Yes, do keep at it both of you, just remember that we want pics (or it didn't happen) of both builds. Wouldn't want to disappoint your adoring fans, right?

Well done, I just might have a go at it myself sometime in the future. BTW you damned idea thief! That black/cloaked Phantom is my concept! Just because I haven't had time to do it yet doesn't mean you can steal it! And you didn't even had the courtesy to say Yoink! Anyway those Phantoms looks good as well and now I know that a fully cloaked Phantom is feasible to paint.

If you are in the UK or indeed anywhere in the EU, Cog 'O' Two has a good selection of X-wing gaming aids. In fact, just read my review of it http://alternativewargamer.blogspot.se/2014/06/cog-o-two-x-wing-templates.html

Well done! Still, if there is one rebel capital ship I've never liked the looks of it has to be this one. It's just too short and fat, as if it was a chibi/super deformed version of a proper ship.

While a cool idea, I'm not so certain it will work out as intended. To get all those Zeds and clusters you've got to sacrifice PS, meaning that you might not get a target lock, much less fire, before at least some of them are shot down first.

I'd like to know what colour you've used on the engines. Seems to be a flourescent colour.

Why not be excited about both waves? I know I am! Of course the decimator is in the front of my mind right now. Can't wait to yell 'Ramming speed!' while using it.

**** happens but at least those cards are not vital.

Now my mathhammer skills are decent but holy moley batman, you beat me hands down. However just from looking at the card I'd say you are right. It needs a fighter with attack 2 to be worth it and, as you've already stated, no such ship exist.

Heresy! All mentions of 'Little Annie' is blasphemy of the highest order and shall rightfully be burned!

The Y-wing is not the best ship around, but is almost always a solid and dependable choice thath can take fair amount of damage before it goes down. IMHO it works best with an ion cannon, taking care of flankers without having to turn to meet them and being an all round disruptive force. Dutch Vander in particular is a very soild choice as his special ability is a good buff for friendly pilots. He and X-wing pilot Garven Dreiss work very well together, passing focus and target locks between each other.

Icareane: I already have instant mold, it just never occured to me to use it like that. My brain just never made the connection. BTW nice Falcon. It's nice to sometimes see a YT-1300 without it being converted to kingdom come.

The TIE advanced cost about 3-4 points too much so the most simple fix is to just lower its point value. No need for unnecessar and complicated fixes other than that. Of course, to make it a bit more special you could go with something like Majorjuggler suggested. Still simple to implement and avoids all the pitfalls that complex homebrew wishlisting usually digs itself far too deep in.

Looking good. Doing a black/dark TIE advanced certainly fits Vader. With that paintjob he is certain to pop more rebel scum than usual.

Was about to comment that you needed some highlights before I saw that it's a Work in Progress. So instead I'll say that I'm looking forward to the finished product.

Sweet, this is starting to look really good. Gotta have taken a good number of hours to add all those bitz and gubbinz, if you pardon my Mork (or possibly Gork). BTW, it took me a while but the 'tubes' that can be seen, those are just simple, round, sprue pieces, right?

Huh, that was not how I thought you did it. Can't argue with your excellent result however. Getting the texture right by copying it from another model is quite ingenious. Some time in the future I'll probably build a Royal squint as well and I will use your texture copying technique when I do it.

Autoblasters work decently on the best B-wing pilot, Ten Numb, but to get the most out both the AB and his special rule, you almost need to upgrade him with EU and PtL as well. Thats one very expensive B-wing.

Droofus: I certainly like your idea though I'm not certain that the values you assign to each manouver is correct. Of course that could possibly be discussed for ages before anyone gets it right. More importantly, I feel you are missing the impact that boost and barrel roll has on ships that gets those actions as standard. The B-wing for instance is far more agile than one might think, in no small part due to its barrel roll.

Several of my friends were speculating how a Decimator would survive without agility. Well the Ysane crew card and the PS6 pilot should keep it in the fight a lot longer than one might expect. Seems to be almost the Imperial equivalent to a YT-1300 with Falcon title and C3PO

Just about finished for painting. Only need to remove the green stuff I used to fill some holes and flaws. From start to finish in about two weeks. Not bad at all.

You've done all those panel lines without a scribing tool? I'm surprised you aren't completely bonkers already. Anyway, the scriber Rob Jedi links to is the same one I use and it is very useful.

I'm almost tempted to claim that the best Star Wars ships has more than a few 'ugly' qualities. It is part of their charm and makes them more 'real'. For instance, the Millenium Falcon is not a very beutiful ship, but its coolness factor goes to eleven.

Finished all the small fiddly items at the front today. Actually I did more than that, but the other picture was so blurry I decided not to show you that. I don't 'do' stats. I know what I'm good at, (modelling and painting) and point/stat speculation is not my cup of tea. Inevitably, all I would design in terms of rules would either be overpowered as hell or overpriced.

I first saw your conversions on TUZ's Ultimate Hobby Showcase blogpost and I couldn't help thinking 'Yes those are quite nifty. Bet I could do the same if I wished.' Of course, that led to me scratchbuilding entire ships instead. You'd better take responsibility for my current madness! On a more serious note, why not consider starting a blog so you can easier showcase your models and the work you've done? At the very least, a blog could work as an archive.