realmaster
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 | | 01/05/2007 12:17 AM |
| about the square bases on the upcoming SWM set?
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Star
Sergeant
978 Posts
New Britain, CT
| | 01/05/2007 5:30 AM |
| | I don't see how the sqare bases commemorate anything. I don't really buy any SWM anymore so I don't know - is there already 7 mini's per booster or is that a change? | |
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 01/05/2007 7:21 AM |
| | Can't say it does anything for me. I suppose it does make them look more like little statues rather than game pieces so that might appeal more to collectors who don't play the game. | | | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10069 Posts
United States
| | 01/05/2007 12:30 PM |
| 1) I don't get it. (That is, how being square and being commemerative, have anything to do with one another.)
2) I don't mind.
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Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 01/05/2007 1:11 PM |
| | I don't like them. I prefer my SWM too look more uniform. The square Dreamblade bases are too much of a change for me. | |
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bigbadjon
Sergeant
546 Posts
| | 01/05/2007 7:17 PM |
| While I do think it is strange to change the bases at this point and it will bother me to see them not match the other sets, I do
prefer spuare bases to round ones. Even if it is for purely asthetic reasons. | |
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realmaster
Underboss
1905 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 01/06/2007 12:36 AM |
| Posted By Star on 01/05/2007 5:30 AM
is there already 7 mini's per booster or is that a change?
that is a good question, I have always bought sets and not boosters. | |
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Underboss
1825 Posts
| | 01/06/2007 9:57 AM |
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The previous Star Wars Miniatures boosters have also had seven minis per booster. | | | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6562 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 01/06/2007 11:32 AM |
| I think it's silly to change all the bases to square bases.
It would be one thing if "good" guys were round while "bad" guys had square bases. I kind of like that in SSB. But it's too late for regular SWM, since all those previous sets have round bases. Now, it's silly to make such a change. | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6562 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 01/06/2007 11:33 AM |
| | Also, since I was buying occassional SWM for D&D RPG proxies or additional variety, I won't be buying any with square bases for this purpose due to consistency issues. | |
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Champion of Something, I imagine I will think of something
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Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 01/06/2007 3:23 PM |
| Posted By Corim Danex on 01/06/2007 11:33 AM
Also, since I was buying occassional SWM for D&D RPG proxies or additional variety, I won't be buying any with square bases for this purpose due to consistency issues.
Another good point. | |
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JohnnyFive
Warrior
207 Posts
| | 01/06/2007 8:38 PM |
| I'm moving this over to the Star Wars Minis forum, for reasons that should be apparent.  Thanks! | |
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Godsfist
Skirmisher
48 Posts
| | 01/07/2007 4:14 PM |
| Heres a different way to look at it.
They want it to say Star Wars on the side- good reason for it being thicker/raised
Some ppl have problems reading when something rounded- so they make the bases square.
Why would they want it to say Star Wars on the side?
well, hypothetically speaking of course, lets say one day Star Wars isnt popular anymore (like 50 years or something). You open up a box thats been sitting in your attic and you see all these various figures. You wonder what they are from but the bases are scratched and you cant read it. You dig farther into the box and you find ones with square bases that say Star Wars on the side and you remember.
I know this is a horribly unrealistic and just all around bad story but it would be an explaination for the square bases.
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Mr. Parker
Skirmisher
15 Posts
| | 01/07/2007 6:28 PM |
| | Personally I don't care for it myself. I'd prefer them to look like the previous sets for consistancy. I'm curious if the square base will be slightly taller the the round ones...that might look a little odd when next to the previous sets...but it's to hard to tell. I'll still get them of course...the transparent Spirit of Obi-Wan figure looks cool...at least he looks slightly transparent! | |
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realmaster
Underboss
1905 Posts
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
| | 01/10/2007 12:37 AM |
| | with me being a collector and doing a little trading of SWM it will not make a difference to me. | |
Thanks, realmaster. Let's split up!!!!!
