Star Wars Armada Wave II

On 6 April 2015 Wave 2 was announced, offering additional fighter squadrons and ships including the first ships on "large" bases for both factions.  Wave II includes the following expansion packs for the core game.

• Imperial-class Star Destroyer Expansion Pack
• MC30c Frigate Expansion Pack
• Home One Expansion Pack
• Rogues and Villains Expansion Pack
• Imperial Raider Expansion Pack

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer Expansion Pack brings this behemoth battleship to your games of Armada with one pre-painted miniature, two ship cards, three command dials, eighteen upgrades, and all requisite tokens.

The MC30c frigate expansion pack contains two command dials and ten upgrade cards, along with all the tokens you need to bring this Rebel ship to battle. Of course, as with other Armada expansion packs, the MC30c Frigate Expansion Pack also comes with two ship cards that let you field your MC30c as either the MC30c Scout Frigate or MC30c Torpedo Frigate.

Admiral Ackbar flagship star cruiser, Home One, features one large-size, pre-painted miniature MC80 star cruiser, two ship cards, three command dials, and fourteen upgrades.

The Imperial Raider expansion pack comes with a command dial, speed dial, and all the tokens you need to enter the fray.

The Rogues and Villains Expansion Pack features Han Solo, Boba Fett, and a handful of the galaxy's most notorious rogues and villains.

These five expansion packs of Star Wars Armada Wave II are scheduled to arrive in the third quarter of 2015!  Everyone keep your fingers crossed.

Fantasy Flight Games: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/4/6/here-they-come/

Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars™: Armada

Well I am finally back from my 3-week vacation and I am so excited; why might you ask.  Fantasy Flight Games is releasing a two-player miniatures game of the iconic and epic Star Wars genre called Star Wars Armada!

Fantasy Flight Games Website: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=270&esem=1

The Star Wars: Armada Core Set contains everything you need to get started, including the rules, an articulated maneuver tool, a range ruler, six command dials, nine attack dice, ten unpainted squadrons, and three pre-painted ship miniatures (Victory-class Star Destroyer, Nebulon-B frigate, CR90 Corellian corvette), plus more than 130 cards and tokens.

I never got into the FFG X-Wing game, however this on the other hand has my interest.  The only downside side is that this starter is slated to go on sale for $99.  A price point that will see most gamer bow out on the initial release.  I have been trying to find out at what scale these miniatures will be release as to see how well it will align with other miniatures I already own.  This however has been meet with extreme difficulty. I assume that they will use a sliding scale to ensure that a SSD does not come out to be 1 meter or more long on the gaming table.  I am perplexed by the introduction of the Victory Star Destroyer in the starter because it was not an iconic movie ship.

Fleet Reinforcements from Shapeways

I just received several well needed additions and reinforcements to various armadas that I am trying to finish building.  I am trying to incorporate an Imperial and Rebel Alliance fleet into my Firestorm Armada campaign.  Only time will tell if it works.

The First is a Halo inspired UNSC capital ship from Mid7night.  You can purchase it directly from Shapeways at https://www.shapeways.com/model/330615/iac-1.html?materialId=61&li=ostatus

 The second and third are Star Wars ships from Gosric .  I purchased the small Corelon Battleship and Empire light Cruiser Coruscant.  Both of which can be purchased at the below links respectively.

Battleship: https://www.shapeways.com/model/133775/corelon-battleship-smaller.html?materialId=60&li=ostatus

Star Destroyer: https://www.shapeways.com/model/293232/empire-light-cruiser-coruscant.html?materialId=60&li=ostatus