MechForce United Kingdom
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MechForce United Kingdom (MFUK) was a British BattleTech fan organisation.
MechForce UK
After the launch of the MechForce concept through MechForce North America, FASA also granted a license to the British national fan organisation. This organisation for a while also covered Europe, before the founding of MechForce Germany in 1993.
Although small in number the MFUK was very active across the United Kingdom and Europe, organizing chapters and battles among its members, attending gaming conventions worldwide, and hosting smaller conventions themselves. Their Comnet magazine ran for 47 issues.
Bob Nicolls effective ran MFUK single handed, although other members did contribute. MFUK was in talks with Wizzkids when FASA closed to continue its licence. Unfortunately due to declining member numbers and Bob's deteriorating health MFUK folded in 2001.
Membership
An annual membership fee was charge, for which the member received: a membership pack including a membership card, certificate of enrolment into your chosen faction's military, tournament rules of engagement, Membership manual and a quarterly magazine Comnet. Yearly membership 'Mechs were also presented and sometimes other small items such as posters.
Each member was encouraged to fight matches against other members and submit a proforma record sheet of the battle to obtain a ranking within their chosen faction. Points were awarded for wins and opponents 'Mechs destroyed or disabled. The ranks were displayed in issues of Comnet.
Publications
Record Sheets
- MFUK Record Sheets One: Personalities 'Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Two: Light Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Three: Medium Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Four: Heavy Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Five: Assault Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Six: Vehicles [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Seven: 3055 Refits Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Eight: Members 'Mechs I [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Nine: Members 'Mechs II [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Ten: Wolf Dragoons Refits [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Eleven Kell Hounds and Gray Death Legion [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Twelve: UK & US Newsletter Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Thirteen: Onslaught [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Fourteen: Mechforce Germany Mechs [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Fifteen: 3025 Refits from Dilbert's Irregulars [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Sixteen: Strength of the Bear [1]
- MFUK Record Sheets Seventeen: Inner Sphere 3063 Field Upgrades [2]
MFUK 'Mechs
Ral Partha produced minitatures for a number of MFUK custom 'Mech designs:
- Tree Frog
- Wind Coyote
- Iron Bear
- Wotan
- Hades
- Hydra
- Warmmer
- Lykophos
- Falcon Eyrie
- JagerMech IIC
- Dreadnought
- Katyusha
- Command Timber Wolf
These miniatures were based around components from other canon 'Mechs, fitted together to produce new figures. For example the Iron Bear had a Koshi torso on top of MadCat legs, with MadCat missile pods and arms from an Uller.