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    Great!

     

    ... considering that I already have ... 2 Z95s 

    I just want to make sure you don't make the same mistake as others have made in thinking that your existing Z-95s will help your Scum out in anyway. Your Scum faction will consist of 2 Y-wings, 2 Z-95s, 1 StarViper, 1 Firespray-31, 1 HWK-290. One Y-wing will be from your existing collection but both Z-95s will be from Most Wanted.

     

     

    interesting... most likely I'm late for the party (as usual), but Are the Z95 and Ywing rebel dials different from the ones in the  Scum MW?

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    Great!

     

    It looks like we share the same opinion for the most part. I'll get MW and the Starviper to get started with S&V, considering that I already have 2 Y-wings, 2 Z95s and 1 HWK290s (yes, sorry Tokyogriz I have a one of those :P ) and of course 1 Firespray, I think I can have fun with S&V as well as complementing Empire and Rebel squads with the upgrades.

     

    I really like the Scyck but definitely seems more like a swarm ship and in a future I would like to buy at least three of them and the IG looks more fun to fly at least in pairs, so that one is also a future purchase

     

    Thanks all :D

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    Hello hive mind, need your input on this important decision, I have a tight money situation so I'll have enough money to buy only two boxes of the new S&V ships for now and in a few more months the other two, I think I can stretch my money for a big set and a single ship, just as additional info, I have at least one of each of the previous ships, so I'm trying to find the box sets that also include upgrades that I can use with either my rebels or empire collections.

     

    I was thinking that I would buy the Most Wanted set and the StarViper, Do you guys think its a good plan? What would you do?

     

    Thanks all :P

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  4. Posted

    nice article man, I like the analysis and comparatives you did; I'm kinda in the same boat, when I started playing X-Wing (about 2 years ago), Marksmanship was one of my favorite cards until I started to get the expansion ships and cards and understood the game a little bit better, now it's just a nice and naive memory

  5. Posted

    I think the wash is done by hand, my CR90 has a finger print in the wash on an engine.

     

    Mine had a finger print as well, and since I'm a detail freak was kinda upset, so my wife suggested to clean it with Windex and just re-apply the wash on that area, to my surprise Windex removed the wash without affecting the paint below, then re-applied the wash, the black one from GW which I can't remember the name now and the finger print problem is gone.

     

    Just as a side note, go easy with the Windex, I'm sure if you really damp the model or apply to much pressure the paint will be damaged

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    Ok folks this is my first post in the repaint section, go easy on me I am just starting to learn painting minis and this is the first one. I painted mine before looking here, and I thought I was being orginal.

    1st picture just after dry brushing, if you have suggestions for a new painter please tell me

    From the back showing my first attempt at engine glow

    And a little more detail from the top, man the pictures sure show the imperfections that are too small to see with the naked eye

     

    Very good job man, I think I can see some washing on the mini which works very well in combination with the drybrushing, those are your two base techniques and with some practice I'm sure you'll have fun painting. I would say you're ahead of a beginner level now.

  10. Posted

    This is an “epic” one :)

     

    Playing a 2-on-2 epic game, I had the Tantive IV lined up to roll over a group of 3 TIEs that had been dog-fighting a Falcon and a X-Wing, so the X-wing just had to move out of the way and the Falcon had to block the TIEs and leave them in front on the Tantive IV and I told my partner this, I was just itching to plow over the TIEs and then I saw the Falcon moving… my partner underestimate the base size and move too much, he did block the TIEs, but left the Falcon where the Tantive IV was moving and also moved the X-wing to follow; end result, Tantive IV destroyed the Falcon, clip the X-Wing base and destroyed it too and the TIEs were unharmed.

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  11. Posted

    also, please dont judge to harshly, i have not painted anything like a ship in years. most of the stuff i paint are 'jacks and troops, so this was a huge change up.  still, nice to get back on the table and have some fun.

     

    Are you kidding! that's some solid paint job and the small details are superb, thanks for sharing

     

    Also, cute padawan, very cool that she enjoys SW along with you

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    Luke Skywalker's X-Wing

     

     

    Wedge's X-Wing

     

     

    Porkins's X-Wing

     

    Awesome work man! what do you use as reference for the X-wing markings, just the movies?

     

    Sort of. High definition screen captures gotten by other people were used. I also used what was presented in others doing up these fighters in X-wing as well as other toys and models. Another really helpful bit was finding pictures of the actual models they used during A New Hope. (Like here is Luke and Wedge: http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=5942 http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=2199  )

     

     

    that's a great find! thanks for the links :)

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    Wow, I just can't believe I missed this post, I've been patiently waiting for FFG to release the Otana, even thinking on making my own and this is just the right inspiration I needed.

     

    Great model and paint job

  19. Posted

    I think the angle of fire is more a representation of how the movement would be in a dogfight situation, what I mean is a pilot doesn’t wait to fire until its target is perfectly line up to his guns, I would think he will pull the trigger in bursts calculating that the target ship will cross or fly into his line of fire

  20. Posted

    Bad phone pic of a ten min job on a phantom 'cloaking' , it looks ten times better than this in real life but my iphone decided to focus on the phantom behind it which is annoyingly crystal clear!

     

    I'll put up better pics when i can find my upload cable for my proper camera

    Probably you already know this, but here it goes anyway; you can manipulate where the iPhone focuses, just touch the screen on the area where you want it to focus, I usually take all my minis pics with my iPhone and it has very good camara

  21. Posted

    I hope my wife doesn't ever read this thread.

     

    hehehe, we're in the same boat buddy, although for me it isn't that bad, just my Lambda and the Hawk haven't experience the thrill of getting too close to asteroids and the inevitable crash :P  I also share your feeling towards the Phantom, it has been flown but just once along with the TIE bomber and the Defender

  24. Posted

    "The Force is strong with this one"

     

    Wow, you're an amazing painter, I really like your style, I've tried for long time to learn to paint this worn effect technique and know that is not easy thing to do (at least not for me :P ), thanks for sharing with us, really enjoying it

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