Star Wars would not be Star Wars without some sort of random chase scene. Things moving quickly across the screen, either in space or on the ground are a default of the series. One of the most memorable scenes of Return of The Jedi is the speeder bike scenes. Luke and Leia both get to commit grand theft auto by nicking a couple of Imperial bikes and wackiness ensues as Imperial Scout Troopers decide that the best way to catch the good guys is by driving straight into some trees. Clearly Endor lacks a Highway Code.
Of course, these cool looking things are inevitably going to end up for the Star Wars Legion game. Fast and shooty things that explode easily are always quite fun when added to a wargame, and Legion is no exception. The expansion gives you two pieces, and they are more than a little bit fiddly to put together. One of the problems is that the models look like they could easily slot together for pre-painting preparation and they really don’t. These models require either fine gluing skills and patience, or a willingness to leave bits off.
It’s worth the patience though. The models look amazing once assembled, and aren’t a challenge to paint. For a start, both pilots are Scout Troopers, so they’re black and white and thus dead easy. The bikes scrub up well with a spot of dry brushing and a given that they are brown and black, they’re not difficult to paint up in a nice way. As always, the plastic isn’t the usual sort you get with miniatures, but it takes the paint with no problem. You will need superglue to put them together though.
The bikes can also be found in the core starter set, as can most of the cards and rules. One cunning little bonus however is two ‘comms jammer’ cards. This has a short range effect on enemy units, making sure that they can’t easily be issued orders. Given that Star Wars Legion is carefully designed to make players consider every order and every move very carefully, this is rather fiendish.
In play the units won’t last a very long time, but will do enough damage and disruption to make them worth it. That and the bonus of having an excuse to make zoom and pew-pew noises.
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