Category Archives: Dark Side

Shatterpoint: Fear and Dead Men (Darth Vader squad)

Now we’re talking. Some original trilogy baddies.

Darth Vader, the Emperor’s Servant

Darth Vader is where it’s at. I don’t love his billowing cloak. I considered converting it, but decided not to. The silhouette is important for my opponent to understand which version of Vader I’m playing. Also I’m lazy, and not sure I could do it well.

Stormtrooper Sergeant

Mr Sergeant, the first unnamed Secondary.

And some stormtroopers to round it out.

Fear and Dead Men (Darth Vader squad)

Shatterpoint: Twice the Pride (Count Dooku squad)

Dooku was one of the initial squad pack releases, so arguably formed a core of the Separatists. But I wasn’t playing the game yet, and it wasn’t new and shiny any more. With the drought of new Shatterpoint models around the new year, I finally caught up.

Count Dooku

There are two arms in the kit. But why woudn’t you choose lightning when lightning is on offer?

Jango Fett

Keep your head on straight, Jango

And of course, the Magnaguard. Super tanky and annoying.

Twice the Pride

Shatterpoint: Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter

This Darth Vader comes with Obi-Wan and some diorama in a duel pack at a questionably high price. But I was able to score it at a major discount, so got some friends for the other Jedi Hunters.

Dark Vader, Jedi Hunter

The major challenge for Darth Vader is that he’s wearing all black, so how do you make him look good? My attempt at an answer was to use no blacks, just grays and dark blues. I was also sure to highlight the different textures differently (the shiny armor pieces to a white, the fabric to a blue. And then some fake-OSL drybrushing to help sell the lightsaber.

I also kept the head and cloak separate from the body while painting. That let me get in behind the skirt and the underside of the cloak.