Skull Forge Studios: Downed Pilot and Starkiller

I already praised the awesomeness of Skull Forge's Downed Pilot but there's another mini I just finished, the Avenging Acolyte.

Again, I'm really surprised how few cleaning up is required to get these prints prepped for painting. I had some problems painting the pilot because I just gave him a quick rinse which obviously wasn't enough and made the painting process quite tedious. This time I thoroughly scrubbed the leftover residue off the miniature and had much nicer results.
I concealed some printer lines in prominent spaces like the face or the chest, using Vallejo Gloss Varnish but I actually think that applying the paint in slightly thicker layers might already do the job.

Although realistly scaled, the Acolyte's lightsaber is quite flimsy. Since I wanted to replace it anyways, I took the opportunity to apply some of Thorin's LED magic to this guy as well...^^

Jedi Wear Their Sunglasses at Night

I finally came around to try out Thorin's LED saber mod tutorial... What can I say? It works... and it's an absolute blast to see the lightsaber of your tiny Luke light up. I can't thank him enough for sharing this brilliant idea.

I'm going to burn through quite a few batteries the next days...

Again: I can fully recommend Thorin's tutorial. It's easy to follow and has brilliant results.