In terms of the process, I changed it a bit and instead of the usual process of basecoat, wash/glaze, highlight I applied the base coat, then applied a full layer in the recesses, then highlighted the raised areas, and only then glazed between these with two or three rough and heavier glazes. I think it turned out ok - I decided against weathering in this case because I wanted them to look more pristine. I wanted to follow the movies as closely as I could, so I tried to create a cream/brown look for the textile parts. Even if they don’t match exactly with the array of colors I use, the experience with AP cans is just horrible lately, with spotty coverage even after two passes, a nozzle that keeps obstructing and overall paint going everywhere but the miniatures. Obviously, I primed them white - small side note here, I’ve decided to drop Army Painter spray cans in favour of Citadel. Also, I painted these in batch - which was honestly a bit tedious and something I hadn’t done (at least, not for more than 4 miniatures) since my first Lord of the Rings army of Uruk-hai, back when I was a teenager. I find it funny that their main color is cream, rather than white - after all, they are supposed to blend in the snow, and I think regular Stormtroopers are probably better at that than they are! Regardless, they provided a bit of a change from regular troopers and I wanted to have the bunch of them ready to be put on the table ASAP, which is why I didn’t really spend too much time blending and glazing, but tried a slightly newer approach. Since our next campaign will be based on Hoth, I decided to tackle one of the least interesting groups of miniatures that I have, and painted the Snowtroopers.
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