Fantasy Flight Games: Kevin Valliere discusses Star Wars Legion miniatures as a hobby

January 25, 2020

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Join Kevin Valliere over at FFG for an article about new players getting into the miniature hobby, namely assembling, constructing, and painting for Star Wars Legion.

Our community-driven series of articles covering the basics of Star Wars™: Legion continues with today’s entry from Kevin Valliere. Here, Kevin demystifies what can be one of the largest barriers of entry for new players: assembling, constructing, and painting your miniatures. Whether you strive for movie-accurate versions of iconic units or are creating a unique look for your army, join him as he breaks down the steps you can take to bring your armies to life!

In the last article, we talked about why Star Wars: Legion is such an exciting hobby to start.

But what if you’ve never assembled or painted a miniature before? It can seem quite intimidating to learn and purchase everything you need at first, but it’s really quite a simple process to go from spare parts to a table-ready miniature.

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Jonathan is a tabletop roleplaying game designer working out of Northampton in the UK. His RPG works include 'Those Dark Places' and 'Pressure' from Osprey Games, the cinematic adventure 'Rapture Protocol' for Alien: The Roleplaying Game from Free League Publishing, rulebook and adventures for Fighting Fantasy RPG Stellar Adventures, adventures for Moebius Adventures, Gallant Knight Games and other publications, as well as dozens of articles, essays, reviews and interviews on the tabletop roleplaying hobby.

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Join Kevin Valliere over at FFG for an article about new players getting into the miniature hobby, namely assembling, constructing, and painting for Star Wars Legion.

Our community-driven series of articles covering the basics of Star Wars™: Legion continues with today’s entry from Kevin Valliere. Here, Kevin demystifies what can be one of the largest barriers of entry for new players: assembling, constructing, and painting your miniatures. Whether you strive for movie-accurate versions of iconic units or are creating a unique look for your army, join him as he breaks down the steps you can take to bring your armies to life!

In the last article, we talked about why Star Wars: Legion is such an exciting hobby to start.

But what if you’ve never assembled or painted a miniature before? It can seem quite intimidating to learn and purchase everything you need at first, but it’s really quite a simple process to go from spare parts to a table-ready miniature.