With thousands of Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Sets sold, Catalyst Game Labs has been made aware of some sets with the occasional missing or broken miniature.

Although Catalyst Game Labs strive to produce high-quality, error-free products, you may on occasion purchase a Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set containing broken or missing miniatures. Note that broken miniatures can easily be glued back together using a small amount of any miniatures glue.

If, however, you’ve receive a miniature that has parts missing, or you are simply missing a miniature outright, you can fill out the Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set Miniatures Replacement Form to receive a replacement.

The folks over at the Fear the Boot podcast reviewed the Classic BattleTech Introductory Boxed Set in their recent Episode 74, along with some discussion about roleplaying in Classic BattleTech and how Starterbook: Sword and Dragon helped introduce some elements to help out with that. The review starts at about the 6 minute mark.

“I have to say that the production value of the boxed set — the books, the maps, the ‘mechs — is higher than I’ve ever seen before.” — Tex, Fear the Boot.

At Gen Con Indy, Randall Bills sat down with the guys at Sons of Kryos for an interview about Classic BattleTech [direct MP3 link]. Randall’s interview starts at about the 11 minute mark.

And if you haven’t checked them out yet, there’s also Randall’s interview with Tabletop Gaming News and Adam and David’s appearance in an Origin’s episode of 2D6 Feet in a Random Direction.

As Catalyst Game Labs first Classic BattleTech and Shadowrun products street around the world, Catalyst is more committed than ever to providing additional support to retailers and distributors. The following two items are useful tools any retailer or distributor can use to better sell Catalyst products.

• The CGL Stock Numbers Lists provide a comprehensive and uniform list of exactly how Catalyst assigns its stock numbers across all its game line. This allows retailers and distributors (as well as players), at a glance, to know exactly what a product is and how it supports the line. For ease of reference, both the Classic BattleTech and Shadowrun Stock Numbers List PDFs are ready for download.
• The large, in-universe timeline covered by the Classic BattleTech rulebooks and sourcebooks can be confusing. Catalyst is instituting a new “Classic BattleTech Eras” branding, which will enable retailers and distributors (as well as players) to understand where a product falls within the on-going storyline. An easy-to-use explanation PDF of the Classic BattleTech Eras is ready for download, including easily recognizable logos that will make such identifications simple. The era logos will also appear on sell sheets and on-line product pages, as well as the back of each future sourcebook.

“Catalyst is pleased to continue our commitment to retailer support” said David Stansel, Operations Manager. “We’ve already taken many steps to create a better working relationship with distributors and retailers, and these additional items are solid tools to continue that work.”