It is good to be back again, and I hope everyone had a terrific Christmas and New Year!
My first entry for Challenge XV is a unit of Imperial Snowtroopers and an E-Web Heavy Blaster Team to support them. Both units are 32 mm plastic figures from Atomic Mass Games (those these guys might be old Fantasy Flight figures) for Star Wars: Legion. I'm watching Skeleton Crew with my kids at the moment, and really getting back into a Star Wars groove.
These guys have been sitting primed for a while now, so I went for a quick paint scheme to get them tabletop ready. Just a coat of contrast/speed paints and then some bright highlights and dry brushing to make them pop a little. The poor blighters are running around on desert bases to match the the rest of the army. Maybe it gets really, really cold at night on alien planets in a galaxy far far away.
All up that should be nine figures for 45 points.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the fantastic figures the Monday crew are no doubt showing off.
Cheers,
Steve
From Millsy:
Cracking working on the "bad guys" Steve and a great way to start the Challenge. Just the right amount of shading to keep them visually interesting which is never easy painting white uniforms.
I think you mentioned the other day these are for Tatooine games which explains the basing. All my stuff is for Tatooine too so it'd be cool to see some pics of them in action. Despite the fact they are snow troopers I think they work well for the desert. The extra kit would be cooling and keep the sand out of places you don't want it, something Aussies know only too well.
45 Challenge shekels to kick of your tally mate.
Cheers,
Millsy
Nice looking unit. Painting white is always a challenge and you did a great job on these.
ReplyDeleteAwesome desert troopers, the bases are excellent as well!
ReplyDeleteThey look great, Steve. I really like the contrast between the armour and clothing.
ReplyDeleteSimple but effective, that’s my man. Great job!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteDeserts have high temperature swings and are often freezing at night, so snowtroopers are probably a lot less miserable than the average stormtrooper in one, especially if the snowtrooper gear is geared toward keeping a constant temperature and not just not freezing.
Lovely work. Painting white is always tricky, these look great
ReplyDeleteCool, I love the idea of using these fellows as "desert" troopers, and the results have come out nicely! Well done.
ReplyDeleteExcellent brushwork Steve. The white comes off great and I like the desert theme.
ReplyDeleteNice work, should give the rebels some target practice and dancing lessons.
ReplyDeleteNice idea to redo the colours to make them work for tatooine, nicely painted too
ReplyDeleteReally cool painting Steve, love that first picture
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Stephen! A fine group of Missshooters!
ReplyDeleteGreat work on these, and I really like the job you have done making them fit in to a desert setting.
ReplyDeleteGreat work! I think the recent fluff has them described as a part of the Environmental Stormtrooper element of the Imperial army, so why not have them in this gear for extreme desert operations (assuming they're air conditioned of course).
ReplyDeleteGreat looking Stormtroopers!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain