IAN, known to friends and Taff as Piggy recently told the gang that he had been working on a Battletech project. I asked for an update and he sent this over.
So over 2020 a lot of people have said to me when I have been out walking my dogs, It is so boring with nothing to do, not me.
I have been 3d printing for what seems like forever, yes it is a labour of love for me
But I am slowly getting there
What I am trying to achieve is a 8×4 ft board for BattleTech . Having played on just paper hex maps,while this is fine, I want something better and spotted this….
On Kickstarter and got it. The hexes are too big so I have scaled them down to 70% giving me around 60mm across, why this size, well a test print with the hills looked about right with the mech and I could fit 2 mechs on a hex which looks better with CQB action
I did work out that an 8×4 board would take 800 hexes give or take and around 54 days of printing. I do have a few printers all going at the same time.
So at the moment I am still printing hills etc
But nothing painted as yet
There is a small bit of filling to do, but that is what audible books are for.
Any way I will keep you up dated once I have some paint on them etc
Thank you Piggy. Yes, it does seem a true labour of love. Looking forward to our first game of Battletech, which will be……………………some time in the future in a galaxy far far away or once lockdown is lifted anyway which ever comes sooner.