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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For all the problems I may have with Scott Moe, I think its important to recognize someone in these moments who makes the right plays. Good on him. At this point, conservative, liberal, democractic socialist, ect, are labels that do matter, but they don't matter as much as Canadian. Fuck Elon.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another one worth looking at, I almost forgot, is the new N20C Grand Titan. I helped design it. It's a beast. Nothing funnier than a 100-ton assaultmech bursting forward at 86 kph to land twin capacitor enhanced Snubnose PPC rounds on target, and a dozen streak SRM's to back those up.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Eris. Not even kidding. It's an AMAZING Mech.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's taken way too long, but the #Wraith script is finally done. So recording on this will start tonight / tomorrow depending on how the rest of the day breaks down. #battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tens of thousands of incidents. No, AI is no conscious, but yes, AI is a genuine threat to the internet at this stage. It is ruining the public internet and the utilities it depends on, leaving damage that will take billions to fix. This technology should be shut down.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A huge thank you to @spectralidax.bsky.social for doing a new logo for in-video usage. :) For things that aren't immediately Battletech related in video, you can start to expect to see this Roc Hexigon, or a Roc torso with weaponry. It looks great, I'm really happy how it turned out. #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just in case anyone was wondering why I say it's heading towards disaster. The opposition party poised to take power, 3 weeks ago, literally said the purpose of being in government is to STEAL. 😫

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Japanese Battletech's Shadowhawk is criminally good lookg. Why? Because the SHD series if mega-mediocre, with some of its later models even not being good. But I'd be LYING to you if I didn't say that its art isn't some of the best out there from this iteration of #Battletech.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The only other thing I lament is neither having the money nor space for one of these. Fuck that's awesome. #Dinosaurs. lol

A Titanosaur model at 1/30th scale. It's huge.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's been so very, very long since I made anything for my own ideas, even if its not something I could reasonably release. But man. What a fun time off it was putting together maps and names for an old fantasy world I made 6ish years ago. The only thing I lament is my complete lack of budget. lol

An ancient Greek piece of artwork, from their classicaly pottery. I used this as a stand-in.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just want to stress. This is beyond negligence. This is the abandonment of responsibility and duty on a scale that I could have never imagined. This looks worse than the late USSR before their nuclear meltdown. Insane takes from across the party, administration and its allies. Insane AND stupid.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Who's the most chaotic choice to give the One Ring to?

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Comparing the #Diablo V Trailer, to the #Starcraft Trailer announcements. Devastating. Starcraft has x2 as many views (1.2 million), and X5 times as many likes. And the like to dislike ratio? Good god. 53k Likes and 2.5k dislikes for Starcraft. 12k likes and 3.6k dislikes for Diablo. Fatality.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Also, massive thank you to @eldoniousrex.bsky.social for designing the unit logo for the Rhino Corp as well. :)

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Latest artwork for the channel, done by the amazing "Flying Debris", the man behind almost all of the #Mechwarrior5 and #MechwarriorOnline designs. I love the #StoneRhino and appreciate it. Depicts my own custom unit, the Rhino Corp, which I've had fun making a backstory for. #Battletech

It was done by the amazing Flying Debris, and depicts a Rhino Corp Stone Rhino, standing atop a broken and battered Star League compliant Smoke Jaguar Iron Cheetah. The sun is setting in the distance, and the 2 machines have recently fought a battle atop a bridge spanning a major body of water. Smoke billows from the downed and destroyed battlemech that lost its duel with the victory.

