This year I'm going to try to get through my nemesis, Storm Troopers. I've been collecting Star Wars Legion since it came out, six or seven years ago. I've painted a fair few models for it but I've always been intimidated by the Storm Troopers (and Scouts and Snows). As an aside, I only play this game with painted models. It forces me to paint up models I want to use. So no Empire up to now.
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| The tray of potential, waiting for the Challenge start. This is approximately 135 war dollies. |
I assembled and primed everything and laid it out to be ready for the Challenge. I've found other bits since this picture and added them to the tray.
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| Storm Trooper wash on the left. Fresh off the factory on the right. |
I started with a flat white prime. I then cleaned up the spots I did a bad job of priming with more white. I then hit these guys in a batch manner. 12 models. 12 sets of lenses, then 12 lines above the lenses, then 12 mouth snouts, then 12 weapons. I had to do the black undersuits one at a time since every model is different. I then dry brushed gun metal on the guns and put some sombre grey on the high points of the black. I touched up everything with another bit if white and then everyone got washed in storm trooper wash. As you can see in the picture above it knocks back the white, emphasizes the details and makes the armor look more lived in. I really like the affect.
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| The 12 man unit. I have 3 heavy weapons in here, as well as the optional five man upgrade. |
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| The back shot. |
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| And now the closer ones in focus. |
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Welcome back to the Challenge, Aaron!
It looks like you have a veritable battalion of Stormtroopers ahead of you, and what better way to work through them than the Challenge! I quite like the final result that you've achieved, with these looking like hard campaigners with little time to keep their armour white and shiny. Question: What do you use for your 'Stormtrooper Wash'? I'm sure there are a few of us that would be keen to compare notes. :)
This large squad of 12 will give you 60 points for your climb up the points ladder. Well done!
- Curt
Great work on these, they look ready to miss all their targets
ReplyDeleteExcellent work Aaron. White is never easy to work with. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking troopers Aaron. They look ready to miss a lot of obvious targets.
ReplyDeleteAnything white is painful to paint, in my opinion. At least if it should be clean white, so it's quite clever to choose to paint worn white, like your Stormtroopers - they have spent a while on Tatooine or some other desert.
ReplyDeleteI like the worn look you achieved for the storm troopers, Aaron! definitely the best way to approach them is the assembly line and knock em out!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking Imperials. The wash looks very useful in finishing the squad off.
ReplyDeleteReally nice work on these!
ReplyDeleteFine looking Stormtroopers!
ReplyDeleteFab looking Stormtroopers Aaron!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking stormtroopers, white is difficult and these look great!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
With Star wars figures you will allways get my attention! Love them!
ReplyDeleteAndrewG here. Can never have enough Storm Troopers! Great start to the challenge and nice work.
ReplyDeleteVery effective painting plan. I agree with everyone else about painting white!
ReplyDeleteThese look really good, I feel the stirings of a need to do something like this myself!
ReplyDeleteThe Stormtroopers look great, well done!
ReplyDeleteWell done Aaron. Only a couple of hundred more to go mate :-)
ReplyDeleteYou caught white right!
ReplyDeleteCan't miss those spiffing white suits of armour, lovely work!
ReplyDeleteWhite is a pain; great work on cracking these out!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking Stormtroopers. White is always a challenge! I look forward to seeing more of your Star Wars minis.
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