#SLDF
In fairness, "stomp out the jags" is arguably a significantly nicer goal than the first or third SLDF had!
October 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
SLDF DAY!!
Chicago Division fighter painted up by my oldest, two pics of MOSSMAN!! (real ones rememeber! ;) haha
Mossman was part of an SLDF force I took took to SA4, which ALSO included a Kanga! I had a lot of fun with that one.
Player: what's that move?
Me: 16, 12 Jump
Them: ...wait, what? :) haha
October 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The SLDF has always been an ideal, something to strive for, but rarely meets expectations. It was the stick the Star League used to "include" anyone they wanted.
The 2nd Star League was just the boot to stomp out the Jags
#mechtober
#Battletech
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October 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#MechTober 4 - SLDF

I've enjoyed the recent fiction covering the third Star League: Trial of Birthright and The Long Road. The tension between ilKhan Alaric Ward's vision of a Clan society and the former Republic members trying to preserve their ideals in the new SLDF has been interesting.
October 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Oh so today is the SLDF for #mechtober huh? Well as periphery merc let me just say...

#battletech
Get Off My Lawn!
Alt: An old woman with a cigar in her mouth spraying someone off camera with a house saying "Get Off My Lawn!"
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October 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Day 4 of #Mechtober is SLDF. Here is a collection of Eridani Light Horse and SLDF mechs I've painted over the years. #Battletech #Miniaturepainting
October 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Having the SLDF expand beyond simply "the Star League had more money than sense" to justify the often bare bones descriptions provided on the original House books was pleasing to see, if even with the retroactive theft-I mean downgrading of Com Guard Second Army to a homage of SLDF Twelfth Army.
October 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Day Four of #mechtober #battletech and all eyes turn to the SLDF. I never quite connected with the RoTS so don't have interest yet with regards the NuSLDF so shall focus on the original bogey man of the setting. The three "Year of the Star League" books in 2012 greatly expanded the info on the SLDF.
October 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Mechtober 4: SLDF

one of the most famed and mythologized aspects of the Star LEague Defense Force, is their Gunslinger Program, raised in response to the poor success rate SLDF regulars were having against DCMS "Ronin", in the First Hidden War.

more 411 in the ALT

ko-fi.com/bishopsbeerf...
October 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
4th day of #mechtober Can't say too much about the SLDF as I've never spent too much time learning about them. That being said, Randall N. Bill's trilogy, 'Founding of the clans' helped a lot understanding the SLDF and General Kerensky, at least in their last moments in the IS. #battletech
October 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
#mechtober #battletech
10/4 - SLDF!
I'll use today to share a sleeper hit pack - while the 1st league forcepack I loved the instant I heard "Atlas II", the 3rd Battle Group I became enamored with the Excalibur and Malice as I painted them up and read about them, had to play with 'em immediately!
October 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
mechtober day 4
SLDF

not really into star league version. I'm more drawn to Ilclan ver. like the new characters. hopefully cgl makes Ilclan star league an official faction with MUL list. pic of my Ilclan sldf. also check out long road. great novel focusing on SLDF.
#Battletech
#Mechtober
October 4, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Are you ready to start week 2 of #MechTober!

This week is all about famous Commands in the history of #BattleTech! You'll find a bevvy to talk about this week, with five all-star mercenary organizations, the SLDF (in any of its forms), and your favorite House forces!

#mecha
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Are you ready to start week 2 of #MechTober!

This week is all about famous Commands in the history of #BattleTech! You'll find a bevvy to talk about this week, with five all-star mercenary organizations, the SLDF (in any of its forms), and your favorite House forces!

#mecha
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Lucky 13

Goliath Scorpion Seeker, driving an updated Highlander 732, which used to belong to an SLDF Gunslinger. Kept the paint pretty basic to just try to focus on the basics, drybrushing, edge highlighting, panel lining, etc.. am pretty happy with the canopy though.
October 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
SLDF green: wants to fuck in a crew compartment/has a combat vehicle
October 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
#mechtober coming up!

1-3: All of these!
4-10: SLDF (if it's original), Highlanders, House Commands, Light Horse
11-17: All of these!
18-24: All of these!
25-31: All of these except Alaric Ward and Devlin Stone... though maybe I'll learn something new about them!
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Celebrate your love of #BattleTech this October with #MechTober!

Each day will have a unique topic based on a weekly theme. We want to see how YOU interact with BattleTech! Screenshots, poems, miniatures, fan art, fan fiction, all of it!

#mecha #community #tabletop #wargame
September 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Good thing I was preparing a Third SLDF battle group, for #Battletech Tober!
September 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
3D printed Battletech merc lance of an urbanmech, SLDF Crab, Centurion, and Timberwolf/Mad Cat
September 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
September 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Been completely forgetting about this account ngl
To make up for it, here's a look at something that's in the pipeline and another thing that's just really cool
September 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Woe, Task Force Leonidas upon you
September 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
the sculpt does a good job as 'resembling something the Clans would come up with', which fits being an SLDF era 'lost' design.
September 4, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Fight me, watch this.

Mother Bear tells us the SLDF were playing with multidimensional travel, but didn't have it figured out. Combine finds the lab, gets it working under Tenno. Who wants to hide his new RC elemental project. But loses the both projects to the void.
September 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
howzabout Rhino Mechs courtesy of the Scorpion Empire?

Also now I wanna do a rhino battle armor.. though bipedal, not quad.. maybe a quad proto.....

I did do a rough of the SLDF Rhino update though.. I think it works...
August 31, 2026 at 1:55 AM