Hello There!

well, with the release of Xenos Rampant I thought I could finally fulfill a passion of mine. I have always been a big Star Wars fan and painting up these 212th clones was a dream come true.

I started by spraying the figures white then giving them a wash of black ink  The black body glove was then painted in using black contrast paint. I then touched up the white with GW White scar paint.

The best bit was adding the legion colour scheme to the armour. The 212th Attack Battalion has orange markings, for these I used the Foundry triad orange 'B' and used 'C' to highlight it.

I used a pencil to create scratches and carbon marks on the armour, this was great fun. However, the cherry on the cake was using a weathering kit to add carbon scoring on the armour. This is a tip I got after watching someone on YouTube painting a much larger model of a 212th trooper. I am pleased to report the technique works just as well on these smaller 35mm figures too.

Weathering kit...makeup.

These phase 1 clones have quite limited markings compared to their later brethren. Just the helmet and arms. For this officer I gave him more helmet patterns to show his individualism and character.

Clones liked to customize their equipment and this officer shows he has been around longer than most.

 

I also tried some of the weathering dust to add some dirt to his lower legs, subtle but effective.

Lastly I gave them a lick of Kleer floor varnish to give them that Blastoid armour look. I will try one in a satin finish and see which one I prefer. They certainly do pop on the battlefield now in their shiny armour though.

As Star Wars is immensely popular, reference material is easy to come by on the internet. I managed to find markings for the entire Legion and all its different trooper variants, very useful indeed 

Blam Blam Blam!

These are the first two test models in the squad just to get my head around the process.

 Of course another great source of reference are toys, these are very handy for getting 360 turnarounds of colour schemes and insignia.

My little boy watches the Clone wars on loop, you never know, seeing these might catch his interest. Well, you can but try...