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thepwner
Skirmisher
42 Posts
| | 01/17/2007 11:15 PM |
| i also think that having some minis with square bases and some with circuler bases will look kind of strange.I wonder if they will change the
bases back to normal in later sets.Hey we got like the 10th Vader peice to look forword to tho. I wonder if they will run out of ideas with vader
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MikeyChraal
Warrior
220 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 02/18/2007 1:04 PM |
| | you never know that picture of the obiwan mini could just be a special promo or something, theres nothing to suggest the whole set will be on square bases | |
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Luisjoey
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Username
Warlord
5181 Posts
| | 02/20/2007 7:32 AM |
| | Not a fan at all. I buy a few SWM here and there than can fit into DnD, so I guess my opinion doesn't matter much. I just like all my stuff to be the same (in this case, all minis should have round bases). So, I most likely won't be picking up any more SWM until they go back to round bases. | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/20/2007 10:04 PM |
| | Which SWM you use for DnD proxies? just monsters or some humanoids? | |
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Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/21/2007 5:17 AM |
| | Emperor Palpatine(Evil Wizard), Gamorrean Guard(Orc), Darth Sidious(Necromancer), Mon Mothra(Noble), Sly Moore(Wizard), San Hill(demi-human), Nute Gunray(demi-human noble), Yuuzhan Vong Subaltern(Teifling sorcerer), Acklay(critter), Nexu(critter), Reek(critter), Vornskr(critter), Rancor(baby Tarasque), Massassi Sith Mutant(Bearded Devil), Gundark(Demon), Mistryl Shadow Guard(Exotic weapon-user).
Several of the Jedi have had their saber clipped. they make good monks, nobles or magic users. | |
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/21/2007 12:41 PM |
| I use more DnD minis as Star Wars RPG proxies! XD like the tifling as devaronian. Warforged as Warbot, etc
I like the mon mothma noble idea is excellent. ^^ | |
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Cthulhufnord
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10613 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/21/2007 2:44 PM |
| | She stinks so much in skirmish, but it's a nice looking figure. Posted By Luisjoey on 02/21/2007 12:41 PM
I use more DnD minis as Star Wars RPG proxies! XD like the tifling as devaronian. Warforged as Warbot, etc
I like the mon mothma noble idea is excellent. ^^
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Username
Warlord
5181 Posts
| | 02/24/2007 9:19 PM |
| Posted By Luisjoey on 02/20/2007 10:04 PM
Which SWM you use for DnD proxies? just monsters or some humanoids? Lemme see.....
Palpatine - dark magic user/necromancer
Mon Mothma - priestess/noble
Guri - female assassin/street fighter
Nute Gunray - lich
Tion Medon - lich
Bib Fortuna - extra-planar noble
Aya Vida - extra-planar race
Tamteel Skreej - desert fighter
Sly Moore - noble/magic user/Irae T'Sarran from City of the Spider Queen
Mas Amedda - tiefling
Prince Xizor - githraezi (sp?)
Princess Leia Captive - desert fighter with polearm
Jabba the Hutt - demon lord
Yoda of Dagobah - swamp dweller
Mandalore the Indomitable - magic user
B'ommar Monk - clockwork spider
Lobot - noble/attendent
Chewbacca/Rebel Hero - forest/artic race with crossbow
Warmaster Tsavong Lah - vampiric lich
Bothan Spy - shifter w/flask grenade
Royal Guard - royal guard 
Coruscant Guard - armored humanoid
Mistryl Shadow Guard - female with whip
Utapaun on Dactillion/Soldier (both) - armored drow
Mandalorian Warrior - armored humanoid w/glaive
Mandalorian Blademaster - dual wielding armored humanoid
Yuuzhan Vong Subaltern/Warrior - vampiric thralls
Twi'lek Scoundrel/Bodyguard - extra-planar humanoid
Weequay Leader/Thug/Mercenary - desert race
Geonosian Overseer/Drone/Picador on Orray - bug people
Aqualish Assassin - extra-planar race
Defel Spy - were-touched humanoid
Gamorrean Guard - swamp orc
Ewok - forest race
Noghri - yaun-ti
Tusken Raider - desert race
Mustafarian Flea Rider/Soldier - desert race
Massassi Sith Mutant - bearded devil
Ithorian Scout - extra-planar race
Gran Raider - extra-planar race
Gungan on Kaadu/Infantry - amphibious/aquatic race
Crab Droid - clockwork horror
Young Krayt Dragon - desert dragon
Wampa - yeti/snow beast
Nexu - swamp cat
Vornskr - giant rat
Reek - desert beat
Acklay - giant bug
Rancor - giant beast
Gundark - swamp beast/demon
Wookie Commando/Soldier - forest/artic race
I wish they would release some lightsaber less jedi and Queen Amidala
for noble/townspeople....but they kinda ruined it now with square bases.
