The Incom T-47 Snowspeeder is a two-person, all-terrain vehicle used by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.
Though you can get an “official” Snowspeeder model for Star Wars Legion, I have been thinking for a while about getting the Revell 1/52nd scale model kit of the Snowspeeder. Mainly as I wanted to use it as scenery (more than as a vehicle in the game) and partly down to cost. The Revell kit was £8 and the “official” Snowspeeder model was over £30 when I last looked on Amazon.
The kit contains 23 parts across four sprues.
I was disappointed with the size of the crew figures, for what is described as 1/52nd scale. They are really tiny.
The nest stage will be painting some components black before constructing the model.
The Incom T-47 Snowspeeder is a two-person, all-terrain vehicle used by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.
Though you can get an “official” Snowspeeder model for Star Wars Legion, I have been thinking for a while about getting the Revell 1/52nd scale model kit of the Snowspeeder. Mainly as I wanted to use it as scenery (more than as a vehicle in the game) and partly down to cost. The Revell kit was £8 and the “official” Snowspeeder model was over £30 when I last looked on Amazon.
The Incom T-47 Snowspeeder is a heavily modified version of the Incom T-47 Airspeeder, which was originally designed for industrial cargo handling. The Snowspeeder is equipped with two forward-facing heavy laser cannons and a harpoon cannon mounted in the rear. It can also tow cables, which can be used to disable Imperial walkers.
The Snowspeeder is a fast and agile vehicle, making it ideal for use in combat. It is also well-suited to the harsh environments of planets like Hoth, where it was first used in combat. The Snowspeeder played a key role in the Battle of Hoth, helping to defend the Rebel base from an Imperial attack.
The Snowspeeder is a versatile and effective vehicle that has proven its worth on the battlefield. It is a valuable asset to the Rebel Alliance, and it has helped to turn the tide of the Galactic Civil War.
The Incom T-47 Snowspeeder was first seen in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. It has since appeared in several other Star Wars films, television shows, and video games.
The Imperial Shoretroopers Unit Expansion for Star Wars: Legion has been on my wishlist for a while now. It has been out of stock at various place where I normally shop, but on a recent visit to a FLGS they had a couple of boxes in stock so I picked one up.
It was seeing the Shoretroopers in Rogue One on Scarif that made me want to get a box.
Selected for rotational duty from exceptional Stormtrooper squads, Imperial Shoretroopers are trained not only in tropical environment operations, but also in entrenched warfare. Often assigned to important bases such as the Imperial security facility on Scarif, Shoretroopers use their expertise and equipment to counter Rebel ambushes and ensure Imperial secrets remain safe.
Rogue One is probably my favourite Star Wars film and I remember going to to the cinema to see A New Hope when it came out. Going forward to having some games of Star Wars: Legion, the land battles on Scarif are really what I want to try and recreate.
The Imperial Shoretroopers Unit Expansion has seven figures.
Within this expansion, you’ll find seven unique, unpainted Imperial Shoretrooper miniatures to add to your Star Wars™: Legion collection. Five of these troopers are armed with E-22 blaster rifles while a Shoretrooper equipped with a T-21B targeting rifle is ready to deal extra damage from long range. But if you’re truly looking to keep enemy units from escaping with sensitive information, a DF-90 Mortar Trooper can be added to your army as a detachment from the rest of your Shoretroopers. Rounding out this expansion are two unit cards, five upgrade cards to fully kit out your Shoretroopers, and all the tokens you need to deploy them to any battle.
So do I start painting these, or should I finish my other Star Wars: Legion models first…
One of my Christmas presents, was the Necromunda Zone Mortalis: Floor Tile Set.
These highly detailed pieces of terrain allow you to build your very own dark and gritty corner of the Necromundan Underhive. They can be used to make a variety of board sizes, from narrow corridors and abandoned dwellings, to sprawling industrial complexes.
I had been thinking for some time in getting this set, for small games of Warhammer 40000, but also for games of Star Wars: Legion. So was pleased to get a box for Christmas
You get a set of four identical 12″ square plastic floor tiles.
I gave them a light white undercoat.
This was then followed by a spray of Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray.
The next step will be further painting, washes and weathering. I have decided not go down the hazard warning stripe road that you see on the box.
In the Star Wars Legion box you get fourteen Stormtroopers, eight (regular) Stormtroopers, four heavy weapons and two unit leaders.
After constructing the Imperial forces I stuck them to their bases, and landscaped them using Citadel Sand. I then gave all the models a white undercoat using Corax White spray.
The 74-Z speeder bike was a model of speeder bike used by the Galactic Empire for combat reconnaissance purposes during the Galactic Civil War. They were usually piloted by scout troopers and were able to jam comlinks. All machinery the Empire deemed unnecessary was stripped off to maximize the speeder bike’s speed.
I gave the models a white undercoat. I did think about doing a black undercoat. Storm troopers appear to be wearing black with white armour plates. Giving the models a white undercoat doesn’t stop me from painting them (all) black, but I think I will try and avoid that. Another reason for a white undercoat is the bikes will be brown.
I painted the bikes with a shade of dark brown.
I will now finish the bikes before starting on the Scout Trooper riders.
As there are duplicate models in my collection of Rebel Troopers, that gives me an excuse to use different colours across the force. Seven will be mainly green and the other seven will be mainly light brown. Initially I painted a couple of models, one with Militarum Green contrast paint and the other Snakebite Leather. This worked for me, so I painted the rest of the eight (regular) Rebel Troopers.
These are the four in Militarum Green.
These are the four in Snakebite Leather.
Next step will be some drybrushing to bring out the detail and highlights.
