X-Wing Game Base

A base for the ships in the Star Wars X-Wing miniatures game. I picked up a copy today that was missing all of the bases. I tried printing out a couple of the designs already posted to Thingiverse but I couldn't get them to fit the components correctly. Tolerances are tough sometimes. So I broke out the calipers on my good copy of the game and made my own model.

I put holes into the base so that the design uses less material. I also avoided replicating those teeny tiny directional keys on the original's rod, instead I designed some larger, more difficult to break connections. This means that the ship's connector slides inside of the base rod, but it seems a small compromise to have a much sturdier result.

I've found a bit of variability even in PLA I've printed with, some spools seem to come out a bit tighter than others. So your mileage may vary, but this design works well for me. Enjoy!

Update - added a revised version. This new version has the post narrowed by a ti