I have a Scariff, Endor and Tatooine board for Legion and for now....I think thats enough
How can I convince myself to get the 'snowtroopers' when I~ dont have snowy terrain and would base them with grass(same as my other forces).
Should I just pass on the Snowtroopers.
What are you lot doing? (also id hate myself down the line if I did make a snow table and I had made Snowtroopers with grass bases already)
**** this game
Tippex out 'snow' and replace with 'shock'.
Or make them a 'guard' squad like death troopers by giving them a different coloured coat and keeping them near a commander.
Call them environmental troopers? The extra insulation could easily help in hot weather if the heating unit also acts as a cooling unit.
Paint them as Galactic Marines and base them for plains.
Think of the clone marines
They have a flame thrower, and as such I am half tempted to paint them like a firebat from StarCraft. As others have said I think of them as more environmental troopers than just snow troopers.
"Snow" is a relative term. Think of it as "Cold Water Troopers" and now you can have them on Scariff and Endor where there is water, just not cold water.
Snowtroopers are technically Cold Weather Assault Troopers. Snowtroopers are kind of a fun nickname.
Cold deserts are a very real thing.
https://wildtracks.wordpress.com/world-ecosystems/desert-ecosystems/cold-desert-ecosystem/
Go ahead and paint them on sand! Haha.
I’m just going to base them the same with Vallejo thick mud and flock like I’ve been doing for all my units. They may get an out of canon paint job.
I did a generic forest board.
Flame-throwers make more sense in the jungle than they do in arctic conditions anyway.
Think of them more like Hostile Environment Troopers. We just saw them on screen assaulting a snow planet.
Why you need to buy it.
This game is already expensive enough to collect for the units you need.
So you should wait to buy the snow troopers until you want to run a winter scenario.
Mine are getting painted white and grey based on grass. I care not.
25 minutes ago, Wetaas said:Why you need to buy it.
This game is already expensive enough to collect for the units you need.
So you should wait to buy the snow troopers until you want to run a winter scenario.
A very good question. A Very very good question.
They are star wars figures!! I am trying to convince myself I should /dont need them...but they are so pretty!
You could check out the prequels and see they were used as a Marine squad and had alternate paint schemes. I am going with a purple and white/off white squad as seen in Revenge of the Sith.
I also have some old Kenner/Hasbro figures from the prequels that have alternate paint schemes for the "Snow Troopers" that I may base my miniatures on. Not building a Hoth table either but would love to use them anyway.
Edited by C3POFETTThe Snowtroopers' Ion Gun sucks. Stormtroopers just shine because of their heavy weapons. Snowtroopers are a little bit more mobile Stormtroopers with worse heavy weapons and not precice. Buy more Stormtroopers.
14 minutes ago, C3POFETT said:You could check out the prequels and see they were used as a Marine squad and had alternate paint schemes. I am going with a purple and white/off white squad as seen in Revenge of the Sith.
I also have some old Kenner/Hasbro figures from the prequels that have alternate paint schemes for the "Snow Troopers" that I may base my miniatures on. Not building a Hoth table either but would love to use them anyway.
Same, although I think I’ll end up using more of a crimson, but it gives you a great neutral environment unit.
or like others said go more desert based, I don’t think it’s unreasonable in the least that a regulated environmental suit and gear can’t work for hot climates as well.
55 minutes ago, DerBaer said:The Snowtroopers' Ion Gun sucks. Stormtroopers just shine because of their heavy weapons. Snowtroopers are a little bit more mobile Stormtroopers with worse heavy weapons and not precice. Buy more Stormtroopers.
You have forgotten the fact that they look cool!
"Hazardtroopers." Been trying to come up with a smoother name though. They're geared for harsh environments.
2 minutes ago, Skargoth said:"Hazardtroopers." Been trying to come up with a smoother name though. They're geared for harsh environments.
Like Barnsley?
3 minutes ago, Skargoth said:"Hazardtroopers." Been trying to come up with a smoother name though. They're geared for harsh environments.
EV Troopers.
Since they're just regular stormies in Hostile E n V ironment Suits.
Yeah be careful about that, both of those things exist already and you don't know FFG won't use them. Hazard Trooper armor was in the RPGs not too long ago, even.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hazard_stormtrooper
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Grenadier_trooper
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Vader's_Security_Force
The Vader Security Force ones would look cool. Not sure if the ESB video game is canon or if anyone cares.
Can also say that although the armor's kitted out for cold weather environments the snow color only works when the location's covered in actual snow. What if it was a very cold environment, but closer to a tagia than strictly tundra? Might want some camouflage on that armor.
1 hour ago, keltheos said:Can also say that although the armor's kitted out for cold weather environments the snow color only works when the location's covered in actual snow. What if it was a very cold environment, but closer to a tagia than strictly tundra? Might want some camouflage on that armor.
That doesn't seem to bother regular Stormtroopers.