A Noob's Build Log - Tatooine

By chemnitz, in Star Wars: Legion

I also wanted to create a large building as a center-piece for the board. I wanted something with a playable roof with some stairs. My older daughter drew the original design sketch, which I reworked into something practical, and we built it together on a day off from school.

We took some scrap foam and a box for the basic shape, and I made some buttresses out of pink foam.

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I cut out some stairs freehand. I ran out of pink foam and had to use some of my scrap foam.

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We put together an entry way from a spare box and my last scraps of foam.

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We plastered the problem areas with spackle.

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Then we painted like crazy. My younger daughter did about half of the painting, which turned out great. She is very neat when working with large areas.

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And here it is in near-final form:

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I still need to add some shadows and highlights, as well as doors, control panels, posters, and other finishing touches. I was thinking about making a sign in Aurebesh. I was thinking about making it an inn named "The Wretched Hive"

My younger daughter and I had a morning of making scatter terrain. I got some basic 3D-printed Star Wars crates (of course, just before FFG announced their own crates), which we painted up. Dry-brushing was a little beyond her skills, but we had fun anyway.

Then, I made a crude dejarik holochess table. I started with one of those little plastic thingies that come in some pizza boxes. I shortened the legs to an appropriate height and spray painted it black. Then, I painted the whole thing metallic gray. I free-handed the design with a sharpie, then I painted over it with black. After lots of touch-ups, it's not terrible.

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Let the wookiee win!

I have started a log for conversions and painting. You can see it here: Chemnitz's Legion Log.