The Rhino Corp are my own mercenary unit, so they aren't canon, but I've had fun coming up with their backstory over the last year or so.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Cullen is always going to be remembered for his role as Optimus Prime more than any others. But one thing he brought to life, through empathy and understanding, and through his brother's advise, was an understanding that leadership, real leadership, real strength, requires gentleness.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

First draft of the script is done. In some ways a continuation of my #Hinterlands video from a little while ago, I'm doing a video on the Rasalhague Dominion Civil War. #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A beautiful cover by Tan Ho Sim for Dominions Divided. I'm currently rereading the Ghost Bear portion of this for a video I'm working on, where I also want to discuss Bryan Young's new novellas. And I have to say- Dominions Divided itself still sucks poop. What an absolute slog to get through.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are *ONE HOUR* away from the launch of the #MadCatII video. Video link here: youtu.be/JfJN6bdARvk To celebrate. Here is the last major piece of original artwork put together for the video. This is a #HellsHorses Fire Galaxy pair of Mad Cats by the incredible @mmazzoni.bsky.social #Battletech

-A beautiful image of the Clan Hell's Horses Fire Touman in the midst of a raid against the Lyran Commonwealth
-Elementals are gathering supplies near the bottom of the piece.
-Two towering Mad Cat Mk II's are engaging enemies off-panel with HAG and missile fire while the elementals are securing the area below.
-Artwork done by Marco Mazzoni.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Drop your four favourite sci-fi characters. (it was insanely hard to pick between Sisko and Picard lol)

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

@koalalaurelin.bsky.social always does an amazing job witht he character ideas I send over to her. This one is just wildly cool. A #ClanWolf officer for something I'm working on. Just looks amazing. #Battletech

-A Clan Wolf Star Colonel
-She's been drawn and coloured in a way to appear older for a Clan Warrior. It's intended to depict she's approaching her late 40's or early 50's.
-She has brown eyes, as well as a scar on her chin and lip. Around her eyes there is the signs of ware and stress.
-She has short to medium length hair, and it has started to gray along the sides of her head, reflecting her age.
-Her uniform shows her rank on the collar.
-The uniform itself is coded for urban-combat.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

All of it. I've played it basically my whole life. I love the crunch on the tabletop. But the world is what keeps me in. I'm just enthralled by the neo-feudal empires and people riding into battle atop their nuclear powered steeds to do battle. Obligatory "Glory to Marik" here at the end.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In around 26-hours, the new #MadCatII video will be live on my channel. It's all set and ready to go. But before it drops, I wanted to show off an amazing piece by @alblackwell.bsky.social that's in the video, and is the opening shot even. Video link here: youtu.be/JfJN6bdARvk #Battletech

-The picture demonstrates a Mad Cat Mk II, adorned in a custom Clan Sea Fox colour scheme. It shows the mech storming a facility on the beach, which appears to be a freight-centre.

-There is a downed defender's mech as well, which has clearly been torn apart and is burning after being struck by enemy fire.

-To the bottom left of the image is a Warhammer IIC and Hammerhead, which were presented in an art-piece before.

-Lighting streaks across the sky.

-A Hurricane rolls through the area, drenching the area in wind and rain.

-The Mad Cat Mk II itself is also in the process of firing its LRM's.

-Overall, the idea came together when me and Alan talked about this being a follow-up to an art piece he'd done for me before. I think it's pretty cool.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy (Oh no. I'm in a lot of trouble here. lol)

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This Sunday, I've got a special guest. No, not Ray Arrastia, not this week anyway. Instead, we're going to have @swankmotron.com onboard! And we're going to be talking about his latest #Battletech novel, coming out in only 2 days. I look forward to seeing you all there. :)

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

With the #MadCatII video out of the way, at least in terms of production, work now begins on the #Wraith video. A video that really has its origins in #Comstar- even though this mech wasn't built by them directly. Why? Because its Purple Bird time! XD #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just dealing with Youtube Copyright trolls claiming music they don't own. But the #MadCatII video has been uploaded. It's description is written. It's ready to go for this coming Friday / Saturday. I'll update everyone with a link to it, once I'm able to do so. #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Literally putting the finishing touches on the Mad Cat Mk II tonight. Which means that the #BATTLETECH Core Box I received from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social has to be paid for. As you all know, if I receive a product for review, it means that I donate its appxorimate value to charity, big or small.

