That pun was brought to you by your friends at Technicorp, the fine (and original) manufacturers of the Manticore heavy tank.
Three of a kind?
As you can see, I finished a trio of Manticores this week and as is so often the case, they are all painted for different units. Thus, they are more likely to be shooting at one another in the future, than be fighting side-by-side.
This one will join my Turtles mercenary lance. Weighing in at 60 tons and moving along at a blinding 4/6 movement, this tank will serve as their recon element...or at least it will until I flesh out the rest of its lance with something smaller and faster. Yes, they are of Lyran heritage. Stop asking!
This Manticore puts my generic clan conventional star firmly in the clan Burrock camp. Among the Clans, they alone seemed to field (at least according to the MUL) both the Manticore as well as the Manticore EC (Early Clan) which is a halfway point between SLDF & Clan weapons technology. That said, none of the Burrock Galaxies use this color scheme, so perhaps this is used instead by their Dark Caste 'friends'.
Lastly, this Manticore will go to the Desert Horde. Designated number XIX, this one got its decal at the same time as the two J-27s from my last post. The Desert Horde is a generic force spanning all factions and eras. With this tank now completed, the rightly named Horde clocks in at 39 models and counting. I'll have to do a group photo at some point.
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