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Starship Modeler's 24th Contest: Trek Wars

AT-RT Travel Makes Me Seasick



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By Radames DESTEFANI

Scale: 1/48

"Oh, damn this vehicle! Enlist and see the galaxy, they said! Discover new worlds, and conquer all of them, this also they said. But there are more stars with planets out there than drops of water in the oceans - how could have the Republic controlled all of them one day? And how couldit do that in the time to come this new Empire without Jedi?"

"Another thing - they didn't ever tell me was that I had to make use of this AT-RT transport. You know, driving this vehicle all day makes me seasick. The terrain is not easy to cover by means of this, being full of rocks, slopes, undergrowth and boulders, and those metallic legs always go backwards and forwards, and when I get off I just think I'm still walking on the ground like a chicken."

"Enlist and see the galaxy, drive this AT-RT, get seasick and then also walk, and think, like a chicken I'd dare say. What a bad day. And there are also those fierce rebels to fight out there. What I'm just glad of is that, as they said, this is a war that will put an end to all wars. After the Empire rises, who will ever dare fight against us? So, all's well that ends well. What did you say? The First Order? Never heard of them. And also you should't ever ... "

The main feature of the vignette is the AT-RT in 1/48, a miniature in plastic from Star Wars Boardgame/Miniature Game, that looks good also when you just have it completed with Gray Primer! It's just a pity to have later to paint it. Jesting apart, I wanted to place it in a sort of very small diorama, so I added also a creature, a small reptile creature from Mantis Miniatures, and made the scenery more realistic as the animal stares from the ground at the strange vehicle. The model is painted with acrylics, leaving oils only for the weathering and the metal parts, and several ink washings on the creature and the terrain were also needed for a better look of it all.



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