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BattleTech - Unit Storage System (All Files)

for BattleTech (1985)

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Plan Your Print

✓Needs about 968 g From the designer's print profile

✓Optional multicolor profile The designer also offers a multicolor way to print this (an MMU/AMS profile or per-color parts)

Print Profile (7)

Single Colour (No AMS) - 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

11 plates 17h 56m 275 g PLA

A1, X1 Carbon, H2C, H2D, P1P, P2S, P1S, X1, H2S, H2D Pro, X1E, X2D, A2L

Print profile that does not use an AMS. Single Colour. Added the XL Lance box & named the plates. Added the Catalyst Mech Grip to host standard CGL Hex bases in place.

Plate Details (11)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1 · BattleMech Lance - Box & Lid

2h 17m 35 g PLA · 35 g

Plate 2 · BattleMech Star - Box & Lid

2h 19m 36 g PLA · 36 g

Plate 3 · Combat Vehicle - Box & Lid

1h 46m 29 g PLA · 29 g

Plate 4 · Infantry Star - Box & Lid

1h 48m 30 g PLA · 30 g

Plate 5 · Infantry Platoon - Box & Lid

1h 46m 29 g PLA · 29 g

Plate 6 · ProtoMech - Box & Lid

1h 59m 32 g PLA · 32 g

Plate 7 · Aerospace Flight - Box & Lid

2h 13m 33 g PLA · 33 g

Plate 8 · BattleMech - Box & Lid

1h 17m 16 g PLA · 16 g

Plate 9 · XL Lance - Box (Taller)

1h 54m 26 g PLA · 26 g

Plate 10 · Hex Bases

27m 7 g PLA · 7 g

Plate 11 · Box Connector

11m 2 g PLA · 2 g

Just the XL Lance Box

1 plate 1h 57m 27 g PLA

A1, X1E, X1 Carbon, H2C, P1P, X1, P1S, A1 mini, H2S, P2S, H2D, H2D Pro, X2D, A2L

As requested by @Mohow and @Andar, here's the XL Lance Box. 70mm tall rather thank 62.5mm. All other dimensions are unchanged.

Plate Details (1)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1

1h 57m 27 g PLA · 27 g

Insert for standard Catalyst Labs Mechs

1 plate 12m 2 g PLA

A1, H2D Pro, P1S, X1E, P1P, P2S, H2S, X1 Carbon, A1 mini, X1, H2C, H2D, X2D, A2L

I've now got my Kickstarter mechs and have created an insert to lock them in place with the USS holders. Seems to work well with the Mechs I have.

Plate Details (1)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1 · Catalyst Grips

12m 2 g PLA · 2 g

A1 Mini - 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

9 plates 13h 28m 213 g PLA

A1 mini, H2D Pro, H2S, P2S, H2C, X2D, A2L

This print profile is designed for the A1 Mini. Enjoy.

Plate Details (9)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1 · Lance - Box & Lid

2h 12m 35 g PLA · 35 g

Plate 2 · Star - Box & Lid

2h 13m 36 g PLA · 36 g

Plate 3 · Combat Vehicle - Box & Lid

1h 43m 29 g PLA · 29 g

Plate 4 · Infantry Star - Box & Lid

1h 45m 30 g PLA · 30 g

Plate 5 · ProtoMech - Box & Lid

1h 55m 32 g PLA · 32 g

Plate 6 · BattleMech - Box & Lid

1h 14m 16 g PLA · 16 g

Plate 7 · Hex Bases

27m 7 g PLA · 7 g

Plate 8 · Box Connector

11m 2 g PLA · 2 g

Plate 9 · XL Lance - Box (Taller)

1h 48m 26 g PLA · 26 g

Two Colour Box & Lids (Required AMS)

9 plates 57h 15m 968 g PLA

A1, H2C, X1 Carbon, P1P, H2D Pro, P2S, X1E, X1, H2S, P1S, H2D, X2D, A2L

This prints in two colours with the USS logo and text in red and the rest in white. I have to be honest whilst the text on the boxes looks good in a different colour it uses a lot of wasted PLA. Added the XL Lance Box and Named the plates. Fixed a few colouring issues. Added the Catalyst Grips to fix standard CGL Mech Hex Bases.

