Author Topic: Jim's Star Wars thread - Corpo HQ wip - page 116 (Read 195428 times)

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #375 on:** January 20, 2020, 04:48:07 PM »

Had a bit of a play around with some magnets at the weekend for the cargo freighter. Drilled a hole in one of the new releases for the same magnets that are in the joining beam (the yellow ones are the original).

I’ve had a little ‘thing’ hanging around for a while now and decided to cast it and stick magnets in it too and bottom as it’ll be just right for a TIE boarding tube. I also added magnets in the top of the TIEs but there’s no photos of that. I will need to sort some out for the rebel ships as this is more in keeping with the rebellion. The principle works for the boarding tubes so there’s no reason I can’t do another ship that’s more Imperial looking...

The tubes also work with cargo and could represent it being lowered or raised. They can also be fit in between the TIEs but it’s a bit of a squeeze.

Easy E · « **Reply #376 on:** January 20, 2020, 04:55:44 PM »

Wowsers! Great stuff and thread.....

gamer Mac · « **Reply #377 on:** January 20, 2020, 05:03:50 PM »

Liking them

What scale are TIEs?

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #378 on:** January 20, 2020, 11:21:32 PM »

Thanks chaps

Quote from: gamer Mac on January 20, 2020, 05:03:50 PM

What scale are TIEs?

Around 1/144 (they’re not painted yet).

Silent Invader · « **Reply #379 on:** January 20, 2020, 11:50:23 PM »

Clever stuff

YPU · « **Reply #380 on:** January 21, 2020, 06:38:44 AM »

That really increases the uses for the model, lovely stuff.

Ties the whole thing together nicely!

I'll get my coat.

beefcake · « **Reply #381 on:** January 21, 2020, 07:56:20 AM »

seeing the frigate makes me want to play the old x wing computer game. I won't though as I imagine it hasn't aged very well at all. A very impressive build.

Daeothar · « **Reply #382 on:** January 21, 2020, 09:46:05 AM »

Quote from: beefcake on January 21, 2020, 07:56:20 AM

seeing the frigate makes me want to play the old x wing computer game. I won't though as I imagine it hasn't aged very well at all. A very impressive build.

I played through the entire expanded TIE-Fighter game (including all the expansions) again just last year, and even though the graphics are obviously dated, I found it was still a joy to play, even after all these years

It has inspired me on several occasions to create custom scenario's for X-Wing (the FFG variant) to play, and those were always fun too

Maddoc · « **Reply #383 on:** January 21, 2020, 12:39:22 PM »

Man, THAT was a good game! Decent plot line too!!!

Malamute · « **Reply #384 on:** January 21, 2020, 02:34:40 PM »

Excellent stuff.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #385 on:** March 08, 2020, 11:24:59 AM »

Belated thanks gents

I'm still waiting for a modern version of the X-wing computer game to surface. I'd be all over that like a rash

Hopefully having a game on Tuesday and in the meantime I've been doing scatter terrain here and there whilst waiting for other stuff to dry.

Good old Tag and Bink for scale