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jivjov posted:All the Force Friday merch was stuff from the first two teaser trailers (other than a couple new characters "revealed" through Lego minifigs or coloring book pages). There's gonna be more stuff in the film proper. The marketing was so strong that they were able to sell us an amazing amount of merchandise based off of a sum total of 2 minutes of footage. I bought Poe's x-wing. I fell into the trap. Oh wait I also got an elite trooper speeder bike which wasn't in the trailer. Luckily I haven't opened it yet and might return it cuz it doesn't even have the distinctive biker helmet only a black stormtrooper wtf.
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Can any kind goon please help me out with the actual measurements of the raider model? Thanks!
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I've seen First Order Special Forces TIE toys, with a red stripe painted on. Those will surely show up in a future expansion along with the Black/orange T70s. I expect that every named character who ever touches a lightsaber will end up as a named pilot in a new ship.
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canyoneer posted:I've seen First Order Special Forces TIE toys, with a red stripe painted on. Those will surely show up in a future expansion along with the Black/orange T70s. I think it'd be cool to have an Aces pack that had one TIE/FO and one T-70 both with alt paint and pilots.
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Strobe posted:I think it'd be cool to have an Aces pack that had one TIE/FO and one T-70 both with alt paint and pilots. I'm convinced thr next version of Imperial Aces that gets released will be a Tie Defender/Tie Bomber box.
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I can't even think of a canon/EU alt paint scheme for the Bomber or Defender. With the Interceptor pack, I was at least familiar with the Royal Guard and 181st paint schemes.
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They can easily use red markings like stripes and outlines since people have already associated that with the elite squadrons of both ground and naval troops.
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Geisladisk posted:The problem is that we have all the X-Wing-compatible Episode 7 ships already, except for that funky FO-Shuttle. That is, of course, unless there are ships in the movie which haven't been shown already - Which is unlikely, because hidden ships don't sell toys. There are no TIE Bombers or B-Wings in the original trailers for 4-6, and only a brief glimpse of A-Wings and Interceptors, if you're paying attention. It'd be easy to miss the Y-Wings in the original Star Wars trailer or mistake them for closed s-foil X-Wings since you only really see them head-on. If I were a gambling man I'd place decent odds whatever space battle scene is near the end of the movie will have more ships.
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Strobe posted:I think it'd be cool to have an Aces pack that had one TIE/FO and one T-70 both with alt paint and pilots.
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leongzanfa posted:Can any kind goon please help me out with the actual measurements of the raider model? Hopefully this quick 'n' dirty is in enough detail: http://imgur.com/9tZLFHp The most important one if you're trying to fit it in a box is the length, i.e. 35cm, and it's kind of a pain to find a bag to put that box in. I've actually just cut open the sides of a big reusable shopping bag - one with a flat bottom with the right dimensions, but not able to stretch out around the almighty gut of the crate itself - and used eyelets and elastic cord to make a suitable carrier. Honestly kind of a pain, but fun too, and at least next time I'll be able to carry around all my X-wing stuff and camera tripod at the same time.
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Lunatic Pathos posted:There are no TIE Bombers or B-Wings in the original trailers for 4-6, and only a brief glimpse of A-Wings and Interceptors, if you're paying attention. It'd be easy to miss the Y-Wings in the original Star Wars trailer or mistake them for closed s-foil X-Wings since you only really see them head-on. If I were a gambling man I'd place decent odds whatever space battle scene is near the end of the movie will have more ships. There are those whatever-they-are things escorting the new shuttle, for example.
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Welp, after much consideration I opted to just buy the FA core set contents sans the miniatures off ebay for less than half the rrp. I figure if I play a game with a squad that includes the new ships before the t70 and tie/fo expansions come out then I can just proxy with the t65 and tie/ln models in the meantime. The collector in me just want those drat cards, damage deck and dials. Xenomrph posted:I can't even think of a canon/EU alt paint scheme for the Bomber or Defender. With the Interceptor pack, I was at least familiar with the Royal Guard and 181st paint schemes. Never underestimate the power of a simple darker/lighter grey/blue "alternate" paint scheme for Imperial starfighters, such as the one done to the TIE Advanced in the Raider box.
