Author Topic: Star wars Project: 2018 update. AT-ST's and demolition droid. (Read 80195 times)

YIU · « **Reply #45 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:42:32 AM »

I have thousands of Stormtroopers in 1/1 scale if you want.

Darth Vader

white knight · « **Reply #46 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:51:02 AM »

I'll take two of the suits.

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #47 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:23:33 PM »

Ok so had about 40mins to myself tonight so had a little play with a pair of snowtroopers.

As I've said before, the issue with WEG minis is that some ranges come in only one or two poses. Case in point with the snowtroopers, one pose, which is a little...lets just say limiting. But hey they are (were originally as cloning was outlawed by the Emperial Senate I know!

) clones after all.

So with limited pose and limited options I've been thinking about ways to add a little difference. So I've converted two of the poorer quality castings, (which needed a bit more clean up) from normal E-11 Blaster to Long barrelled blasters (BlasTech DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle), (or MG34's to you and me

).

So into the WWWII bitz box and two BAM MG34's and a bit of clipping and carving I've swopped the weapons over. They don't look three bad, ideally the limbs should have been cut and resculpted but I'll save that task for the E-web cannon operator I've got planned.

Camera's charging so pics hopefull later if not tomorrow.

In the meantime a little mish mash photo of stuff seen, stuff to finish, stuff to base and stuff pulled out of the attic, the two AT-ST's are the KFC toy giveaways (from '97 when the triology was special editionised!) Yes woefully out of scale but gaming stand in until I get the ActionmFleet ones, but perfectly usable I reckon..

Cheers

The Commander

YIU · « **Reply #48 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:54:59 PM »

They look great. You are right the conversions are limited on WEG miniatures but it's pewter so more difficult to convert than plastic minis.

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #49 on:** January 13, 2011, 08:35:02 AM »

Well pewter doesn't phase me, it was a suprise how little pressure I had to use to cut it, used to higher non-lead content these days. That's what you get for cutting up 24ish year old minis!

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #50 on:** January 13, 2011, 10:42:12 AM »

Just lightly undercoated, will go back with the wet and dry before I paint them properly, as I say, look ok, could do with a bit more weight/weapon 'drop' but that means major limb resculpt, probably try that on number three.

Oh and I found this picture on my reference trawls, love it!

The Commander

marrony · « **Reply #51 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:11:41 PM »

Excellent stuff.Totally inspired! Plus that artwork is fantastic- the troopers scurrying along the shattered legs of the AT-AT.Superb.

D@rth J@ymZ · « **Reply #52 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:18:52 PM »

Excellent work so far. I could insert any number of SW quotes to make my point but I think everyone has done a pretty good job of that so far.

Axebreaker · « **Reply #53 on:** January 13, 2011, 07:47:38 PM »

Keep it coming.

Christopher

manic _miner · « **Reply #54 on:** January 13, 2011, 10:05:08 PM »

Nice conversions.Love the picture too.The KFC AT-ST are pretty good.I have a couple of the Actionfleet ones in a box some place.

oldskoolrebel · « **Reply #55 on:** January 13, 2011, 10:10:27 PM »

I'm really enjoying this and all the other SW threads around just now, nostalgic!

To be honest last time I watched the films was years ago, on VHS! I'll need to see what I can do about that.

Cheers
Andy

Commander Vyper · « **Reply #56 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:11:23 PM »

This my friends is not a happy post:

I'll call him rover.

I found rover on an ebay search a few nights back, poorly advertised, unloved, no clear title, just some size measurements in the text....and £2 bid with £2.98 postage!

So rover, I thought...is coming home to me.

I then get a bid retraction...the guy's two year old son has smashed it to pieces!

Ok, bit fishy so I press the issue. Rover was disposed of in the bin in bits and the bin men have been.

So rover is no more

Damn shame. I still would have taken his broken little body and maybe with a bit of tlc nursed him back to health...or made a fitting 'down rover' monument for the gaming table.

Rover RIP