I based my fleet scale fighters 3-4 to a base on 20mm squares, because that matched the counters from BFG... then like most of my projects, I put them in a box and have not touched them in years.
Nice to see some fleet based coverage from the conscripts. Here is a worthy blog to check out if space fleets are your fancy.
http://myevergrowingfleets.blogspot.com/
February 10, 2012 at 5:07 PM
[Image]Further to a recent thread on TMP, I've been considering rebasing my Star Wars "fleet scale" fighters. With the arrival of a shed-load of bases, the stage was set for a wholesale re-do...
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Luke Skywalker's X-Wing leads the rebel squadrons: X-Wings, Y-Wings, A-Wings and B-Wings.
I decided to base the "heroic" ships (Luke's X-Wing, Vader's TIE Advanced, and the Millennium Falcon) as singles, and the rest of the fighters in pairs. I did give this a bit of thought, since it represented a change from the previous basing style of three per base. I decided to go with two per base for a couple of reasons: it better represents a leader and wingman if we play a smaller scale game with each model representing one ship; and it gives me 50% more bases of fighters if we play a higher level game. The bases are simple 25mm rounds and can easily represent a squadron in a fleet-scale game.
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Vader's TIE fighter leads the Imperial armada: TIEs, TIE Interceptors, and TIE Bombers.
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"What a piece of junk!"
[Image] Old style vs. new style. I think that the new way is much cleaner looking. I simply clipped off a few millimeters randomly from the bottom of each pin and glued it into a hole drilled into the new plastic base. The final thing I may do, if the spirit moves me, is to get some magnetic sheet to stick on the bottom of the bases, for a bit of heft as well as ease of storage.
"Ace of (re)Base - Star Wars Fleet Scale Fighters"
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Looks nice!
I based my fleet scale fighters 3-4 to a base on 20mm squares, because that matched the counters from BFG... then like most of my projects, I put them in a box and have not touched them in years.
February 8, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Very nice. I reckon thats a good call on the two-to-a-base decision.
February 8, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Great stuff Dallas.
Time to roll out the huge Star Destroyer for some fun.
February 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Very cool! Love seeing the Falcon in this scale.
February 8, 2012 at 1:14 PM
The new style is definitely cleaner and more economical....
February 9, 2012 at 2:23 AM
Nice to see some fleet based coverage from the conscripts. Here is a worthy blog to check out if space fleets are your fancy.
http://myevergrowingfleets.blogspot.com/
February 10, 2012 at 5:07 PM