Now that I just have a few things to do on the X-Wing I've been looking at doing the other parts of the diorama. I astromech units that come in the AMT kit aren't that great. I wanted a couple other kinds of droids that I would have to scratch-build and my spares box was failing me. So I did some searching online and ordered a few from Shapeways.
I thought the head of the treadwell droid could use some work. Here's what I started with:
And here's where I am now:
I'm thinking about adding some things onto the ends of the arms, but it might be more trouble than it's worth for the scale. I also modified one of the figures from Monogram's 1/48 F-4C kit to be General Merrick. I even found a head with a mustach, even if you can't tell from this picture and my horrible teenage painting skills. I still have a bit of work to do on his helmet though.