As I've never considered myself talented when it comes to the visual arts, all of my miniatures purchases in the last few years have been professionally painted, but I decided to try my hand at painting these minis - my first attempt at painting miniatures in about fifteen years! I picked up a few brushes friends had recommended and to add to a few Vallejo bottles I had acquired for touching models up I bought a big Army Painter (AP) paint set at good discount from the bookstore I work at in town. I've always liked the Endor scenes from The Return of the Jedi, so chose to paint my rebels in a woodland uniform scheme.
I started painting these last April, but with everything that went on in 2018 the figures unfortunately got put on the backburner, but once I got a proper painting station set up in my new house this spring, I was really able to get in a grove and finish these up. I must say, I'm pretty happy with the results!
(Apologies for the lackluster photos)
I undercoated the rebels with 98-cent black "Quick Color" spray paint from Home Depot. I initially used APGoblin Green as the base for the uniforms, but it was a bit brighter than what I had hoped for, so the green bits were repainted with AP Army Green. Other uniform bits were painted with AP's Monster Brown, Oak Brown, and Ash Grey. Leia's trousers getting painted Electric Blue with a Deamonic Yellow trim. All weapons, save Luke's lightsaber, were painted Necromancer Cloak - the same color I used for Luke's ensemble. The AT-RT Walker was painted Ash Grey with Vallejo (VJ) Bronze Green markings. The figures were washed with a thin coat of AP Soft Tones, but I hit the vehicle with a wash of Strong Tones.
For the Stormtroopers, I undercoated the models with the "QuickColour" white. By a happy accident, I thought I had gotten the matt finish can, but actually got the gloss finish, which meant that most of the work was already done before I got started. Since I was having trouble getting the flow I wanted from the AP Matt Black, I used VJ Matt Black to fill in the areas under the white armor. Like the rebels, the weapons were painted Necromancer Cloak. I also used that color for Darth Cader, who also got some VJ Matt Red on his lightsaber and control box. The speeder bikes were painted Oak Brown, with Ash Grey blankets and Monster Brown Straps. Like the Rebels, I gave these models a wash AP Soft Tones. I didn't dilute the wash as much for these and at first thought it dried a little too splotchy on the armor, but after watching some of the movies on TV again last week, I think they have a nice dirty, wear and tear look to them.
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| The Rebels |
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| A Close Up |
I undercoated the rebels with 98-cent black "Quick Color" spray paint from Home Depot. I initially used APGoblin Green as the base for the uniforms, but it was a bit brighter than what I had hoped for, so the green bits were repainted with AP Army Green. Other uniform bits were painted with AP's Monster Brown, Oak Brown, and Ash Grey. Leia's trousers getting painted Electric Blue with a Deamonic Yellow trim. All weapons, save Luke's lightsaber, were painted Necromancer Cloak - the same color I used for Luke's ensemble. The AT-RT Walker was painted Ash Grey with Vallejo (VJ) Bronze Green markings. The figures were washed with a thin coat of AP Soft Tones, but I hit the vehicle with a wash of Strong Tones.
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| The Imperial Troops |
All the models were affixed to acrylic bases I bought for the game from my friends at The Phalanx Consortium and affixed them using Microscale Micro Kristal Klear adhesive, which I got off Amazon.
Overall, I'm happy with how these turned out. Now I just need to get some terrain pieces finished up and try it out. Though the Core Box provides just enough stuff for the demo game, I don't think I'll be getting any more anytime soon. I'm not enough of a Star Wars fan to put too much more into the game for the time being and after working on them for over a year, I'm ready to move onto something else.
Now on to my Blood & Plunder stuff!
