Snowspeeders were crucial in the making of the scene. Unsatisfied with Lego's version
of the model, both Shaun and I stumbled upon an excellent
Snowspeeder design by Bruce Lowell.
We each came up with our own variations on the design, and came up with two Snowspeeders each. Two of
Shaun's (both in white) were put on the battlefield, while one of my Snowspeeders
(in grey) sat in the base, the other one in the fray.
Another terrific addition to the battle was Shaun's AT-ST.
The AT-ST shown here is actually the 2nd version Shaun created of the AT-ST, the previous version also
appearing alongside the AT-AT's in the 1999 MindFest display.
Unfortunately, while we remained highly serious about the display, adhering to canon
wherever possible; during the course of the event at BrickFest some of the minifigs got
their own ideas.
A rather last-minute addition to the layout was the power generator I built. I sadly didn't
quite have room for it to sit as it "should" on the layout, so it was tagged alongside the
layout where there was barely enough room for it to sit. (Actually, the AT-AT's most likely
didn't even approach the side of the Rebel Base with the hangar bay, I just thought it made for
the most interesting as a visual model. Shame on me.)
The 80-or-so troops (and a Probe Droid by Shaun) really made for a rather intimidating
effect on the rebels in the trenches. For all of us involved, it was the largest swath of Imperial
Troops we had seen, and was impressive in its own right. But that wasn't enough. On the final day
of the event, we were paid a visit by the legendary BLASTERMAN of FBTB
fame. Jeff generously donated enough of his
custom made Imperial weapons to outfit all
of our troops. These added the wonderful effect of intimidation by inceneration to the rebels instead
of the intimidation of having one's eardrums bursting that we had otherwise with our megaphone-armed
battilion of Imperial soldiers. Thanks Jeff!
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