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Roguewing β A Show Of Scale-2
Published: 2009-07-06 04:16:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1264; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 46
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Okay,Here, we have another "Show of scale" pic.
This time, we're comparing the X-Wing fighter to the ETA-2 Actis from Ep3.
Both models here are approximately 1/48 scale so the sizes are comparable.
And, DANG, but the ships from Ep3 were small.
Star Wars isn't mine, but these models are
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The X-wing boasts extra lasers, torpedo launchers and magazines, a hyperdrive and shields. Β It therefore needs larger engines to move the additional mass. Β The ETA-2 is used almost exclusively by Jedi, who had the benefit of the Force both for defense and offense, while the X-wing was mostly flown by non-Force Sensitive beings.
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Well made points, but the size is still TINY for a ship that's supposedly capable of leaving a planet's atmosphere under it's own power.
Let's face it. They made the ETA-2 as a toy that was used as a ship. All story considerations aside
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That is true, but the TIE/in is just as improbably small, with the reactor, thrusters, avionics, weapons, and pilot crammed into a space that's barely two meters in circumference. Β In this case the only concession made was that the pilot's flight suit is already sealed in vacuum, the life support contained in their backpack and seat. Β While we never see TIE fighters leaving the atmosphere in the movies, it's assumed that they can. Β
Star Wars, and SF in general, pull scale out of proportion all the time. Β
Given the nature of industrial secrecy it is possible that the companies making the ETA-2 and TIE are on the cutting edge, backed by an overbearing military dictatorship, while the company that makes the X-wing is trying to catch up, using outdated tech and on a shoe-string budget.
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I guess ships like the x-wing are bigger than the ETA-2 is because the X-wing has an onboard hyperdrive and heavier shields.
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Personally, I think they were trying more for "ships that can be made into toys"
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Maybe. I would like to see a model of the Stealth-X.
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Maybe, somewhere down the road.
I'd likely do an XJ first
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Wow... I knew the measurements, but actually seeing the two ships compared side by side is something else entirely! Its like measuring a gnat up to a Dragonfly. You would HAVE to be a jedi to fly something that unarmored and lacking heavy weapnry into battle. Its only saving grace is it would obviously be a bit faster, and vastly more maneuverable. Personally though, Id choose the X-wing any day over it. Oh, and the models are once again Fantastic!!!!!
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Have to agree with you on those points.
And thanks again for the compliments on the models
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Kudos all the way on an award winning job with 'em!
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Glad you think so.
Me, I see a lot of weathering needed on both ships. But that's me.
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Hey all fair enough.
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The Actis interceptor had to be a nightmare to try and hit... That thing is tiny!
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True, but I can imagine the pilot feels really small as well
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