Aotrs Shipyards
Designs by AotrsCommander
Aotrs Shipyards models are designed primarily for miniature wargames.
All of the models large enough to physically accomodate it have a 3.4mm diameter hole, which is sufficient to fit in a typical plastic flying base/flight stand. Models too small for this have instead a flattened area, suitable for gluing to a stand, if necessary (e.g. particularly in the case of the Stone Portal Fleet).
On some smaller vessels, the model will be available as a single ship or in a pack of 3-4 models. These packs are optimised for Strong White Flexible and to reduce the cost per ship where you are likely to want to have multiple ships. The single models are there just in case you only want to fill out the odd ship in your fleet! Note that on very small models (like corvettes or scoupships), it sometimes isn't worth doing this as you only start to save any costs for 10-12 models per pack (e.g. Stone Portal Corvettes), which is a bit too many.
MATERIALS: UPDATE 29/01/2010
The models, many of which are on the minimum wall thickness, are restricted to either Strong White Flexible (and it's coloured permutations) or detail. Models printable in detial can be printed in SWF, but models that are designated as SWF are generally not suited to detail material. I've put the hard-coded restrictions in, because I don't at this point, have the money to prototype everything and I'd rather restrict the material than have people try and print things things that won't work. (As has happened once already.) If in doubt, I've erred on the side of caution.
The model will have a materials section in the description section that gives the suggested (or only) material, which is what the prototypes have been printed in (optimised for lowest cost, as we Aotrs are a tight crowd...!) This will be either Strong White Flexible or [x] detail. The designs will be optimised for these materials.
Strong White Flexible is self-explanatory.
[x] detail refers to any of the detail materials (White, Black or Transparent). Transparent is recommended, since the models are designed to be painted. (We have found a cheap acrylic spray primer and then standard acrylic model paints produces pefectly good results.)
RANGES: All ships of the same fleet in a range (or design company) are prefixed with a code to allow easy searching when organised by title. In addition, each fleet range has it's own shop section.Current fleet ranges:
Aotrs: Army Of The Red Spear vessels. Primarily supplementary vessels for the existing (mainly-scratch built) Aotrs fleet.
ASF: Alpha Strike Force. A high tech fleet.
(Many of whom's ship designs have been lurking around for decades!)
BDSC: BD Starship Corporation. A small starship manufacturer.
GDH: General Designs Hulls. The most prevalent starship manufacturer in the galaxy, GDH starships are available on the open market and are frequently refitted by the end user. They have several series of ships, based on similar hull shapes.
GDAC: General Designs Auxillary Craft. A subsidiary of GDH who manufacture ancillary craft like shuttles and fighters.
SP: Stone Portal Fleet. A race of mysterious ancient beings whose vessels derive their power from superspace portals. They are generally slow but tough.
SSA: Saturn Syndicate Ascendancy. A breakaway human faction that evolved from a series of megacorporations. (The SSA is an attempt to capture a more "atomic sci-fi" feel, akin to that in the works of Stewart Cowley's TTA series of books in particular.)
VA: Vivrathk Aggression. A race of highly vicious combatants.
XGA: Extra-Galactic Aliens: Little is known of these aliens, except that they come from a galactic cluster almost the opposite side of the universe.
MG: Manouvre Group models: Armoured combat vehicles range in 1/72 and 1/144 20th century (plus), featuring sci-fi and models otherwise difficult to obtain in other forms (e.g. the dirtbikes).
AotrsCommander is selling 12 products in General Designs Hulls (GDH and GDAC) section
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Beta Series
The largest of the Beta series hulls, the Light Carrier is capable of carrying two squadrons on fighters as standard. Like all the other General Designs hulls, it is configurable into all manner of duties, from transport to troopship.
Suggested material: White Strong Flexible
The largest of the Beta series hulls, the Light Carrier is capable of carrying two squadrons on fighters as standard. Like all the other General Designs hulls, it is configurable into all manner of duties, from transport to troopship.
Suggested material: White Strong Flexible
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Beta Series
A light scout vessel hull, sold on the public market and suitable for localisation, the Beta Scoutship is a common sight in militias and the navies of the lesser powers alike.
Suggested material: [x] detail
A light scout vessel hull, sold on the public market and suitable for localisation, the Beta Scoutship is a common sight in militias and the navies of the lesser powers alike.
Suggested material: [x] detail
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The frigate class of the wildly popular Delta series vessels, the Delta Frigate is available on the public market and found in many navies throughout the galaxies.
Suggested material: [x] detail
The frigate class of the wildly popular Delta series vessels, the Delta Frigate is available on the public market and found in many navies throughout the galaxies.
Suggested material: [x] detail
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The Delta series Destroyer is one of the more popular of the range, and it a common sight throughout the galaxy, fulfilling every function concievable.
Suggested material: [x] detail
The Delta series Destroyer is one of the more popular of the range, and it a common sight throughout the galaxy, fulfilling every function concievable.
Suggested material: [x] detail
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Auxillary Craft
Generic shuttle or shuttlepods, in common use for transporting personal or supplies from ship to ship, as seen in every human fleet.
Suggested material: [x] detail
Sprue of twelve (approx 7 x 5 x 2 mm each)
Generic shuttle or shuttlepods, in common use for transporting personal or supplies from ship to ship, as seen in every human fleet.
Suggested material: [x] detail
Sprue of twelve (approx 7 x 5 x 2 mm each)
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Auxillary Craft
A popular basic fighter type, the stock Spectre II is unshielded, but highly manouverable. It is armed with twin 35mm gatling cannon and carries a load of up to eight missiles.
