Category: star wars

Painting Rebel Troopers

Rebel troopers, also known as Rebel soldiers or Alliance troopers, were the front-line soldiers of both the early rebel movement and later, the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Initially formed from loosely connected resistance cells, the leadership of Mon Mothma saw them become an impressively armed and trained galaxy-spanning infantry.

In the Star Wars Legion starter box you get fourteen Rebel models, with two each of seven variations. There are two offices, four with heavy weapons and eight “regular” troopers.

Having started to revisit my Star Wars Legion Rebel Troopers, flocking their bases and giving them a white undercoat the next stage will be painting them.

I started planning the painting of my Star Wars Legion Rebel Troopers.

We first really see Rebel Troopers in The Empire Strikes Back on Hoth. These Rebel Troopers are equipped for fighting in the harsh freezing conditions of Hoth. There uniforms are light brown and white.

I didn’t want to go down that cold road, as my Imperial Stormtroopers are not equipped for cold weather.

In Return of the Jedi we see more Rebel Troopers on the forest moon of Endor.

These have uniforms ideal for the wooded environment they were going to be fighting in. The Empire troops on the other hand were still equipped with the white shiny armour!

There are plenty of options open for playing games in terms of terrain, from the snow of Hoth, to the forest moon of Endor. As I really like the Rogue One film, I decided that I wanted to go with the colour scheme that the troopers in Rogue One had on Scarif.

Challenge though was finding some decent images of the rebel troopers. So best go back to the source material and I watched the film.

I re-watched the battle scene, pausing as I went.

There was no consistency across the uniforms, there were many different colours used. Kind of what you would expect from a newly formed rebel army.

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 seven will be mainly light brown.

Initially I painted a couple of models, one with Militarum Green contrast paint and the other Snakebite Leather.

Next step will be adding details to the models. Oh and buying some Shoretroopers.

Star Wars Rebel Officers

Rebel troopers, also known as Rebel soldiers or Alliance troopers, were the front-line soldiers of both the early rebel movement and later, the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Initially formed from loosely connected resistance cells, the leadership of Mon Mothma saw them become an impressively armed and trained galaxy-spanning infantry.

In the Star Wars Legion starter box you get fourteen Rebel models, with two each of seven variations. There are two offices, four with heavy weapons and eight “regular” troopers.

The officers come with a trench coat and a blaster rifle.

The models were easily put together.

I then gave the model a white undercoat using Corax White spray.

Star Wars Rebel Troopers

Rebel troopers, also known as Rebel soldiers or Alliance troopers, were the front-line soldiers of both the early rebel movement and later, the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Initially formed from loosely connected resistance cells, the leadership of Mon Mothma saw them become an impressively armed and trained galaxy-spanning infantry.

In the Star Wars Legion starter box you get fourteen Rebel models, with two each of seven variations. There are two offices, four with heavy weapons and eight “regular” troopers.

The models comprise two parts the body and the arms holding a weapon.

After constructing the Rebel Troopers I stuck them to their bases and added some Citadel Sand to landscape the bases.

I then gave the models a white undercoat using Corax White spray.

The next stage will be a basecoat.

Star Wars Rebel Troopers with Heavy Weapons

Rebel troopers, also known as Rebel soldiers or Alliance troopers, were the front-line soldiers of both the early rebel movement and later, the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Initially formed from loosely connected resistance cells, the leadership of Mon Mothma saw them become an impressively armed and trained galaxy-spanning infantry.

In the Star Wars Legion starter box you get fourteen Rebel models, with two each of seven variations. There are two offices, four with heavy weapons and eight “regular” troopers.

The two heavy weapons specialists carry a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon and an MPL-57 modified to fire ion torpedoes.

Having constructed the models, I based them and then using PVA glue used Citadel Sand to landscape the bases.

I then gave the models a white undercoat using Corax White spray.

The next step will be a basecoat.

Star Wars Rebel AT-RT

First introduced by the Republic during the Clone War, the All Terrain Reconnaissance Transport, or AT-RT, has since been co-opted by the Rebel Alliance to aid their war against the Empire.

In the Star Wars Legion starter box  as well as the fourteen Rebel models there is also a Rebel AT-RT.

The model comes with optional weapons and was easily constructed. I added Citadel Sand to the base.

I then gave the model a white undercoat using Corax White spray.

Another view.

Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker was a Tatooine farmboy who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known. Along with his friends Princess Leia and Han Solo, Luke battled the evil Empire, discovered the truth of his parentage, and ended the tyranny of the Sith.

A model of Luke Skywalker is included in the Star Wars Legion starter box.

The model comprises two parts.

One of the problems with the plastic material is that the light sabre bends…

I glued the model together and then affixed him to the base. I then used Citadel Sand to cover the base.

The model was then given a white undercoat.

Now onto the basecoat.

The Visual Effects of The Mandalorian

I like these SFX reels which show how series such as The Mandalorian are out together.

Visual effects work on The Mandalorian was completed in all five of ILM’s studios (San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver, London, and Sydney) as well as a contingent of other vendors under ILM’s supervision. The season’s 8 episodes encompassed nearly 5,000 visual effects shots in addition to all of ILM’s real-time effects work done for use during principal photography. The effects team leveraged virtually every trick in the book, from miniatures and motion control to traditional puppeteering, advanced animatronics, spectacular special effects, and photo-real CG. Here’s a sampling of ILM’s post visual effects work done for the series that garnered ILM 13 Visual Effects Society Award nominations.

It’s quite incredible how far television production has come over the years and how effective the sets and effects are. The cinematic quality of The Mandalorian I think is one of the reasons why it was so popular. Well that and a great story, interesting characters and excellent acting.

Cheaper Second Edition

Just bought Star Wars X-Wing Second Edition on Amazon for just £12.99.

Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing Second Edition

The boxed set includes three models, two TIE Fighters and an X-Wing.

From the skies of scarif in Rogue one to the climactic clash above Endor in return of the Jedi, starfighter have played a pivotal role in almost every defining battle of the galactic civil War. During these confrontations, the brave members of the Rebel Alliance faced seemingly insurmountable odds, squaring off against the merciless forces of the galactic Empire in intense, ship-to-ship space combat. Since its release, x-wing miniatures game has invited you to enter the Star Wars galaxy and play out your own battles with some of the series’ most iconic starfighter. LEADING custom-built squadrons into fast-paced, high-stakes battles, you’ve flown with the galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, and the Scum and villainy of the galaxy in countless battles. You’ve modified your ships for every Scrap of speed, manoeuvrability, and firepower. Now, it’s time for a new chapter in your x-wing journey. X-Wing second edition puts you in command of your own Squadron of advanced starfighters locked in thrilling, tactical space combat. Following in the footsteps of the first edition, the second edition refines the intuitive and exciting core Formula of manoeuvring your ships into position by placing a central focus on the visceral thrill of flying Star ships in the Star Wars galaxy. With three fully assembled and beautifully pre-painted ships, and all the cards, movement tools, tokens, and dice that you need to get flying with the second edition, the x-wing second edition core set is the perfect way to introduce yourself to the new mechanics or experience x-wing for the first time.

In September last year I blogged about getting the first edition for this kind of price using Keepa. I forgot I had set up triggers for the second edition, so it was nice to get the alert to enable me to get it for the cheap price.

Buy it on Amazon.