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There's probably something vaguely apropos for the Defender somewhere, since they featured in the TIE Fighter game, where you're basically an elite loyalist who saves the Emperor's life in a coup/assassination attempt. And you join the "Inner Circle" throughout the game, and have a little club tattoo that gets fancier. For a bomber though, I dunno. Wasn't Scimitar Squadron supposed the be the elite bomber unit or some poo poo, which is why the Scimitar Assault bomber was named that? Fake Edit: And yeah, Wookiepedia says Scimitar Squadron were the bomber pilots in Empire that hunted the Falcon and were at Endor as well. Probably all Legends material for the latter, but hey, they had actual screen time, technically!
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WFGuy posted:Hopefully this quick 'n' dirty is in enough detail: http://imgur.com/9tZLFHp Thanks for taking the trouble! That'll really come in handy
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That's it. I'm painting SLAM SECTOR graffiti on my 2400. However, I don't know how to style graffiti. Also where should I place it? Thinking front middle section?
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Chill la Chill posted:That's it. I'm painting SLAM SECTOR graffiti on my 2400. However, I don't know how to style graffiti. Also where should I place it? Thinking front middle section? Sounds awesome  This might be helpful (Yeah, I know you can probably google yourself but eh, it's probably useful to use the fonts to mock some stuff up) A couple of FA cores arrived today, and I absolutely love what they have done with the rulebook being separate from the 'learn to play' booklet. Alphabetical order and everything! I had a question about obstacles and was able to find the answer in a couple of seconds; super convenient. I also broke and picked up Most Wanted, so now I have a bunch of scum purchases to make... oops 
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Just picked up a Punisher. Has anyone considered all bomber type ships yet, even just for fun? Threw these lists together, whatcha think? quote:Momma Bomba (100) quote:Momma Plasma (100) With Jonus with tracers, everyone has a decent chance of getting tl for their shot, plus 2 rerolls and a focus against low agility defender. Major downside is the low PS. No way to get better pilots without sacrificing a lot of ordnance. Lunatic Pathos fucked around with this message at 08:17 on Sep 23, 2015 |
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Chill la Chill posted:That's it. I'm painting SLAM SECTOR graffiti on my 2400. However, I don't know how to style graffiti. Also where should I place it? Thinking front middle section? Having it look tagged all over like a NYC subway train during the '80s would be badass.
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Chill la Chill posted:That's it. I'm painting SLAM SECTOR graffiti on my 2400. However, I don't know how to style graffiti. Also where should I place it? Thinking front middle section? Someone do a K-wing with a basketball and "Welcome to the Jam!" on it. Thanks.
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 Auctioned at Christie's for $1,250 in 2008. The Aurebesh on the side says "Rebel" but then I expect we're all fluent, right  e:  SLAM SECTOR (thanks, http://www.aurebesh.swtor-tools.com/)
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The Gate posted:There's probably something vaguely apropos for the Defender somewhere, since they featured in the TIE Fighter game, where you're basically an elite loyalist who saves the Emperor's life in a coup/assassination attempt. And you join the "Inner Circle" throughout the game, and have a little club tattoo that gets fancier. For a bomber though, I dunno. Wasn't Scimitar Squadron supposed the be the elite bomber unit or some poo poo, which is why the Scimitar Assault bomber was named that? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now I want to do all my TIE's with the various ranks of Tattoo design on the wing. Goddamnit.
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IrvingWashington posted:
Aurebesh? Somewhat. Graffiti? Hell no, I can't read that most of the time when the letter forms are ostensibly Latin.
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The Gate posted:There's probably something vaguely apropos for the Defender somewhere, since they featured in the TIE Fighter game, where you're basically an elite loyalist who saves the Emperor's life in a coup/assassination attempt. And you join the "Inner Circle" throughout the game, and have a little club tattoo that gets fancier. For a bomber though, I dunno. Wasn't Scimitar Squadron supposed the be the elite bomber unit or some poo poo, which is why the Scimitar Assault bomber was named that? The TIE Fighter protagonist is Maarek Stele, who has a TIE Advanced pilot card. I think they should put him in a Defender as well. Edit: Just put out a set with a Maarek Stele card for each TIE BattleMaster fucked around with this message at 11:35 on Sep 23, 2015 |
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BattleMaster posted:Edit: Just put out a set with a Maarek Stele card for each TIE That might cause him to actually get used
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BattleMaster posted:The TIE Fighter protagonist is Maarek Stele, who has a TIE Advanced pilot card. I think they should put him in a Defender as well. I'm holding out for the TIE Avenger, I want Stele flying that. Pilots flying alternate ships might be pretty interesting, actually, Tycho in an X-wing for making Rogue squadron, or Farlander in a Y-Wing for the Battle of Yavin.
