3788 Scale Gorn X-Ship Advanced Frigate (FFX) 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 Gorn Confederation suffered from its usual dichotomy. The Gorn navy was certain that the new technologies were “ready for war” and wanted to begin the process by building a new heavy destroyer as the testbed ship so that it would be ready for frontline combat as soon as possible. The Gorn legislature disagreed, citing the waste if the technology did not work. After very heated exchanges (in which the legislature wanted the technology to be gradually introduced over several years, starting with a Free Trader as the initial testbed ship), the admirals got a compromise in which the first ship would be a frigate (but they could start construction of new long-service heavy destroyers that unlike the war-built HDDs could be converted to X-technology). After " Operation Remus, " the ship was ready for service and quickly vindicated the admirals’ belief in the technology. Known names include Edge of Doom, Edge of Vengeance, and Edge of Destruction.

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.