Imperial Light Cruiser, Part 5 - The Dark Trooper

 The final minifig of the set that requires modification is the Dark Trooper.

Even though the minifig is very well rendered with the detailed print on the helmet and body parts, and the addition of shoulder armour, it is very lacking in one area - size and stature.

On-screen, the Dark Troopers loom large and menacing, towering over all the other characters.

This just can't be pulled off with the standard sized minifig components.

In my opinion, this Dark Trooper looks kind of wimpy when set alongside the other minifigs in the set. Heck, it turns out that Mando is even slightly taller than the  sinister- looking droid!

So, where do I go from here?

The parts stash, of course, to see if a more serviceable Dark Trooper can be brick-built.

Here is the collection of black elements on which I settled to build up the 'big guy'.

The droid's arms and legs are largely made from 1x2 plates modified with clips, bars, and hinges to make them posable.

I even managed to pull off a reasonable representatation of the figure's shoulder armor.

All in all, the only elements retained from the original minifig were the head piece and helmet!

Here's the final product:

And the scale is much better, as well:

In the near future, when I figure out how I want to light up minifigs, this bad boy's getting some glowing red eyes.

Lastly, my LEGO doppelganger is shown here relegating the remainder of the original  parts to the 'minifig spares' box: