So, Aces Packs, Veterans Packs, Heroes of the Resistance and Epic ships.. we've seen a number of ships released with alternative paint schemes alongside new pilots, new upgrades and more since the game was released. But it seems pretty obvious that some ships are more likely to get an update in this manner than others.

For instance, it's pretty clear that most of the Large base ships will never see this treatment; the Falcon did in Heroes of the Resistance, but the rest? Doubtful.

And of the small based ships, there's some that are probably much more likely candidates than others. The original trilogy ships, for example - there are canon sources for alternate colour schemes for the X-Wing (Rogue One's Blue Squadron pilots), the A-Wing (Phoenix Squadron) and the B-Wing (Rebel's Blade Wing). Ships tied to a particular character or of a unique nature, like the G1-A and Inquisitor's TIE for example, are probably far less likely to receive this treatment.

So which ships do you think are most likely and least likely to receive a repaint, and does that tally with the ships you'd most want to see re-released?

Anything seeing a repaint and rerelease seems unlikely.well ...anytime soon anyways. Guns for hire is fresh out of the gate and now there's lots of new models comming.

But! This seems fun to think about.

I have to by purely subjective guessing and hoping because I can't calculate the whims if this design team at all.

For me...most in need of a repaint is...hmm

Ig2000. It's just plain bland.

Least in need of repaint is tie fighters.out of the box they are perfect.both the grey and blue ones.

Most likely guess.... B wings. They need some love and the red version would make a neat piece.

Least likely to see it done... Tie Interceptors. There's already three official paints. They wouldn't dare do it again would they?

T65s. We need that blue squadron repaint. (and some love for the old warrior)

I think just about every re-release will have a repaint. Some are just more subtle than others. The TIE advanced with the raider had one as did the tie fighters with the Gonzanti. FFG is good about making things special.

and once they dive into prequal ships we could see a Jango Slave-1 so anything is possible

Clearly we need a Green Corran Horn and Whistler Edition T-65, as well as a Rogue Squadron X-Wing

43 minutes ago, Mackaywarrior said:

and once they dive into prequal ships we could see a Jango Slave-1 so anything is possible

I'd be ok with this. Firespray needs some extra love. It's the most iconic scum ship and yet it is one of the lower performers of the large base ships in the faction.

1 hour ago, Velvetelvis said:

Ig2000. It's just plain bland.

Well, it is owned by a droid. . .

I have no ideas what they might repaint, but ones I'd like to see are:

Phoenix Squadron A-Wing

Blue Squadron T-65

Infero Squadron TIE/ln

A white TIE/ln (I recall the Kenner toy being white)

Bladewing B-Wing

Stellar Envoy YT-1300

Gray Squadron Y-Wing

Partisan livery for U-wing and X-Wing

Any livery other than Boba's for the Firespray

Yeah, I guess that's pretty much a list of Rebel ships from an Imperial player, but when your faction likes gray and blue-gray, your choices are limited. . .

I'm fairly sure the gunboat will get its aces pack. Missing Steele pretty much confirms this.

I want the punisher to be fixed... But it is a fringe ship.. but it also needs it. I shall remain hopeful.

I think a large ship is likely for both empire and scum, but the empire doesn't have a large ship worth repacking. I'm not sure I would like to have two lambdas for example, even though it needs every love it can get.

I think for empire the most likely aces pack is a first order one. That's where canon is being expanded. SF and Silencer combo pack would be nice. They probably don't need it, but options are always nice. I just hope they get a better treatment than the Imperial Aces pack.

Most likely:

Blue Squadron X-wing for Rebels

Inferno Squadron TIE for Imperials

Millennium Falcon (Solo film repaint) for Scum

What I'd like to see:

Partisan X-wing for Rebels

Inferno Squadron TIE for Imperials

Broken Horn C-ROC (with top engine removed) for Scum - also the least likely on my list

A repaint essentially means a specific, targeted fix pack. So the question really should be what ships are most likely to see fixes?

There are a few logical contenders.

The rebels have the best candidates. Despite the brilliant combo of Flight Assist Astromech and Integrated Astromech, there are still lots of reasons to reissue the T-65. There are lots of cool characters from both the new canon and the old EU who could go in, and people will buy T-65 product.

I'm also going to disagree with the initial statement and say that a handful of large ships do seem like good candidates for a repaint/reissue - and best candidate is the U-Wing. Like the T-65, we have characters that we could definitely see in the ship (Saw, Two-Tubes and, of course, K-2SO), and we also have repaints from Rebels that could be brought in.

The other factions are trickier. The TIE Swarm could do with a boost, and we just got red striped TIE Fighters, so the classic TIE/ln is a possibility, as is the TIE Striker (though I'm not sure how it'd be repainted given it's lack of alternative depictions). Scum's three best choices have all recently been done, so the only guess I have might be... Maybe the Z-95? Just because it's been flown so much in the lots the chances of their being decent characters to put in it seems high, plus an EPT generic Headhunter in either faction would be cool.

