Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 11

Slight detour from the Tatooine buildings... 

To help break the routine of carving foam, I decided I needed something a little different to model and paint. Enter the might of the Imperial fighter squadron and the crimson terror that is the Royal Guard Tie Interceptor...

Staying with Tie Interceptors, here's another one... I think he desreves the addition of red stripes, like those synonymous with the feared 181st...

Here's the model next to a Bandai Snow Speeder...

Next up are the Tie Fighters...

I wanted to create flying stands for the ships, something that would lift them up high over the table. In this way they could bring some cinematic spectacle to the battle raging below. Once FFG release the game (and hopefully separately available flight stands), I can always re-base them to use them in-game...

I made the bases out of 6mm mdf and inserted two lengths of dowl. In the end of these are attached the ball end of a posable magnetic joint, the socket end of which was modelled into the underside of each ship...

It's pretty high up here!  :)

Until next time...

Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 10

A pic of all the buildings made to date. This is on a 4x4 ft table. It may make for some fairly tight games if a few extra barricades / obstacles were added down the two main thoroughfares. Maybe not the best hunting grounds for speeder bikes ? ;)

The position of the two larger buildings (landing bay / canteen) on opposite corners of the board may also see opposing forces taking advantage of the elevated rooftops to draw favourable lines of sight.

I can already envisage another board / buildings being added to the south of this set up, expanding the table to 6x4 ft... This would make for a large city fight board with lots of alleys and tactical considerations...

Until next time :)

Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 9

Two more buildings for the Tatooine table. I think these are going to be the last two for now...

Both buildings have removable roofs. These will be magnetise prior to painting...

Until next time :)

Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 8

Created a proto-type door for the Tatooine buildings...

Initial thoughts; Not bad for a first attempt. One of the biggest challenges was bending the archway into shape. I used a hairdryer to heat the plasticard, but it takes some time to get the desired curve. The rest of the shapes were fairly straightforward to cut out. There may however be a simpler solution for slats on the inside of the arch; I note you can buy plasticard sheets with this type of design pre moulded... The biggest considertion I have at this stage is that I'll need to build around 9 or so doors. And whilst I'll scratch build them all individually if needs be, I've also been investigating the option of creating molds and casting the doors to save time... 

Decisions, decisions... :)

Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 7

Two more buildings for the Tatooine gaming table :)

Like the larger cantina / market building from the last post, I decided to make the roofs removable to allow minis to be placed inside...

And here's the second building; 

Until next time :)

Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 6

After making towers, I wanted to go back to making a building that would provide some interesting options for in-game mini movement and cover...

I envisage this building to be a cantina or market bizarre, full of shady corners and even shadier characters...

I designed the building so that it each floor could be removed, allowing for access for minis during gaming and opening up the available gaming space. I will magnetise each component to keep the structure rigid during play...

Until next time :)