long time mech fan, so thanks for showing how to paint them!
Haven't played the game yet but I did watch the old Battletech cartoon! Would love to see Duncan paint some 1st Somerset Strikers and Clan Jade Falcons.
Awesome, I hope to see more Battletech videos. The canopy walk through was very appreciated.
Glad to see another painting guide for battletech! Think you'll be doing more for each faction?
More Battletech, yes! I flirted with Battletech 35 years ago and only recently got back into it full force after GenCon 2021. Thanks so much; love the channel, Duncan.
I've been playing the Mechwarrior and Battletech games since I was like... 8 I think (MW1 and Crescent Hawks Inception) and I only just finally got my hands on some real battletech minis a few weeks ago (via the Clan Invasion kickstarter, mine got here late because I ordered it all on wave 2 delivery) and they're everything I could possibly have wanted (other than needing more mechs because I couldn't afford to buy the full range, and though I lucked out getting a Dire Wolf in a salvage box, my sweet King Crab has so far eluded me)
Red can be a tricky color, but you always make it look good! Gives me more incentive to improve at painting it.
YEAH DUNCAN!! MOAR BATTLETECH!! Thank you sir!
Love to see non-GW minis and this looks great! Now do Infinity! 😁
Yeeeeees! Awesome to see more battletech Duncan!
Nicely done. This is pretty much the painting technique I pieced together all concisely covered in one easy to follow video.
Fantastic work Duncan! The figure looks great and I enjoyed watching and learning from this tutorial. Thanks for sharing this.
Keep up the good work Duncan! Your painting videos and general attitude to the hobby is very inspiring.
Thank you very much!
Please paint more Mechs. Will love to see this
Thank you so much for doing some more BattleTech, really appreciated!
Duncan can be as master as he wants, i painted mine like a Gundam and it looks rad
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I've been meaning to get back into painting my mechs and this is exactly the type of scheme I would be doing: single main color with metal and detailing. You made it all very approachable.
This guide is awesome! It’s inspired me to paint up a sword of light unit!
Thank you for the Battletech love, Duncan!
Basic and clean steps! Really enjoyed the tutorial, ready to go paint a mech Duncan style.
Woah never thought I would see the day. Thanks duncan!
Our pleasure 😊
Thank you for your painting tutorials!
I'm actually painting this model now, but im using the desert camo recipe you released recently. I wasn't sure what to do about the joints/non armored bits but I this video has all the detail work I was looking for! Brilliant
Cool video. Your stuff is always worth watching.
Thank you. Hopefully there is something for everyone to pick up or learn in every video. Or at least get a little entertained lol
Simple clean and good looking . Nice work !
Last time I was this early, General Kerensky was still around
Touche
Hahaha best comment of the night
Holy that glass looks awesome!
I get my first mechs next week and I bett your videos will be a great help. :)
Another Battletech video ? OMG Duncan you're the best !
This is great, I'm painting a batch of Sword of Light 'Mechs right now and I def needed pointers.
Fantastic work!
One of my deepest chuckles in Battletech is the color scheme of the Robinson DMM, the border unit of the Federated Suns between them and the Draconis Combine. If you find it, you will see why. Good paint job Duncan. I like gloss black paint for the cockpit glass.
I came across a photo from my first in-person BattleTech game since COVID began the other day, and it's my friend's red Robinson Rangers vs my Grey and silver Ryuken-ni...
You can paint all the Battletech Mechs you want. Been watching you for a long time. Now that you started painting Battletech I watch more ;) Keep up the excellent work.
Aw, sweet! My Kickstarter minis just came in and I've been deciding on a color scheme. I want to do a company of Crescent Hawks, so the natural choice for an opponent is 2nd SOL. This is exactly what I needed, thank you.
Crescent Hawks paint scheme is basically the Kell Hounds scheme with dark blue instead of red, right?
@@Hudson316 Yes. Dark blue instead of red, and gold highlights.
Love the Battletech content coming out cant wait to see more! Do you have more on your website by chance?
Awesome stuff, would love to see some Steiner or jade falcon mechs next if you got the time!
I'd love to see you do more BattleTech minis
Lovely work!
I JUST PAINTED MY FIRST TWO KURITA BATTLEMECHS YESTERNIGHT!! WHY DIDNT YOU POST THIS VIDEO A DAY BEFORE?! 😂
😂😂😂
I'm so glad I found this channel
Us too 😊
Battletech Duncan!
FINALLY!
Great tutorial Duncan! Glad to see some love on the BattleTech minis! More please? Sharing a link to this on some of the FB BattleTech pages.
My LGS just got a big Battletech section. Got a box set on Black Friday! All the factions, etc look overwhelming. Looks tough to choose just one!
Many players paint multiple armies either just for fun variation, or to run multiple factions more authentically (often providing your opponent an army). But you can also do so without fear of not being able to play what you want on the fly. Mix and match your painted minis at will and only the worst grognards will give you snark for it.
End of the day, paint what looks cool.
Thank you for painting some Battletech
Thanks for making my Sword of light look good.
The Coordinator is pleased by this video.
Ah man, so good!
I've always loved your tutorials. Would you do a tutorial for chipped and weathered armor on a BT mini?
I could watch you do a 100 battletech videos, so good
Looks fantastic. I'm finding one of the hard parts of these plastic mechs is cleaning them up (mold lines and whatnot).
Hi Duncan! Glad to see more Battletech! The Weeb Combine is one of my favorites. Is the name of this pilot Bob Kurita by chance?
As always I enjoy how you bring these mechs to life with your attention to detail, especially the red on it!
