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Mother of God... That's a Gladiator. A goddamn Gladiator.... Serving it's proper role as a escort for a Victory I. They are following the fluff drat near perfectly.. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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jivjov posted:Regardless of if I collect/play Armada (spoiler: I loving will), I'm getting a Gladiator or two. My favorite underused Star Destroyer design. Sup, Gladiator buddy? You'll need a Victory as well, if you want to keep proper formation. Having a Nebulon B wouldn't hurt either, seeing as at the time the Gladiator was flying around, the Empire still controlled the majority of its Frigate fleet..
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Aug 15, 2014 20:24
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jivjov posted:Oh god, what have you done. Welp, looks like I'm buying everything then. Are you an FFG plant? No! Don't buy rebellion garbage! I mean, buy any rebellion ships that originally belonged to the Empire. I mean hell, even the Cr90 was originally imperial. So buy the starter, sell the lovely Incom fighters, and make a Armada. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Aug 15, 2014 21:04
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Leo Showers posted:So as a recap, we currently know that the Victory-I and Victory-II are in, conversely the Nebulon-B Escort Frigate and Support Refit are also in. Multiple options for each hull are in, although it's not known whether the CR90a or the Gladiator SD will have hull variants. From the dumb Team Covenant video you can see that the Victory-II is better than the Victory-I, and both are stronger than the Nebulons. The Gladiator-class looks to be able to pump out more damage than the Nebulon, I can't really see anything else but I would suppose that the Gladiator will be a more squadron-orientated ship compared to the better armed VSD. Everything seems right except the Gladiator. It has the same starfighter complement that the Victory has, and about half the firepower, maybe a third. What makes the Gladiator shine is its speed. Assume a fast capital ship with light firepower, moderate point defense weaponry, and an average fighter compliment.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:26
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Thirsty Dog posted:I don't want to curse it, but this seems like the natural successor to battlefleet Gothic. Does that seem fair? Not at all. This will have support and a fan base. I still have a 7500 point Nurgle fleet Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Mar 17, 2015 |
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Mar 17, 2015 01:51
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Ordered Armada on Walmart for $60. It'll be here in a few weeks. Now for the important question. Will I be able to pull off a Marg Sabl?
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Mar 27, 2015 09:31
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Anyone have one of the old Micro Machine blockade runners? If so, how big is it compared to the Armada one?
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Apr 6, 2015 22:12
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I want to do a space powerslide with a ISD now.
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Apr 20, 2015 21:30
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So you're all saying I need to model my ISD with a space anchor, right?
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Apr 21, 2015 12:30
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Phrosphor posted:And poseable 3" guns. gently caress yes. Unrelated, if anyone gets a VSD just for the cards, I need a spare miniature for a project. Need to paint up a Victory in a parade scheme with atmospheric burn on the lower edges. Actually, anyone that has a miniature and doesn't need it, let me know.
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Apr 21, 2015 20:52
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Cobbsprite posted:Thinking about painting up a set of haggard rebel ships. Scorch marks, chunks blasted off, that sort of thing. Sup, repaint bro.  you'll have beat to poo poo ships, I'll have Star Destroyers with racing stripes.
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Apr 22, 2015 05:25
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Cobbsprite posted:You should already know I'm going to put an Errant Venture on the table once Wave 2 hits. Get two. Have one mid painting, like this. http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/SMF/index.php?topic=6493.0 Also, I'd totally let you fly that as a rebel ship. Oh, poo poo! Don't forget the billboard space on the hull. It's not like the whole thing was red, it was also covered in advertisements. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Apr 22, 2015 |
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Apr 22, 2015 10:21
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Cobbsprite posted:Wow, that is impressive. And way beyond my meager mortal skill level. That Errant Venture is wicked sick. Look, you don't need to make it that awesome. Include the superlaser, A few billboards, maybe tear up some old Starship Battles minis for added bits. It doesn't need to be perfect, as there's about ten different looks it's had. poo poo, we have time, I'll see what I can dig up. Either I'm making it for you, or you're doing it yourself. One of the two. Here, most of the junk on it is docked ships. Get the Rogues and Villains expansion, glue some random ships on it. What you need to do is cut out the sides as such, put billboards on, and half paint it. See the Hounds Tooth, do that, throw an Outrider and a Millennium Falcon in there, done. (your tables can go to hell.) 
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Apr 22, 2015 23:19
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Cobbsprite posted:I was figuring painting it red and putting some billboards on the sides, but ... oh man, I've got the old-school micromachines, and I don't use them for anything anymore. I can probably find some bits that will fit thematically. You do realize this is ten times the size of the Armada mini? Also, all you need from a micromachine is a super laser, the rest is Rogues and Villains ships, and maybe a Neublon-B stuck on the side. Oh, and cut off half the guns, the Venture was forced to give up most it's armament as part of the agreement. Use the attached and docked ships, and throw in a few fighter squadrons so it's weapons stats make sense.
