Imperial Remnant Stormtroopers

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Following the fall of the Empire, the standards of unit kit were...relaxed a bit.

The latest across the finish line for my Star Wars Legion hordes is a squad's worth of Remnant Stormtroopers. I say squad's worth because I will be divvying these 10 up amongst the three squads that I Currently have (2 squads painted, one still in progress). Hence the differing colors of the bases' rims.

Some of these guys don't seem to trust Remnant logistics and instead carry extra gear on their own initiative.

In the future, Wet-weather/Mimban Stormtroopers will be released. Unless their rules are amazing (am not sure what a poncho will actually add to game play), I will just be mixing those up into my existing squads for a further motley appearance. 

Lacking the large orange shoulder pauldron, these two squad leaders have had to make do with a mere shoulder pad stripe and bandana for visual reference. The orange flowers on the one guy's base is purely coincidental. 

I don't use the Imperial Remnant battle force rules as they are too restrictive vs. my collection, to be able to even reach the point limits for Recon-sized games. I also do not know why Shoretroopers are required for the Imperial Remnant since they made no appearances in the Mandalorian series on which said battle force is based. 

Just a closer detail pic for this bunch showcasing everything from cracked helmets to starfish and crustaceans on their bases. Speaking of, I couldn't resist putting white flowers (in lieu of snow) all over the base of the guy with the Snowtrooper helm. 

Up next I have more terrain is on the painting docket, though I may sneak in a mini or two to break the monotony. 

The log on this guy's base is originally from the Ewok trapper that I used here. 

Three more across the finish line.

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I've been making progress on all three Star Wars Legion armies. First up, my Imperial Scout trooper's squad leader who also serves as my stand-in Imperial agent (since the FLGS can't seem to get the official one in).

As you can see, he has skillfully chosen a tactical log that has been concealed by vegetation.

In keeping with my vaguely Imperial Remnant army and general preferences for all things miniature, his armor is fairly dirty. 

I opted for a red shoulder to mark him out as being of senior rank. 

No doubt he is using the scanner to locate his retinue squad, which in my last game, I stupidly deployed on the opposite side of the table. 

Next up, a second Shoretrooper squad leader. This one came out better than the first one, I think. The last four Shoretroopers are base coated as well. Still not a fan of painting these models but am glad to be almost done with them.  

He's probably just standing on the beach, taking in the view...

Were it not for the rifle, this guy may have been promoted to Imperial officer. 

Especially as he has a close combat baton strapped (somewhat awkwardly) to his pack. 

Lastly, my Rebel comms chick agent. She came with the specialists pack that I bought to get the pilot & astromech for the speeder in my previous post. My original intent was to use her as a squad leader, however after realizing that she had a second pistol strapped to her pack, I decided to use her as an officer/agent (FLGS can't get that model in either). Given that Rebel officers/agents have the option to fire two pistols, I think she will be of much more value in that role. 

Wait, shouldn't it be: Ladies first?

While simple, I was pleased with how her camo coat/smock came out.

Pistol # 2, for use when not calling in an orbital strike are starfighter support.

Not to leave the droids out, I've assembled all of the B1 battle droids, which when combined with my original horde gives me enough for 4 full super squads (13 + support weapon droid). 

To quote Screech: 'That's a lot of Clankers.'

Each squad as both the rocket launcher and E-5C gunners, plus a lone rad gun droid in the event I want to give someone radiation poisoning. There are a handful of extra squad leaders and rocket droids left over that will likely suffer the fate of basing material. 

Shore Troopers

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None of their helmet grills came out good, no matter how much I touched them up. In the end I opted for the looks good from 3 feet away standard. 

*Officially* they're called Coastal Defender Storm Troopers. However, more often than not everyone just refers to these guys as Shore Troopers. As far as I know are required for Empire armies located in the South Carolina Low Country (SC's coastal region), or at least they should be. As such stay tuned folks, I forsee a Shore Trooper photo op on the beach at some future point. 

I wasn't intentionally aiming for an Imperial remnant force which curiously requires the inclusion of Shore Troopers, even though they made no appearance in the Mandalorian series where the Imperial Remnant was a featured adversary. I'm guessing that the game designers needed a second core option and the Shore Troopers fit the bill better than Snow Troopers. 

If you hadn't guessed already, these are 3D prints and have enough detail to be reminiscent of painting 40K minis, god it was awful! I've been spoiled by painting easy-peasy Battemechs. 

Personally, Scout Troopers sans strike teams would have been more thematic, and not really OP as they seem to die quickly in my limited experience (which bodes well for the squad I am going to assemble this week). But I'm not a game designer so who the hell knows.

Squad sergeant on the left and the T-21B gunner on the right. Just like when pulling casualties in 40K, these two will likely be the squad's last standing members.

To generic dudes, in unassuming poses and likely the first to be pulled as casualties.

I have a second squad of 5 to assemble or, to use as the second half of a super squad if I so choose. There was no option for the mortar trooper when I ordered these, which is odd as have two dudes carrying what looks like mortar ammo to me. The point is more or less moot as the mortar is operated by a standalone trooper i who functions as a separate unit anyway. 

The' squad logistics trooper' on the left and a more aggressively posed grunt on the right. 

As there are no mortars to accompany my Shore Trooper squads, I am guessing that this guy and his counterpart in my second squad are carrying everyone's lunchboxes...err, uh provision cylinders.

For now, my Imperial army slots nicely into an Imperial Remnant Recon list, or at least it does until the AT-PT that you see below is added to its base and painted up (am not sure which order those two things will come in). The Remnant cannot have an AT-ST, so instead my Imperials will be a generic force, stationed somewhere out on the ass-end of the outer rim. 

Now where were we? Ah yes, that's right...we were renegotiating the terms of your contract...

Edit: These Shore Troopers look fairly good to me in person, but they look atrocious in these photos!

Imperial Remnant Warlord

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 I'll bet you thought that second breakfast only existed in the Lord of the Rings Universe...

I've been leaning towards building my Empire army for Star Wars Legion as an Imperial Remnant force. I rather like the idea of the pocket empires sprouting up in the wake of the battle of Endor. I was hoping to find a mini of or similar to Commandant Beehaz from the Andor series. In the end I settled on this mini who is apparently Warlord Zsinj from the expanded universe. I only learned of this when posting these pics on our local discord. 

He wears the rank plaque of a Grand Moff, a title he undoubtedly didn't earn. Though to question this would likely earn you a one-way trip to the spice mines of Kessel! 

Regardless he'll make a fine commander for my little army. In addition to my storm troopers and speeder bikes, I've also recently acquired two squads (or one super squad) of shore troopers who were purchased at the same time as this guy). Hopefully I will have some of them done here soon as the first squad is already in progress...or, well based coated at the least.

He wears a blaster pistol just in case anyone questions his ability to pass a PE test. 

Curiously, in addition to a token squad of storm troopers, at least one squad of shore troopers is required in a Remnant army list even though they make no appearances in the Andor TV series. All I can figure is that they wanted more than one option for a core unit choice, and shore troopers seemed to fit that bill better than did snow troopers. Or something like that. Personally, I think they ought to have made scout troopers into a core unit, but whatever.