Rebel Alliance Captured AT-ST

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My second entry to the Captured GB...Bandai's excellent 1/48 AT-ST kit as captured by the Rebel Alliance and modified with a heavy ion cannon and concussion missile launcher.  A fun build!!

Throughout the galaxy Imperial Walkers were seen as a symbol of oppression during Palpatine's reign.  But walkers occasionally found there way into the Rebel arsenal too.  Though AT-ATs in Alliance service were relatively rare, many AT-STs were captured either in skirmishes with smaller Imperial outposts or during daring raids on Imperial transport ships. 

In Rebel service AT-STs were often modified with custom weaponry and other special equipment.  One such modification saw the AT-ST's two main blasters replaced with a single Heavy Ion Cannon, becoming an All Terain Agile Assault walker (AT-AA).   Thought rate of fire was slower a well placed hit from this cannon could disable an AT-AT, leaving it vulnerable to the concussion missiles that took the place of the Imperial walker's puny grenade launcher.  Other modifications on this AT-AA include a searchlight, craw access ladder, and an advanced sensor array, with an antenna cluster on the aft right side of the cabin roof. 

Without the resources of the Empire, captured AT-STs in Rebel service often appeared heavily worn and dirty, and with minor battle damage rarely repaired as is the case here, with a blaster hit still visible on the right side armor.   

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