So as 2017 draws to an end and Xmas is now just another memory of another year passed, I found myself thinking before rushing in as I normally would, "what do I mean by this I hear you say ?" Well at Xmas I would normally open new toys and rush straight in to build and paint them neglecting projects I already had on the go. So this year I thought I would follow the example of Luke and Simon and clear some of my existing projects before starting anything new !
With this in mind I set myself a target of finishing 4 models a day and as a reward I could have an hour at the end of the day on one of my new models.
" THE FORCE IS STRONG IN THIS ONE"
The first three models I choose to finish were Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker
Then I finished off one of the Imperial Officers and also my test Stormtrooper
Achieving my goal of minimum of 4 models I had an hour on a 1:48 scale X-Wing
"THEY'RE ANIMALS"
Day two I completed the Tusken raider on Bantha, Stormtrooper on Dewback, two Scout Troopers with heavy weapon and my second attempt at Sy Snootles
Another goal achieved, so rewarded myself with a second hour on my X-Wing
"AN ARMY OF WHITE"
Day 3 and I continued on making progress by painting 4 jump pack Stormtroopers, you may notice I've done a dark and dirty colour scheme as all the Stormtroopers I've seen on Tatooine are very dusty and dirty.
I also managed to finish Han Solo
So tonight I will reward myself with another hour on my X-Wing, progress will probably slow up a lot now as I need to get back on with actual work so until next time HAVE FUN ! and hope you all have a great NEW YEAR however you celebrate.
Cheers Dave
With this in mind I set myself a target of finishing 4 models a day and as a reward I could have an hour at the end of the day on one of my new models.
" THE FORCE IS STRONG IN THIS ONE"
The first three models I choose to finish were Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker
Then I finished off one of the Imperial Officers and also my test Stormtrooper
Achieving my goal of minimum of 4 models I had an hour on a 1:48 scale X-Wing
"THEY'RE ANIMALS"
Day two I completed the Tusken raider on Bantha, Stormtrooper on Dewback, two Scout Troopers with heavy weapon and my second attempt at Sy Snootles
Another goal achieved, so rewarded myself with a second hour on my X-Wing
"AN ARMY OF WHITE"
Day 3 and I continued on making progress by painting 4 jump pack Stormtroopers, you may notice I've done a dark and dirty colour scheme as all the Stormtroopers I've seen on Tatooine are very dusty and dirty.
I also managed to finish Han Solo
So tonight I will reward myself with another hour on my X-Wing, progress will probably slow up a lot now as I need to get back on with actual work so until next time HAVE FUN ! and hope you all have a great NEW YEAR however you celebrate.
Cheers Dave
As for Star Wars Legion a lot depends on how well FFG continue to support Imperial Assault, if X-Wing and Armada are an example I will probably stick with IA and build the bits I want that they don't produce
I can't wait to see the completed X-Wing!! :-)
You`ve also made me take a look at my jump pack Stormtroopers from the Jabba`s Realm expansion as I suddenly realised haven`t painted mine up yet.... I have finished painting 85% of my SW Imp Assault boxed set and expansions, but still have some cool pieces to paint up (just never got round to using some of minis in my games yet, and so never found time to paint these advanced game pieces either... I tend to paint my Imp Assault pieces as I go, as the game scenarios demand).
The Bantha and the Dewback look stunning, I must admit, but sadly I dont own these two models. But they are on my wish list for 2018. I also like how you did Luke (farm boy) its simple, but absolutely so right... that simplicity makes it right. love it.
Agree once started in the game you want all the bits your putting into your campaign ready to go, which has made me realise that there is at least one expansion I need to get before really starting in earnest, also I need a lot more robots so have a Death Star Droid in the works and an R4, would also like to add some K2's if I get chance.
Would love FFG to release the rest of the Rebels group as well as would love them to have guest appearances in my campaign, but my wish list is pretty big.
Could really do with some more Bantha's and Dewbacks if I get the chance as well.
Luke was a lot of time staring at reference pictures to get the right colour tones so was happy to get him finished, his utility belt should have been black/brown for his homeworld but I realised it was modelled with the stormtrooper one from on the Death Star so went with the white
Steve did you realise that a lot of the characters are based from the original Ralph McGuire concept art ?
Wow! WELL spotted mate.
For us we need Bespin`s Gambit and Heart of The Empire... both still to pick off: then we will be able to play anything the App throws at us.
You know right, the campaign game rules for IA works just fine with only the base game set, and if you facotor in any expansion (whether that is a box expansion or just an expansion miniatures set) it all gets added into the campaign rules story arc... new map boards, new side missions, new cards, new stats, etc. SO even if you pick up a game that is not specifically on Tattooine, you still get to add the into the game (for example, Hera Syndulla and Chopper have to do a side mission to Bespin to retrieve some smuggled supplies needed to bride the Mos Espa King Pin to release the plans to the Imperial bunker they need to infiltrate).
Dave, these models are excellent and soooooo nicely painted. I`m jealous of your wonderful Sy Snootles hehe. Stunning paint job on her. Makes me very keen to do mine now xx
Really happy with how Sy turned out and is better than my first version so that's a relief, hope you have fun painting yours
your dash rendar games will be a treat to look forward to. star wars is massive for me and has been from an early age (my mum too, which is where I get my name sake from), and when imperial assault came along i just knew i had found a game for life. i have to agree with hils, why when something is already perfect, do gamers have to go searching for something similar without even exploring what they already have first. if they did they sure wouldnt find a need for constantly chopping and changing and getting new stuff but never even playing with any of it properly. just saying.
i hope you had a fantastic christmas dave, and wish you and yours a happy new year too.
Because of my workload I always have limited time for hobby, not that I'm complaining as I love my job and seeing people get enjoyment from what we do, is the best reward ever ! It just means I only get to game occasionally, so when I do I like to have nicely painted models and scenery to give it a cinematic feel.
Star Wars has been a big part of my life also and remember queuing for almost an hour to see the first movie, so just want to do this part right for me.
Had a quite Xmas but was very enjoyable thank you, and will probably have a quite New Year as well with the wife