On 5/29/2018 at 9:05 PM, Chucknuckle said:I am very interested to see those pics!
The only Legion model I have at the moment is the Speeder Bike, but that should be good enough. For comparison, I also added in a 1/48 Chewbacca (from the Bandai AT-ST) and a 1/48 R2-D2 (from the Bandai X-Wing)
While on the small side, I think it could still work
And for reference, this is the same AT-AT along with a bunch of 1`/72 scale stuff
The Hot Wheels speeders seem like they might be in the right scale to populate a table with some vehicles as scatter cover.
I ordered Rey's bike last week. It is about the width and height of a barricade, and once I clipped the figure off, it looks great plopped on the table: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DAAYRZK
Trying Luke and Han's speeders next.
Edited by CaptainRocketI'm confused, is the Hasbro Uwing the one that's the NERF gun?
I hope so, because that's the one I ordered!
It looks like it should be about the right scale.
8 hours ago, Sirdrasco said:I'm confused, is the Hasbro Uwing the one that's the NERF gun?
1 hour ago, Chucknuckle said:I hope so, because that's the one I ordered!
It looks like it should be about the right scale.
Yes, that's the one
EDIT: Oops, quoted wrong post.
Edited by Chucknuckle12 hours ago, blakeh1 said:The only Legion model I have at the moment is the Speeder Bike, but that should be good enough. For comparison, I also added in a 1/48 Chewbacca (from the Bandai AT-ST) and a 1/48 R2-D2 (from the Bandai X-Wing)
While on the small side, I think it could still work
And for reference, this is the same AT-AT along with a bunch of 1`/72 scale stuff
Thanks for that. Yes, it's just a touch on the small side but it's very close. Close enough, I think. I'm tempted to get one but I also think FFG will do one sooner or later for the game, so I'm not sure if I should get one or wait. I'll probably get one and then if FFG release a better one later on I'll just put the Revell one on the shelf next to my other 1/72 models
For anyone interested, here is the Hasbro "Rebels" Millennium Falcon with the Speeder Bike and 1/48 figures
and for comparison, the Bandai 1/48 AT-ST
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So keen on that falcon, if only I could get it for a decent price!
The funny thing is, when they were on store shelves, nobody was really buying them. I got mine when Wal-mart started selling it for a discount. I think I paid $33
It was kind of a weird release in that a lot of the toy collectors at the time were not happy that it couldn't fit the 3/4 figures. Meanwhile a lot of modelers were attracted to it since it was a large, nearly studio scale for the 32" ESB Falcon, fairly accurate shape and fairly accurate details, and was cheap compared to the Di Agostini Falcon. There was even upgrade kits that included a new cockpit cone, interior, exhaust grilles and mandible side walls to replace the stickers.
The down side for modelers though was it was made of a nearly unusable plastic for modeling purposes. Nothing sticks to it unless you use a adhesion promoter first (like you would for car bumpers before painting them), plus it does not cut/dremel cleanly
Now people are selling them on line like they are made of gold or something
You can find a reasonable deal once in a while if you are patient. Also, since you probably don;t care about a mint condition box, you can sometimes find good deals on used ones that have no box
good luck!
I'm enquiring about one at the moment, the lady has 40 GBP on it but I fear postage to Australia might be a killer... 
Ever since seeing @bulldoguks glorious, fully detailed Falcon I've wanted to do the same thing. I'm building the Deagostini one at the moment but I don't think it's cut out to be a gaming model, but if I can get one of the Hasbro ones for a decent price I don't mind cutting it in half and fitting it out with 3D printed parts. Even just leaving it as is with a juiced up paint job and using it for terrain!
Edited by ChucknuckleI've been planning to build an interior for it. It is going to be my poor man's version of the Di Agostini one. I got the Mike Salzo upgrade kit for it which has the replacement side walls and cockpit.
Has anyone checked out the Revell Solo kits for scale? Are the Patrol Trooper Speeder Bikes the correct scale to stick on a 74-Z Speeder Bike base?
