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Brigman

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Re: Star Trek: Attack Wing
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2014, 01:20:18 pm »
The mini quality is not up to par with X-Wing, at all.  As Trek minis go, they are not bad.  They are superior to the old Galoob MicroMachines we used back in "the day" for Trek gaming (when tires were made of stone and you pedaled with your feet).  They really aren't to scale, except the USS Enterprise 1701 (no bloody A, B, etc).  Sadly these are all re-used models from HeroClix, and when complaints about scale surfaced in that game, the result was 1701 being "in scale" to the 1701-D.  Hence why it is referred to as the "Tinyprise".  :(

That said, here are some comparisons to MicroMachines for perspective (these are the HeroClix models, but same molds):

















And, despite the mini quality, the game plays very well.  I really enjoy it; lots of fun.  As with most things, the way I prefer to play is not always the way others do; I've read about Organized Play events won by dudes flying Borg with Picard in command and some Romulan officer etc., etc.  I like "Faction Pure" or at least "Show Believable" builds. :)

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Re: Star Trek: Attack Wing
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2014, 11:32:42 am »
Thanks for posting those pics! I've been wondering how the Attack Wing ships stacked up against the old Galoob offerings, but I wasn't able to do it myself as all my old Micro Machines are back in my parent's basement still (hey, at least I"m not still there with them!  ;D).

My impressions are that the Whizkids sculpts are, across the board, superior. The decorating is a bit of a toss-up. The paint and lettering on the Fed ships actually looks better, while the Klingnon ships is a bit worse.