New Star Wars: Legion Units for Rebels on Hoth Announced by FFG

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So FFG have announced the Rebel Veterans Unit Expansion (price US$ 29.95) and Tauntaun Riders Unit Expansion (US$ 24.95).

I’m sure a certain OTTer will be pleased about this.

YouTuber Crabbok has an analysis vid already.

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I saw this earlier and am ready to grab more than a few boxes of these!

 

We’re getting closer to a total Hoth proper battle table.

 

Now if only we didn’t have to wait six months before they ship.

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@templar007 – Is there anything missing, apart from an AT-AT, that would prevent a total Hoth battle table?

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sweet, now I just need to decide if I want to go full on Hoth, generic, or both…

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@hobbyhub – has FFG put out an official Rebel Gun Towers or a Shield Generator?  I know other companies have them but not yet from FFG, (unless I missed something)

As for the Empire, when I first think of the AT-AT I wonder if it’s just too big for a standard Legion table.  But if they did build one, it could then be altered a little and you’d have the walker from Rogue One.  I’d love to see one, but I would use it on a larger table setup.  (of course I love larger table setups any way)

Also, I have been thinking for a long time that FFG needs to make troop transports for landing Stormtrooper.  I have something in mind for that that I’m kicking around for my battle tables.

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@templar007 – I had forgotten those two.

I did spot an AT-AT in a picture from CanCon, an Aussie tournament, that seemed to be made from mdf, but I can’t find a producer through a Google search.

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I wonder if it was this AT-AT free design for laser cutters. I’ve not seen any for sale but a lot of people have used this set of plans.

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It could have been Gerry, but if it was it was modified as the model I saw was the version from Rogue One that had an empty middle section.

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This drip-drip release of units by FFG is fine, but the absence of any public product roadmap or ‘army books’ makes it very difficult to plan any acquisition.

I guess they’re working on the fair assumption that “if we make it they will buy it! Plenty of it! Whether they need it or not.”

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One of the Vets is a Sullustan

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@templar007 .They have the 1.4 FD Laser Cannon out,but not the tower gun platform atm.I was going to get a couple of boxes of Snowtroopers and use the Galactic Marine paint scheme,but with this upcoming release,a few hundred points of Hoth themed armies might be a long term project.

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@kantor72 – I do have a couple of the 1.4 FD’s but will grab some more if I’m going ahead with a larger than standard table.  I’ll need to grab more of the E-WEB HEAVY BLASTER sets as well.

I already have several boxes of the Snow troopers and have the same idea as you to set some up as Galactic Marines.

On the subject of the AT-AT possibly being too big for the tables, if that is true then what is, if any, the purpose of the Snowspeeders?  (I know that technically they’re not just for snow)

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I think the speeders are there to counter the imperial speeder bikes. It’s a fast moving troop and they can use the harpoon to spin the AT-ST to prevent it shooting easily or to show it’s weaker rear armour.

I do think FFG will do something like a shield generator down the line, but when they do based on the downed AT-ST we’re probably looking at $100 minimum unless they only do a section.

there are some lovely MDF ones though so I’ll probably pick up one of those

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@avernos – that AT-AT free design for Lazer Cutters is pretty cool!  I don’t currently have a “Lazer” but see one in my future at sometime. (again I’m glad my wife doesn’t spend much time on this website to see this post) .?

In the meantime, I might download those files and try making a general print and tack that to some 1mm or 2mm heavy card stock or sheet plastic and cut them out with a scalpel.

What I didn’t see, (or maybe I read too fast and it didn’t register), was any mention of the scale.

Of course I could go the route of E-bay and buy the rare models/toys and rework them, (thus making the serious collectors cry), as OTT has already proven that some of those toys work well in scale.  I already have a Slave One, A-Wing, and Tie Fighter in the 1/44 to 1/48 scale.

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