What to do with extra ships?

By Viceroy Bolda, in X-Wing

Many of us bought four x-wings and 8 tie fighters during wave 1. Then comes the rebel transport, giving you an extra X. Okay, it works for epic. Now a new core set comes out so you buy that. Then you buy the Force Awakens expansion X and Tie FO. Then the Gozanti arrives.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

What are we going to do with all those ships!?

Love and cherish the nostalgia of being there from wave 1 onwards.... :)

I have 13 TIE Interceptors.....there is no shame.

Well, you want at least 12 TIEs for a full squadron.

For the X-Wings, I guess smash them with a hammer on youtube or something.

I keep the ships, and as many cards and tiles as it takes to fly a generic for each. All the extra stuff gets stored away.

That's why for the most part I've only bought one of every expansion, and never more than two.

Love and cherish the nostalgia of being there from wave 1 onwards.... :)

I have 13 TIE Interceptors.....there is no shame.

What DB said... LOVE THEM.

:wub:

... and have some badass EPIC games.

I think my signature tells you where my extra ships go.....they stay with the others because they are AWESOME!

Top Ten Things to do with Extra Ships

10. X-Wing themed jewelry

9. DIY 3-D debris fields

8. Attempt to sell them on eBay

7. Create a mobile, where an X-Wing is continually chased by a TIE fighter... or two

6. Repaints. Repaints galore!

5. Using stop motion, motion control, digital mattes, and (small) pyrotechnics, accurately recreate the Death Star Trench Run from A New Hope, using only precisely repainted FFG miniatures. Biggs, the Y-Wings, 3 X-Wings, and a couple of TIEs can then be re-used for #9.

4. Using a weather balloon, launch an X-Wing into space, and film it with a webcam.

3. Make a permanent installation of a beautiful diorama in your house, depicting your favorite extra ship(s) gloriously defeating the turreted ship/arc dodger/robot bounty hunter you like the least.

2. Hang one from every light fixture in your house, so that you know you will be safe from 1/270 scale ninjas.

1. Find a friend unsuspecting victim and give pawn off your extra ships/templates/obsolete damage deck/dice to them, so that they may join you in your pastime addiction. After all, the first taste is free...

Offer to give them to newer players.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

I don't see it that way. Since the Force Awakens ships are different ships, I'm going to eventually end up with (at most) four T-65 X-Wings, four T-70 X-Wings, eight TIE/ln, and six TIE/fo. No extra ships here!

(Though it helps that I got into the game fairly recently, so I never did buy a second original core set or a ton of extra TIE Fighters.)

Bring them to a tournament and see if you can make a deal with anyone. I'd buy loose TIEs and X-wings for $5.

Many of us bought four x-wings and 8 tie fighters during wave 1. Then comes the rebel transport, giving you an extra X. Okay, it works for epic. Now a new core set comes out so you buy that. Then you buy the Force Awakens expansion X and Tie FO. Then the Gozanti arrives.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

What are we going to do with all those ships!?

Be fair: the T-70 and TIE/FO are totally different ships to their progenitors. Heck, the TIE/FO is the first Imperial ship to ever S-loop, and the first ship in the game to use a 2-bank for it to boot. The X-wing has a dial cooler than the StarViper.

They might have the same basic name designation... but it's no more fair than complaining that your TIE Interceptors count towards the TIE Fighter count as well.

Then the Gozanti arrives.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

What are we going to do with all those ships!?

I'll buy your Gozanti TIEs!

Keep in mind that the TIE/FO and T-70 are different from the TIE/LN and T-70

I have 8 regular Ties currently, that means I can fill out FOUR GOZANTIs!! :) Im sure Ill own at least three by the time Im done! I see the FOs as completely different ships now that I have the new Core and will get a second core shortly. I will then buy at least one expansion of each ship so Ill have at least three T-70s and five FOs. Since four and six are able to be run together in a 100 pt build and 7 and 8 respectively in 150 pt builds, Ill be buying more! LOL!

Hence, I dont see any "extra" in my future, just a need for more!

Edited by Plainsman

I have 8 regular Ties currently, that means I can fill out FOUR GOZANTIs!!

You're assuming the Gozanti can only hold regular TIEs!

At the very least, Rebels shows it carrying the TIE Advanced Prototype as well. And I don't see why several other models of TIEs wouldn't also be compatible.

Many of us bought four x-wings and 8 tie fighters during wave 1. Then comes the rebel transport, giving you an extra X. Okay, it works for epic. Now a new core set comes out so you buy that. Then you buy the Force Awakens expansion X and Tie FO. Then the Gozanti arrives.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

What are we going to do with all those ships!?

I already have these numbers.. and now the new set.. bahahahha.. gimme alls da ships.. send em to me, I'll pay postage hahah :D

Then the Gozanti arrives.

This will leave most of us with 7 x-wings and 13 ties.

What are we going to do with all those ships!?

I'll buy your Gozanti TIEs!

haha I'm having 4 ties painted in my own colors so I have 4 the same to throw on the Big G..

I have 8 regular Ties currently, that means I can fill out FOUR GOZANTIs!! :) Im sure Ill own at least three by the time Im done! I see the FOs as completely different ships now that I have the new Core and will get a second core shortly. I will then buy at least one expansion of each ship so Ill have at least three T-70s and five FOs. Since four and six are able to be run together in a 100 pt build and 7 and 8 respectively in 150 pt builds, Ill be buying more! LOL!

Hence, I dont see any "extra" in my future, just a need for more!

Mmmm... Gozanti.

Too much talk, not enough pictures. I shall fix.

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Edited by KryatDragon

Play Epic then when you can have more than 100 point of a type of ship.

you could build some uglies and then play a pirate adventure

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ugly


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Edited by shotbyscott

Play Epic then when you can have more than 100 point of a type of ship.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

As another alternative, depending on your artistic bent you could always attempt a few repaints or customisations!

they go in the "Paint" Q.... that way if i mess them up. No problem..lol

Basically what ppl are trying to say is:

Please dont ask us nerd about one ship too much, we arent normal persons in this regard anyway.

If you want a rational answer there was one guy who posted it:

Only buy one of each when it is released and see how many more you need later on. At latest after the original aces packs you shouldve known that.

Edited by CaineHoA

Use some for painting practice

You'd be surprised how good a lick of paint then a dip in quick shade comes out.