XG-1 "Star Wing" Assault Gunboat Thread

By FTS Gecko, in X-Wing

Seven months and two days people, you heard it here first.

You better be right JBR7, otherwise the paddlin' stick will be coming out.

Yeah TIE Fighter and the Stele Chronicles are both C-canon legends.

As is X-wing, Alliance etc.

Given that we have pilot cards for Keyan Farlander and Maarek Stele and TIE Defenders.

I do acknowledge that we have no other ships that were introduced in TIE Fighter.

The TIE defender though became it's own thing with its own following though, there is no Lego set for the Avenger, Gunboat, or Missileboat.

That was kinda the point I was getting at. The Defender made appearances afterwards in Star Wars Rebellion and later Galactic Battlegrounds, Empire at war, and even later Star Wars commander.

Likewise Dark Troopers appear in Rebellion, Galactic Battlegrounds and Empire at war also, I cannot confirm if they are in commander or not - but not knowing, I'd put money on them. I'd expect to see them in Imperial Assault at some point.

Yeah, a totally official depiction, I'm sure. That GUNBOAT looks like it's very close to the camera. What source is this?

Looks to me like a compilation of fractalsponge models. Maybe that pic can be found on his site as well?

It's not like he doesn't have the same image at other angles people. To deal with the FoV issue, here are some other angles:

Exact opposite perspective:

fighters5.jpg

From the front, for a fairly neutral shot(though still not really, because the larger ships are all further away):

fighters2.jpg

On an unrelated note, it still looks like a Star Trek shuttle, but ****, that Stormtrooper Transport:

str25.jpg

Why won't he do the TIE Aggressor and TIE Oppressor!

Edited by DarthEnderX

We need all the shipsssss. ^^^

It's not like he doesn't have the same image at other angles people. To deal with the FoV issue, here are some other angles:

Exact opposite perspective:

fighters5.jpg

From the front, for a fairly neutral shot(though still not really, because the larger ships are all further away):

fighters2.jpg

On an unrelated note, it still looks like a Star Trek shuttle, but ****, that Stormtrooper Transport:

str25.jpg

Why won't he do the TIE Aggressor and TIE Oppressor!

It's... beautiful...

On an unrelated note, it still looks like a Star Trek shuttle, but ****, that Stormtrooper Transport:

str25.jpg

Why won't he do the TIE Aggressor and TIE Oppressor!

It's... beautiful...

Best part is via the new comics, the DX-9 is cannon!

I figured the tetrahedrons on the sides of the DX-9 were the actual guns, then the model was changed in the later games to have the guns attahed to the cockpit. I would have prefered some traditional looking gun barrels mounted on the sides of those pyramidal structures, and a AT-AT like front viewport, but I guess the HWK style Windows give it some character. After AoTC I viewed the LAAT as the precursor to the DX-9, just knock off the wings and make it enclosed for space duty, square up the rounded angles and they are very close in design.

Edited by GrimmyV

It's not like he doesn't have the same image at other angles people. To deal with the FoV issue, here are some other angles:

From the front, for a fairly neutral shot(though still not really, because the larger ships are all further away):

fighters2.jpg

The proportions of those Gunboat and Missile Boat are clearly exaggerated, specially the wings. The Gunboat should be 2x wider then the TIE Fighter, not 4x.

Here is an edited version, with more accurate proportions:

boats_and_ships_by_odanan-da3qbui.jpg

Edited by Odanan

*is weeping tears of pure joy*

So beautiful, so graceful. My love...

That re-imagined DX-9....

Note to Mcfoy: Call me one of the Gunboat gang, but this is my favourite x-wing era ship right here.

I proudly own one(because I realize that FFG won't make one). I've modded the games so I can fly them in the past.

The ship also appears in MOTS dropping off Stormtroopers.

Edited by DariusAPB

Likewise Dark Troopers appear in Rebellion, Galactic Battlegrounds and Empire at war also, I cannot confirm if they are in commander or not - but not knowing, I'd put money on them. I'd expect to see them in Imperial Assault at some point.

Imperial Assault is just begging for a Dark Forces Style expansion featuring Kyle Katarn.

Likewise Dark Troopers appear in Rebellion, Galactic Battlegrounds and Empire at war also, I cannot confirm if they are in commander or not - but not knowing, I'd put money on them. I'd expect to see them in Imperial Assault at some point.

Imperial Assault is just begging for a Dark Forces Style expansion featuring Kyle Katarn.