It's an image of animals that have been helped by the BCSPCA, and goes over the story of an elderly dog that was found and rehabilitated by them. It also has the donation I gave them listed, though not my personal details.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The final piece of the puzzel is here. The work can continue. Not going to be in the can for this Friday, so this will finally drop next Friday. I apologize to everyone for the delays. This video is going to be special. You'll want to watch it until the end. Thank you. #Battletech #MadCatII

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

He's not just not a hater. He was actively spreading AI hallucinations on his pod-casts. It was a big scandal that's spread over the last few days. AI shapes your thought processes the more you use it too. He used it so extensively his family basically did an intervention with him.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It's happening on Youtube right now. It's going to happen everywhere. What's worse, is I can see and heard the cadience of Youtubers who use the slop machine for their scripts. Hank Green just got busted. So I see it in the world which I work in. It's just... garbage. I feel bad for the young.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

For those of you who don't know, @eldoniousrex.bsky.social is selling prints down at #Gencon today, and will still be there tomorrow too. He's also got a print for sale that's not been released yet. A crazy piece he did for me for the #MadCatII. If you're there, check it out. #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Someone posted this on my discord earlier today. That's fantastic. 😆 #Battletech #WordofBlake

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Man. I've been rereading some Dark Age books for a project I'm working on, and I will say the constant tonal changes and just wild character jumps are always jarring. I like a lot of elements of the Dark Age, but it's definitely got its warts. #battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

We're one setp closer to the #MadCatII video, with the audio being DONE. I just have to put together the on-screen assets for the video, and then the edits can start being put in to assemble the video proper. #Battletech Small sliver of the artwork from @mmazzoni.bsky.social seen attached.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Halfway done the #MadCatII audio in terms of the edit. Super wish I'd not gotten sick before all this, but oh well. Super wish I wasn't doing the audio on catch-up during a heat-wave. This year's been so cursed for productions. lol #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just wanna say, David Eby has surprised me, shocked me even, as a leader. I wrote him off when he replaced John Horrigan as a placeholder and someone without the grit to be a leader. I was wrong. - (continued)

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The problem with Avowed isn't even if its a good or bad game. I'd lean towards it being mid. The real problem is the game never found an audience. Lots of people played it on Gamepass too. Obsidian in general's not been performing great compared to their budgets for a while.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is a net good thing from Xbox. Obsidian's generally done a better job with Fallout than Bethesda proper. So I am curious how this is going to look when it's done.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An older video. I'd love to revisit the #BloodAsp at some point. The Great Alan Blackwell even did some incredible artwork for me of such a #Battlemech in the colours of the Magistracy of Canopus. Hopefully I'll get to actually use this some day. lol #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

First recording since I'd gotten sick. Because my day's filled with a lot of ups and downs, I probably can't start recording until this afternoon, and likely post-stream. Schedule's all over the place!... But I did get the last of the script done for the #MadCatII last night. #Battletech

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you love #StarWars, I ask you to cover your eyes for a moment. I do not have a connection to the works of this man to overlook his bullshit. George Lucas is an overrated, money-loving scrotum of a man, who is showing people who he really is. Jokes at least have the decency to be funny.

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just hammering out the last chapter for the #MadCatII video's script. I worked on other things while I was ill as I wanted my full, real attention on this. Not as important in lower-stages of other projects. And I have been reminded *so* much why I avoid Clan Slop Fox. :\

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BIG_RED_40TECH @bigred40tech.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A very small slice of the incredible #MadCatII piece that @eldoniousrex.bsky.social put together for me for the upcoming project. I'll hopefully FINALLY be able to start recording this week. My voice is almost back to normal. #Battletech

A downed Rime Otter, a Ghost Bear Battlemech from the #Ilclan era of #Battletech.

While you can't see it yet, this has a very unique battlespace for all the mechs to be in, and that was extremely important to me when I talked to Eldon about the project. It's quite unique so I hope everyone enjoys it later.

It was also important to me that there be casualties in the piece, and that the environment suffered from the battle. The Otter ended up being the mech we decided on as one of the destroyed Ghost Bear / Rasalhague machines.

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