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Originally posted by Schooly_D
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10613 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/24/2007 11:53 PM |
| Hey how are you posting like that Username? I keep on trying to do lists or even proper paragraphs but the boards keep compacting my posts.  | |
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Username
Warlord
5181 Posts
| | 02/25/2007 3:59 PM |
| Posted By Cthulhufnord on 02/24/2007 11:53 PM Hey
how are you posting like that Username? I keep on trying to do lists or
even proper paragraphs but the boards keep compacting my posts.
I am posting in the 'Design' style, not 'HTML.'
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Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 03/01/2007 7:22 PM |
| Square Bases ??? With large white SW Logo on the front???? Why???
I don't want "ads" on my minis !!!! I'll have paint those over. Too distracting.
I am hopeing that's just a funny picture. What am I to do with minis noticably taller then all the others?
meh - bah humbug - not happy | |
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puff_maul
Sneak
165 Posts
Winnipeg MB
| | 03/20/2007 9:54 PM |
| New bases suck....huge.
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mace-windoom
Skirmisher
28 Posts
Salt Lake City, UT.
| | 06/17/2007 6:14 PM |
| | The new bases r to big. The minis r supposed to be sized up. It's actually supposed to compare stormtroopers to at-st's and the new bases r to tall for that to work with the old ones. | | | |
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ki-adi-caray
Skirmisher
36 Posts
salt lake city
| | 06/17/2007 9:44 PM |
| | once you use them enough it doesn't matter. if you collect enough of both than you can have square vs. round instead of factions. the square base (although i wasn't happy at first) can be a new opening to diff. skirmishes. the pics. on the internet suck tho. its way better in real life. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10613 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 06/17/2007 9:45 PM |
| | Well I'll definatly be waiting for the second release then. | |
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ki-adi-caray
Skirmisher
36 Posts
salt lake city
| | 06/17/2007 9:51 PM |
| | about when do you think that would come out. i've heard tons on this site but not anything official. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10613 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 06/17/2007 10:10 PM |
| | One of the folks who went to Gen-con asked and confirmed the second run would be circular bases. Even if it's not I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, I've been collecting since Rebel Storm; plenty of figures. | |
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ki-adi-caray
Skirmisher
36 Posts
salt lake city
| | 06/18/2007 1:23 PM |
| | what is the next set going to consist of? would it be more sith or mandalorians possibly? | |
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mace-windoom
Skirmisher
28 Posts
Salt Lake City, UT.
| | 06/18/2007 4:22 PM |
| | I think it would be cool if they added more yuuzhan vong. | | | |
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ki-adi-caray
Skirmisher
36 Posts
salt lake city
| | 06/18/2007 7:53 PM |
| | whats gen-con? | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10613 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 06/18/2007 8:03 PM |
| | It's one of the bigger game Conventions. | |
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Pedro
Commander
3872 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 06/21/2007 2:58 PM |
| | I don't mind it. It will look cool on my shelf. | |
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holeziwar
Skirmisher
15 Posts
salt lake city, utah
| | 06/22/2007 4:14 PM |
| | is long as they keep making more sets than i will keep collecting. | |
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