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Talaxian Fighter (Type 1) 1/1000 x2 3d printed

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Talaxian Fighter (Type 1) 1/1000 x2 3d printed
Talaxian Fighter (Type 1) 1/1000 x2 3d printed

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Talaxian Fighter (Type 1) 1/1000 x2

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Product Description
Original length: 25m (Estimation, based on cockpit size)
Scale: 1/1000
Alternate scale: 1/2000 at 50m
Print orientation for Detail Plastic: Top up
Mounting hole: None
Cost reduction: 2 items in one file.

The model of the Talaxian Fighter Type 1, first briefly appeared as Rakonian Fighters in VOY: "Dreadnought", before it was featured more prominently in VOY: "Basics, Part 1". Here it most probably was a physical model. In VOY: "Homestead", however, it was replaced by a very similar looking CGI model, that was kitbashed using parts of the Bajoran Interceptor. This later incarnation (Type 2) tried to mimic the look of the first. In both occasions we can roughly estimate the fighter's size, by either compare it to the USS Voyager, or Neelix's Shuttle. Both seem to be about 50m in length (±10m) and i think they were actually meant to be the very same type (Maybe the original filming model went missing, or it was deemed cheaper to use a CGI model).
The Type 1 had an entry in "The Star Trek Fact Files", which also shows a drawing of the ship. But, as often with depictions in this publication, only the overall silhouette is correct. The Details don't match the actual model seen on screen. It is difficult to get a good look at the ship in "Basics, Part 1", due to the SD resolution and the fact that the ships are moving fast. But we can see that the center hull is much more rounded and higher at the back. Overall, it looks more organic than the boxy ship shown in the fact Files. Also, the "cockpit window" on the "real" ship is a much more narrow red stripe, running much further backward. On a 50m ships this also can't be a cockpit window, but rather something else, like a deflector or a bussard collector.
I therefore suggest, that the Fact Files ship is something else. The large cockpit window suggests a smaller size anyway. At 25m, the fuselage is about the same height as a federation Type 6 or Type 7 shuttle. Large enough for a humanoid to stand ducked inside. The whole main hull is also similar in length to a Danube Class Runabout. Plenty of space to carry a dozen crew members, enough for a boarding party. Star Trek Online also used a model, based on the Fact Files, at approx this size. I therefore decided to list this ship with a length of 25m, but also give an alternate scale for a size of approx. 50m.

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Talaxian Fighter (Type 1) 1/1000 x2
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