Hunchback

The Hunchback is related to the Clan Hunchback IIC mech. Released sculpts of the Hunchback:

• The original casting (late 1980s)
• Beginner Set 2 and 7 (2004) which features a pre-attached partial hexbase.
• Sword and Dragon Meckpack version (around 2006) with modified weapons
• XTRO version (around 2012) with RAC and running pose
• Alpha Strike (AS) plastic sculpt, base #12 from the Battletech Introductory Boxed Set (2013). This version is nearly identical to the Beginner Set sculpt but in plastic.
• "Classic" Kickstarter (KS) plastic sculpt, Inner Sphere Urban Lance (2021)

There has been a long-raging debate about the location of the cockpit in the original art; some say it's on the sides of the angled "head", and others say it's the slit in the middle of the chest; I generally paint it so either is believable. For the revised 2020 art, the cockpit is unambiguously in the head.

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KS sculpt This Hunchback is painted in a Ryuken Go scheme. STATUS: Completed 03/2022.

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AS sculpt This Hunchback is painted in a 9th Lyran Regulars scheme. It has been modified into a running pose. STATUS: Completed 06/2016.

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AS sculpt This Hunchback is painted in a 5th Sword of Light scheme. It is featured in painting tutorial I wrote for Combat Manual Kurita which starts on page 106. STATUS: Completed 06/2016.

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XTRO casting This Hunchback is in a Knights of the Inner Sphere scheme, and was featured in the CSO diorama at Gencon 2014. STATUS: Completed and sold 08/2014.

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Sword and Dragon casting This mini is in urban camo in the scheme for Longwood's Bluecoats. It features the Bluecoats' pikeman logo down the right torso. STATUS: Completed 7/2008.

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Beginner Set casting This Hunchback has been painted in a purple Marik scheme. It was part of a set including an Enforcer, Cicada, and Hermes II painted for Randall Bills to use as prizes for Gencon 2005. STATUS: Completed 7/2005 and delivered to GenCon.

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Beginner Set casting This mech is painted in the colors of the Gray Death Legion. This mini appears on the inner box of the Classic Battletech Introductory Box Set. This mini appears on page 16 of the Painting and Tactics Guide from the Classic Battletech Introductory Box Set. STATUS: Completed 1/2005. Sold, 5/2005.

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"Saschok" Original casting This mech has been painted in the colors of the 4th Donegal Guard. The text on the mini is in Cyrillic. STATUS: Part of Dave's collection, completed 6/2003.

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"Sword of Light" Original casting The Hunchback is one of the more popular mechs from 3025, being one of the best mechs from the time to carry the mighty AC-20. This mini is painted in the orange-red colors of house Kurita's Elite unit, the Sword of Light. The paint scheme was taken from the Regimental Camo Specs guide. STATUS: Sold, 11/1999.

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