I have had a request from member GreatChewie about the 'scale' of the modules.
As we've discussed somewhere before its a bit tricky to determine, as the 'low altitude' model (which included the hero shots of the trench etc...) used versions of the modules from all 'altitudes' in order to give them more variety and texture.
The best thing to go on, I think, is the knowledge that when we see the shots of the ships in the trench, the trench is approximately one module (24") wide, and one and a half modules high (36"). The vertical walls seem to be placed 'outside' the tiles along the trench floor, so it may seem a little wider in places.
Next comes the personal opinion of how much room the ships had when they were flying down...we know they had Vader's TIE and one either side, and that when the TIE hits Vader then the wall, it doesn't move far, so it can't be much wider than these three ships.
Anyway, I have taken some photos of various scale ships against the modules I have made for comparison.
We have from left to right:
Fantasy Flight X-Wing Game - 1:270 scale
FineMolds - 1:72 Scale
F-Toys - 1:144 Scale
X- Wings and TIE Fighters with 12 inch modules
X-Wings and TIE Fighters on 6 inch modules
Fantasy Flight Ships (1:270) on 12 inch module
Fantasy Flight Ships (1:270) on 6 inch module
So there you go!
I think that in terms of movie accuracy, the 1:270 ships on the 12 inch modules are the closest...but I do think that maybe the 1:144 scale ships 'look' better on the 12 inch modules.
'Discuss' ;O)
minifig
As we've discussed somewhere before its a bit tricky to determine, as the 'low altitude' model (which included the hero shots of the trench etc...) used versions of the modules from all 'altitudes' in order to give them more variety and texture.
The best thing to go on, I think, is the knowledge that when we see the shots of the ships in the trench, the trench is approximately one module (24") wide, and one and a half modules high (36"). The vertical walls seem to be placed 'outside' the tiles along the trench floor, so it may seem a little wider in places.
Next comes the personal opinion of how much room the ships had when they were flying down...we know they had Vader's TIE and one either side, and that when the TIE hits Vader then the wall, it doesn't move far, so it can't be much wider than these three ships.
Anyway, I have taken some photos of various scale ships against the modules I have made for comparison.
We have from left to right:
Fantasy Flight X-Wing Game - 1:270 scale
FineMolds - 1:72 Scale
F-Toys - 1:144 Scale
X- Wings and TIE Fighters with 12 inch modules
X-Wings and TIE Fighters on 6 inch modules
Fantasy Flight Ships (1:270) on 12 inch module
Fantasy Flight Ships (1:270) on 6 inch module
So there you go!
I think that in terms of movie accuracy, the 1:270 ships on the 12 inch modules are the closest...but I do think that maybe the 1:144 scale ships 'look' better on the 12 inch modules.
'Discuss' ;O)
minifig
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