3788 Scale Trobrin Refitted Gunboat Tender (PFT+)

The Omega Octant is east of the Alpha Octant empires seen in the Star Fleet Universe (beyond the Inter-Stellar Concordium), on the other side of a galactic void. That void is a dead zone where life is impossible and ships fall apart, marking a separation between Octants. The Trobrin are a silicon-based life form from the Omega Sector. Enemies of the Maesrons, they lost several wars and much of their territory, but bided their time and eventually were one of the empires that crushed the Maesrons in the later wars and became arguably the strongest superpower after the Maesron Collapse. Their “Silicate Plan” is to eventually subdue all “carbonites.” Their ships are armed with radiation phasers, implosion bolts, and implosion torpedoes.

A variant of the Trobrin frigate, this gunboat tender was developed at the same time as the larger Trobrin division control ship. Unlike its larger stablemate, which incorporated repair facilities into its base design, the Gunboat Tender initially lacked any sort of repair options. A few years later, a “plus” refit removed a pair of radiation phaser-3s in order to add a limited repair capacity to the pair of mech-links on the secondary hull; this miniature is of the resulting Refitted Gunboat Tender. This made them viable raiders, a use for which the Empire would put them thereafter.

The ship is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.