3125 Scale Gorn Compsognathus+ Frigate (FF) SRZ

The Gorns are six-to-seven-foot-tall, 350-pound, cold-blooded, egg-laying, reptilian humanoids bearing a superficial resemblance to a T-Rex or Raptor. Despite the fearsome visage, they are actually quite civilized people who run one of the few democracies in the galaxy. The Federation and Gorns met in a border incident in which two hot-headed captains shot first and faced embarrassing questions later. (A Federation corporation built an unauthorized colony outside of Federation territory. The Gorns saw a few Vulcans and thought the colonists were Romulans (with which they had fought wars for over a century). Diplomats smoothed everything over and the Gorns became the most stable ally of the Federation. The Gorn legislature’s reluctance to spend money or join the Federation's war limited this alliance during some periods. (Note: The dinosaur-based names are Federation “reporting names” because few in the Federation could pronounce the Gorn names for them. Shown books on paleontology, the Gorns were reportedly honored and amused by the naming convention.)

The smallest Gorn warship, the frigate was intended for use by the Gorn Police, who wanted destroyers but could not get the legislature to fund them. As with other police ships, these carried police rather than Marine boarding parties, an expanded medical department, and emergency supplies to support natural disasters on colony worlds. Police ships performed vital duties during peacetime (law enforcement, anti-piracy, anti-smuggling) and served as convoy escorts during wartime. The Federation assigned the reporting name Compsognathus to this ship. As Compsognathus was a turkey-sized predator capable of savage attacks beyond its size, the Gorns found the designation appropriate. It later received the “plus” refit. The scaled panels on the outer surfaces represent efforts to reduce the electronic signature of the Compsognathus+ frigate and match it to the standard Compsognathus frigate so the enemy could not tell the difference.

This 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.