Star Wars 30mm stormtroopers, Boba fett...

[AndrewGPaul]

While these are cool, and I may find a way to add a set (or two) to my collection, I personally find the movie era(s) my least favorite eras to game, simply because events are well known.

Well, two or three of the most important events are, yes. There's still the rest of the Rebellion across the galaxy. Or even just Stormtroopers in boarding actions vs pirates, etc. If you ever played any of the TIE Fighter flight sims, you'll remeber all those interminable missions where you escort flimsy Stormtrooper Transports as they board space stations and the like. There's plenty of scope for small battles using a dozen guys a side, and you can use just about any alien figures you can find on the other side.

Plus, I just think the design of Stormtrooper armour is better than the Clone Trooper armours - I was never keen on the Clone Trooper helmets.

[Ithaka]

I asked on facebook, there doing clone troopers No word on whether its phase 1 or 2 but where theres clone troopers, theres droids

This is amazing news. One day I hope to own a decent Warpath/40k Grand Army Force. It's such an insta-win button for Knight Models, I'm surprised noone has made Star Wars models this well before. Obvious I know, but i't seems they're aimed more at the wargamer market this time, as opposed to being classed as toys, which is great.

[Knightflashman]

Hello

some pictures of upcoming release for the next months of knight models in Starwars line of 30 mm

are photos of the modeling process

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...retATST019.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...eptATST001.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...retATST020.jpg

Thanks

[Frobozz of the Nine]

I am very impressed with the Knight Models Star Wars miniatures line and own most of them. Any idea on when we can expect more main characters such as Padme, Qui-Gon, Yoda, etc in 30mm? Thanks!

[GomezAddams]

Vehicles are nice but.. Plo Koon any time soon? And about those clone troopers...

[Lars Porsenna]

Well, two or three of the most important events are, yes. There's still the rest of the Rebellion across the galaxy. Or even just Stormtroopers in boarding actions vs pirates, etc. If you ever played any of the TIE Fighter flight sims, you'll remeber all those interminable missions where you escort flimsy Stormtrooper Transports as they board space stations and the like. There's plenty of scope for small battles using a dozen guys a side, and you can use just about any alien figures you can find on the other side.

This sort of thing is OK if you plan to wargame in the SW universe. What I really want figures for is for RPGs. But if you play in the movie era, it's still Luke that destroys DS1, and still Vader that tosses The Emperor down the power shaft. But even after that in the EU, the Yuushang Vong invasion sits over the timeline like a collosus. I personally prefer the KOTOR era myself...

Damon.

[strewart]

Cool, vehicles!

To be honest, I would probably hold off buying vehicles until there were enough troops and characters (plus a ruleset somewhere) to be able to use them. I know Knight Models is more about collecting than gaming, but its what I would want to do with them.

[Ben]

If fantasy flight have the licence for miniature wargames, are they ever going to indulge in the licence to print money that a Star Wars tabletop wargame would be?

If they did it like LOTR (ie a few core troops sets and metal characters) it wouldn't be that huge a start up outlay, and there are two companies with a lot of plastics experience they could partner with (Renedra and GW).

[AndrewGPaul]

This sort of thing is OK if you plan to wargame in the SW universe. What I really want figures for is for RPGs. But if you play in the movie era, it's still Luke that destroys DS1, and still Vader that tosses The Emperor down the power shaft. But even after that in the EU, the Yuushang Vong invasion sits over the timeline like a collosus. I personally prefer the KOTOR era myself...

Damon.

Fair enough. I just prefer the look of the Rebellion era; to me, Stormtroopers, Star Destroyers and X-Wings are the real Star Wars, and the other periods just look ... off, somehow. The big events can happen in the background in my RPG games; I don't feel that my characters need to have anything to do with them, necessarily.

Having said that, some generic non-Jedi types could be useful - random Mon Calamari, Twi'leks, Wookiees, etc. I don't know what Knight Models remit is, though - can they do what they like, or are they restricted to doing stuff that appeared onscreen (like GW's early LotR stuff)?

[Frobozz of the Nine]

Vehicle kits have been done to death by various companies over the years, especially AT-ST. I don't see this or any other vehicle being a big seller.

We need more high quality character and troop models! Bring on the battle droids (super and regular), destroyer droids, clone troopers, and rebel troopers to go with more main characters like Amidala, Qui-Gon, Yoda, Sidious/Emperor etc.

As others have mentioned, generic kits for Imperial and Rebel Officers and Jedi Knights would be highly popular.

