The BX-Series Droids Commandos are back with a new kit for Star Wars: Legion. Let’s get in there and see what they’ve upgraded.
Atomic Mass Games has been on a tear re-issuing previous units with updated cards. They sent me a copy of the new BX-Series Droid Commandos and I got to see what all the hub-bub was about. Not only is the box new but the cards have been updated. That said these models were quite a challenge. Let’s get into it!
I do like the new box art!
BX-Series Droid Commandos Unboxed
Kicking things off as we do around here, we’ve got all the contents to show off. Note the extra baggy of bits for their deflector shields as well.
Sprues, cards, tokens and bases are all included. Which checks out…you kind of need those things to use this unit after all! Now on to the cards.
These are the updated cards for the current set. You get two different unit options and I included the additional language options above to show off the artwork. Naturally, this box comes with a full play set of cards for each supported language. This is something we’ve come to expect from AMG and the Star Wars: Legion unit boxes.
As far as the sprues go, these are the same sprues from the previously released SWL72 BX-Series Droid Commandos box. So nothing has really changed here. You get enough parts to build a total of seven miniatures as well. And I have thoughts about building these miniatures…
BX-Series Droid Commandos Up Close
After working on this kit I’ve come to the conclusions that I just don’t have it in me to start a droid army. The droids are some of the most spindly miniatures with super fine details and thin plastic bits. And maybe it’s also a factor of the scale but these were tougher to build for me than most. They aren’t the most complicated miniatures but man, oh man, I was I on the struggle bus for these.
A few of them went together easily enough. I think they were all the bits labeled “D” while some of the other bits are just fiddley. I’m also not sure why the designs had the yellow-tinted plastic deflector shields attach to handles on the miniature. You can see in the connection in the image below:
If you don’t want to get paint on the shields, you’re going to have to prime them separately. Maybe this is one of those rare units that I’ll recommend you prime on the sprue first. It’s not a technique I generally advocate for as it can make assembly a chore. However, I’m not really sure how else you’re suppose to spray prime these. I guess you could use a brush on primer instead…but I’m also not a fan of that route either.
These guys are just really thin and while I think they look cool after assembly, this unit feels like a “I need tweezers to do this right” type of a build. Oh well! At least there’s other armies for me to play in Legion besides Droids. While this is a good general kit for the Separatist Alliance, I’m just not going to be a Separatist Alliance player.
This box is now available in their reboxed kit. If you have the older kit you really just need the cards. But for new Droid Army fans, this one is perfect to pick-up and add to your army.
Star Wars: Legion – BX-Series Droid Commandos $49.99
This expansion allows players to add a unit of BX-Series Droid Commandos and an optional BX-Series Droid Commando Strike Team as a Special Forces option to their Separatist Alliance army.
This product contains the previously released SWL72 BX-Series Droid Commandos miniatures with updated rules in the new multilingual format. Updates SWL72 BX-Series Droid Commando unit with current game rules and in multilingual format.
These guys need a sandwich. They are super thin.
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