Rebel AT-RT Painted

The AT-Rt is the rebels's workhorse. It can be fitted with 3 different types of weapons and had reasonable good melee although I wouldn't advise to get your AT-RT's that close to the enemy. My favourite weapon so far is the rotary blaster which puts out decent damage but when you have a feeling you might be up against vehicles you can equip it with a laser canon.

I have played against another rebel player that had two AT-RT's with laser canons and it made me keep my own AT-RT's back and behind cover to block line of sight. It is that scary.

The At-RT is good value for points and a auto include in any list for me. That might change when more units for the support slot are released.

I haven't used the heavy flamer option yet because I don't like putting my AT-RT's within range 1 of my opponent's units but the potential damage it can do is great and a good deterrent in objective areas.

I have two AT-RT's from the two core boxes I have bought. I haven't changed the AT-RT's itself so they both have the same pose but I did use some green stuff to model the shooting arm of the pilot to make it look different. I also changed the color scheme and skin color of the two pilots and did a quick and easy head swap. This way they don't look like twins to me. What do you think?

Princess Leia Organa Painted

This is a personal favourite of mine. I loved the princess (General) Leia character in the movies, all of them. The options that she brings to the Legion game a pretty good and I include her in most of my lists. The model itself is not that great but it's ok. Painting the face was a bit of a pain but I like the end result.

Leia is a cheap commander option for the rebel army and her command cards are good. The benefit she gives to units around her make her really good. What better way to start a game than rain down a orbital bombardement on your opponents sniper teams.
Usually the only upgrade I put on her is the esteemed leader card to make sure she lasts longer under attack. This makes her a cheap pick for the army. The facts she dishes out a lot of dodge tokens and removes suppression is good. Her sharpshooting blaster is quite deadly with pierce 1 and remove cover.
I let her run up with a unit of fleet troopers which have range 1-2 as well to keep her safe.

T-47 Airspeeder painted

Star Wars Legion T-47 Airspeeder
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One of the most debated units in the Star Wars Legion game is the T-47 airspeeder. The wave 1 "Heavy" rebel unit sure is a cool model but it's point cost is so high you rarely see any in a competitive army list. They usually only feature in scenario plays or taken for their "fun factor" in casual games. It's a shame really because it's a nice unit to use. The damage it put's out doesn't seem too high or unbalance.Here's my painted model. I painted mine in between my rebel trooper units and it was good fun painting it and a nice change from all the trooper uniforms. I didn't use the orange striping you see on most other T-47's but instead used the same red-brown color that I use in the rest of my rebel army. It ties the army together nicely I think.
The sad thing is I have never used it in a game. The unit is so expensive in points and dies fairly quickly there are just many other and cheaper options that seem more viable.

Star Wars Legion T-47 Airspeeder
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Rebel Fleet Troopers Painted

Star Wars Legion Fleet Troopers painted
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The fleet troopers are basicly the unit that pulled me in. Just before I went on holiday last summer and saw a unit of fleet troopers painted by a fantastic painter (Mattijs Pels). I really liked his models and I was hooked and started looking for more Legion stuff. Unfortunately that shop didn't have the core set but before I was off on 2 weeks holiday I managed to get a box. That holiday I put together the models, removed mold lines, read the rules and looked for information and battle reports on Youtube.  Back from holiday I started painting up the models. I was still looking for fleet troopers for my own rebel army but I couldn't find them anywhere. Legion isn't a big game in my region so there are not that many players or shops selling the game.

Star Wars Legion Fleet Troopers painted
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A couple of months ago I finally got a box and quickly painted them up in the classic color scheme. I have since then played a couple of games with them. I find them very handy for securing an objective close to my deployment zone. Keeping them back a bit keeps them alive. I also sometimes let them run up with Princess Leia as a personal bodyguard to pass off wounds from her to the fleet troopers. I once played them agressively and they ended up dead within a turn so I probably won't do that again.

Star Wars Legion Fleet Troopers painted
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