Suit Up In Mighty Terra Promessa Mechs From Warhansa
September 23, 2016 by brennon
Since big battling mechs seem to be a big hit here on Beasts Of War you might want to check out Warhansa's Terra Promessa collection and some of their new additions just waiting for a new pilot.
Sledge is leading the way into battle with his big arm cannons ready to blast you apart. Add to that you have the missile launcher on his shoulder too and you should be reducing Mechs to scrap in no time. I really like the feet on this mech too - don't ask me why!
All of the models you'll see here are for 1/285 scale gaming and stand at between five and seven centimetres tall. So, perfect for use in the likes of BattleTech! Next, we have Beast Master.
You can imagine why he earned the name Beast Master with a chunky frame like that. The miniatures are all very nicely detailed and I think they'd paint up nicely with just simple base colours and washes to bring out the armour panels/plating.
Last but not least we have Shrimp.
I know a lot of people love this bird-like design of walker, and it's probably very effective on the battlefield, but I've never been a fan. I prefer the hulking walking fortress look of the Mechs above like Beast Master.
Still, if you're into your more lithe Mechs this might suit your playstyle.
Upcoming Mechs
Warhansa weren't content with their admittedly already large collection of Mechs and they have more in the pipeline. I'm (semi)reliably informed that we have a Cougar for you here...
...followed by Super Nova too.
If you're a massive Mech fan and you really do want to get stuck into BattleTech and, of course, Gruntz, this might be an avenue to look at for your squad of walkers.
What do you think?
"I think they'd paint up nicely with just simple base colours and washes to bring out the armour panels/plating..."
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I placed an order with them last week for some of their mechs. I can’t wait for them to arrive 😀
They’ve got some gorgeous looking mechs that’s for sure!
What are they made of..resin?
Yep, resin.
They’ve been a bit optimistic with what they can do with the resin, some of the really fine and thin details can be miscast or super fragile.
Still love them, though!
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:Cougar-XR.jpg
Those mechs look good. But they need to try harder on that Cougar for it looks a LOT like the Battletech XR Cougar.
I’ve bought a few and they’re amazing. I’ve wanted to get hold of mech miniatures from the MWO designs for a while, these did not disappoint in the slightest. Unfortunately, due to the wonderful world of Battletech legal issues, no one has got the license to make these so I’m increasingly worried that someone’s about to drop a big fat legal hammer on them and the world will be a sadder place. They might get a bit of safety because they’re in Russia, but given the way things tend to go with Battletech mech designs, I’m a little nervous. Sod… Read more »
they look good its nice that they can be added to army’s people already have from other company’s?
@chillreaper Well I have it on good authority that Catalyst Games Labs have been informed about this company on their forums. They locked then removed the thread talking about this company. A bit weird if you ask me. So if anyone wants to get their knock offs, then buy soon before Legal bombardment begins.
Funny that as Catalyst Games don’t own the IP to any of Warhansa’s mechs. The mech designs are mostly taken from the computer game & the IP is owned by Microsoft. I’ve been buying the mechs for a nearly a year now & own 80 of them….yeah I love them! They had a name change about 6 months ago probably due to MS but I can’t see them disappearing anytime soon, just go on the BT forums on facebook & 3d printing of MS designs is blatant everywhere. Catalyst need to start making some decent models or do a deal… Read more »
I agree that they should get IWM to step up or get out of making BT minis. But that does not mean people should condone braking the law. BT IP holder mess is something that just will not be cleared up any time soon. And should not excuse people just to make money off of other peoples work. And that includes dealing with Legal to get the rights for things.
Catalyst owns the BT IP so can’t do anything now Warhansa have altered the range & mech names. Maybe MS would take legal action if it could do but as they aren’t interested in minis anyway I doubt they would. I don’t think Warhansa minis are 100% direct copies of MS digital files either so they’ll carry on producing them over in Russia & I’ll keep buying them until someone makes something better.
I realize this may be a complicated legal issue here between who owns rights to make these minis, but come on. These are CLEARLY BattleTech mechs. There is no question. “Mutiliator” = Awesome. “Frankenstein Gun” = Hunchback. “Tunda” = Mad Cat / Timberwolf. And I’m sorry, “Titanus” isn’t supposed to be an Atlas? 😀 😀 😀 Come on, really? http://warhansa.com/index.php/katalog/titanus.html So . . . do Catalyst Games own the original BattleTech NAMES while Microsoft retains the rights to these DESIGNS (from Mechwarrior video games . . . as opposed to the BattleTech board and wargames, yes, I understand the IP… Read more »
Hi
For Britannicus:
They are resin ? The quality is low/med/high? The legs , wepons , arms tend to broke?
saluti
@darthvisari234
I’d say the quality on the models I’ve received so far has been fairly high & the resin has been easy to work with. One of the smaller mechs being the crab / prawn I had issues with but only with it’s really thin pincers, the majority that I’ve purchased have been A1!
Hi
Thanks for the quick answer.
The shipping cost is high or affordable?
saluti
I thought that the shipping to the UK was reasonable.
I’ve seen far, far worse, but I’d probably want to order 5 or 6 at a time for me to be happy with it.
Well I wish Warhansa could afford the rights to have the IP because these are superb.