Yes I know this will never be a real product but I'm just pouting a bit since it is only an article.

Star Wars: X-Wing and the Age of Rebellion article We're Going in Full Throttle shows the Ghost and deployed shuttle.

I'm jealous.

This doesn't look like a terribly complicated conversion.

If I had any interest in owning that model, I'd just carefully cut out the Attack Shuttle from the Ghost model, and then drill a hole for a magnet. Repaint the bare plastic (maybe add some small details with card or such), and boom. That way when it was deployed, you just remove the shuttle portion and place the ship on the board.

But I'm kinda crazy like that.

Someone already posted their work and this may be them. They did cut out the shuttle, print a docking area, add magnet, etc.

I don't model or paint so I only look on with longing...

It's quite an easy conversion. I've seen it several times and done it myself, too.

The docked shuttle is a separate piece that is attached in one area that can be released with careful work from an exacto knife.

Instructions are around here somewhere.

Phi been there done than

Still needs some paintwork on the inside,but hah! I even managed to salvage the shuttle

Don't use a sawzall. Now I need a new ghost. :,(

So each ghost actually comes with Two shuttles?

So each ghost actually comes with Two shuttles?

not really the shuttle attached to the ghost they are talking about is pretty much a rectangle that is a molded single piece in the back end. You can cut it out but it won't look like the shuttle model.

So each ghost actually comes with Two shuttles?

So each ghost actually comes with Two shuttles?

not really the shuttle attached to the ghost they are talking about is pretty much a rectangle that is a molded single piece in the back end. You can cut it out but it won't look like the shuttle model.

A bit more then "rectangle", i creates great starting point.

Top is original, you have to scratchmake everything else. Cant say it is demanding to do. To make the shuttle reattachable again thats more tricky.

I can't find the thread on these forums, but one guy made a shuttle bay you can buy on shapeways to make a pretty docking bay.

http://www.shapeways.com/product/UQAA57HLP/x-wing-miniatures-ghost-docking-bay-for-phantom

If I were any good with picture taking and uploading via tablet, I'd post mine.

I cut away and built back up the nest. Scratch built the bottom of the Phantom with plasticard, and installed a magnet to pop the top from the Ghost to the Phantom chassis.

I lit my engines green though, because it's cooler than yellow B)

My stretch goal is to build "fiberoptic" (i.e. LED and fishing line) runway lights in the docking nest.

It's a fun conversion and not too difficult to do. Mostly just gotta get over the fear of breaking it. The sound of glue snapping is horrifying every time.