ARC-2K Archer - Repair and Replacement Station 241 circa 2931

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I always look to the original source material for inspiration, and after paining an Atlas in classic House Kurita colors I wanted to build a company of the same to round everything out.  Since I made a one off Atlas that means going into the Lore to find other one offs to make a lance.  As always I found great stuff in the original 3025 tech readout.  

In 2931 a lone House Kurita mechwarrior; no doubt piloting a hand me down family owned Archer; was posted to keep sentinel over Repair and Replacement Station 241. Suizo Ozawa patrolled his small patch on Chian keeping this lone repair station operating as it toiled to make good all the ravages of the succession wars.  In 2931 it was raided by the Bandit King Helmar Vasek, and after several hours of fighting the game was about up for Suizo.  Rather than surrender; run away from his duty he did what a good Samurai of the Dragon does, and he went down swinging - detonating his own 'Mechs fusion reactor to eliminate the last pirate battlemech.

For this project I kept the same paint and technique for the Atlas; simply contrast paints which work very well for this motif.  In addition I built Repair and Replacement Station 241 for a nice battlefield.  Cross Electric Designs hex Mech Repair Bay forms the core of the features, but I also incorporated some great small warehouses, ammo stores, and even a large administration or barracks building.  I decided to go back to my own experiences here for inspiration and choose a mottled white color for the buildings and a red brick hew for the roofs; very reminiscent of several Virginia Army National Guard posts and "old fort" section of Fort Bragg right off the flight line many years ago where I spent quite a few days and nights.  The dilapidated almost nice but not quite feel of the National Guard posts feels right for a succession wars era backwater resupply and repair depot.

I really enjoy these terrain projects, sometimes painting a larger piece which can be more forgiving is useful to reset your mental painting game.



















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