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3 years ago ::
Oct 03, 2010 - 11:29PM
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Hi folks,
Is there a line of Star Wars toys or models that's more in less in scale with WotC's character-scale miniatures? I'm particularly interested in Clone War and Republic-era vehicles, like the LAAT/i and the AT-TE and such. It's a shame WotC didn't do more vehicle minis. An AT-TE mini to go along with the AT-AT would've been really cool.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan
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3 years ago ::
Oct 04, 2010 - 12:53AM
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Scale questions will always bring Imperator58 out of the woodwork. No, sadly, no effort has ever been made in any line (save one; more to follow) to have any consistent scale whatsoever. Whether it's model kits, Transformers, Titaniums or whatever, they're all done in "box scale" which means - as you might guess - whatever fits nicely into the standard container for that line. Sometimes a vehicle or two will make the grade out of pure dumb luck, but that's about it. Here's a link to the excellent (if incomplete) Star Wars scale reference from Starship Modeller: www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/swars_s...SWM are considered to be approximately 1/53d or so in size. Besides those models, a few OOP Action Fleet toys are a good match (AAT & escape pod come to mind, and the cloud car is pretty good... there are others too), as are some current-release Transformers. I'm trying to find a jedi tank, which looks to be a dandy fit. But yeah... you just gotta look. There's no rhyme or reason. One aspect of Star Wars that has not been planned well. EXCEPT FOR: Japan's "F-Toys" which have produced a line of 1/144 scale vehicles & vessels. They're getting ready to pop Collection 4, but in that collection even they are straying into "box scale" with at least three ships that are out of scale (one grossly: a friggin' Star Destroyer). Nonetheless, it's a great line; but FAR off from SWM.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 04, 2010 - 2:52AM
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Dang. Well, thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2010 - 6:03PM
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The Transformers crossover of the Republic Fighter Tank is about 1/50 scale, so it is very close to minis scale, if you are interested in that.
 "An opinion is not a right to be express whenever it is false/incorrect/a lie." -LOL
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3 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2010 - 12:24AM
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The Transformers crossover of the Republic Fighter Tank is about 1/50 scale, so it is very close to minis scale, if you are interested in that.
I'm not familiar with that vehicle, but thanks for pointing it out. Are any of the other Transformers/Star Wars crossovers close to the right scale?
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3 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2010 - 11:17AM
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Here's a link to a thread in the customs section. There are a lot of pictures, but if you scroll down, you can see a picture of the fighter tank. community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...As for other crossovers, some of the ships like the Jedi starfighter might be pretty close. The Seps' AAT is pretty close, too. The AT-TE is a bit small, and the LAAT is, too. I'd recommend checking the toy section of local stores and seeing what they have. Here is a link to a LAAT gunship from squadron.com. It's a snaptite model, but has fairly good scale. www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=RM...You can see pictures of this LAAT model in post #62 of this thread: community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...Hope this helps.
"An opinion is not a right to be express whenever it is false/incorrect/a lie." -LOL
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3 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2010 - 4:15PM
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As for other crossovers, some of the ships like the Jedi starfighter might be pretty close. The Seps' AAT is pretty close, too. The AT-TE is a bit small, and the LAAT is, too. I'd recommend checking the toy section of local stores and seeing what they have.
Cool. Thanks.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2010 - 4:27PM
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Note that the LAAT model is currently on sale. 
"An opinion is not a right to be express whenever it is false/incorrect/a lie." -LOL
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3 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2010 - 9:13PM
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Last time Squadron put it on sale it was mentioned here and there was, I think, a bit of a rush. It quickly went back to full price. Snag it now.
It's 1/72d, but close enough to make good decor for the minis.
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3 years ago ::
Oct 08, 2010 - 8:47PM
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I've just ordered two. Came to $50 with the shipping.
Looks like Revell's got a whole line of Star Wars kits: here. They've only got two ground vehicles, though: the AT-AT and the AT-RT, the latter of which looks to be way too big (7 1/8" tall). I've also got WotC's AT-AT (not to mention several AT-STs).
What I really want is an AT-TE and maybe an AAT that are more or less to scale. There are some other cool Clone Wars-era ground vehicles as well. It's a real shame WotC didn't do more than just the AT-AT, but I suppose it wouldn't have been profitable enough.
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