Well I painted these guys to resemble the Imperial Knights from the Star Wars Legacy comics. I chose to paint blue blades as they would stick out more than white blades. The problem I am now left with is who they are, who they fight for, and if I have to come up with some kind of "the force"? Or do I just go crazy and turn my universe into Star Wars.
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If I turn it into Star Wars, then I need to source Star Wars vehicles (space craft okay, the miniatures game) and good Stormtroopers, soldiers I can paint up as rebels, then other factions.
If I keep my Tranquil Stars setting, I don't want to just shoehorn "the Force" into it, or some kind of evil empire. I don't have an Empire yet.
For small scales, most fully armored figures can make decent storm troopers with the white/black paint jobs. Some of the GZG types should work pretty well.
ReplyDeleteYeah and for rebels, any generic troops as they seem to be steering away from those blue uniformed guys (who I think should have been Leia's Alderaanian guard or something).
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ReplyDeleteLook out for the SciFi Packs NSF5+6, all from NSF9 to NSF13 (Classic Stormtroopers, Java-kind Aliens, TaunTaun Rebels (?)), also Character Posh Pack No. 8 (Robots (?) and Darth Vader, Luke, Obi Wan - REALLY).
Pics for those Minis are floating around the net. I do not own them myself, but from what I've seen, I can tell that they're a bit crude (in comparison to CinC), BUT quite expressive as well!
Btw, James, great collection, paintjobs and terrain inspiration on your site here - I am scrolling through your stuff diligently. The only thing I own in 6mm (so far) are 8 packs of CinC Solar Empire stuff (Humans and Aliens) I've picked up some time ago - the last packs available in Germany here, as CinC seems to have delivery probs for some time now?
DeleteI think, I want to scratchbuild SciFi 6mm for Solo-Roleplay (like Traveller, Savage Worlds and/or Stars Without Number) - so I've started to collect lots of junk ... . :)
I need a glowing, diode-lit MODULAR SPACEPORT/STARSHIP on my gaming table.
http://steelonsand.blogspot.com/search/label/6mm%20Irregular
DeleteOk, here you go ... . You'd get R2D2 and C3PO, too. How cool is that? :)
You can see lovely scratchbuilt Mos Eisley Buildings over there. Of course, you'd need a Cardboard Sandcrawler for all those Jawa (not Java!) Troopers ... . :P
Thanks for the kind words. I know about those Irregular Miniatures, but again it is whether I want to actually play Star Wars or not. Who knows, maybe I will at some point.
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