I am honestly and genuinely surprised that it hasn't happened yet.

It's not like he doesn't have the same image at other angles people. To deal with the FoV issue, here are some other angles:

From the front, for a fairly neutral shot(though still not really, because the larger ships are all further away):

The proportions of those Gunboat and Missile Boat are clearly exaggerated, specially the wings. The Gunboat should be 2x wider then the TIE Fighter, not 4x.

Here is an edited version, with more accurate proportions:

boats_and_ships_by_odanan-da3qbui.jpg

Nailed it, that is perfect.

It's not like he doesn't have the same image at other angles people. To deal with the FoV issue, here are some other angles:

From the front, for a fairly neutral shot(though still not really, because the larger ships are all further away):

The proportions of those Gunboat and Missile Boat are clearly exaggerated, specially the wings. The Gunboat should be 2x wider then the TIE Fighter, not 4x.

Here is an edited version, with more accurate proportions:

Nailed it, that is perfect.

It might be still too wide... anyway, it's clearly a small base ship, not another Lambda Shuttle. ;)

*is weeping tears of pure joy*

So beautiful, so graceful. My love...

That re-imagined DX-9....

Note to Mcfoy: Call me one of the Gunboat gang, but this is my favourite x-wing era ship right here.

I proudly own one(because I realize that FFG won't make one). I've modded the games so I can fly them in the past.

The ship also appears in MOTS dropping off Stormtroopers.

I plan on getting one with my next shapeways order. Is this the one you have here?

Edited by Salted Diamond

Yeah that looks a lot more reasonably small-base, especially if the wings fold, though I doubt they could engineer that in a mass production mini on a small base scale.

*is weeping tears of pure joy*

So beautiful, so graceful. My love...

That re-imagined DX-9....

Note to Mcfoy: Call me one of the Gunboat gang, but this is my favourite x-wing era ship right here.

I proudly own one(because I realize that FFG won't make one). I've modded the games so I can fly them in the past.

The ship also appears in MOTS dropping off Stormtroopers.

I plan on getting one with my next shapeways order. Is this the one you have here?

That's my baby.

*is weeping tears of pure joy*

So beautiful, so graceful. My love...

That re-imagined DX-9....

Note to Mcfoy: Call me one of the Gunboat gang, but this is my favourite x-wing era ship right here.

I proudly own one(because I realize that FFG won't make one). I've modded the games so I can fly them in the past.

The ship also appears in MOTS dropping off Stormtroopers.

I plan on getting one with my next shapeways order. Is this the one you have here?

That's my baby.

What material did you get it in? Can you post pictures?

I actually got the cheap standard one. As for a pic:

2yx3mza.jpg

Nice. Like I said, I plan on ordering one with my next shapeways order, along with 2 GUNBOATS. But I plan on spending the extra for FUD. Current shopping cart for Mel's is about $200

*edit* $237 to be precise. Darn it Mel, why do you do this to me and my wallet.*

Edited by Salted Diamond

Yeah, i probably should have gone for the FUD, but the end result you see above is more than good enough for me. Besides, wife would kill me.

Yeah, i probably should have gone for the FUD, but the end result you see above is more than good enough for me. Besides, wife would kill me.

Ya, why wife was less then impressed with my recent $100+ order from them. But then I got her jewelry for our 10th anniversay last week, so now she's happy.

Yeah that looks a lot more reasonably small-base, especially if the wings fold, though I doubt they could engineer that in a mass production mini on a small base scale.

I think it would fall into the *mid* size ships like the K-wing and Punisher which cost a little more but are still small base.

Yeah that looks a lot more reasonably small-base, especially if the wings fold, though I doubt they could engineer that in a mass production mini on a small base scale.

I think it would fall into the *mid* size ships like the K-wing and Punisher which cost a little more but are still small base.

Both should have been large base anyway IMO; they just get in the way too much on small bases.

Likewise Dark Troopers appear in Rebellion, Galactic Battlegrounds and Empire at war also, I cannot confirm if they are in commander or not - but not knowing, I'd put money on them. I'd expect to see them in Imperial Assault at some point.

Imperial Assault is just begging for a Dark Forces Style expansion featuring Kyle Katarn.

I am honestly and genuinely surprised that it hasn't happened yet.

I'd kill for an expansion that featured Jan "Strange" doing her early recon/sabotage and meeting up with Kyle.

Or just a recreation of the first level of Dark Forces. Y'know, nothing much >.>