| fightinghellfish | 07 May 2014 8:42 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know of a suitable miniature around 6mm-10mm that can represent the Imperial Probe Droid seen in the Empire Strikes Back and the Rogue Squadron video game? |
| TNE2300 | 07 May 2014 10:17 a.m. PST |
Khurasan 15mm
floating killer robots?
as per here
it is larger than man sized anyway
YouTube link |
| Hey You | 07 May 2014 2:28 p.m. PST |
link indicates that it should be 1.6 meters in height. Isn't that about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in 1/100 roughly? Maybe the droid should be about the size of a normal man or a little smaller if possible? |
 Inari7  | 07 May 2014 5:26 p.m. PST |
I thought the probe droid was huge, maybe twice the height of a man? |
| DB Draft | 08 May 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
What sort of game system are you planning on using it for? I am thinking of making up one myself for X Wing to go alongside some AT-ATs and AT-STs for a Hoth battle. |
| chironex | 08 May 2014 5:12 p.m. PST |
Disappointing size, if anyone was planning on buying the Retrokit 1/72 version. |
| fightinghellfish | 12 May 2014 10:28 a.m. PST |
DB Draft, I'm trying to use it for the FFG X-Wing Miniature Game. Thanks for the Khurasan suggestion, but the Khurasan 15mm scale are supposedly 17-18mm tall. I do believe the size of the Viper Imperial Probe Droid that was sent to Hoth is 1.6m tall, which would put a 6mm scale figure around 5-6mm. Anyone know anything smaller than the Khurasan 15mm? |
| DB Draft | 12 May 2014 3:43 p.m. PST |
Thats cool, we could start thinking about stats for it, I have troop models about 10mm tall so that is about the size range I am using. I am trying to make a couple out of green stuff. At this scale it doesn't need to have much detail, I will post a pic when I get some time. |
| DB Draft | 13 May 2014 1:56 a.m. PST |
Here is a quick WIP of the Probe Droid I am making with a Rebel Hoth trooper for size which is 10mm in height from foot to top of head.
Stat wise I am thinking: Attack: 1
Defense: 2
Hull: 1
Shields: 0 Actions: Focus, Evade A special ability could be something to represent scouting and recon. Something like it could remove an evade token from a ground target (if evade tokens were used to represent a target dug in and gone to ground). The focus token could be used for this as it "looks" appropriate for a spying action. |
| fightinghellfish | 13 May 2014 11:39 a.m. PST |
For stats I was thinking: 360 degree Attack: 1*
Agility: 4
Hull: 1
Shields: 0 No actions
No upgrades *Only hits on a crit and only causes standard damage. Primary Weapon Range 1-2. No +1 Attack Dice at Range 1. The model looks great. But I think your Rebel trooper is too big. From my understanding, the scale is 1/270 which is around 6mm. But I think the Viper Probe Droid should be a little bigger in scale, so you can see it on the battlefield. What are you doing for the legs, so the won't break off? |
| DB Draft | 13 May 2014 1:57 p.m. PST |
All of my "ground based" Hoth stuff is not strictly X Wing scale but are close enough. The main focus is on ground units interacting against each other but it would be nice to have it compatible with X Wing and other ships. It would be great to have TIE Bombers attacking ground installations and Y Wings "ioning" AT-ATs. I am planning on basing troops on round bases to represent squads. The Viper droid will be based on its own, probably on a smaller base. I might try using staples or thin wire for the legs. I agree that it's range should be no more than 1-2. I was also thinking that for most infantry units' shooting that all crits ae converted to hits. Are you planning on doing a Hoth style battle or are these for a custom ground strafing mission? How many of these were you planning on having on the table at one time? |
| fightinghellfish | 18 May 2014 11:57 p.m. PST |
Hi DB Draft,
I'm looking for Viper Probe Droids for custom ground strafing missions. I'd probably have 4-6 on the table at a time. I'm also working on a Hoth style battle. How is your custom droid coming along? Also, is there a way to send private messages on here? |
| DB Draft | 19 May 2014 2:24 a.m. PST |
My droid is still as he is, he's waiting for some friends to join him. I am working on other Hoth stuff from the following inventory: 6 x AT-ATs
8 x AT-STs
12 x T-47 snowspeeders
9 x DF.9 Turrets
6 x 1.4 FD P-Towers
24 x Rebel infantry bases
6 x Rebel Tautaun bases
12 x Imperial Snowtrooper bases
3 x Probe Droid bases As far as PMs go it seems you have to be a supporting member of TMP to send and receive these. |
| fightinghellfish | 19 May 2014 5:20 p.m. PST |
What are you using for all the other models? |
| DB Draft | 29 Jun 2014 2:08 a.m. PST |
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takes pics to show how the Halo figures compare, size-wise.
