Clone Wars 15mm

well, it's basing day and I finally got around to finishing up these AAT's.

A droid speeder squadron patrols the area.

I'm not quite convinced by the neon plants yet...but they do look very Star Wars.

I used a pencil to add some scratches and areas of worn metal on these tanks.

 Update: one thing that bugged me about these AAT's was that their long barrels were slightly curved.  

After a little research on the internet I decided to have a go at fixing them.

The barrels were dipped in a cup of hot ( not boiling) water. Then straightened and put straight into a glass of cold water. This fixed them in their new position.

A warped barrel next to a straightened one.

Both straightened.

The new straightened barrels look much better, I'm glad I made the effort. It always feels good to do something new.

I've put together everything I've done so far. The forces are getting there and the new Contrast way of painting B1 battle droids, looks a lot better than my first attempts.

The blue of the 501st legion. I think next up I will just keep the clones in their white armour.

A new bit of anti slip fabric stops the bases sliding around. Part of the reason for the multi basing is storage safety. I think these little resin figures are safer based on large bases.

Jedi masters based on 40mm.

There is a lot to be said about collecting 15mm forces. I arrived to this conclusion quite late in my hobby journey.

The armies so far.

I tried my luck and struck gold with these Clone wars decals from eBay. I was planning on trying to paint the tiny emblems on the new walkers, but it turns out you can get decals in the right scale. They also do CIS ones too so the droids will be covered also. The other Republic decals on this sheet will be handy for storage crates and equipment etc 

AT-TE 15mm

I'm really excited for these walkers. Having ordered them from eBay I wasn't quite sure how big they'd be. Well, they arrived today and I was very pleased to see that they are big and chunky beasts.

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I'm also loving the extra detailing that these resin prints have. The toys were very good but it looks like they had to sacrifice authanticy over playability. On the toy the cockpit has to open, so the upper ball turrets were spaced out. The printed walker doesn't suffer from that.

I have to say, I'm loving the new chunky designs of the cockpits with their extra detailing.

It's clear to see the toys are slightly bigger but nothing too drastic, the customised burnt out wreck will fit perfectly with the newer versions. I think the toys are probably 20mm in scale.

The legs are going to be a bit tricky to do as each segment is separated. I may have to find a tacky glue to use as I position them on a movement base.

I think the slightly wider cockpit is a little more accurate too judging by this shot from the Bad Batch.
 

These armour markings are clearly shown on this Revell model kit, these are really handy for a painting guide.