I use the Id tokens. I put the in pilot order. That makes it easier to identify which group of pilots move and shoot first. I do use the TIE fighters from the Gozanti expansion, which are different colours, to identify my aces. But I guess in realty the opponent shouldn't know who that is, at least initially.
I like the PS order... when playing Epic I always lay out ship cards in PS order
This website has to scale decals . As an example, here's the Gothic numbers set.
A sheet is like 5 bucks.
http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/decals/goth1.htm
Be extra awesome and use battle tech unit logos.
Paint your ships in Nova Cat Xi galaxy paint schemes.
These are available here and serve me very well.
The rings fit around the peg and the pilotcard markes have a clip - they do as well serve as a ship placement marker.
In the set you also get corresponding TLs and markers for large ships with the thicker peg.
Oooh, those are pretty neat!
I always hated the tombstones, so I made up something better.
These are what I use:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/483874759/ship-identifier-overlays-10-for-use-with
Fits nice and snug, no more tombstones, and you can get them either plain, or with the arcs etched in for HotAC!
Edited by BojambaMcMambajust paint them in distinctly non-standard imperial-drab colors
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This is a wonderful illustration of why the specific model of TIE Fighter (traditional vs. fo vs. sf perhaps) maybe shouldn't matter so much assuming the models are actually correct even it the paint would be confusing for some.
well the model is important, as there are quite a few key differences (especially in the case of the SF)
the LN are tiny!
just in case, though, the hal9000 eye gives players no excuse when it comes to telling them apart
Edited by ficklegreendicewell the model is important, as there are quite a few key differences (especially in the case of the SF)
the LN are tiny!
just in case, though, the hal9000 eye gives players no excuse when it comes to telling them apart
I haven't picked up the TIE/sf yet but it have a hard time telling the other two TIE Fighters appart without a close inspection unless I just go by color.
Looking at those pictures I can't see the difference between the two classes of TIE although the bases tell be there are ln and fo models in there. If some remodelling was done, as it is now legal, then telling them appart could become early impossible.
cockpit size, hatch shape and blasters are pretty distinct
connections to the solar panels are also thicker on the FO
the SF is literally an FO (thought they'd be bigger) but there's a lot of detail differences
I don't have enough TIE-Fighters yet, but I do have a plan:
