Chirrut Imwe

I recently completed painting a miniature of Chirrut Imwe, from everyone's favorite non-original trilogy Star Wars movie, Rogue One. I got the fig off of a vender on Etsy (can't remember which one at the moment), and the detail was very good. It scales pretty well with the Star Wars Legion mini's, but it is just a tad smaller than they are (which is good, in my opinion). It is close enough in size to my 28mm sci-fi figs that I can use them together without looking out of place. 

The only faulty part was the top of his staff, which was very thin and broke off during painting. So, I simply borrowed part of a staff from I believe an Adeptus Mechanicus sprue (a Rustwalker, I think, but I'm not 100% sure). Regardless, after pinning and gluing the new staff piece, it holds up well.

The fig was easy to paint - paint went on very smooth, and the sculpt is fairly forgiving for highlights and such. It will be great for any kind of sci-fi skirmish. Hope you like it!

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WOTC Jedi knight

Back before the excellent miniatures from FFG's Star Wars Imperial Assault came out, the best figs that you could get (28mm, at least) for Star Wars were the collectable miniatures from Wizards of the Coast. The quality of the sculpts were varied, but for the most part ran from adequate to downright great. In typical fashion, I've gathered one or two...

This is the Jedi Knight. Basically a generic character, but the sculpt is excellent. I decided to re-paint it without any priming. It came out pretty well, and scales up nicely with the Imperial Assault guys.

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Star Wars re-Paint: Transdoshan Elite Merc

The Transdoshan Elite Merceary (Dark Times, Uncommon) is another solidly sculpted figure from one of the latter runs of the SW line.

I re-did the jacket and flesh, and based him up.  He's ready for action!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Minis: Bomo & A Jedi

Sunday I had some time to do a couple of quick re-paints and touch-ups on two recently acquired Star Wars miniatures, Bomo Greenbark (Dark Times, Rare) and a Jedi Watchman (Dark Time, Common).

Both minis are excellent and will make great Star Wars skirmish and role-play pieces!

I did not touch the Jedi's cloak, but I did re-paint the battle fatigues, flesh, and hair. Bomo's flesh was re-done, and I cleaned his mold lines and re-touched his clothes.

All told, a pair of excellent SW figures.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Miniatures Sci-Fi Survey 5

The Rodian Black Sun Vigo (Universe, Uncommon) has since its release been one of the most dynamic and cool looking Star Wars miniatures in my collection. He's a bit small, so if doing a head swap, you'll need to carefully select an appropriate head for him.

The one pictured below has been touched-up and re-based, but otherwise looks a lot like one you'd pull from the package or acquire on eBay.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Miniatures Sci-Fi Survey 4

Today we re-visit the SW Miniatures Survey feature, where we find three very distinctive aliens suitable for use in other sci-fi games like Traveller, Ashen Stars, StarSIEGE Event Horizon, and many others!  First, a group shot:

Shistavanen Pilot -- Uncommon, Universe

Verpine Tech-- Common, Force Unleashed

Rodian Blaster-for-Hire -- Uncommon, Legacy of the Force

As you can see, all three come strapped and ready for action.  With a head swap, the Rodian could easily fit into Shadowrun, but in terms of general utility, the other two make great fodder for most any sci-fi game that features intelligent aliens.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Shadowrun: A Portly Ork Ganger

It seems like the materials I have available keep leading me to Ork conversions for Shadowrun.  Case in point, the Star Wars Gran Raider (Clone Strike, Common) and the Spell-touched Hobgoblin Zombie (Deathknell, Common).  I took the head from the Hobgoblin and added it to the nicely characterful and dumpy body of the Gran, and I had another Ork Ganger!

Check it out!

I also ditched the floppy plastic knife and replaced it with a better one from an IG bit.

The blue pants give him a dash of color.

I had to fill in the Hobgoblin's empty eye sockets with some green stuff.

So yeah, this guy is ready for some Clockwork Orange level mayhem, Shadowrun style!  That is, until Hasti busts him up with his Killing Hands!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Another Star Wars Minis To Shadowrun Conversion

This one came about pretty organically.  I was working a shift at Phantom (my local FLGS) and I had some of my various 'Clix and Star Wars bits with me.  The Star Wars Bith Rebel (Universe, Common) was already missing his left hand from and earlier conversion, so I removed his head and replaced it with the head and left hand from a Heroclix Thug (another Common).

I decided to do a full-on re-paint on this one as the details were very sharp and really called for it. I'm loving this guy!  He has some real attitude, and could be a tech, hacker, rigger, or just some corporate crony. Or a valuable contact. We'll see!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Shadowrun: Converted Ork Enforcer

Our Shadowrun campaign, Shadows of Mumbai continues tonight!  I have not had a lot of spare time this week, but I did manage another conversion to make an Ork Enforcer or Ganger. Here he is!

This simple conversion utilizes the body of a Star Wars Human Blaster For Hire (Bounty Hunters, Common) and the head of a D&D Minis Goblin Black Blade (War Drums, Common).  Goblin heads are often big, so it sized perfectly with this mini.  He's really cool, and I really think he as the SR aesthetic down.

