3125 Scale LDR PF/Gunboat Tender CVN

The Lyran Democratic Republic (LDR) began as the Dark Star County of the Enemy's Blood Duchy of the Lyran Empire. The ruling family was corrupt, and a revolution slaughtered the family and declared a democracy, but still loyal to Enemy's Blood. The Duke decided to remove the democrats and install his second son as the new count, which would strengthen his rule as he would be able to count on his son's support. The adjacent Foremost Duchy thought it better if the Dark Star County became independent as this would weaken their rivals at Enemy's Blood. Dark Star County eventually became fully independent, albeit only because Foremost protected it from Enemy's Blood. The LDR then made a deal with the Hydrans, gaining Gatling phaser technology in exchange for a promise to never rejoin the Lyran Empire. Their "smooth hull" ships reflect the cleaner lines of thought and lower maintenance support of the republic.

The Lyrans converted a Leopard Destroyer into a gunboat tender with extensive modifications as you can see here. Stub wings are added to each side to carry the mech-links. This PF tender was found to be too small to be effective, even though it carried six Bobcat gunboats. By this time, the LDR had converted their destroyer to a war cruiser. However, if they had converted their destroyer to a gunboat tender, it would have looked like this.

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.