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Apr 22, 2015 23:56
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Woohoo! My copy of Armada will be here in 4 days. Any tips on painting the fighters? Capital ships?Cobbsprite posted:And Venture was forced to give up all but ten turbolaser batteries and ten ion cannon batteries, but it also was described as tracking "with all of its weapons" when it supposedly only had three working turbolasers. Entirely possible that they lied about its armament to get past New Republic customs. It's also possible they kept the tracking systems and got rid of the guns per contract as to give the appearance of a regularly armed Imperial II Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Apr 25, 2015 |
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Apr 25, 2015 04:29
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AndyElusive posted:Use really hot water to bend your TIE Fighter solar panel wings straight before you prime them since a lot of them come out the pack with various degrees of warping. Memories of Starship Battles. 
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Apr 25, 2015 07:39
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My set will be here in two days. That said, what are the most common mistakes I'll make as an Imperial player? Most common for the poor rebel bastards? Any tips for the both of us, since you guys have some play time in?
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Apr 26, 2015 09:43
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I'm thinking a Victory I with basically everything offensive. Gunnery Team, Weapons Liason, maybe Enhanced Armament. That a bad idea?
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Apr 29, 2015 19:51
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Cobbsprite posted:In a 180 point game, or 300? If you're only getting 180 points, you need to pour a lot of those into TIEs to counterbalance the heavy load of X-blings that the rebel player (if not completely sucking) will bring. If you've got 300 points to play with, I personally think it's better to pour the points into a Vic-II because of the greater range you have to play with. Also: Dominator + Repair means you can get two bonus blue dice per round as opposed to Concentrate Fire's single bonus die. Way better. Planning for 300. And apparently I'm half blind. I didn't notice the difference between blue and black on the cards.
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Apr 29, 2015 20:11
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Cobbsprite posted:Vic-I with the black dice isn't BAD, it's just more specialized. If you can force your opponent into buttfucking range, you can shoot up his rear and ruin him. I've vaporized a CR90 in a single volley that way. But you've got to be able to plan it in, and that's easier said than done. That does sound like fun. I'll have to try it out once I start playing games. Also, anyone have spare TIEs?
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Apr 30, 2015 03:05
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hooman posted:I think once TIE interceptors are released everyone will have spare TIEs. Good, I need TIE/LNs and very specific trees. Making 4-fighter squads. Secondly, I can't find good reference photos, any tips on painting re-entry burn? I want the bottom of my Victory to be scorched slightly Also, how the hell do people paint perfectly straight lines on Star Destroyers? I'm doing my Victory up in an Empire War at pattern that was used on hero ships. Red piping along the edges and a very specific pattern down the middle.
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I've done this over maybe 3 hours. Most of that time was watching TV and waiting for paint to dry.   Phase 1: Lighten Victory surface, paint red command markings, seal. Phase 2: Paint on atmospheric scorching on all proper surfaces and angles Phase 3: Go over all red markings, brightening and cleaning up an any all as needed. Phase 4: Acquire properly scaled Imperial ships (100 meters is 15mm) from cargo haulers, and frigates to destroyers and smaller cruisers, paint as necessary and attach to stand to form a small reinforcing fleet. Phase 5: touch up as necessary, add lighting effects, seal, base, brag.
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hooman posted:Holy poo poo that looks good. Ties! Haven't finished them, still assembly lining them all. The rest are TIE Grey and have 3 fighters. Howlrunner gets blue, as will the rest of the named pilots. Gonna keep simple patterns on the wings, got 8 different patterns I can use.   Still got a ton of work to do. I'll be done with everything by the time Wave 1 releases and I have the cash for it. So a month or two later. Also want to get the LE Victory card art and have someone give it a once over to add red. I also eventually need to get a second Victory and paint it identical, but in pure white with a crisp red, and lined with a Micron 00 pen. Need one in a Parade scheme. Clean as the day it was made. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Apr 30, 2015 |
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D-D-D-DOUBLEPOST!  IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR ANYONE REPAINTING. FIND THE BEST CAMERA YOU HAVE AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE TEN TIMES BETTER THROUGH THE LENS, USE THAT TO FIND MISTAKES.ADDITIONALLY, THIN YOUR loving PAINTS. THEY DRY FASTER AND SHOW LESS, IF ANY BRUSHSTROKES.IF YOU NEED TO PAINT STRAIGHT LINES, USE MASKING TAPE. PAINT FROM THE TAPE TO THE GAP, AND GO HALFWAY BETWEEN THE TWO STRIPS OF TAPE, AND REPEAT ON THE OTHER SIDE. NEVER BRUSH TORWARDS THE TAPE, YOU'LL GET PAINT UNDERNEATH THE TAPE. USE MULTIPLE THIN COATS.EDGING LOOKS loving AWESOME ON STAR DESTROYERS. GET THE THINNEST BRUSH YOU CAN FIND, MIX YOUR BASE PAINT WITH WHITE AT A 50/50 RATIO AND OUTLINE EVERY. loving. PANEL.NULN OIL. THAT IS ALL.
