The march of technology across BattleTech’s eras is relentless—but some BattleMech designs never die. Each installment of this PDF-only series not only includes a brand new BattleMech or OmniMech, but also details Classic ’Mech designs from both the Inner Sphere and the Clans, now fully rebuilt with Dark Age technology (3085 and beyond). Allowing beloved units redesigned for the BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter to be competitive on “modern” battlefields, this series also includes in-universe development notes, battle histories, notable pilots, and record sheets for each ‘Mech. Released as a series of 22 PDF-only documents through the end of 2020 and early 2021, many ’Mechs featured in this series will be collected as a single print volume upon its completion.
Matthew Cross is a 3D modeler for Ironwind Metals and an occasional contributor to Catalyst Game Labs products.
Overview Matthew Cross, commonly going by the handle "Stinger" online, began work on BattleTech related projects with the creation of a Vulture III and Thor II miniature for submission to Ironwind Metals. While the Vulture III was ultimately not used, the Thor II became his first produced miniature. From there, he went on to work with Ironwind on approximately 15-20 more models as of July 2019.
In that time, he also contributed to a number of BattleTech products including Technical Readout: 3150, Welcome to Nebula California, and the rulebook for BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat.
Matthew will be contributing to the new lance packs due in 2020