This pic is just an experiment in loading pics to the forum. I am not very good at photography so that is another hurdle. However I have almost finished painting my core set and will start posting pics. First I painted up the easiest 40 pts of Hoth-compatible Imperials I could out of the core box (Vader, AT-ST, 3 probots). Then I added the "Use these first" armies from the booklet, then all the Mercs from the core box plus IG-88. Then I took a sidetrack and painted 40 points of Hoth rebels (Leia, Chewie, 4 Echo Base Troopers). I was going to paint all the core add-ons but some of them just don't inspire me, so going to skip them. I will eventually come back nd paint up at least a simple majority of the core add-ons though.
Once the core box is done I'll move onto RTH and all of it's add-ons. Which I already put a dent in, what with Echo Base Troops and Leia. At that point we'll probably enforce "painted minis only" in the club as there will be enough of them to reasonably draw from for all 3 factions.