Now here's hoping he doesn't gack my character tonight!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Shadowrun Female Civilian Done

As per my plan, I did manage to get the Star Wars figure from Friday's post modded and re-painted for our Shadowrun games. I used a right hand from a 'Clix Polaris figure to replace the lightsaber hand.

I did the cape in a nice, bright blue to give her a bit of color.  While she has some soft details, there is enough there to work with.  She'll look great in a street scene, or as a potential adventure objective.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

This Weekend's Plan...

This weekend I'll work on Kickstarter shipping and other issues, but I also intend to spend a little time modding another Star Wars figure for Shadowrun.  Here she is:

This is the Young Jedi (Universe, Common) figure, and my plan is to texture her base, re-paint her flesh to reflect an Indian heritage, and remove the lightsaber hand and replace it with an empty hand or closed fist.  She'll be some sort of civilian, maybe a corporate operative.

I like the outfit and the pose.

Hopefully I'll get the pics up Saturday!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Shadowrun: A Fine Ork Gentleman

Shadowrun includes many metahuman types: Humans, Orks, Elves, Dwarves, and Trolls chief among them. Finding and making human sci-fi civilians is a cinch, but the other metatypes present a challenge.  Today's post features a conversion I did using the body of a Star Wars Rodian Diplomat (Masters of the Force, Common) and the head of a D&D Miniatures Hobgoblin Impaler (Angelfire, Common). 

I think it came off quite well, and I really like the look for the Streets of Mumbai.

I did not do any real re-painting on the conversion aside from a few touch-ups and the disguise of some green-stuff work.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars To Shadowrun Again

My order of Star Wars minis from Strikezone online arrived, and I immediately grabbed General Dodonna (Rare, Legacy of the Force) for use as a civvie for our next Shadowrun session.

I did not need to do much to him save add some base texture and touch-up his face a bit.  I also re-painted his device to a matte blue.

"Trust me, this is a commlink!"

Nice lined trench coat!

"Does anyone smell something?"

This guy could serve as a tech-type, corporate officer, or warehouse manager. He'll also look great in a crowd! 

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Human Scoundrel Re-Paint

Continuing my exploration of the old Star Wars pre-painted miniature line, I decided to do a more thorough re-paint on the Human Scoundrel (Bounty Hunters, Common). 

Nothing fancy on this one, I just replicated the base colors the character came with.  Still, a nice miniature and the details took paint well.

I placed an order with Strikezone on eBay for more Star Wars pre-paints better geared toward conversions to sci-fi civilians, so we'll see how that goes! 

--Scott

Star Wars Miniatures Sci-Fi Survey 3

Today we have another quick installment of the SW mini survey!

Gotal Assassin (left) and Klatoonian Enforcer (right).

The pair of aliens that make up this installment are the Klatoonian Enforcer (Clone Strike, Common) and the Gotal Imperial Assassin (Force Unleashed, Common).  While both are clearly not human, they could just as easily be Sprawl gangers with exotic bio-augmentations, or near-humans with genetic "uplifts."

Both make great thugs or characters!

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Miniatures Sci-Fi Survey 2

Today we'll look at two more miniatures from the Star Wars pre-paint line that have uses in more general sci-fi gaming.

Today it's the Czerka Scientist (Knights of the Old Republic, Common) and the Human Soldier of Fortune (The Clone Wars, Common).

That scientist will make an ideal civilian objective for just about any sci-fi scenario. 

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Star Wars Miniatures Sci-Fi Survey 1

I'm debuting an occasional feature with this post! Now and then I will feature a few Star Wars collectible miniatures and briefly discuss their merits for use in other sci-fi games. These will normally be Commons or Uncommons. Easy figures to get on eBay or elsewhere.

We'll get things going with a look at the Old Republic Recruit (Legacy of the Force, Common) and the Corellian Pirate (Bounty Hunters, Uncommon).

Check them out:

While both figures possess clear sci-fi trappings, there is nothing binding them exclusively to Star Wars. I like that the Old Republic Recruit is female, as good martial females for sci-fi can be hard to find. Both characters feature nice, clean sculpts and action poses.  These figures would fit just as well into Shadowrun as they would in Traveller.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott

Shadowrun: A Fine Indian Gentleman

When my buddy Tony needed a model for his Combat Mage character, I dug into my Star Wars miniatures collection and found this gem! He's a human bodyguard from the Legacy of the Force collection.  Among the many things about Star Wars miniatures I like is their uses for general sci-fi.  Who knows what fashions will be like in the future, but this guy's simple sci-fi style really fits SR.  And as a combat mage, Tony's character also carries a small pistol for those times when he's too drained to cast spells.

As Tony's character is a sometime Bollywood actor and native Indian, I had to make a few changes to this figure to give him the right look.







Here's what just 30 minutes can do for a mini like this:

With the right hair color and skin tone he fits right in for Mumbai!

I think I'll do a post later this week on the SW minis line and discuss some common and uncommon minis from it that, like this one, possess super-utility for other sci-fi games.

Thanks for visiting!

--Scott