ISB Infiltrators to Infiltrate

By Admiral Zaarin, in Imperial Assault Painting and Modification

So, the fluff for Fantasy Flight's own article on the new ISB Infiltrators makes it clear that their job is to infiltrate Rebel cells and destroy them from the inside. I have trouble seeing them being able to do that in full suits of obviously Imperial-style armor. So I modified my two to appear more irregular and thus Rebel-y. I plan on using them as my Elite guys. Sorry for pics, best I can do is my iPhone 6 camera...

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Green stuff was added to the back, torso, and arms to appear as though the figure was wearing an armored jacket.

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I was more aggressive here, chopping the head down and using greenstuff to sculpt the Rebel Commando-style helmet, as well as trim down the armor on the legs and arms as well as adding a GS satchel and strap for the E-11 blaster.

Thanks for looking.

Edited by Admiral Zaarin

beautiful sculpting of the green stuff

Your sculpting skills rock! Can't wait to see them painted.

Thanks! I've actually updated the pics to something a bit clearer to see. Last ones... weren't so great.

These are hands down amazing.

Great work!

I'm new to using green stuff. Do you sculpt on the actual figure or create the item as best you can first, then apply it? Also, what's your ratio of blue to yellow?

Agreed. That sculpting is fantastic. I look forward to seeing them painted!

I'm new to using green stuff. Do you sculpt on the actual figure or create the item as best you can first, then apply it? Also, what's your ratio of blue to yellow?

Yikes. Sorry for missing this, pretty infrequent visitor here.

For the most part, I sculpted all of the details directly onto the figures themselves, especially the cloth components. The Rebel helmet was a multi-step process, but even that was all done on the figure. I've seen some people enjoy great success with sculpting components off the figures, and IIRC I did that was the satchel, pouches, and all the straps. GS ratio I try to keep at 1:1. I myself am not very experienced either, I just looked up some reference pics of what I wanted to do (mainly how cloth falls on various parts of the body), and I used a few different tools including a sewing needle, a Squadron putty tool, and an X-acto blade. Try wrapping a little electrical tape around the needle to give you a better, more built-up grip