Star Wars Legion – Galactic Empire Stormtroopers
The two core units of the Galactic Empire in Star Wars Legion, the Stormtroopers and Scout Troopers, have been updated with new poses and hard plastic. In this article, we will take a look at the new SWQ11 Stormtrooper kit, which is available in its own box or as part of the Galactic Empire Starter Set.
This new set replaces the former SWL07 Stormtrooper kit, increasing the number of miniatures per kit from seven to 11. While the old models are described as plastic miniatures, they are actually made of restic, a type of spin-cast plastic, whereas the new models are made of injection-moulded hard plastic. The new Stormtrooper kit has an RRP of 54.99 USD.
Star Wars Legion – Darth Vader
The HQ element of the Galactic Empire Starter Set is none other than Darth Vader himself! This miniature is not exclusive to the starter set and is also available as part of the SWQ103 set, alongside General Veers.
During the production of Star Wars Legion, multiple poses of Darth Vader were created.
- SWL57 Darth Vader (Operative Expansion - The Emperor's Apprentice)
- Darth Vader Limited Edition 2019 CON Exclusive
- Darth Vader from the SWL01 Core Set (Dark Lord of the Sith) - also included in SWL121 Blizzard Force
This new sculpt for the new edition is kept in the design from The Empire Strikes Back.
Stargave – Scavengers
We are picking up two more plastic kits from Stargrave, starting with the Scavengers (SGVP007), which were released a while ago but which I haven't had time to review yet.
These impressively well-made sci-fi kits are produced by Northstar Military Figures in cooperation with Osprey Games. They cover 20 multi-part miniatures and have an RRP of 22 GBP.
Although they are designed with Stargrave in mind, they can obviously be used for a wide range of sci-fi settings. They are kept in a 28 mm scale with slightly heroic proportions, and of course they are interchangeable with the other kits in the range (such as the Mercenaries), and you can also use bits from the Frostgrave range.
Da Red Gobbo’s Tinboy Showcase
In our review, we covered Da Red Gobbo's Tinboy, and now it's time to paint him! I worked on this miniature in the same batch as the Manticore Knight, and I had a special idea for it.
Just like I did with the miniature from Warhammer Quest, I wanted to change the colour scheme. As the Tinboy looked like a nutcracker, I searched online for paint schemes for them. A famous one from the Erzgebirge in Germany takes its colours from hussars, which I thought would be fitting and would certainly move away from the large amount of red.
November 2025 review
It is christmas time and we're doing a recap of a event filled November.
The made-to-order Citadel Forest arrived, around four month, which came by surprise as the other made-to-order items I bought in the past were delivered much quicker. And they are celebrating 50 Years of Games Workshop in this month White Dwarf #518. Lots of Nostalgia, lots of throwbacks.
We'll be covering Star Wars in December, as we received two of the Star Wars Legion Starter Set, Galactic Empire and Rebell Alliance, and I ordered two of the Pillage Market Stall sets from Victrix.
TabletopWelt Paint Meeting 2025
It was that time again: the Tabletopwelt painting meet-up took place and drew us to Lützensommern at the Rittergut. You can find my report on the 2024 painting meet-up here, so we'll skip some basic information about the location this time.
The weather was better as well. Although it drizzled a little in between, the fact that it was a good 8 °C warmer than last year was a welcome change.
As I was very busy last week, I started packing early. In addition to my painting supplies, I also brought something for the open bar. In addition to the full board provided by the youth hostel (including a fridge stocked with delicious Vita-Cola), many participants bring snacks or drinks from home, some of which are home-brewed. On the way there, I stopped at Haribo and picked up one of the large mixed kilo boxes. Later, numerous other sweets and snacks were added.
Warhammer World Championship Preview 2025 – Part 1
After the Big Summer Preview Games Workshop included a Preview Live show into the World Championship, held in Atlanta, to give us a teaser on what's to come.
And this preview got a hilarious teaser, with lots of easter eggs and humour that kept us excited for this nights show.
The previews covered the main systems of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Horus Heresy and The Old World, along with the side ranges of Legions Imperialis and Necromunda, and the latest stand-alone release for Warhammer Quest.
October 2025 review
I went on holiday in October and had a great time with my family in southern Bavaria.
We spent a few days in Munich, before moving further south to take day trips into the mountains and to various towns and smaller cities.
Konflikt 47 – Autoblinda Captured Vehicle
Holey Kamoley, it's been a while since I sat down for K47. Luckily, when I looked at the army lists, I noticed that the Commonwealth has now integrated the royalist side of the Italians, which somehow makes sense to me in terms of fluff, since the equipment is mostly British anyway.
So I quickly checked what I had at home for Konflict 47, and apart from an officer's staff in Galahad armor to lead my troops, I have everything I need. Well... everything, if I make a few adjustments...
For example, I once managed to pick up this Italian Autoblinda at Ad Arma Con for ten bucks. Originally, I just wanted to use it to build some scenery, and I had to repair a few cracks, like this broken fender, but now the car is set to take the place of the Humvee in the army.
A visit to … Radaddel
I have been in touch with Radaddel since 2008. At that time, they were one of the first advertising partners on my old portal. Over the years, I visited the shop several times, for example for the open day or the inauguration of the new shop premises. In mid-2022, Matthias and Simone handed over the reins to Dominik. He relocated the shop and the logistics of the online shop from Rudolstadt to Großweil. It was time for me to take a look for myself, which I did during my holiday in southern Germany.
Radaddel is one of the largest tabletop shops in Germany. In addition to the Games Workshop range, the shop also stocks products from Warlord Games, Asmodee and board games. The very wide range of paints, tools and other accessories is particularly noteworthy. Radaddel not only supplies end customers, but is also a reliable contact for resellers as a wholesaler via Tabletop Depot.
Großweil is located about an hour south of Munich near Murnau am Staffelsee. There, Radaddel has moved into the spacious upper floor of a timber merchant's premises. In addition to plenty of space for the shop, there is also a generous selection of gaming tables (I think the last time I saw such a spacious venue was at Maelstrom Games 15 years ago). These are frequently in use, as can be seen on the Instagram channel. Radaddel is a partner of STC Oberland, Würfel-Rüpeln and Level Zero Heroes, among others, who hold their various events there. At the end of November, a Bolt Action tournament will also take place.
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