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Thane Kyrell as both an Imperial and Rebellion pilot.
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waah posted:That might cause him to actually get used Maarek Stele's ability in a TIE Bomber would actually be really good.
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Lunatic Pathos posted:
Low PS is actually good for "Action" ordnance like Proxy mines. If you can sweep past a high PS enemy, you can drop your bombs right in front of them or directly on top.
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I got this idea from someone in this thread and I've been trying it out and it's pretty fun PILOTS Guri (34) StarViper (30), Decoy (2), Autothrusters (2) Boba Fett (50) Firespray-31 (39), Bodyguard (2), Seismic Charges (2), Recon Specialist (3), Ion Pulse Missiles (3), Munitions Failsafe (1) Kaa’to Leeachos (16) Z-95 Headhunter (15), Veteran Instincts (1) It's been pretty fun so far but I think I need to replace the missles with something else as I never Target lock as if I want to take an Action with Boba Fett it's always Focus.
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Mark Steel in a Defender for Imperial Aces 2, and the special ship is the one that actually looks like the model from the game instead of the pug thing we got. New PBP game happening, Strobe with his same list and hopefully less dice fuckery, vs. YOU???. Who's in?
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Maarek Stele, not Mark Stele. He's an Imperial pilot, not a pornstar.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Maarek Stele, not Mark Stele. He's an Imperial pilot, not a pornstar. Or a left wing stand up comedian https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Steel
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g0del posted:Except the special forces TIE from the trailer is more than just an alt paint job, it's a different model. And from the Lego model, the TIE special forces, is a two man crew. with a gunner facing back, so hopefully 2 firing arcs
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I know how it's supposed to be spelled, but it's just as bad of a fantasy-manged name as pirate and notable flame-decal-enthusiast Andrew Sellek.
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Aramoro posted:I got this idea from someone in this thread and I've been trying it out and it's pretty fun sup bruh I think you're probably right about the missiles but I have been loving seismic charge on boba. It keeps the higher PS arc dodgers at bay, so it does work every turn, even if it's never used. Last night I used a charge to blow a Palpatine shuttle to SMITHEREENS. Here's my latest tweak tho: quote:Guri (30) Trying to get more survivability on Serrisu to make him as annoying to kill as possible.
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Aramoro posted:I got this idea from someone in this thread and I've been trying it out and it's pretty fun If you're already seeing a bunch of TLTs in your meta, drop the missiles and VI and put sensor jammer on guri. Otherwise just drop missiles and give her firecontrol system and inertial dampeners.
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ro5s posted:I'm holding out for the TIE Avenger, I want Stele flying that. Pilots flying alternate ships might be pretty interesting, actually, Tycho in an X-wing for making Rogue squadron, or Farlander in a Y-Wing for the Battle of Yavin. Let any pilot fly any ship (since the physical ship stats (weapons, evade, shields, etc) are static regardless of pilot, and the pilot carries with them their pilot skill # and special ability. Certain upgrade options would be locked to ship type. Ditto on certain actions. And yeah I agree that putting Stele in anything other than the Defender is goofy, and ditto on Corran Horn in an E-wing (did he ever even fly one in the EU? I figured he went full-Jedi before they even came out). grassy gnoll posted:Mark Steel in a Defender for Imperial Aces 2, and the special ship is the one that actually looks like the model from the game instead of the pug thing we got.
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Xenomrph posted:What's wrong with the Defender model?  Some people (me included), like the version above (which featured in TIE Fighter).
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Huh, I never really realized there were different Defender designs. I'm guessing there's probably some sort of EU technobabble explanation. For the design difference? Also if I had to pick one design, I kinda prefer the bottom one. 
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I always liked the top one because it doesn't look so stretched out. This isn't a problem with normal ties since you usually see them from the side and they only have 2 wings but adding the third really makes it look off. Also I started playing this really dumb app called star wars card trader where you open packs and trade with people. The modernography and street art sets have some really baller designs for tagging the sides of ships. Chill la Chill fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Sep 23, 2015 |
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