Custom Star Wars Miniatures

I finally got around to fixing up my Republic Commandos, who looked altogether too clean for the job they would be doing. It's amazing what some black wash can do, and adding small details here and there can really spruce up the appearance of a miniature.

Republic Commandos

Use of Terrain

So I put the building on one of the maps I own, and it blends into the map very well. I tried this on a variety of the maps, and the color scheme really lends itself to being on a wide swath of maps. I'm glad that I was able to meet that particular goal.

Star Wars Miniatures battle.

My next goal for now is cleaning up a few of the miniatures that I find to be poorly painted or could be made to look even cooler, so once those are done I will post them onto here!

Completion of Painting and Detailing

I've now completed the dry brushing of the building, and I must say I am satisfied with the way the colors came out. Adding the reddish hues gave the brown a nice warmth to it while adding some rusting effects, overall creating a nice tone. At the back of the building I added some tubing using a good old fashioned drinking straw, the remaining piece of the zip-tie, and some wiring. Using wine red mixed with orange gave a nice corroded look to the pipe, ensuring that it did not look too new.

The pipe. 

Eventually I felt that the back needed one more touch, so I painted a discarded felt tip marker cap to look like a chemical barrel of some sort, using the same paint scheme as the pipe and some wiring to give shape.

Much of the detailing is now very visible, with some clones for scale.

I'm glad this project turned out so well, and I'm looking forward to using it in some battles! I've gone ahead and posted some staged shots to showcase the look of the thing.

Clones enter the building to perform some scouting. 

The building gives them a great view of the battlefield, as well as slight cover.

An AT-ST attacks!