I started painting some clones and decided I would do some separatists next. Unfortunately, I did not have the paint I wanted for my B1 Battle Droids… So, next on the list was one of my favorites from the movies, Droidekas!
I got one set of Droidekas in the core set and bought a second unit expansion to give me two units (you can have up to three units in a standard army list).
The unit sets come with four models each. Two models are in firing position and two are in movement position (or as I like to say, roly poly). The set is produced in hard grey plastic, with all the models on sprees. In addition to the models, you get the unit cards, counters and unit upgrades. Everything you need for the unit (as is normal for this game).
The models are straight forward to assemble (the instructions are not great), but you need to dry fit parts first to make sure you have the alignment correct. Everything fits well and there is hardly any flash. I assembled mine with Tamiya plastic model glue.
These models are really easy to paint and look good too! I sprayed mine with GW chainmail, as base and primer coat. Next I dry brushed all the interior section with silver. I then hit these sections with GW black wash. While that was drying, I painted the cowling and outside areas with Vallejo copper. I then hit the eyes and gun tips with red (to add some more color) and the weapon connection lines with black (just to break up the silver). By this time the copper had dried, so I hit that with a GW earth shade wash.
Next was the basing. I sprayed the bases dark brown to prime. I then painted the flank markings on the base flat earth. Next, I hit the rest of the base with GW earth technical paint (being careful not to cover the cross lines). Once that dried, I hit the area with a Vallejo Iraqi Sand dry brush. I added a few tufts and then glued the models on the bases with white glue. I then finished up with a Krylon dull coat spray paint to seal the models. With that, I have my first separatist units!
- Manteuffel
These look really cool! How’s the GW chainmail react with the wash? I’ve had bad luck painting over metals before.
I just slap it on with a brush with no problems. Some section I had to swirl the brush over a couple times to fix some capillary action, but this was while I was applying the wash, so no big deal. The wash is actually kind of necessary if you want to dry brush, as it flattens the surface and allows the paint to stick.