Now I wanna jump in the cockpit fly around and blap fools with that PPC and LRM at long range! At least until it overheats on me lol.
Duncan paints Battletech…. Ii it XMas aleeady? Thank you for that stream! Wish came true!
Great to see you getting into battletech. Awesome tutorial as well. Even if it is for a Kurita mech ;)
I'd be happy just getting the weapons and cockpit looking nice
A gloss varnish on the canopy glass would be a nice final touch to give it the appearance of a reflective surface
I don't know, if the gloss is too intense you might waste all the work put into the reflection you painted on the canopy by, well, the actual reflection going on with the gloss
@@Pariah502 never had that issue, use a thin coat :)
Just some minor amount of smart-assing and maybe a "nice to know": the canopy is not made out of glass. Canonically its translucent armor. It's basically the same thing the mech is armored with just see through. Think: very advanced Aluminium oxynitride (transparent aluminium) of sorts; made out of whichever ceramics they use to armor their mechs with in the 3rd millennium :D
I didn’t know that, explains why a burst of a good ole’ LB10X isn’t a instant kill.
@@baker90338 that's why you gotta go for the AC20 to the face, like a civilised person.
Thank you , DRPA .
I'm going to try to watch all ur battletech videos now
yahoo!!!!!
I just painted my mechs last night. Now I need to fix them after watching this lol
Oh man, please do more Battletech paintings!
Awesome tutorial, cant wait to get some Battletech minis to paint. Really great video, clear and precise and relaxing to watch. I was wondering about your background music though....do you create it yourself or do you source it online. Just a curiosity. I like it
Amazing stuff, end result. Gorgeous. If you aren't selling them, can you suggest anywhere that is? Thank you. Please keep them coming.
Amazing!
Great video! I also paint my Mechs red ;) but in the scheme of the 4th Skye Rangers. Everything is red except the arms. I took some tips from this video for my next Inner Sphere models!
Time for more battletech guides with the kickstarter getting close to shipping 😁😁
Good call!
More battletech please!
yay more battletech
Good to know you're exploring 'fringer' miniatures!
What about Infinity and Wild West Exodus? Plans on painting some of them?
More Battletech!!!! Yeeeeeess!!!!!
Thank you! Sir!
Great job
Thank you
The hardest part is actually getting hold of the models
Just order them
Having my first game on Sunday with my capellan death commandos
More Mechs please! 😁
Honorless Drac sympathizer! I love it!
As Duncan does his first tutorial for Battletech and picks the closest thing to an evil faction the setting has. (Starters of first, second, and third Succession Wars, mass slaughterers, traitors, etc)
First of all Kentares IV was a righteous slaughter of Fedrats as retribution for the assassination of Minoru Kurita, secondly he did clan wolf as his first BT tutorial
@@Judge_Jej maybe, just maybe, don't hop out of your war machine to take a stroll in a warzone.
Then slaughter 52 million uninvolved civilians.
Good guy clans, here to lead us into the ilClan era. Alaric Ward, heir of Kerensky, ilKhan!
@@Aodyri boring mary sue clan, your taste in factions are absolutely dreadful. Have a terrible day, glory to House Amaris
@@Judge_Jej I don't mention the glory of the Word of Blake to just anyone. Here, take a robe and a candle. Have you felt the glory of our Saviour in the form of our Pocket Warships? How about our legions of perfectly preserved SLDF Mechs?
Oh. You are walking away. Remember to pay your cable bill. Don't ask questions about the small army now posted outside the complaint office.
I think we all know that the Cappies are the true villains of the story.
"Never trust a Capellan or anything they say, they will stab you in back just to get their way"
I really love the work shown here. Only thing I've seen better is the weapon effect inside the PPC-barrel. I would have preferred the colors blending into each other (as done on the cockpit) to create the impression of glowing energy.
And I am intersting in your interpretation of Clan Jadefalcon.
Fantastic video, thanks. Sorry if I missed it but did you paint the numbers on or are those decals? If so, where would one find them?
Very, very cool! I like a lot this tutorial. I really dig how you paint Battletech mechs. You had to please the surats from the Inner Sphere didnt you? :P Still, I like Kurita a lot. Had a company of them way back when, but from another division, the 7th serpent.
I hope we see others faction of this awesome game
I think I may of seen a TV show of BattleTech over a decade ago, I think I remember seeing some miniatures of them when I was starting the hobby. Or was Heavy Gear?
Thank you for showing the some tips.
There were short-lived BattleTech and Heavy Gear cartoons in the 90s. BattleTech was cel animation that used occasional CG for the fight scenes, while Heavy Gear was all CG.
Please do a guide for your Smoke Jaguars scheme too!
I‘d have gone for a green or blue canopy, to add some interest and make the mini pop a bit more. Great execution, as always!
me too, probably green for me, but blue would be awesome as well
Great tutorial. Where did those transfers come from thought? Thanks.
Fighting Piranha Graphics do official decals for BattleTech.
ah the cult of the Agrax, may we long worship at is defining temples
More battletech!!!
Don't really like the look of most battletech mechs but you made it look great
Oh missed this one somehow on the website - need to catch up. Do you think we'll get a Krondys painting tutorial this month? :)
IDK why this is in the middle of Shadow Empire playlist, but good job on the paint job as well as on the tutorial. My one small complaint is the white dots on the windows.
Brilliant work Duncan! Now, we need a good guide for the Free Viking Republic (we only had a decade but it was hours, dammit!) 👍
I would love a WoB 52nd shadow Devision
More Battletech please
Hello Duncan, do you have any idea on how to do the stonehorn from the total war 3 trailer? :p