The Army Of The Red Spear''s own variant, the Apparition, is shielded and carries plasma-pulse cannon instead of gatlings, showing just how versitile this basic hull is.
Recommended material: [x] detail
Sprue of twelve (approx 7 x 7.5 x 2.5 mm each)
A popular basic fighter type, the stock Spectre II is unshielded, but highly manouverable. It is armed with twin 35mm gatling cannon and carries a load of up to eight missiles.
The Army Of The Red Spear''s own variant, the Apparition, is shielded and carries plasma-pulse cannon instead of gatlings, showing just how versitile this basic hull is.
Recommended material: [x] detail
Sprue of twelve (approx 7 x 7.5 x 2.5 mm each)
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Beta Series
A light scout vessel hull, sold on the public market and suitable for localisation, the Beta Scoutship is a common sight in militias and the navies of the lesser powers alike.
Suggested material: Strong White Flexible
Pack of four (approx 13 x 9 x 6mm each)
A light scout vessel hull, sold on the public market and suitable for localisation, the Beta Scoutship is a common sight in militias and the navies of the lesser powers alike.
Suggested material: Strong White Flexible
Pack of four (approx 13 x 9 x 6mm each)
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The Delta series Corvette is found in many star fleets throughout the galaxy. The stock model is optimised for light security duty, but like all the Delta series, is sufficently adaptable to be outfitted for any task.
Suggested material: [x] detail
The Delta series Corvette is found in many star fleets throughout the galaxy. The stock model is optimised for light security duty, but like all the Delta series, is sufficently adaptable to be outfitted for any task.
Suggested material: [x] detail
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The huge Delta Superdreadnought is the largest hull build by General Designs. It is a rare sight, since few of GD's customers can afford such a large vessel. Most of the produced hulls thus go to the Herosine Imperial Fleet, as the Empire's primary starship contractor.
Suggested material: Strong white flexible
The huge Delta Superdreadnought is the largest hull build by General Designs. It is a rare sight, since few of GD's customers can afford such a large vessel. Most of the produced hulls thus go to the Herosine Imperial Fleet, as the Empire's primary starship contractor.
Suggested material: Strong white flexible
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The Delta cruiser is seen less frequently than it's slightly heavier breathren, but is still a popular choice with smaller powers. As with most of the larger Delta series, it is more often seen configured for in a combat role.
Suggested material: [x] detail
The Delta cruiser is seen less frequently than it's slightly heavier breathren, but is still a popular choice with smaller powers. As with most of the larger Delta series, it is more often seen configured for in a combat role.
Suggested material: [x] detail
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls: Delta Series
The Delta Battlecruiser is a smaller hull, slightly smaller than many contemporaries. Nevertheless, it is a popular design with many smaller powers because of it's lower price tag and robust and efficient design.
Suggested material: Strong white flexible
The Delta Battlecruiser is a smaller hull, slightly smaller than many contemporaries. Nevertheless, it is a popular design with many smaller powers because of it's lower price tag and robust and efficient design.
Suggested material: Strong white flexible
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AotrsCommander
General Designs Hulls
The destruction of Solarwolf Shipyards a decade and a half ago was a great loss. A high-tech independant company, their most famous design was the Devastator Heavy Cruiser, which was nearly as popular as it's GDH counterpart. While not as easily modified as the Deltas, it had the advantage of using the latest technology, on a par with the major powers. Since that tragic event, the existant Devastators have been slowly lost due to attrition or cannibalised for spares. Most now serve in second-line operations or as merchant convoy escorts where they are at low risk, for it is becoming increasingly difficult to replace the damaged parts.
Now, however, at the behest of the Herosine Empire, General Designs Hulls has used the same retro-engineering used on the Cybertank Assimilators to create the Delta hull series. The first of the new hull series is the Devastator II Heavy Cruiser. Slightly larger than the original Devastator, it can perform the same mission profile. While GDH technology isn't quite as advanced as that of the major powers or Solarwolf Shipyards, the newer GDH design uses standard components, meaning, like all GDH vessels, it is much easier to configure the basic hull and to repair and maintain. Already, aside from the Herosine Imperial Fleet, GDH has had several orders from powers, both major and minor, to replace their now aging Devastator hulls.
Suggested Material: Strong white flexible
The destruction of Solarwolf Shipyards a decade and a half ago was a great loss. A high-tech independant company, their most famous design was the Devastator Heavy Cruiser, which was nearly as popular as it's GDH counterpart. While not as easily modified as the Deltas, it had the advantage of using the latest technology, on a par with the major powers. Since that tragic event, the existant Devastators have been slowly lost due to attrition or cannibalised for spares. Most now serve in second-line operations or as merchant convoy escorts where they are at low risk, for it is becoming increasingly difficult to replace the damaged parts.
Now, however, at the behest of the Herosine Empire, General Designs Hulls has used the same retro-engineering used on the Cybertank Assimilators to create the Delta hull series. The first of the new hull series is the Devastator II Heavy Cruiser. Slightly larger than the original Devastator, it can perform the same mission profile. While GDH technology isn't quite as advanced as that of the major powers or Solarwolf Shipyards, the newer GDH design uses standard components, meaning, like all GDH vessels, it is much easier to configure the basic hull and to repair and maintain. Already, aside from the Herosine Imperial Fleet, GDH has had several orders from powers, both major and minor, to replace their now aging Devastator hulls.
Suggested Material: Strong white flexible
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