9 minutes ago, weisguy119 said:

Most likely:

Blue Squadron X-wing for Rebels

Inferno Squadron TIE for Imperials

Millennium Falcon (Solo film repaint) for Scum

What I'd like to see:

Partisan X-wing for Rebels

Inferno Squadron TIE for Imperials

Broken Horn C-ROC (with top engine removed) for Scum - also the least likely on my list

I like the broken horn better too

11 minutes ago, weisguy119 said:

Partisan X-wing for Rebels

11 minutes ago, MacchuWA said:

I'm also going to disagree with the initial statement and say that a handful of large ships do seem like good candidates for a repaint/reissue - and best candidate is the U-Wing. Like the T-65, we have characters that we could definitely see in the ship (Saw, Two-Tubes and, of course, K-2SO), and we also have repaints from Rebels that could be brought in.

Yep. A Partisan livery U-Wing + X-Wing pack would be ideal.

Most likely? E-Wing. As much as folks love the X-Wing, there are already two T-65 paint jobs, and two separate T-70 paint schemes. E-Wing is one of the rebel ships which really feels like it "needs something" and hasn't already gotten an Aces version. In a lot of ways, it's like the Rebel TIE Defender. Overpriced, but kinda neat, and just needs a little TLC from FFG.

Least likely? Quadjumper. I'd love new tokens/cards in a First Order era campaign box, but we don't really need another model.

18 minutes ago, Darth Meanie said:

Yep. A Partisan livery U-Wing + X-Wing pack would be ideal.

No. Because if I want more than one Partisan x-wing I have to buy another u-wing. Would prefer the Partisan u-wing and x-wing in different packs. Maybe a double u-wing pack with the other Rebels u-wing thrown in, but by itself is okay too.

Least likely rebel ship up for repaint would be the y-wing, already have two, and there are no alternative paint jobs I know of in the recent cannon.

17 minutes ago, acesandeights said:

No. Because if I want more than one Partisan x-wing I have to buy another u-wing.

Yeah, well if I want a Red Defender x7 I get a TIE Bomber I don't want. So we all got our problems. . .

2 hours ago, Giledhil said:

T65s. We need that blue squadron repaint. (and some love for the old warrior)

And Partisan repaint.

I find it very interesting that of the three factions (I collect all three) even though Rebel's are my 3rd favourite, I feel that they are in need of an Ace's/Repaint pack more then the other three.

• I'm surprised that one ship hasn't been mentioned yet, and that is the Headhunter - the one ship that the Rebel's are lacking is an elite talent, generic, inexpensive ship - they simply don't have one. The Empire has TIE Fighters & TIE/fo Fighters & Scum and Villainy have the M3-A Interceptors.

• The E-wing has looooonnnnggg needed some love and attention. It is hard to justify building this thing when it is so, expensive (I have yet to use it since we bought it years ago) and there are better ships to field - but I want to like this ship and I force myself once and a while to try building a list with them.

• Finally, the Y-wing has never had some kind of Ace's pack and would be really neat if they could do something like what they did for the A-wing like this: which would give the Y-wing the ability to finally have an elite talent slot.

38 minutes ago, acesandeights said:

Least likely rebel ship up for repaint would be the y-wing, already have two, and there are no alternative paint jobs I know of in the recent cannon.

As for an alternative paint job - what's wrong with the one that we were already given years ago?

and that is Grey Squadron? Seems like a perfect candidate .

1 hour ago, acesandeights said:

No. Because if I want more than one Partisan x-wing I have to buy another u-wing. Would prefer the Partisan u-wing and x-wing in different packs. Maybe a double u-wing pack with the other Rebels u-wing thrown in, but by itself is okay too.

Least likely rebel ship up for repaint would be the y-wing, already have two, and there are no alternative paint jobs I know of in the recent cannon.

Good point. I’d likely want 3 Partisan X-wings and one Partisan U-wing. I really don’t need, or want, 3 Partisan U-wings. I’d like a Poe T-70 but I don’t like the fact that it’s packaged with a Millenium Falcon model I already own. I don’t want 2 YT-1300s, even if one has a different dish on top.

29 minutes ago, weisguy119 said:

Good point. I’d likely want 3 Partisan X-wings and one Partisan U-wing. I really don’t need, or want, 3 Partisan U-wings. I’d like a Poe T-70 but I don’t like the fact that it’s packaged with a Millenium Falcon model I already own. I don’t want 2 YT-1300s, even if one has a different dish on top.

Dude, it's got ENGINE GLOW. Consider it a Falcon for the holiday festivities.

As more deep lore ships come out, FFG is going to be put in more interesting spots as more of them begin to perform poorly. The punisher, Ewing, and G1A come to mind as examples of ships we have seen little to none of as canon ships, meaning their inclusion alone was enough to be seen as a sort of victory. FFG revisiting them again would be pinning a lot on existing players wanting to see these ships succeed, as they have little draw to the new consumer.

It looks like they may take the “here a little, there a little” approach to help these ships, releasing upgrades which maximize their strengths or help cover their weaknesses, as we have seen with the Punisher (lightweight frame, bomblet generator, likely trajectory simulator).

