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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #135 on: December 28, 2016, 02:55:45 PM »
Speaking of which got those commandos yet?

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No
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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #136 on: December 28, 2016, 07:34:06 PM »
Because I've only got desert bases and terrain, there's a whole universe to do yet  ;D

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #137 on: December 29, 2016, 11:45:12 PM »
Just been to watch the film, worth the price of admission just for the Vader scene in the end, now excuse me as I am off to order Imperial Assault,😁

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #138 on: December 29, 2016, 11:51:20 PM »
Forgot to mention earlier another great nod to the past - Blue Milk!!!

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #139 on: December 30, 2016, 12:18:08 AM »
Forgot to mention earlier another great nod to the past - Blue Milk!!!

Yeah, that was a neat cameo...admittedly very blatant (they oddly focused an entire shot on the blue milk, lol)
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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #140 on: December 30, 2016, 12:54:06 AM »
I did a great job of avoiding any news/spoilers/behind the scenes/interviews/discussion of this film, and I finally got around to seeing it today.

Not knowing anything but a loose sketch of what it was about, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

While obviously not a sequel to Empire, it certainly is a spiritual sequel.  It capture the tone, grittiness, and scary Vader that we deserve.  It was the best Star Wars film since the original Trilogy.

I have to give a nod to the clever use of the 'weakspot' of the Deathstar.  They successfully integrated what was a bit of a joke of a plot hole, and turned it on it's head....Having it basically give birth to the spirit of the Alliance.

The CGI didn't really bother me.  Sure, it doesn't look right, but there are plenty of scenes in 'Empire' or 'A New Hope' where the effects didn't quite work.  It never pulled me from the films then, and it really doesn't now either.  I didn't know there was a scene with Princess Leia, and given it's timing, seems a fitting salute to such a wonderful character.

Somehow, this film made the Star Wars universe seem gigantic again, unlike Episode 7, where we could literally watch the all the planets of the Republic explode from the ground...

I'm sure there were a ton of easter eggs in there, and I caught a few, but obviously, I'll need more viewings to spot them all.


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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #141 on: December 30, 2016, 02:18:33 AM »
I went back and watched the movie again.
Enjoyed it just as much as the first time.
Any ideas on 28mm figures to match the rebels in the final battle?
Semper Fi, Mac

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #142 on: December 30, 2016, 06:55:19 AM »
I went back and watched the movie again.
Enjoyed it just as much as the first time.
Any ideas on 28mm figures to match the rebels in the final battle?

Well there is the Imperial Assault Alliance Rangers Ally Pack:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-imperial-assault/products/alliance-rangers-ally-pack/


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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #143 on: December 30, 2016, 07:59:02 AM »
Saw the movie at IMAX yesterday- absolutely brilliant!

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #144 on: December 30, 2016, 08:04:07 AM »
I went back and watched the movie again.
Enjoyed it just as much as the first time.
Any ideas on 28mm figures to match the rebels in the final battle?

There are still many WotC bendies around for little moneys. And they have quite a few Rebel Commandos in the range, as well as several 'Antares Ranger' types etc, all of which would fit the bill with a simple repaint. Just look around a bit; there are plenty of matches.

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #145 on: December 30, 2016, 02:43:56 PM »
Finally saw it last night. Very well done. Almost a different genre of movie that happened to be set in the SW universe. Probably my favorite so far. (after New Hope at age 13) Much different, more sober, menacing than any of the others. And I agree about the Vader boarding scene: I've never seen him as truly dangerous until right then.

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #146 on: December 30, 2016, 05:08:34 PM »
I have to give a nod to the clever use of the 'weakspot' of the Deathstar.  They successfully integrated what was a bit of a joke of a plot hole, and turned it on it's head....Having it basically give birth to the spirit of the Alliance
Well said!

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #147 on: December 30, 2016, 07:12:54 PM »
I went back and watched the movie again.
Enjoyed it just as much as the first time.
Any ideas on 28mm figures to match the rebels in the final battle?

To answer my own question.
Many of the guys look a lot like colonial marines from Aliens.
Their helmets look kind of like US helmets from WWII.
Need to go back and look at threads on the Forum.

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #148 on: December 30, 2016, 10:27:56 PM »
If I remember correctly, those helmets were the same ones used in Return of the Jedi on Endor. 

A little like this but the black area needs to be built outward: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachments/world-steel-helmets/180016d1298047031-idf-israeli-helmets-arab-israeli-wars-1967-1982-a-24c04ef5.jpg

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Re: Rogue One Discussion !!!SPOILERS!!!
« Reply #149 on: December 31, 2016, 09:29:10 AM »
To answer my own question.
Many of the guys look a lot like colonial marines from Aliens.
Their helmets look kind of like US helmets from WWII.
Need to go back and look at threads on the Forum.
Hmm, for me the Arcadians from Victoria Minis are fitting.

Maybe some weapon swaps.
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