I'm a big fan of the early Starship Trooper movies. I know they're a bit cheesy, but I still like them. Back in the day, Mongoose Publishing put out a Starship Troopers Game with miniatures. If your lucky, you can still find some sets online for an arm and a leg. Rebel Miniatures began to put out metal versions of the miniatures a few years ago. I bought a ton of them (Still haven't painted them).
Thanks to 3D printing you can now find different troopers and bugs on sites like Etsy. I ordered a set of the "Crazed Arthropods" several years ago and just got around to building them. WHAT A PAIN IN THE A$$!!!!! I truly regret the purchase of these wee beasties.
PROBLEMS
First off - DO NOT open them up together. Different legs go to different bugs. You don't want to mix them up.
Second - No instructions. You have no idea which legs go where. I spent a long time looking at the images of the bugs online to try to figure this out.
Third - The resin was cheap. Several pieces were broken. Not happy!
Fourth - The leg pieces on some bugs come in 2 parts. The areas that they connect to are super small. It was a real ordeal getting these parts to stick together. (I had to use the old baking soda trick to get them to bond).
Fifth - I went cheap. You get what you pay for. I should have bought the ones Rebel Miniatures sells. Live and learn.
Sixth - the real kicker is that they don't really look like Starship Trooper Bugs all that much in the end.) I hope my paint job (WIP) will make them look better when all is said and done.
SOLUTION
Don't waste your money on the Crazed Arthropods. Spend a little more and get the real McCoy from Rebel Miniatures and be happy. Trust me and learn from my mistakes!
I will post pics of the finished "bugs" when I'm done. Thanks for taking the time to view my blog. I appreciate that you do. Take care.