3788 Scale Kzinti Needle Tender (PFT) SRZ

The Kzintis are a species of eight-foot-tall felines; the Klingons call them "tigermen." They are adjacent to the Federation (and have fought two major wars with them, losing both) and the Klingons (and have fought several wars with them, winning a few and losing a few). Kzinti ships are armed with disruptors, phasers, and drones. They have more drones on their standard warships than any other empire, and forests of phaser-3s, because their ships are designed to fight each other. (They have had more civil wars than foreign wars.) They are enemies of the Klingons and Lyrans and allies of convenience with the Hydrans and Federation.

Converted from the last survivors of an unsuccessful pre-General War destroyer class, the Needle tender can transport a full flotilla of six Needle gunboats (fast patrol ships). Two are docked internally; the others are docked on the wings. The two gunboats docked inside can be repaired by the PFT's systems; the others cannot. This ship was known as the Gunboat Tender by the Klingons or Fast Patrol Tender by the Federation. The Needle tender is designed only for self-defense, not for intentional direct combat. The ship is simply too small to carry six gunboats and any offensive weapons. Known names include 2-Unicorn, 6-Gryphon, and 7-Gargoyle.

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.