Agis' Imperial Assault minis - Jabba's Realm

[Michka]

I used Sorastro's Video recipe to paint them.
I need around 30 - 60 Min per mini.

I use the Sorastro method for painting Stormtroopers too. It' s a real time saver, and his videos are actually entertaining to watch as well as educational. However, Sorastro never got his Stormtroopers to look as good as yours do. That Engineer is painstakingly well detailed. Your Star Wars miniatures are just fantastic!

One more thing, weren't the Royal Guard hold overs from those guards in blue that we saw escorting Chancellor Palpetine on Naboo at the end of Phantom Menace?   

[Agis]

OK, now I Googled it:
"The Emperor's Royal Guard, sometimes referred to as the Imperial Royal Guard or Imperial Guard, was an elite unit of the Galactic Empire's armed forces (specifically the Stormtrooper Corps) tasked with the protection of the Emperor, Palpatine. Palpatine was almost never seen without a detachment of Royal Guards at his side, so much that they usually accompanied him to his bed chambers and his office within the Death Star. The exact number of Royal Guardsmen serving the Emperor was unknown, with speculations ranging from less than fifty to tens of thousands, although their numbers were estimated to be at least four hundred at any one point. Like the stormtroopers of the Stormtrooper Corps, the Royal Guards formed a military unit independent of the Imperial Military and answered directly to the Emperor.

The Royal Guard was based out of the Imperial Royal Guard Academy on Yinchorr, a barren planet rendered lifeless by genocidal airstrikes by the Empire. Candidates for tutelage under the Academy, picked from various units in the Imperial Military, underwent rigorous training programs designed to build a sense of extreme loyalty to the Emperor, with students often being forced to kill each other in live combat. Guardsmen were trained in various forms of martial arts, including Echani. Guardsmen were commonly equipped with vibroswords and force pikes, in addition to heavy blaster pistols for ranged combat.

The Royal Guard was the successor of the Red Guard of the Galactic Republic, also taking influence from the Sun Guard, Palpatine's personal Sith military unit led by his alter ego, Darth Sidious. Following the first death of the Emperor during the Battle of Endor, the unit, without a leader, was scattered for several years. However, during the Emperor's subsequent reincarnations in the form of cloned bodies, the unit was reconvened on Byss, fighting for the reborn Palpatine and being nearly destroyed by the destruction of Byss by the Galaxy Gun and Palpatine's flagship, the Eclipse II. When a member of the unit, Carnor Jax, was implicated by Palpatine's personal physician with ensuring the failure of his clone bodies in a bid to become Emperor, he led a slaughter of the unit's survivors on Yinchorr, leaving only Kir Kanos. Jax made a bid for the empty throne previously held by Palpatine before being assassinated by Kanos, whose undying loyalty to the Emperor and his ideals led him on a crusade to murder anyone involved with his death. "

see: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor's_Royal_Guard

 

[Agis]

...and again some more IA minis!
( I really start to like this game!)

1st is an elite (red) Chiss Officer:

Taking an idea from Carl Woodrow's fantastic blog, I decided to paint my Elite (red) Officer as a Chiss. The head is from a privat sculpt (Galactic Bastard mini), all the rest is just paint. Admiral Thrawn was standing model.


My take on the elite red Storm Trooper. Again a simple but IMO very effective head swap. The heads are from Anvil Industries Black Ops Exo Lords Helmets/Heads Set. After that a darker grey paint. Benaeth the suit they are all blue Chiss!


As usual more on my Website: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/imperial_assault.html

[BlackWidowPilot]

Those headswapped stosstruppen are SPLENDID. Very inspiring indeed.

[Michka]

Love the idea of a Chiss as the elite. The head swap is good, and the painting is your usual level of excellent. The elite troopers are stellar. The grey looks amazing on those uniforms. That's how I imagine the Shadow Troopers should look, rather then just Stormtroopers in black armor. 

[Agis]

Big thanks Folks! 

Love the idea of a Chiss as the elite. The head swap is good, and the painting is your usual level of excellent. The elite troopers are stellar. The grey looks amazing on those uniforms. That's how I imagine the Shadow Troopers should look, rather then just Stormtroopers in black armor. 

It is always very rewarding if a concept you had in mind and wanted to achieve is so fully recognized! 

[Agis]

I played a lot IA the last weeks.
And I even got the core 6 heroes finished.


I wanted a more or less coherent look for all 6, like a military squad. I also wanted to keep them close to the character cards.

Detailed shots of each char are on my website!
See: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/imperial_assault.html

Next are the Trandoshan hunters and the AT-ST.

[kidterminal]

All 6 are from the boxed set?

[Agis]

All 6 are from the boxed set?

YES, absolutely! The core boy really got some value in it!

[Nimrod]

Very nice painting and good choice of colors for the heroes.    

[uti long smile]

Lovely work there Sir!

[Major_Gilbear]

Beautiful work as always Agis! :-)

[Andym]

They're a bit special, aren't they!?! Nicely done agis!

[OSHIROmodels]

Cracking work 

cheers

James

[Agis]

Thanks folks!

Next game tomorrow! 

Even with some 3d terrain.
(Pimp my game...)