Culverin Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 to my knowledge, this was not released by Dark Horse... the problem is that those of us who play BattleTech have never seen it before. i would love to get my hands on one, but this is the first the entire community has seen it... maybe you guys know a little something about it? it's is very accurate and and the size of battletech miniatures (about the size of the Seika Sharpeners i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 WOW!!!!!! The Monster never was in Battletech. Is it possible someone made Macross RPG miniatures? Vostok 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull 0ne Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Yeah it's a battletech miniature Vostok 7 , I saw one go on ebay about 4 months ago mint in an old old Btech package. Plus I saw one on a website that some one had in there collection but that was a long time ago. O and Culverin that thing if I remimber right, it went for a insane amount for money. I would vacume seel that thing up and put it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culverin Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 actually... it was... kindof... you see, waaaay back when, battletech was called battledroids... the sculpts for them suck, but one of the holy grails for btech collectors is the battledroid behemoth, a heavily bastardized Monster... seen here as you can see, much of the aesthetics are still there, however, it was later changed to avoid lawsuits... so it ended up looking like thus some of use in the battletech community still favor the original version of the borrowed machines, (VF-1, Monster, Spartan, Phalanx) and the Crusher Joe Varients (blockhead, big foot etc) sooo... while some made it to battletech, some also changed a bit. however, as you can see, some are also dead ringers to their originals ok. skip the lecture does anybody else have a clue? (ps. dammit. Dark Horse also made some minis that are bigger than battletech for the Robotech RPG. I don't think it's from there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culverin Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 skull one, the bastard version's what went for uber-bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Yeah, I like the second Behemoth (aka Stone Rhino) but I don't think the REAL Monster was ever Officially in Battletech. Vostok 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull 0ne Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 yeah that what I probley saw thanks for the clear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 skull one, the bastard version's what went for uber-bucks. How much uber-bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culverin Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 i dunno, maybe about 300? there's a famous dead painter in the btech community... i think his went for 500+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 A little thing like that for $300-500+, wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I seriously doubt that piece was intedned to be used as a wargame miniature. The detail is far too fine and well defined (edges too crisp, etc.). I bet that's some sort of extremely-limited-release collectible pewter miniature from Japan. Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I seriously doubt that piece was intedned to be used as a wargame miniature. The detail is far too fine and well defined (edges too crisp, etc.). I bet that's some sort of extremely-limited-release collectible pewter miniature from Japan.Felix Naw, it looks like any other wargame miniature I've seen. In fact, I have some rereleased Ral Partha Battletech figures that have better details. Plus a limited pewter figure wouldn't be so small nor in pieces that are set out just like a regular wargame miniature. Vostok 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culverin Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 there are dumb gamers *cough 40K* who glue 2 halves together well then there are smart wargamers, who can put together 15+ pieces for a mini... guess what category btech players fall into... so that Monster isn't all that out of place... in fact, a little low detail for the newer standards... still, damn, it'd be awesome to be able to field that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 there are dumb gamers *cough 40K* who glue 2 halves togetherwell then there are smart wargamers, who can put together 15+ pieces for a mini... guess what category btech players fall into... so that Monster isn't all that out of place... in fact, a little low detail for the newer standards... still, damn, it'd be awesome to be able to field that Man, I could dream up the specs already. But for something like the Monster it'd have to push the 100ton maximum. Vostok 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starnite Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Not sure where that is from, but it is higher quality then most Btech minis, mainly from the detail of the hip joint. I don't recall any minis made for btech with the hip shaft that long, or the drilled upper legs. It also appears to be more accurate to the monster then the painted behemonth mini. I would love to find out more info on it, or for that matter, own one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Interesting... I've never seen that kit before... but the kit doesn't look like the same one that's in the finished pic. If nothing else, the position of the arms is different, and the legs are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerwalker Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 What is the size of that thing? Nice, but the Monster from the Macross pencil sharpeners looks much better...and can be recasted in metal too... maybe it is just a recast of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I seriously doubt that piece was intedned to be used as a wargame miniature. The detail is far too fine and well defined (edges too crisp, etc.). I bet that's some sort of extremely-limited-release collectible pewter miniature from Japan.Felix This is indeed the original Behemoth. Check out Brians cache to see all the miniatures that were in the original Battletech game. As you will see most, if not all, have been 'borrowed' from various different anime series. This eventually caused all of these miniatures to be discontinued and some of them to be re-released in resculpted versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishman Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Cluvern (I also am over on the Lords of the Battlefield Forum) There are two different figures here. The first figure, of which you show the parts kit. and then show the black model are by a guy named Inrepose. I believe he created his own custom sculpt of the Monster. This is NOT an official battletech miniature. The second, which has the huge blubous turret on top, IS the origonal Battletech/Battledroid Behemoth. They are two different Kits. It sounds like you and I are on the same quest here, to get a Battletech behemoth. Contact me via PM and we can chat a bit. Irishman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Cluvern(I also am over on the Lords of the Battlefield Forum) There are two different figures here. The first figure, of which you show the parts kit. and then show the black model are by a guy named Inrepose. I believe he created his own custom sculpt of the Monster. This is NOT an official battletech miniature. The second, which has the huge blubous turret on top, IS the origonal Battletech/Battledroid Behemoth. They are two different Kits. It sounds like you and I are on the same quest here, to get a Battletech behemoth. Contact me via PM and we can chat a bit. Irishman People can custom sculpt metal parts now? OMG....which hole did I crawl out from..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishman Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Actually its very common now. Mostly from the rise of Warhammer 40K, or Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the hobby teaches its practictioners to sculpt items out of "Green Stuff" a two part epoxy resin. This Green Stuff then hardens to nigh invunerability. (Look at Reaper Minis for their "greens" section as an example. Then you have to find someone to cast up your "Green". From what I understand, Metal casting is pretty rare, and pretty expensive, but there are some places who will do it for you if your willing to foot the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culverin Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 yep... us crazy modeler types aren't the only ones with access to "technology"... did you know that wargamers have discovered electricity so that can game it night? too bad they still haven't discovered the shower thought -------------------------------------------- anyways... the first set of pictures - all broken down is a miniatures sized recreation of the Macross Monster. the 2nd picture, painted. is a bastardized copy revamped for battletech. (BattleDroids Behemoth) the line drawing is a revamped-revamped version - now the clan Stone Rhino (aka Behemoth) none of us have seen the the first one (the duplicated monster) until an admin at another board said he snagged this off of ebay. i was hoping you guys might know what it is.... and where it's from and done by what company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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