One of my favorite battlemechs has to be the Raven, based solely on its good looks. It's a light mech weighing in at 35 tons, but it has an important job - disruption of enemy communication and cohesion through electronic warfare, while simultaneously shielding friendly units from similar electronic attack. Its conventional weaponry consists of a SRM 6 battery (short range missiles), and 2 medium lasers.
This is the Mech Commander 2 version of the Raven, designed by vlmarshall, and is sized to 1/80 scale to match my other mechs. It's built "straight from the box" except for the SRM 6 which was not designed in for some reason. I used the triangular kit lasers, even though I'm really not crazy for their shape. I've built 7 of these MC2 mechs now, and I really enjoy them. The skins leave a bit to be desired, but they're authentic since they were taken directly from the computer game (now an antique in game years).
To add interest, I posed the Raven in mid stride. Ever watchful for enemy mechs, its head is turning to the right. The model was placed on a bookcase for the photography session, and the stark white wall behind it was pretty boring, so I Photoshopped in some color and clouds. The pics turned out better than usual.
This is the Mech Commander 2 version of the Raven, designed by vlmarshall, and is sized to 1/80 scale to match my other mechs. It's built "straight from the box" except for the SRM 6 which was not designed in for some reason. I used the triangular kit lasers, even though I'm really not crazy for their shape. I've built 7 of these MC2 mechs now, and I really enjoy them. The skins leave a bit to be desired, but they're authentic since they were taken directly from the computer game (now an antique in game years).
To add interest, I posed the Raven in mid stride. Ever watchful for enemy mechs, its head is turning to the right. The model was placed on a bookcase for the photography session, and the stark white wall behind it was pretty boring, so I Photoshopped in some color and clouds. The pics turned out better than usual.