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Hey, anyone here live in the Seattle area? Also, an edged Victory. https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/168878-maxs-fleet/ Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 09:22 on Apr 30, 2015 |
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Apr 30, 2015 09:19
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FuSchnick posted:I live up north, but work in Redmond. Just got my core set, but have noone to play with yet. I was thinking about doing a demo night at my FLGS (in a small town, where they don't really have a community for anything other than Magic yet). Where up north? Maltby? Cathcart?
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Big McHuge posted:Did you thin out the nuln oil? Also did you spray a base primer or did you paint over the existing paint job? My primer didn't take. Using Bob Ross brand gesso, it shrinks as it dries, so detail is crisp. It works great on 40k minis, just not this. I just washed the model and painted right on it. Also, I figured 3 colors wasn't enough. Redid the red and used a light grey on raised panels and did some minimal edging.  Aha! I already see a few areas where the red bled. Couldn't see those with the old Mk Is. And either brush strokes or damage from the masking tape. Can't see it without the camera. Holy crap, A lot of things to fix. Need to bring out the nuln oil and a super tiny drybrush. Also if anyone has one, I need the old Starship Battles Immobilizer 418. It's within 10% of proper scale and goddammit, I need it on the base of this one. And I need to put custom printed decals on every ship. I'm making a by the books Heavy Attack Line with each ship designated as a member of the Line, and numbered accordingly. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Apr 30, 2015 |
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Well poo poo. I was putting a matte coat on and bristles from my cheap rear end brush got embedded in the paint. Tried to take them out, but I just damaged the hell out of the Victory. So what the hell eh? Might as well go for broke. Gotta get another one, anyway. 
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Cobbsprite posted:To quote a much-beloved pilot ... "What a piece of junk." (I mean that in the best of ways.) Hey, it is from the clone wars. Should I do my Gladiators to match, or keep them and my other victory nice and white.
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Seriously though, should I keep the hunk of junk scheme for all my ships or stick with a clean white and red scheme? 
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May 2, 2015 21:28
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FuSchnick posted:I prefer the clean look, but both look really good. I'm one of those...bus people. Genesis Games in Redmond, or either Uncle's Games works fine for me. Monroe is a bit far for me. Also, I went for a Battlestar style beat to gently caress look, because what else am I gonna do with damaged paint?
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FuSchnick posted:Well I work in Redmond, so I'm in town often enough. I'm not familiar with Genesis games, is it also known as Games and Gizmos? I've been there, and I have a buddy who just started playing X-Wing there like a madman. If you hang out there often, you probably know him as the really loud South American guy. Yeah, Games and Gizmos. I need to stop using its old name. That's basically my hunting grounds.
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zVxTeflon posted:Go for clean white on the majority but keep one looking beat as gently caress and always use that as your flagship So, don't have a ragtag fleet in mismatched colors with varying degrees of damage? I'm about to pick up a properly scaled Immobilizer 418, and hopefully a few cruisers and destroyers in scale, if just to have an actual fleet. I was thinking have some with visible, but scratched out and damaged rebellion Phoenixes, maybe one with a Republic symbol, one with green markings, another with purple.
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zVxTeflon posted:That could work. I like some looking new for the reinforcements look. Where are you buying those ships miniature market? You're gonna get a chubby going on after seeing these. https://taskforce4222.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/starting-a-17000-scale-fleet/  I've started painting my TIE/LN fighters. I have them in four different colors, light and dark gray, Federation Starship blue, and a dark blue for unique squadrons. Gonna mix the first three colors with different washes on trees to get the ragtag look going on hard, maybe have some with damaged solar panels. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 22:59 on May 2, 2015 |
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Orvin posted:Anyone have an idea if 20% off of MSRP for wave 1 ships is a reasonable deal? I just saw that the local game store is offering a deal of 20% off of all ships if you preorder one of each. I was a little Leary of buying stuff at full price from the game store, but 20% off gets it down to $151, I just have to buy them all at once instead of stringing my addiction along. poo poo, I want in on this deal...
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Orvin posted:I haven't picked up the core set, and the owner said he will extend the discount to a core set and a dice set if ordered at the time of the preorder. $80 for the core set is not a great deal, but supporting the store makes it good enough. I am going to a learn to play event tonight, and I might walk out a little poorer. Like I've said, I'll take anyone's TIE/LNs if they don't want them.
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I've pushed the ragtag fleet idea. Still a lot of work to do, but here's the first TIEs.
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Cobbsprite posted:You have chosen ... wisely. Yeah, I love the idea of at least having my command ship and it's TIEs being beaten to hell and back. I mean, poo poo. It's been around since before the clone wars. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 20:17 on May 3, 2015 |
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Spamius posted:I don't think the resin ones are available yet, but he's got a bunch of 3d printed ones available for sale from Shapeways: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/SpaceSupplyDepot Don't do 3D printed. The technology still sucks, it'll be foggy and sandy, like using a rattlecan in high humidity. Also, I'm going for broke, since I'll have to buy a new Victory anyway. 
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zVxTeflon posted:I hope one of them is this guy who eventually got rescued. Once I get more TIEs, I'll do one up like that.
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