Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker: Hero of the Rebellion (Core Set)

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker: Hero of the Rebellion (Core Set)

Another Imperial Assault model today. This is the miniature of Luke Skywalker from the Imperial Assault Core Set – depicting “Farm Boy” Luke running around on the Death Star after the trash compactor with a Stormtrooper Belt and an E-11 blaster.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker: Hero of the Rebellion (Core Set)

There’s a lot of white on this version of Luke. I’m happy enough with the boots, legwraps, pants and belt, though his robe/tunic seems like I may have gone a bit too tan/brown with it – though to be fair it does look a little different in different lighting situations.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker: Hero of the Rebellion (Core Set)

These images I’m looking at are blown up SO much in the editor that the model looks really average here, but it’s actually a really small model. The early IA models were smaller than the ones that came along later, and of course Luke is supposed to be “a little short for a Stormtrooper”. I’ve added a disc to his base that I created to raise IA base sizes to the same as the ones from Legion.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker: Hero of the Rebellion (Core Set), Grand Amiral Thrawn, Star Wars Legion Rebel Commander Luke Skywalker Bespin

And here hs is alongside the Legion models of Bespin Luke and the recent IA model I painted of Thrawn, who I’ve also mounted on a lift-disc – which completely turns Thrawn into a giant compared to both the Imperial Assault Luke as well as the large-scaled Luke from the original Legion Core box.

This version of Luke is the last model that goes towards both Dave Stone’s Paint What You Got Challenge 25-26, and also count towards Anne’s 2026 Miniature Assembly Challenge as he was a mold line cleanup situation done in January.

Next: February’s Round-Up!

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Grand Admiral Thrawn

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Grand Admiral Thrawn

Back to Imperial Assault today with the miniature for Grand Admiral Thrawn. He’s a “Chiss”, which roughly translates to “Human but blue, of the Blue Man Group”.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Grand Admiral Thrawn

I’ve never really known Thrawn in any significant way. I know he was the Big Bad from one of the 1990’s video games, possibly on the N64. I mean, I could look it up obviously, but I’m busy typing here! Then he was in some books, became a fan favourite for some reason. Maybe the books were well written?

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Grand Admiral Thrawn

I believe he was also in at least one of the Animated shows that I haven’t seen. Probably Rebels due to it’s place in the timeline. And then he shows up in Ashoka, which I also have not watched. But in Ashoka his stuff is all falling apart and broken and his stormtroopers are undead or something and held together with red bandages and golden glue. Something about the (former EU) Deathtroopers being reconfigured and transported into the new canon, and something about Nightsisters which I know very little about. I’m sure I’ll watch all that crap eventually, so no need to fill me in as I appear to have absorbed quite a lot of spoilers through osmosis already.

Star Wars Imperial Assault: Grand Admiral Thrawn

And here hs is alongside the Legion models of Vader and Palpatine. Yep, Admiral Chiss here is a tall boi, and so I can probably use him in Legion, though there’s also an official model coming out soon. His base is a little short for a stormtrooper, but it’s okay, as I’ve recently printed off some lifts for shorty bases like this one. You’ll see one of them in action in a few posts once I’ve taken some photos. This is also why I’ve based him with the same “is it sand, or just light dirt?” looking basing style as my Legion models.

Once again, Thrawn counts towards both Dave Stone’s Paint What You Got Challenge 25-26, and also count towards Anne’s 2026 Miniature Assembly Challenge as once again, I did have to clean up the mold lines on Thrawn, and that was done in January.