Creative juggernauts collide in this roundtable discussion of all things BattleTech. Tex, Michael Stackpole, and Blaine Lee Pardoe muse on everything from how neurohelmets work to what our 'Mech's paint job would be if we were a Solaris gladiator!

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Joel Biske worked with the FASA Corporation from 1989 through 1998, first as a staff artist and eventually as Art Director. In this conversation we explore Joel's contribution to the visuals of the early BattleTech universe.

Eldon Cowgur is a comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer that has produced illustrations for Tex Talks BattleTech and Catalyst Game Labs. In this conversation we explore Eldon's history with the genre, personal style, and recent contributions to the portfolio of modern BattleTech art.

Christopher Ings created Clan Fox in 1996 after seeing a passing mention of it in official FASA product. That moniker was later abandoned by FASA for what would eventually become the named home world clans, but Chris' own version of that Clan continues to live on in his play group to this day.

Marco Mazzoni is the Senior Concept Artist at Harebrained Schemes and is frequently recruited by Catalyst Game Labs to create illustrations for their BattleTech products.

Kevin Hansen @hansen_bricks and Yuval Kordov @gothbricks2000 create fantastic custom LEGO builds that are from or inspired by 'Mechs in the BattleTech universe. In this episode Kevin and Yuval join me to talk about those creations, their build process, inspirations, and tips for new builders looking to pick up the hobby.

Travis from Renegade HPG brings Alex Iglesias, Brent Stewart, and Bishop Steiner together for a deep dive into the finer details of BattleMechs. Rule of cool and hand waving be damned, we overthink the hell out of our favorite make believe war machines in this episode!

Travis from Renegade HPG invites Tex of the Black Pants Legion, D.C. Bruins (aka sirdubdub) and Bishop Steiner to hang out on Zoom and talk BattleTech for a couple hours. Mayhem and hilarity ensue.

Florian Mellies is a 2D and 3D artist in the BattleTech community whose unofficial and official work can be found on both DeviantArt and Patreon under the tag, SpOoKy777.

Anthony Scroggins is the Art Director for Catalyst Game Labs. Under the tag Shimmering Sword, Anthony has produced an expansive library of both official and unofficial artwork for the BattleTech IP. Most recently, Anthony and his team have been responsible for the design all of the new miniature sculpts for the massively successful Clan Invasion Kickstarter.