[AndrewGPaul]

Well, obviously we need R2-D2, old Obi-Wan and Yoda, and a C-3PO not attached to the back of Chewbacca would be nice. The Rebellion-era figures they've done are an odd mx of period; Han, Vader and Boba Fett will do for any of the three films, while Chewie is clearly from the Bespin scene from The Empire Strikes Back. Leia is from A New Hope and Luke is from Return of the Jedi. Personally speaking, I'd like a complete set of the main characters - Luke, Han, Chewie, Ben, Artoo, Threepio and Leia - in matching outfits, which would require new models of both droids, Chewie, Ben and Luke. If Ben isn't too dynamic, it'd do for a "Force ghost" paintjob, too.

I understand the calls for Clone Troopers - ideally with two head options - but I would think that some Rebel troopers would be a best bet to do next, to give the Stormtroopers something to shoot. Follow that up with Clone Troopers and battle droids.

[Kasrkin]

Just built my set, does anyone else find these miniatures to be very thin? Or is it just me? I can't help but think mine look like stick men...

[Pacorko]

You mean that as in "realistically proportioned and quite like the ones that appeared on the movies"?

Yes. They are "thin" because they are done in the 1/56th scale, not the idiotic "Heroic 28mm" convention adopted by Reaper or GW and shown in their impossibly built and muscled figures.

[strewart]

Really? Damn mine haven't even shipped yet... A few other characters I ordered should be arriving soon, but not the storm troopers.

[Kasrkin]

You mean that as in "realistically proportioned and quite like the ones that appeared on the movies"?

Yes. They are "thin" because they are done in the 1/56th scale, not the idiotic "Heroic 28mm" convention adopted by Reaper or GW and shown in their impossibly built and muscled figures.

Hi, thanks for your input! You should be aware however that because tone is easily mistaken online, your words come across as patronising and defensive, which I'm sure is not really your intention as to mean so in a response to a genuine question is rude :-) You are correct about the miniatures in the photos, they look perfectly proportioned and gorgeous, which is why I bought a pack immediately. I am not asking what the photos are like however, I am asking about the miniatures, and I think you missed that so I'll repeat my previous post;

Just built my set, does anyone else find these miniatures to be very thin? Or is it just me? I can't help but think mine look like stick men...

I have built a set and my miniatures look very lanky, thinner than in the photos. What I'm asking is, has anyone else found the same? Mine might be miscast and I want to find out if that's the case.

[GomezAddams]

Here you go, should but it all to rest

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...comparison.jpg

They seem a little lanky however, they are meant to be tall genetically engineered soldiers after all. I also think the build and the blue tac doesn't help it in that picture.

[Pacorko]

Sorry for the unintended tone, Kasrkin. I meant to say these were true 1/56th and thus would look "off" when compared to anything else but 1/56th figures, as Gomez has so aptly shown us--ta' muchly, mate.

I don't see them that "lanky". Nevermind the rabble surrounding our man of the hour, but he does look a bit thinner that the guys in the movies, that's for sure.

I want my EI-III clones, so I let this one pass... but the clones need to look properly armoured and not so thin. They are of Mandalorian stock after all!

[R5Don4]

I can confirm from having these in hand that the Stormtroopers are actually all metal not part resin as earlier mentioned. My guess is whoever took this photo primed some parts and then put them back in the pack for the photo. Or they just look like resin because of the light but that is a longshot. Also the heads and torsos are all off their sprues, a tell tale sign this eager enthusiast opened it and repacked it for the shot.

The Stormtrooper pack contains

5 Identical heads, torsos, empty holsters and plastic slot bases
2 holsters with with blasters in them
2 identical sets of legs facing forward
2 identical sets of legs facing left
1 set of legs facing right
3 identical sets of 2 hands holding stormtrooper blaster
1 right arm holding blaster
1 right arm holding long blaster rifle by butt resting on shoulder
1 right arm holding long blaster rifle in firing position left hand supporting barrel
1 left arm with hand pointing
1 left arm with hand holding grenade
1 left arm at bent at 160 degrees no hand
1 left arm bent at 90 degrees no hand
2 left arm bent at slightly obtuse angel no hand
1 right arm bent at 90 degrees no hand
2 right arm bent at acute angle no hand

[AndrewGPaul]

It looks like the first batch had resin bodies and legs, but they've now switched to metal - the first pics posted on Frother's clearly show resin parts.

[Pacorko]

The set has always been advertised as a mix of resin--legs and torsos--and metal parts--heads, arms and weapons--, Andrew... there's no switch in the advert and I doubt they changed materials so quickly after Gomez's size-comparison shot, so I really would take the cum magna grano saltis.