The lack of Piett in the ISD expansion is what makes me believe there will be a SSD.

The lack of Piett in the ISD expansion is what makes me believe there will be a SSD.

And the emperor!

I just say:

The bridge of the SSD shouldn't be smaller than the one of an ISD.

Else it would look quite awkward.

you know that movie groundhog day..... Yeah this thread

I plan to 3D print one, I'm deciding on size, vs the actual ~8.4x ISD, I'm debating on 3.2x (38%) or 2.7x (31%) which would be about 640mm or 540mm. (Those two basically to cut down the number of pieces I have to print. My big one isn't done yet, and won't be for a while it seems. (Otherwise I could print it in one go, even up to full sized relative.)

If I went roughly as low as the CR90 to ISD (roughly 4:1) that's still 420mm (2.1x). Get a meter stick and see how big that is... and it's still IMO way too small!

Proper scale is 11.875 times the length of a ISD.

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-exacting-executor-measurements

It's something that's been screwed up repeatedly, and something which has an exact model with known dimensions from the film that was built specifically for shots to be the same scale as the SSD model, and is in the movie.

I plan to 3D print one, I'm deciding on size, vs the actual ~8.4x ISD, I'm debating on 3.2x (38%) or 2.7x (31%) which would be about 640mm or 540mm. (Those two basically to cut down the number of pieces I have to print. My big one isn't done yet, and won't be for a while it seems. (Otherwise I could print it in one go, even up to full sized relative.)

If I went roughly as low as the CR90 to ISD (roughly 4:1) that's still 420mm (2.1x). Get a meter stick and see how big that is... and it's still IMO way too small!

Proper scale is 11.875 times the length of a ISD.

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-exacting-executor-measurements

It's something that's been screwed up repeatedly, and something which has an exact model with known dimensions from the film that was built specifically for shots to be the same scale as the SSD model, and is in the movie.

Yay someone posted this! To me, the Executor will always be roughly 8 times the size of an ISD

I plan to 3D print one, I'm deciding on size, vs the actual ~8.4x ISD, I'm debating on 3.2x (38%) or 2.7x (31%) which would be about 640mm or 540mm. (Those two basically to cut down the number of pieces I have to print. My big one isn't done yet, and won't be for a while it seems. (Otherwise I could print it in one go, even up to full sized relative.)

If I went roughly as low as the CR90 to ISD (roughly 4:1) that's still 420mm (2.1x). Get a meter stick and see how big that is... and it's still IMO way too small!

Proper scale is 11.875 times the length of a ISD.

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-exacting-executor-measurements

It's something that's been screwed up repeatedly, and something which has an exact model with known dimensions from the film that was built specifically for shots to be the same scale as the SSD model, and is in the movie.

Yay someone posted this! To me, the Executor will always be roughly 8 times the size of an ISD

Or over 15 times. If you use the ISD in the foreground.

I plan to 3D print one, I'm deciding on size, vs the actual ~8.4x ISD, I'm debating on 3.2x (38%) or 2.7x (31%) which would be about 640mm or 540mm. (Those two basically to cut down the number of pieces I have to print. My big one isn't done yet, and won't be for a while it seems. (Otherwise I could print it in one go, even up to full sized relative.)

If I went roughly as low as the CR90 to ISD (roughly 4:1) that's still 420mm (2.1x). Get a meter stick and see how big that is... and it's still IMO way too small!

Proper scale is 11.875 times the length of a ISD.

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-exacting-executor-measurements

It's something that's been screwed up repeatedly, and something which has an exact model with known dimensions from the film that was built specifically for shots to be the same scale as the SSD model, and is in the movie.

Try http://www.theforce.net/swtc/ssd.html#ratio

Less than perfect, but still closer.

I plan to 3D print one, I'm deciding on size, vs the actual ~8.4x ISD, I'm debating on 3.2x (38%) or 2.7x (31%) which would be about 640mm or 540mm. (Those two basically to cut down the number of pieces I have to print. My big one isn't done yet, and won't be for a while it seems. (Otherwise I could print it in one go, even up to full sized relative.)

If I went roughly as low as the CR90 to ISD (roughly 4:1) that's still 420mm (2.1x). Get a meter stick and see how big that is... and it's still IMO way too small!

Proper scale is 11.875 times the length of a ISD.

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-exacting-executor-measurements

It's something that's been screwed up repeatedly, and something which has an exact model with known dimensions from the film that was built specifically for shots to be the same scale as the SSD model, and is in the movie.