I actually have the same question. Tempted to get the Patrol Bikes and Han's speeder for terrain pieces or something from the Revel kits.
Welp I got the Hot Wheels Sandspeeder and Han speeder...
Too small sadly... almost close enough!
3 hours ago, KiraYamatoSF said:I actually have the same question. Tempted to get the Patrol Bikes and Han's speeder for terrain pieces or something from the Revel kits.
I believe the Revell kits are around 1/28 scale. That much bigger than the Legion stuff, but Han's speeder could easily represent a larger vehicle with some mods to it (basically turn it into a 4 seat vehicle instead of a 2 seat) The imperial ones would probably be too large for Legion figures though
As far as the Hot Wheels stuff, Rey's speeder is very close to 1/48. The figure on it is a decent match to Legion figures size wise
Also for ground vehicles, the Revell Clone Wars Trade Federation tank is around 1/50. A bit on the small side, but not too much. Also, while a bit large at 1/32 scale, the old AMT Trade Federation Tank might be a possibility as well
Also, here are the two large Revell ties
Note there are smaller "pocket" kit versions which can make it confusing finding the right ones, but you should be able to tell by package/models sizes
and the old AMT/MPC/ERTL X-Wing
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@blakeh1 do you have any advice on weathering prepainted model kits? I have the same Darth Vader TIE advanced kit as well as some of the more recent snap-fit kits from TFA. Just wondering what prep work needs to be done to the models, e.g. Can I just do a pin wash directly onto Vader's TIE? Thanks!
8 hours ago, shaunkhiu said:@blakeh1 do you have any advice on weathering prepainted model kits? I have the same Darth Vader TIE advanced kit as well as some of the more recent snap-fit kits from TFA. Just wondering what prep work needs to be done to the models, e.g. Can I just do a pin wash directly onto Vader's TIE? Thanks!
As far was just weathering over the pre-paint/molded in color plastic, I would first dull coat it with a matte varnish, then just use some panel line washes on it and pastels or oil washes/streaking thinned with Weber Oderless Turpenoid. You can get very nice effects without having to paint it that way. The matte varnish will help paint/pastels stick to the plastic, plus it helps get rid of the "plastic" look. You can achieve some nice results just doing that, especially with the Bandai stuff since the parts are all molded in pretty accurate colors to begin with.
For example, I did not paint this Revell kit. I just used the steps above to matte coat it and apply oil washes/dry brushing/streaking and Tamiya Weathering Powders for the metallic areas
And example of those techniques on a Bandai kit
Normally though I paint most things
For those Ties, I painted them. I used Army Painter Black Primer, then masked off the solar panels and used Tamiya TS-32 Haze Grey and an light spray of Tamiya AS-5 Luftwaffe Blue over it (both are in spray cans). These days, I tend to use oil paints to give it panel line washes and general filters/wahses. I also shave off some black/grey artist pastels with a hobby knife for weathering powder
If you want to remove the Revell pre-paint, you can usually just soak it in rubbing alcohol (like 90% or higher)
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Thanks for the excellent and in-depth reply @blakeh1! I'll give it a shot with the cheaper Revell kits.
What about the Hawthorne Village vehicles and buildings? Any of them roughly Legion scale?
On 5/31/2018 at 11:17 AM, The Cocky Rooster said:
Thanks for the Slave-1 pointer. I bought one and it is a good fit.
Thanks for the tip!, now I just need to degloss it, and make it look a bit more used.
What about the hasbro resistance a-wing?
I’m just curious, if anyone can tell me: how far off in scale are the Bandai 1/72 models? I know they definitely would not be ideal, but I’m just wondering if they’d do in a pinch. They’re relatively cheap, and are much more readily available in shops near me than any other models or toys I’ve read about online, so it’d be great if I could make some use of a few of them!
A picture or two would be fantastic, if anyone would be so kind! Thanks in advance.