Issue with this though is it leaves them incapable of attacking the ships issues directly as they have with other ships that have been revisited. The more soft fixes you make for a ship, the more cards that get stapled on it. Along with this there is a much higher possibility that these upgrades just end up helping other ships that are already better that can also equip it, leaping the competition another step ahead just as these ships took a step as well.

With all this in mind, let’s not forget that the scyk, starviper and k fighter have all seen revisits at this point. These ships are by no means iconic Star Wars ships, so maybe the Punisher and the like still have a chance?

I think every ship has a chance, and honestly "Aces" releases feel like they are more for existing customers who want to maximize their ships. Buying a Raider or an Imperial Aces really helps Soontir Fel and Darth Vader, but you still need the original blisters. That's kind of harsh on new customers already, though obviously they may find the look more visually pleasing (I don't even find myself a particularly strongly imperial player and I love Royal Guard paint schemes) and in the case of Heroes that's very much a major movie tie in, visually speaking.

That said, the E-Wing was in the (non-canon) LEGO freemaker series, so somebody remembered it is a thing that exists and decided to use it, and LFL was okay with it, and their manufacturer is canon-ish.

X and U wings are probably most likely for an obvious repaint though, they have multiple canonical color schemes not shown in the minis.

Ships that have already received a repaint are not likely going to receive another. So far the ships that have received an alternate paint scheme are

• TIE Interceptor (Imperial Aces)
• X-wing (Rebel Transport)
• A-wing (Rebel Aces)
• B-wing (Rebel Aces)
• Z-95 Headhunter (Most Wanted)
• Y-wing (Most Wanted)
• TIE Advanced (Imperial Raider)
• TIE Fighter (Gozanti Carrier)
• TIE Bomber (Imperial Veterans)
• TIE Defender (Imperial Veterans)
• T-70 X-wing (Heroes of the Resistance)
• YT-1300 (Heroes of the Resistance)
• M3-a Scyk (C-Roc Cruiser)
• Kihrax (Guns for Hire)
• Star Viper (Guns for Hire)

Out of all those ships only the TIE Interceptor had more than 2 paint schemes but that is only because the special expansion pack had two different paint schemes for the same ship. Now could one of the ships listed be up for another paint scheme, it is possible but not likely. I think the TIE Interceptor is out for any updates. The common trend is to pick an under-performing ship that hasn't had an additional release (i.e. TIE Punisher) and release it in a special expansion. Now of course they coudl decide to do another release on a ship (i.e. TIE Bomber) but that depends on what FFG has planned. Apparently they are already 2 waves ahead of us so they are already on wave 13 getting ready to start development on wave 14.

2 minutes ago, Marinealver said:

Ships that have already received a repaint are not likely going to receive another. So far the ships that have received an alternate paint scheme are

• TIE Interceptor (Imperial Aces)
• X-wing (Rebel Transport)
• A-wing (Rebel Aces)
• B-wing (Rebel Aces)
• Z-95 Headhunter (Most Wanted)
• Y-wing (Most Wanted)
• TIE Advanced (Imperial Raider)
• TIE Fighter (Gozanti Carrier)
• TIE Bomber (Imperial Veterans)
• TIE Defender (Imperial Veterans)
• T-70 X-wing (Heroes of the Resistance)
• YT-1300 (Heroes of the Resistance)
• M3-a Scyk (C-Roc Cruiser)
• Kihrax (Guns for Hire)
• Star Viper (Guns for Hire)

Out of all those ships only the TIE Interceptor had more than 2 paint schemes but that is only because the special expansion pack had two different paint schemes for the same ship. Now could one of the ships listed be up for another paint scheme, it is possible but not likely. I think the TIE Interceptor is out for any updates. The common trend is to pick an under-performing ship that hasn't had an additional release (i.e. TIE Punisher) and release it in a special expansion. Now of course they coudl decide to do another release on a ship (i.e. TIE Bomber) but that depends on what FFG has planned. Apparently they are already 2 waves ahead of us so they are already on wave 13 getting ready to start development on wave 14.

I think we’ll see more repaints as the pool of ships thins. Blue Squadron and Partisan X-wings/U-wings could show up in aces-type packs. I think those two ships, the Inferno Squadron TIE and a Scum Falcon repaint make sense. Yeah, the X-wing and TIE have received repaints but the difference is negligible. Most people wouldn’t even notice the difference. We got a new Falcon with HotR but would FFG and Disney really skip a Solo movie tie-in? Most likely, no. Would they release a Solo moivie tie-in pack without the Falcon? Also, most likely no.

I disagree regarding large ships - I fully expect there to be a Firespray rerelease to tie into the movie.

It would be an excellent opportunity to give it that little buff it needs, too, and could cheerfully tie into both Scum & Empire if they so wished, presumably with two new Boba Fett abilities as well.

(My favored fix is already taken by the Vaksai, alas: A modification that discounted all upgrades by 1pt, and allowed 2-3 modifications, would have been fantastic on a ship with such an upgrade bar.)

For the firespray I'd love it to be a jango repaint, but that's not likely until (hopefully) they add clone war era factions someday.

Second choice would be a kath scarlet repaint since it's very unique, plus she's a pilot for both factions like boba.