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[Image]Well, Legion escalation continues unabated as I work through the small hobby-shop's-worth of boxed sets piled up on the sideboard. Today it's the turn of some more Hoth Rebel Veterans (and one unlikely addition) to be shown off - along with some old terrain.
[Image]You've seen all of the Hoth Rebels I've painted before, and these ones are very similar. I did, however, swap one head - the Sullustan's - just for the sake of something different. Here are the two versions of the crouching Rebel trooper, with different heads. I may repaint the top half of the Sullustan's face to look a bit more grey.
[Image]And here's the other trooper with swapped head. Although Sullustans are described as "diminutive" they apparently range in height from 1 to 1.8m and this one is a regular human-size, unlike his famous compatriot Nien Nunb who was noticeably shorter than the average human male.
[Image]Gotta have droids! Unfortunately the hero droids are only available in an expensive box set with a crashed escape pod (currently on the painting table), but they're still a must to pick up. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.
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[Image]The Legion Chewbacca is a great model as well, and obviously a snap to paint!
[Image]Here's the oddball - Cassian Andor painted as a generic Rebel commander. The box set of this model and K-2SO seems purpose-made for Hoth - Andor is wearing a parka and cold weather gear, and K-2SO can stand in as part of the Blizzard Force. I decided to paint Cassian with a brown jacket as an homage to Han's original screen garb.
[Image]I also added a Hoth backpack with slung rifle in place of Cassian's supplied gear - the backpack was an extra that came with the Rebel Radar Laser Cannon, I think. Fantasy Flight's error worked out well for me. In any case he'll fit in nicely as a commander-type for the Hoth Rebel force.
[Image]I also tuned up the paint on some of these WotC laser turrets that I got for the old Star Wars Miniatures Battles game. I had to replace the bendy gun barrels (used a ballpoint pen refill) but I think they look OK with some weathering, and the size is not bad either.
[Image]These should work OK eh! Plus it's always nice to update and reuse models that are in the collection already.
Next - more Imperials!