USING THE COSTUME DESIGNS TO PAINT MY STAR WARS LEGION
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About the Project
When I started collecting Star Wars Legion miniatures I approached it in the same way I do historical collections. I used a very nice book of the costumes used in the films as a guide for my painting. Whats interesting is how the colours of some costumes look different on film then they do in real life and some of the details that you can easily miss. I've two starwars projects so I'm cancelling this one.
Related Game: Star Wars: Legion
Related Company: Fantasy Flight Games
Related Genre: Science Fiction
This Project is Cancelled
IMPERIAL NAVY COMMS
I was hoping for a full unit of these troopers but so far we just have the one specialist. Like Vader it’s all black of course so a very easy paint. I took some ideas from the helmet with a few metal chips and I usually varnish the helmets so they have that plastic look. The helmet image are props from a New Hope while the image bellow is from Rogue One. Death Star troopers are meant to be navy troops so you only really see them on board ship or manning bases.
DARTH VADER
Vader like the storm troopers is dominated by one colour. The only variation from black is on his belt and life support chest piece. His eye lenses have a red tint. In the original film his helmet is mat black but from empire on wards it’s got a shine. Which is why he looks off to me in Rogue One as they went for the original look. I prefer his helmet shiny so I glossed my minis head.
belt details
STORMTROOPERS
A New Hope troopers helmetWhen I started painting my troopers I realised they arent all just black and white. The eye lenses are green and the vents in the side of the helmet are bright blue. There is also a number of grey areas and a subtle difference in the design from film to film.
Troopers Helmet From Empire Strikes Back
Troopers torso worn by Mark Hamill
Holstered blaster on worn armour
Back pack details on sand troopers
