From David V - 40mm Ben Kenobi (27 points) (Death Star)

 

"An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age."

Star Wars: Legion does not have a model for Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, as he appeared in the original 'Star Wars' movie. 

I purchased from Order66 Miniatures three different prints for that Old Fossil, all 3D sculpted by Madox3d (Felipe Manivel). (This particular pose seems to be taken from the Star Wars: Rebels episode entitled "Twin Suns", when Ben finally defeated a half-prosthetic Darth Maul.)

Ben is a very nice print, with a dynamic pose, good anatomy (check out those hands), and almost completely unnoticeable printing lines. I really like the flowing robes and tassels. I just used some brass wire for the lightsaber blade, instead of the resin one; I have real doubts about the separate. resin blade holding up to gaming. 

I did my usual black priming with Chaos Black, and airbrushed zenithal highlights with Vallejo white.  Face and hands underpainted in Vallejo acrylics, with details and blending in artists' oils. 

I do have the book "Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy', which has nice colour photos of Ben's costume.  I went with lighter values for his shirt, under tunic, and hooded robe, as opposed to the movie colours. Did some detailing with Payne’s Grey and Titanium White oils for the under tunic. Ben's brown robe was finished mostly with a few washes combining GW's Agrax Earthshade and Reikland Fleshade. I weathered his clothing, adding stains and little tears using artists' oils.

I have now painted 5 figures sculpted by Felipe, all taken from the original 'Star Wars'.

Scoring: 7 points for a 40mm figure (Darth Vader is over 45mm tall!), plus 20 bonus points for Death Star (Hubris). Hubris, thy name is Obi-wan Kenobi. Hubris to think he could properly train young Anakin, hubris to hold the the Jedi order's myopic worldview, and hubris to try and control the information that he provided to Luke. Plus, the Death Star is the location of Kenobi's final duel with his former padawan. Total = 27 points.

That's a wonderful Obi-Wan David, great shading and highlighting on the subdued base tones.  Really loving the rest of the figures too.  Well done!