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Kell Hounds - Battle of Luthien

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AI Colorized photo from the Luthien  Scenario pack. The Kell Hounds are a perennial favorite in the setting, always putting the Lyrans in a good light they are the poster boys for the 'good' mercs, same as the Wolf's Dragoons.  Its one of the reasons why I am not a huge fan of them - but they are iconic and they played a significant role in most of the late succession war and early clan invasion era so I felt compelled to complete this project.  This company, inspired mostly from the Luthien Scenario pack, is also my first foray in the clan invasion era.  This is consistent with that first generation of upgraded machines which attempted to match the clans in tech, and generally did not live up the hype - but still generally lived longer than there no-case carrying center torso loaded ammo death lockers of 3025 era.  It also completes the Kell Hound Battalion project, making a full battalion of late succession and early clan invasion mercs for scenario play....
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Lunar Base Terrain

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Not a specific unit or time period for this one, but rather another Terrain project... this one was a lengthy effort but I love the way it turned out.  This is a 3d printed building terrain for the CGL Lunar Base battle mat provided in part by the great skulpts of GHIBtech .  This vendor created some great domes which really do a fantastic job of translating the 2d images on the map.  I then had some hextech structures from other maps, mostly the FOB and Commo Center file sets; adapted to fit the make up of this base - which I think they do an admirable job of.  The glass in the domes are done with a speed paint - which took forever but translates well I think. GHITBtech now has another version which prints without the 'glass' part making it just lattice work open to see the inside, which I have seen others use some LED lights to give it a glow which looks really cool... but I had already bought these, and besides they are super sturdy as single units.  Now on t...
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Kurita Command Lance - 2nd Sword of Light; Circa 4th Succession War

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  This lance is taken directly from the 4th Succession War Atlas sourcebook.  In the listings there the 1st Battalions command lance is listed as "H4".  When we reference this in the atlas tables for the standard Kurita lance of this type we see it is made up of a Dragon, Warhammer, Rifleman and Grasshopper.  In true fashion then I have added this exact lance to my 2nd Sword of Light Battalion to maintain its lore compliance - and these are as always classic succession wars mechs with beautiful lines to paint... even if I do think the Grasshopper is a bit to common place in the DCMS for its 'rarity' it has in the lore.
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Yoshogi's Support Lance - 2nd Sword of Light; Chara III

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During the surprise - not surprise - attack against the Kell Hounds on Chara III the 2nd Sword of Light employed a force almost entirely composed of Panthers.  While they were prolific and produced in the Luthien Armor Works using a force composed entirely of light battlemechs - even one as awesome as a panther - is a dubious strategy.  They did have the for sight to include a small support force - specifically a mixed unit under Chu-i Akido Yoshogi which included 2 Kurita variant shadowhawks and 2 griffins.  In addition two additional machines - an Awesome and a Grand Dragon.   I took the liberty of completing the lance here with an OstSol and a Dragon pulled from the original 3025 lore.  The Dragon mentioned is in the 2nd Sword of Light and piloted by Leon Gambetta, an aged warrior in 3025 known for his city fighting.  The OstSol is seen in the 7th Sword of Light piloted by Lynn Woo - a renowned marksman.  Curiously both descriptions tell us tha...
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Kell Hounds - Chara III ca 3027

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  In March of 3027 the Draconis Combine committed a full battalion of the 2nd Sword of Light to an (poorly conceived) ploy to attack the Kell Hounds on Chara III for little more than a vendetta.  While the Kell Hounds were planning a VIP visit the 2nd Sword was supposed to stage an attack on the delegation.  The majority of the attacking force were newly produced Panthers, a formidable light mech - but still a light mech.  They were supported by several heavier lances.   In the end the Sworders got decimated - one company torn up by mechs, another by aerospace fighters.  This is the complimentary unit which fought Torinaga's Company of Panthers I did a little while ago.  I am still not a fan of the Kell Hounds as a stand alone faction - not enough cold blooded merc for my taste - they do have a good paint scheme and are a great foil in the Lore for the combine.  And they play a part in the defense of Luthien eventually so I had to do them. Th...
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