I have mentioned before how The Empire Strikes Back had me transfixed from its opening scene as the adventures from a galaxy far, far away unfolded for a second instalment. We had had to wait three years for the second film and were eager to drink in all the details and atmosphere of this beloved franchise.
Within minutes we were transported to the frozen planet of Hoth, a stark contrast to the twin suns of Tatooine, but nonetheless are intrepid hero, Luke Skywalker was been attacked and knocked cold from his Tauntaun! Of course blink and you miss it, the roaring maw, a clawed arm swiping across the screen, the action unfolded so quickly, I remember being terrified and bemused in equal measure. What was that? Without the power of the infoweb at our disposal it took a while to learn of the Wampa, a native species to the frozen wastelands, even longer to hear of the deleted scenes that coloured its legend. That aside the creature had become a firm favourite and so I am delighted to finally have a miniature version for my Star Wars: Legion collection.
My Wampa was a gift in the form of 3D print from my good friend the 'Dark Templar'. This is something that I am keen to try for myself, but so far have only managed to amass lots of files rather than the actual equipment required to magically turn them into physical items. It would appear that I can horde just about anything!
Ultimately this was a quick win from the painting point of view. Essentially it was primed in grey then some initial coats of white built up before picking out the final details with a brush. The basing followed the same colour scheme as my 'Rebel Veterans' to help tie everything together.
Once completed, I used my now 'go to' technique for snow which is the AK Terrains Snow Acrylic lightly dusted with the AK Snow Microballoons. The final flourish was some gore to represent his last meal.
