Star Wars: Legion Imperial Shoretroopers Unit Expansion - Elite Troopers! Tabletop Miniatures Game, Strategy Game for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 2 Players, 3 Hour Playtime, Made

Incredible value. This is another hit for the amazing Fantasy Flight games team. The miniatures are highly detailed and a joy to paint up. The rule set is their best yet and really gives you a gradual introduction into the complexity of miniature gaming. Just the core set is enough to have a small-scale experience. I would have dinged it a star for not including more dice, but for the price, you are already getting a lot and most other company's miniatures 2 player sets (looking at you 40k) have the same number of minis for twice the price.Component Quality:The plastic used for the minis to my mind is better than the brittle plastic for 40k or other table top miniature games. The minis are easy to put together and most are only 2-3 pieces that easily fit in together. Unlike other games, you won't have to hold the glue together after you glue them. The tokens and range measuring tools are typical high quality stuff from Fantasy Flight. The tokens are on heavy cardboard and easy to punch out. The rulers have great little details that make them look like Star Wars ship/droid components.Gameplay:I will need to update this later, but from my first impressions, there is a good amount of depth and decisions in every battle. I love that each scenario offers different conditions and the command cards really mix up the activations between players (many other games are "I go, you go" with a die roll for priority, but Legion gives you options to trade off priority for more activations and adds more strategic depth). I was amazed at how easy the game is to pick up just from the learn to play rules. And everything you need to know about a unit is on the card that comes with it. You will rarely find yourself hunting through the rule book to figure out how to activate your unit.Summary:This game is definitely more on the hobby side for miniature games (eg you will need to build and paint your minis), but it is manageably so. There are plenty of great painting tutorials out there and with painting shades/oils, it has never been easier to get into miniature painting. Star Wars Legion is a solid entry to the miniature war game front, and I can easily see it overtaking other major games due to the ease of entry and lower price point. I expect there will be a strong tournament and casual scene for this game. This core box is the perfect starting point and offers a lot of fun with just its components.

My first ever miniature. Painted while I was recovering from surgery. Model is greater, barely had to clean him up. I should've used better paints, but used what I had on hand. Turned out great, painted both helmets. Not difficult at all to assemble. Came with cards and tokens for the game, as he is an expansion, but I have no use for them. He's made of plastic, so durability is no problem. Don't know if he is worth the money for someone who wants to put him on a shelf, he is about 2 inches tall.

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This box is a kitbasher's dream. First off, everything is exceedingly crisp in it's details. Arms, heads, etc are easy enough to position in alternate poses, swapping from model to model. I'm tempted to buy another box to build alternate configurations, and then buy 3 more boxes to have for bits.Unlike earlier legion releases which were a softer plastic, these are the new harder plastic sprues. Make sure you have some flush clippers and some files for sprue nubs. Standard stuff for mini building but worth noting. Also, unlike the older soft plastic, this new stuff can be glued together with plastic cement. Highly preferable to superglue, Tamiya (orange cap) recommended for joins, green cap works great for removing fine mold line.The flight stands for the units in mid air are fantastic. Everything from the ball and socket join to the stylized swoop curve. Only downside is these bits do not work with plastic cement, so don't ditch your superglue.Assembly is easy thanks to their instructions, and as usual, legion minis are a joy to paint thanks to their detailed nature. Don't be the person who buys this and gives it 1 star for being unpainted. If these things were assembled and painted to box art quality they'd be 12x as expensive.

I bought 2 of these, for my son and myself to paint. They were easy to assemble, well detailed but without being overwhelming and fun to paint. I will say that the stance of this model is a little weird. I prefer the one in the base starter set but the model is still awesome and the impression of movement is pretty great.