JazzInc
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love the sand troopers. To me they are the ultimate stormtrooper, with the cool extra gear, the large blasters, the Pauldrons, and most importantly, the weathering. Weathering really brings out detail and gives that realistic, lived-in feel.
I got my attakus sand troopers and they are very impressive. Great detail, quite accurate (biggest thing missing are the green lenses) and at a good price they are a great deal. Incredibly low ES (my Sergeant is #49 of only 750). They are cold-cast porcelain, so much more expensive to make and sturdier than polystone) and with all the extra detail and gear, I think they are a better deal than my PF stormtrooper.
Also, they are a great companion piece to my Mythos pieces.
However, as some of you know. I usually refinish most of my pieces to get them to look more realistic and screen accurate.
This piece needed that, because the white armor was a chalky flat white, instead of the plastic look even the sand troopers have. They also needed more weathering to be screen accurate. Then some metal paint chipping and dry brushing to bring out the detail and get the statue to pop a bit more.
After refinishing the white to a nice gloss and the additional steps mentioned above, I am THRILLED with the statues! They look so real in person that you expect them to move. I might someday repaint the lenses to the proper green hue, but for now I am happy.
Please let me know what you think of the pics:
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I got my attakus sand troopers and they are very impressive. Great detail, quite accurate (biggest thing missing are the green lenses) and at a good price they are a great deal. Incredibly low ES (my Sergeant is #49 of only 750). They are cold-cast porcelain, so much more expensive to make and sturdier than polystone) and with all the extra detail and gear, I think they are a better deal than my PF stormtrooper.
Also, they are a great companion piece to my Mythos pieces.
However, as some of you know. I usually refinish most of my pieces to get them to look more realistic and screen accurate.
This piece needed that, because the white armor was a chalky flat white, instead of the plastic look even the sand troopers have. They also needed more weathering to be screen accurate. Then some metal paint chipping and dry brushing to bring out the detail and get the statue to pop a bit more.
After refinishing the white to a nice gloss and the additional steps mentioned above, I am THRILLED with the statues! They look so real in person that you expect them to move. I might someday repaint the lenses to the proper green hue, but for now I am happy.
Please let me know what you think of the pics:
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