285 Scale Tholian Spider-VS Fast Heavy Fighter SRZ

Tholians are a crystalline species that once ruled the M81 Galaxy. When the Tholian Will was overthrown by the Seltorians, some small groups of Tholians fled to other galaxies. One small group of Tholians reached the Milky Way, where they took over the easternmost part of Klingon space, the part that originally bordered the Romulans. They called this the Tholian Holdfast. The Tholians (who considered carbon-based life to be lower than bacteria) enslaved Klingon colonies in the region and kept the Klingons at bay by their (at the time) superior technology. Their foes, the Seltorians, arrived in the Milky Way Galaxy later.

This was a double-sized heavy fighter used by the Tholians from the middle of the General War to its end. It mounted two disruptors, two phaser-2s, and two light phaser-3s. While a very powerful unit, it was sluggish in a dogfight, but pilots were taught to destroy the Klingon fighters at distance and not let them get close enough to dogfight. Used in a web defense situation, two of these fighters matched the firepower of a cruiser at point-blank range. Vexed by Klingon fighters, the Tholians replaced the disruptors on some traditional Spider-Vs with phasers that could fire more often, improving their anti-fighter performance.

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.