Try http://www.theforce.net/swtc/ssd.html#ratio

Less than perfect, but still closer.

In your (well known) link the size is calculated using movie shots, resulting in the size of 11 times an ISD, i.e. the (current) canon size. Problem with that method is that the special effects team at the time wasn't as overly concerned with the relative sizes between ships as (some) starwars fans are, and even the same ships in the same shots often are not to scale with one another.

His link is about the existing ISD model which was made to scale with the SSD by the original model team to be used in the same shots, and shows an intended size of 8 times that of an ISD.

just print it out on a 10 foot long by 5 foot wide table cover. and plan on a 12 hour 4000 point per side game its the only way it would work.

I'll accept the screen derived fan-tasy 19km SSD the moment everyone else accepts the 35m CR-90 (or the 800m Nebulon B, take your pick ). But seriously, I don't really think that it matters, an 'epic ship' might get done, and it might not get done. We'll just have to see. ...

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.. or we can see if we can get to page 50. That works too.

(Sets self destruct of post to 15 minutes)

I could accept a 2 foot long SSD.

I care more about awesome mantoy-games than imaginary spaceships.

I have a model of the executor, it is 36" long, just have to finish painting it. I think 3 feet is enough of a size for Armada. And there are many options for including it

in a scenario.

Im still hopeful the official version will be between 24-32 inches. That should be enough for the ship to look good on the table. Even if FFG comes right out and says that they will NEVER make a SSD for Armada, This thread will not die! The only way to kill it is for an SSD to actually be released. So come on wave 3 SSD!

It's weird, I don't think this thread will die.

I mean consider... if FFG does release it, this thread becomes the hotbed speculation center analyzing everything about what's available in the snapshot and trying to determine what it means.

If FFG comes out with an official statement saying, "We considered it, but it was too difficult/LFL put their foot down/ the scale really is too big for a ship like this", then it becomes the creativity thread of those with physical SSD models trying to put them in the game. Or, like me, individuals who want them for their special convention event games.

It is a big ship. It's not unbelievable that people want it.

Yes, but if FFG makes it, it will eventually arive in stores, and this thread will die in favor of all the SSD build threads.

It is the only way.

My plan is to divide the ship into sectors and assign certain dice values to each. So realistically the ship could be damaged if fire is concentrated on it. Also since there are 144 fighter/bombers that gives it 12 squadrons to play with plus all the escorts. And there are weak spots on it big time. One is slow movement and stern defenses, but also an exposed bridge etc. So it can be a centre piece in an campaign game.

Yes, but if FFG makes it, it will eventually arive in stores, and this thread will die in favor of all the SSD build threads.

It is the only way.

Wow, finally a good reason for FFG to put out a SSD.

Yes, but if FFG makes it, it will eventually arive in stores, and this thread will die in favor of all the SSD build threads.

It is the only way.

Wow, finally a good reason for FFG to put out a SSD.

This is actually the plan. FFG will eventually get so embarrassed by this thread they will have to make an SSD to kill it.

Never is Nott in the vocabulary of FFG's developement team...Look back in time on X-Wings lol... From interviews and staements of additions that would never be added to the game...Compromises were made and the sliding scale entered into the ship to scale genre...With Armada the challenge is to keep a balanced game with capital ships...Which to me is kind of absurd ; afterall the rebels were always out-numbered or at a disadvantage...The challenge was to beat the odds and live to tell the tale...Nevertheless this is a game system of thier vision and design... Having an SSD on the game table would be for Epic games...

The most funniest thing an SSD could do in a game, is to ram a CR90.

The CR90 will get one facedown damage card, but will still live despite being hit by a ship that is almost 100 times longer and many more times heavier.

Its like a sparrow surviving being hit by a freight train

Or destroying its last Hull point while the CR90 survives. That would be amazing.

The most funniest thing an SSD could do in a game, is to ram a CR90.

The CR90 will get one facedown damage card, but will still live despite being hit by a ship that is almost 100 times longer and many more times heavier.

Its like a sparrow surviving being hit by a freight train

The most funniest thing an SSD could do in a game, is to ram a CR90.

The CR90 will get one facedown damage card, but will still live despite being hit by a ship that is almost 100 times longer and many more times heavier.

Its like a sparrow surviving being hit by a freight train

Or epic ships in armada would follow similar rules to x wing.

I'd think that, because being blocked by a CR-90 is ridiculous. For a ship that would be three hull sizes larger, that the CR-90 doesn't take more damage but halts the SSD would be preposterous.