3125 Scale Gorn Carnosaurus+ Destroyer (DD) 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 Carnosaurus Destroyer was a typical "small ship for small missions" but had the designed-in upgrade path to the more powerful battle destroyer. The destroyer originally mounted a single Plasma-G (and was barely a frigate in service) but it was later upgraded to carry a Plasma-F in each wing, making it a truly worthy (if small) combat destroyer. These ships escorted larger warships, patrolled frontiers, and guarded convoys. The ship was the basis of every mission variant (carrier, carrier escort, scout, commando, cargo transport, gunboat tender, forward resupply, police flagship, and carronade destroyer). It later received the “plus” refit. The scaled panels on the outer surfaces represent efforts to reduce the electronic signature of the Carnosaurus+ and match it to the standard Carnosaurus so the enemy could not tell the difference.

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.