Plate Details (9)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1 · Lance - Box & Lid

9h 23m 159 g PLA · 115 g PLA · 44 g

Plate 2 · Star - Box & Lid

9h 33m 162 g PLA · 117 g PLA · 45 g

Plate 3 · Combat Vehicle - Box & Lid

6h 23m 110 g PLA · 81 g PLA · 29 g

Plate 4 · Infanty Star - Box & Lid

6h 37m 114 g PLA · 84 g PLA · 30 g

Plate 5 · ProtoMech - Box & Lid

8h 30m 145 g PLA · 105 g PLA · 40 g

Plate 6 · BattleMech - Box & Lid

6h 32m 108 g PLA · 75 g PLA · 33 g

Plate 7 · Hex Bases

51m 14 g PLA · 11 g PLA · 3 g

Plate 8 · Connector

15m 3 g PLA · 2 g PLA · 1 g

Plate 9 · XL Lance - Box (Taller)

9h 10m 153 g PLA · 108 g PLA · 45 g

Two Colour Lids only (Requires AMS)

11 plates 18h 46m 305 g PLA

A1, X1, P1P, H2C, H2D Pro, X1 Carbon, P2S, H2S, H2D, X1E, P1S, X2D, A2L

This profile prints in the lids in two colours with the USS logo and text in red and the rest in white. Boxes are single colour. This reduces the print time and PLA used but does give the nice coloured effects where needed. Added the XL Lance Box and named the plates. Added the Catalyst Grip to hold GCL Mech Hex Bases in place.

Plate Details (11)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1 · BattleMech Lance & Star - Lid

1h 22m 27 g PLA · 24 g PLA · 3 g

Plate 2 · BattleMech Lance & Star - Box

3h 13m 49 g PLA · 49 g

Plate 3 · Combat Vehicle Lance & Infantry Star - Lid

1h 33m 30 g PLA · 26 g PLA · 4 g

Plate 4 · Combat Vehicle Lance & Infantry Star - Box

2h 17m 37 g PLA · 37 g

Plate 5 · ProtoMech Point & BattleMech - Lid

1h 3m 19 g PLA · 17 g PLA · 2 g

Plate 6 · ProtoMech Point & BattleMech - Box

2h 15m 33 g PLA · 33 g

Plate 7 · Hex Bases

51m 14 g PLA · 11 g PLA · 3 g

Plate 8 · Connector

15m 3 g PLA · 2 g PLA · 1 g

Plate 9 · Aerospace - Lid

1h 22m 27 g PLA · 24 g PLA · 3 g

Plate 10 · Infantry Platoon & Aerospace - Box

2h 41m 40 g PLA · 40 g

Plate 11 · XL Lance (Taller) - Box

1h 54m 26 g PLA · 26 g

Battletech - Unit Storage System - Aerospace Flight

1 plate 2h 11m 35 g PLA

A1, X1 Carbon, P1S, P1P, H2D Pro, H2D, H2C, X1, P2S, X1E, H2S, X2D, A2L

I've added a new box to support aerospace fighters with long wings. The box will hold two fighters, equivalent to an Inner sphere flight or a clan aerospace point. I had to reduce the width of the central spar but should still be strong enough.

Plate Details (1)

0.4 mm nozzle, all plates

Plate 1

2h 11m 35 g PLA · 35 g

As sliced by the designer. Your printer, filament, and settings may change these numbers.

Model Description

BattleTech Unit Storage System (USS)

I've been playing Battletech for too many years now and have built up a collection of Mechs. I wanted to create a way for storing them easily and that was compatible with my Bambu Lab 3D Printer. I've created a two colour version to take advantage of the AMS, with the USS logo and title coloured differently.

The system supports both Lance's, Star's, aerospace flights and individual mechs with a half height box for combat vehicles and a 2/3 size box for Protomechs. The boxes can be stacked on top to each other and have small studs to enable this, with a lid to cover an individual box or the top of a stack. As requested I've created an XL Lance Box that is 70mm vs 62.5mm, for use with very tall Mechs.

You can secure the mechs in place by either resting the mech in the hex holder, gluing in a Hex Insert (M5 / M6 or 3mm / 6mm magnets) to match your mech base or use the USS Catalyst Mechs Inset for official GCL mechs.

Current Files

BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Lance - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Star - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Combat Vehicle - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - BattleMech - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Infantry Star - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Protomech Point - Box & Lid
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Lance - Box XL
BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Aerospace Flight / Point - Box & Lid

Hex Inserts
These inserts push/glue into the Hex holders to enable connections to Magnetic Hex Bases and support different approaches.

USS Hex Add-ins Magnetic (3x1mm)
USS Hex Add-ins M5 10mm
USS Hex Add-ins M6 30mm Penny
USS Hex Add-ins 6x2mm Magnetic
USS Catalyst Mech Insert

The M6 30mm Penny big enough to support most magnetic bases, however I've designed the Magnetic and M5x10mm to support these specific bases Magnetic Battletech Hex Bases from MiniHulkMechs , thanks Steve.

The USS Catalyst Mech Insert will lock the standard Catalyst Games Lab hex base in place for storage.

Connector

I've added an additional file that contains a small connector you can use to link boxes horizontally to create a more secure set of longer term storage. Basically I nudged a box off my shelf and broke a Masakari in half…

BattleTech - Unit Storage System - Connector

Boost Me I've enjoyed BattleTech since University, however I can now afford real mechs and not paper cut outs. Hope these Boxes make storing yours safer & easier.

More BattleTech
Have a look at the additional BattleTech projects I've uploaded.

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