Rhonda Snord's Irregulars, 3037 Retrofit
This Rhonda Snord's Irregulars unit was painted in June 2018. I used Rhonda's Irregulars and Cranston Snord's Irregulars sourcebooks to come up with the theme for this unit.
Although Snord's Irregulars does not have an official paint scheme, I wanted to give the unit a uniform look. Cranston Snord was part of Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment, which paints their 'Mechs solid tan. This is why I decided to paint them like this.
Aside from this, I dug into the sourcebooks to try to capture the personality of each character. This was my thought process:
- Colonel Rhonda Snord: I based her Highlander on the cover of Cranston Snord's Irregulars, where I got the rising sun bandana and the "Elvis is King" on the chest. Additionally, the Highlander's head is pink with six speakers as a nod to the BattleTech Trading Card Game. Lastly, the Gauss rifle has "heavy metal" written under it.
- Dennis Maltesta: I made a red diamond on the chest of his Excalibur.
- David Rowsch: "RIP Janos" on the Guillotine, and a Free Worlds League logo crossed out.
- Sharonous Wayne: "Atomic Doll" painted over the Spartan's cockpit.
- Lieutenant Marcos Shake: His Bombardier has an ode to his memory loss and to his old 'Mech, "The Question Mark."
- Tempest Storm: Her Spartan has the "True Grit" logo on a shoulder, as I assumed she would have grown up watching John Wayne movies with her father, Solomon Storm. The Spartan also features bloody hands and feet to represent her aggressiveness.
- Anthony Pryor: His Lancelot torso is painted in the colors of the Star League Defense Force to show his passion for the Star League. It also features the words "Iron Coffin," which I took from Rhonda Snord's Shadow Hawk because I did not want such a cool name to not be present.
- Charlotte Deblois: Her Thug features surface damage to make her enemies think she is vulnerable.
- Lieutenant Cyndos Thomlinson: Her Mercury has a Jack of Spades logo to represent her graduation from the Blackjack School of Conflict.
- Adrian MacLeod: Her Hussar features a MacLeod tartan pattern and a Northwind Highlanders tartan pattern.
- Walker Roche: His Champion is pristine.
- Arnold Ling: His Kintaro features a railroad symbol. I did not dare try to paint the front of a 19th-century locomotive on the torso.
- Captain Samuel "Shorty" Sneede: I made his Crockett scuffed up, an ode to his old FrankenMech. It features the names of some of the cool operations like "Junk Yard Dog." I picture Mr. Sneede as someone who would spend his days in junkyards and pull 'n pays fixing up cars (or BattleMechs, as is the case).
- Daniel Trump: I did not find much information on him, so his Champion is bland.
- Marleen Danules: I also did not find much information on her, so her Crab does not feature anything.
- Carter Malvinson: I am unsure if he was related to John Malvinson, who was a huge sports fan. In the event that he was, I added a logo of the Baltimore Colts to the Black Knight's leg. Or should it be the Indianapolis Colts? Battletech started in 1984, and by that time the Colts were in Indiana...
- Captain Deb H'Chu: I placed "On the Hunt" on her Exterminator's arm, as she is always hunting for Battlemaster BattleMechs.
- Lieutenant Terry Malvinson: He used to have a Phoenix Hawk decorated with sports memorabilia. In this case, I chose to make his Lancelot have a logo of the Cincinnati Reds.
- Victoria Rose: There is not much information about her or her Excalibur.
- Richard "Rickbo" Burkeman: There is not much information about him or his Champion.
- Lieutenant Bright Thomlinson: He is obsessed with old art. As such, I made his Crockett as a nod to his old Rifleman known as the Picasso.
- Solomon Storm: Obsessed with old movies and with John Wayne, "The Duke," his Sentinel features an attempt to replicate the logo of the movie "Stagecoach."
- Dalid "Darkside" Burns: Not much is said of Dalid nor his Enforcer.
- Linda Thomlinson: There is not a lot of information about her or her Flashman, but I adorned it with a couple of C-Bills on the leg.
- Blade Windall: His Highlander features the arm of a Free Worlds League Militia Centurion, which he uses to batter his opponents.
Status of this unit: As of 2023, this unit was sold to a close friend in the Indianapolis area. He uses it from time to time.
Rhonda's Irregulars 3037 - table of organization and equipment | ||||
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First (Command) Company, Rhonda Snord's Irregulars. | ||||
Command Lance | Rhonda Snord, Highlander | Dennis Maltesta, Excalibur | David Rowsch, Guillotine | Sharonous Wayne, Spartan |
Attack Lance | Marcos Shake, Bombardier | Tempest Storm, Spartan | Anthony Pryor, Lancelot | Charlotte Deblois, Thug |
Recon Lance | Cyndos Thomlinson, Mercury | Adrian MacLeod, Hussar | Walker Roche, Champion | Arnold Ling, Kintaro |
Second Company, Shorty's Scavengers. | ||||
Command Lance | Samuel "Shorty" Sneede, Crockett | Daniel Trump, Champion | Marleen Danules, Crab | Carter Malvinson, Black Knight |
Third Company. | ||||
Command Lance | Deb H'Chu, Exterminator | Terry Malvinson, Lancelot | Victoria Rose, Excalibur | Richard "Rickbo" Burkeman, Champion |
Fire Lance | Bright Thomlinson, Crockett | Solomon Storm, Sentinel / Dalid "Darkside" Burns, Enforcer | Linda Thomlinson, Flashman | Blade Windall, Highlander |
First (Command) Company, Rhonda Snord's Irregulars.
Command Lance. Dennis Maltesta, Excalibur. Rhonda Snord, Highlander. Sharonous Wayne, Spartan. David Rowsch, Guillotine.
Attack Lance. Marcos Shake, Bombardier. Tempest Storm, Spartan. Anthony Pryor, Lancelot. Charlotte Deblois, Thug.
Recon Lance. Walker Roche, Champion. Cyndos Thomlinson, Mercury. Adrian MacLeod, Hussar. Arnold Ling, Kintaro.
Second Company, Shorty's Scavengers, and Third Company.
Command Lance. Samuel "Shorty" Sneede, Crockett. Daniel Trump, Champion. Marleen Danules, Crab. Carter Malvinson, Black Knight.
Command Lance. Deb H'Chu, Exterminator. Terry Malvinson, Lancelot. Victoria Rose, Excalibur. Richard "Rickbo" Burkeman, Champion.
Fire Lance. Bright Thomlinson, Crockett. Linda Thomlinson, Flashman. Solomon Storm, Sentinel. Blade Windall, Highlander. Dalid "Darkside" Burns, Enforcer.
Solomon Storm and Shorty Sneede.