I like to kitbash a lot. Recently with battletech that has led me to create my own melee black knight, since the original model is a bit hard to find.
In other news I had an Alpha Strike match two days ago. It was more learning experience - my Clan Sea Fox star was noticeably slower than the highly refitted Hunchbacks and Linebackers. By sheer firepower I managed to get a victory, but barely. Speed has a quality all its own, apparently. It does dishearten me a little though; the more optimized a wargame is, the more it tends to be uniform and bland. Too samey.
