For my second diorama (the first was the Emperor Palpatine and his guards) I tackled two scenes, from different perspectives from The Empire Strikes Back. Photographed from one side, young Luke has arrived at the swamp world of Dagobah and has met Yoda. Shot from the reverse angle and using forced perspective, the frustrated Luke […]
An AT-AT on patrol in swamp, planet unknown. (Robin Rowland) Star Wars Command AT-AT photographer in the woods near my house. Now that it’s spring will be able to do more outdoor photography where appropriate (the small approx 54mm Star Wars Command figures don’t always blend into a real world setting as easily as the […]
Why did I join the snow troopers? Snow trooper patrols in cold rain after a heavy snowfall. A Star Wars Command snowtrooper figure, painted, photographed in rain after a heavy snowfall, Sony Alpha 700 Tamron 70 to 300 on macro mode.
Star Wars Unleashed “vintage” (2007) figure of Princess Leia from what is now called Star Wars III A New Hope, released in 1977 and played by the late Carrie Fisher. The Star Wars Unleashed Battle Packs were released by Hasbro between 2006 and 2008 and were roughly within the range of 54mm classic toy soldier […]
As the sun comes up this lone Imperial AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) sets out on patrol on icy world. Although this Imperial combat walker is 22.5 metre high, carries a crew of four and up to 40 snowtroopers as passengers, it looks insignificant against the landscape. (Robin Rowland) The journey is uphill into the […]
Snowtroopers on patrol on a snowy day, cursing the officers who sent them out. Another one of my Star Wars Command figure projects. Photographed in a snowstorm, in Kitimat, BC, January 6, 2017. (Robin Rowland)
One of my holiday hobby projects was painting the Star Wars Command snowspeeders (with the aim, of course, photographing them in the snow.) So imagine that on Hoth (or some other snowy world) some snowspeeders escaped the Empire attack on the main base and have found refuge in a hidden valley. (Planets are big places) […]
So here is my first project for miniatures and photography, Emperor Palpatine and his guards. The miniatures are painted Star Wars Command 54mm/ 1/32 scale figures. Technical photo details for first and second images. Sony Alpha 77, with Tamron 70 to 300 lens, tripod, ISO 1000, manual settings f25 at 13 seconds. Sony Alpha 55,Sony […]
This “tank” — I guess you can call it that — is about fifty years old. I was always making both kit built and scratch built science fiction and space models back when I was a teenager. I am pretty sure I built this model when I was about sixteen. As you can see from […]