Star Wars Legion. BigGrim’s Ever-Growing Separatist Army!

With the building and priming done, (Mid June-ish) I made the decision that I’d give myself 6 weeks, until the 6th of August, to get most of the primed infantry completed.

First on the painted table, the B2 Super Battle Droids. Primed in Army Painter Platemail, they were given a good wash of Nuln Oil (GW) then a heavy drybrusht with Ironbreaker (GW), then a much lighter drybrush Stormhost Silver (GW).  The targeting (?) light on the left shoulder for squad one is Clonstrast Blood Angel Red (GW) and the second is Talasar Blue (GW).

The basing is Vallejo Dark Earth texture paste. Once applied, I used the flexible GW tool to sorta ‘pat’ the paste to bring it to a peak, making the base look a bit more interesting. Once dry, it gets a heavy wash of Agrax Earth Shade (GW) and then drybrushed with Rakarth Flesh (GW). A few of the bases get Army Painter tufts applied with a spot of PVA.

The day of delivery arrived and I picked up my (obscene) pile of toys. I built all 52 B1 Battle Droids (Fiddly!), both squads of B2s, the Droidekas (my god, what a pain in the bum they are to build.)The Spider Droids, Specialists, STAPs (worst yet to build, especially as they’re in subassemblies for ease of painting.) the first specialist box, Maul, Dooku and two Grievous’ (Grievii?), as well as the Magnaguard I bought and a squad of Commandos.

I glued 3×2 mm rare earth magnets under the bases and put the into magnetised Really Useful Boxes. (4 and 9 litres). You find you use an A4 sheet and a bit extra from another. The sheet cuts easily enough with a sharp craft knife and a steel ruler.

Really Useful Box. 4 litres: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000KN4DQ4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Really Useful Box. 9 litres: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0146PSD9O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Self-Adhesive Magnetic Sheets: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TS85WR8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Once done, I primed the B1s in Wraithbone, by GW, the Commandos, Magnaguard, and characters in Army Painter Uniform Grey and the rest in Army Painter Platemail. The measuring tools for both Legion and Marvel: Crisis Protocol snuck in too.

So there I was, considering selling my Rebels Vs Empire box. The game is excellent. But when it became obvious that FFG couldn’t keep up with the demand for new Commanders and units, interest in my area fell away.

Suddenly, Atomic Mass Games takes over and when they do, they unveil May the 4th offers. Ever since the Clone Wars Core box was released, I knew I had to have a Droid Army. The Droids themselves are so stupid, yet sorta endearing.

In case you didn’t see the deal, I have an image of the Separatist deal. A Core Box, Commando Droids, B1 Droid upgrade box, Darth Maul Operative, a box of STAP Riders, a box of Separatist Specialists and a choice of Count Dooku or Super Tactical Droid Commander! From my local store, this came in at less than £100! Obviously, I bought two.  Had to get both Commanders and that offers a solid core for an army. I also buy 2 boxes of B2 Super Battle Droids and 2 Dwarf Spider Droids, along with an AAT. That was it. I was invested HARD.

So, I gave myself 6 weeks or so to get as much of the special offer built and painted.  While I didn’t QUITE get there, (I missed two squads and 2 Commanders.) my Brother bought a third Dwarf Spider Droid and box of B2 Super Battle Droids and I got them finished instead, so I more or less got there. Frankly, the hobby mojo has been lacking, with my 40k painting having stalled. Legion has been the breath of fresh air that has got me hobbying again. I got more done in these six weeks than I have the last couple of year

I have attached pictures of my army, as it is now, at the start. I shall detail how I got here and, once that’s done, where I intend to go. I hope you enjoy the project!