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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Cubs on May 10, 2019, 09:19:35 PM

Title: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Cubs on May 10, 2019, 09:19:35 PM: Let's just assume for a minute that I'm tighter than a gnat's chuff and want to part with as little cash as possible (or preferably none at all) in exchange for finding a good, comprehensive set of painting guides for the various Star Wars peoples and things, episodes 4-6. Where might such a penny pinching git go to find them?

I've already got a nice Stormtrooper illustration with the various types of armour for the different specialist troops and eras.
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Dezmond on May 10, 2019, 10:22:01 PM: I mean. There is always YouTube:-

https://youtu.be/1ZUsfAtyEM0
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: westwaller on May 11, 2019, 11:21:30 AM: There's often star wars illustrated guides/visual dictionaries of one or another sort in places like the Works or WH Smith's. Charity shops often have them in their book selections for a couple of quid too.
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Cubs on May 11, 2019, 12:07:57 PM: Hmmm, yes … good ideas both.
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Colonel Tubby on May 11, 2019, 05:51:53 PM: If you're in the UK try The Works bookshop - they always have loads of cheap SW books in the comic or kids sections including the odd DK visual guide or mission book and they are usually around £5!
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Cubs on May 11, 2019, 07:45:48 PM: Yeah, sadly they closed down my local Works, but they're still available online. It looks like it's the Works then!

Thanks all.
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Cubs on May 17, 2019, 07:34:43 PM: Purely by chance I spotted this baby in the window of a charity shop on my way to pick up my daughter from school today. 50p!

Kerchiiing! Job's a good 'un, thanks for the advice guys.

(http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1026189.jpg)
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: zemjw on May 17, 2019, 07:48:19 PM: There's always wookiepedia. I would post the link, but my tablet's having "issues" ::)
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: Supercollider on May 17, 2019, 09:02:45 PM: You could also try using the resources provided by the 501st costume archive:

http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CRLbyname

I'm guessing it is fairly accurate, they are quite fussy about their costumes, I think!
Title: Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
Post by: williamb on May 18, 2019, 01:53:51 AM: link to wookiepedia https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page)