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.
I’ve tried to get a couple of different black textures: the shiny hard armor pieces, the softer fabric pants, the dark leather boots. It helps give some variety on what is otherwise a mostly monochromatic model.
Third Sister
These double-sided lightsabers seem like they’d be a hazard.
Cad’s hat is awesome, but big enough that his face is essentially invisible on the tabletop. You can’t even tell how blue he is.
Aurra Sing
I accidentally snipped off Aurra Sing’s antenna, thinking it was an extra bit of sprue. Oops. I replaced it with a bit of brass rod.
Bounty Hunters
The Bounty Hunters, along with Aurra, have a cool ability to adopt tags (keywords) for an activation. It doesn’t even have to be their own. That lets them interact interestingly with just about any other crew.
Fistful of Credit (Cad Bane squad)
I like the sculpted based in Shatterpoint, but with only one four-pack of regular 40mm bases, they start to get pretty samey. To shake it up, I decided to add spice to each model in this box. I made the cabling with green stuff and my tentacle makers. The power pack on Cad’s base is the back half of a space marine terminator torso.
