Thinking BIG

By GrimmyV, in X-Wing

I've noticed a few things about the Huge ship releases.

Even though every Huge expansion comes with a campaign only the first ship released within each faction gets a stand alone, numbered mission. Does this mean the C-ROC will get a mission as well? Will this pattern stick with a 'new round' of huge ships after the second scum release?

And will the pattern continue of Single card and double card ships? Could we expect a new single card Rebel huge ship after the inevitable double card scum?

and what about upcoming releases? My money is on the next rebel ships being the Dornean gunship and the Hammerhead corvette, since both are now in primary canon films.

Imperial ships don't seem to be as easy to pick as the other two factions since even the ARGH KITTENS are just too big for the huge format. The IPV patrol craft is an idea for a single card ship, a larger imp ship for the 'corvette' release escapes me at this time.

Edit: The Imperial Customs Corvette clocks in at 180 m, and has a unique forked hull, certainly better than having to make a new corvette from scratch again.

The next Scum huge 'corvette' should rightfully be the Star Jewel , but later releases should be easy to figure out from recent canon inclusion of old legends material. Action IV transport is a shoe in, and the Marauder corvette may be a good inclusion even if it's a little big at almost 200 meters, but a small scale than most Huge ships wouldn't be out of line.

So what that's my observations and opinions. Next?

Edited by GrimmyV

My choices and or guesses about future Huge ships would be:

Rebels: Hammerhead corvette is a shoe-in. Movie and TV coverage, and just the right size.

Scum: Jabba's Star Jewel would be obvious, but also the Mandalorian Corvette or Talon Karrde's Action VI could fit the bill.

Imps: Tough because of size, but I like the idea of the Custom's Corvette.

All: Let's go all-faction, and get the Corellian Gunship on the table for everyone.

Prequels could give us Padme's Type-H Nubian Yacht, CSS-1Corellian Star Shuttle or the Republic Consular-class Cruiser.

I wish we got more than 1 per year.

IIRC, Vader flies a Nubian J-Type around in his comic series - that could be a very interesting single-card ship for Imperials as their equivalent to the GR-75 a ship with no attacks by default but all support ability. If FFG actually made it shiny and chrome that could be cool too.

For Imps, I agree with the IPV Patrol Craft and would add Tarkin's cloaking corvette, the Carrion Spike.

For Rebels, the Hammerhead Corvette and Dornean Gunship are likely choices that I'd welcome.

For scum, I'd like to see the Mandalorian Corvette and an official FFG scum conversion kit for the GR-75.

If I'm dreaming, I'd LOVE to see a triple-faction Nebulon B, since all factions have flown it. FFG could justify the obviously higher cost of the model by making it available to all factions and adding some juicy cards.

Oh, and some campaign missions for EPIC (including solo play options) would be unbelievably cool too.

I expect 2 cards Huge Scum ship but not this year. Probably 2018. Also Hammerhead in a future.

Lost battle but I want to buy a Nebulon B. Scaled down a little... CR 90 x 2. Multifaction ship. My 300$...I want to expend 300$...please