FASA Federation Ships: Star Trek starship parts kit expansion #2
[Note: This project is also available on my Google Drive mirror.]
This is the second expansion parts kit meant to complement my original Star Trek Constitution Class Parts Kit, adding parts to support several popular designs from the old FASA Star Trek role playing game. All parts are meant to be cross-compatible between parts kits.
Update 2024-11-19: Another update to the Constitution and Miranda kits leads to another update for this kit. Windows are included and details added to support larger scale prints. I’ve also added the USS Phobos, an iteration of the Loknar using fully TMP era parts (see details below). Previous version here.
Update 2023-03-30: I’ve updated to take advantage of the new higher quality parts from my recently revamped Constitution and Miranda class kits. Primary differences are more detailed saucers, and more screen-accurate command modules, impulse engines and nacelles. There are also a number of new design variants included. The previous version of the kit can still be found here.
Update 2021-03-27: I’m massively overhauled this kit to support improved detail level, mesh quality cleanup and improvements, and support for additional ship variants. Almost all of the ships parts have been rebuilt from scratch, with various levels of visual changes to the ship designs. If you’re looking for the old version, it’s been archived at the old Google drive location.
Update 2019-06-22: I've added a neat variant of the Northampton suggested by Kevin Kozoriz over on Facebook. In this option, Northampton's serve a secondary role as combat transports, carrying docked pods or daughter craft. These pods can be detached once escorted to safety and the parent ship then goes about its business. I've included a sample transport ship (christened the Kozoriz class) in the parts kit and a variant Northampton model carrying it.
Contents of this kit are broken into three zip files:
- Fed1V4-blender-files_part1.zip - The Blender source files used to generate the STL files for the Andor, Baker, and Chandley.
- Fed1V4-blender-files_part.zip - The Blender source files used to generate the STL files for the Larson, Loknar, Northampton, and Phobos.
- Fed1V4-ship-stls.zip - Complete ship STL files.
- Fed1V4-parts-stls.zip - Individual part STL files used to build the complete ships.
Supported ships
This kit supports the following ship classes:
Andor class missile cruiser
Baker class destroyer
This kit includes two versions of the Baker. The first is based on Brad Torgersen's smaller redraw of the Baker. The second is a version for game purists based on the original FASA specifications (which is comically large for a destroyer).
Chandley class frigate
Larson class destroyer
I've included variants for the original pre-TOS version used in the 4 Years War era, a TOS version, and a version upgraded to use TMP era components, and one with command module integrated torpedo tubes.
Loknar class frigate
I've included variants for the original pre-TOS version used in the 4 Years War era, a TOS version, and a version upgraded to use TMP era components, and one with command module integrated torpedo tubes.
Phobos class frigate
This is my recreation of the USS Phobos, a Motion Picture era fan design based off the Loknar. The earliest source I can find for this design is from the 3d model found on trekmeshes.eu, attributed to Kevin Riley. My version is rebuilt completely using my own parts as a base, with newly created parts for any features my kits don’t already support.
Northampton class frigate
In addition to the Northampton herself, I'm also Including support for the Kozoriz class assault transport (an invention of Kevin Kozoriz over on the STSTCSOLD&A Facebook group). This transport docks to the Northampton for transport and then detaches for orbital or ground based assaults. Models with the transport both standalone and docked to the Northampton are in the kit.
The FASA Star Trek RPG was very popular among us older Star Trek fans who came of age in the '80s and '90s. It lost its license to produce Star Trek in 1988, seemingly because Gene Rodenberry, hot off of the success of TNG season 1, wanted to de-emphasize the military aspect of Starfleet, despite the abundance of uniforms, ranks, and 50-megaton matter-antimatter warheads that all his shows were chocked full of.
FASA Trek provided a tremendous amount of background on a Trek universe that was, in many ways, more realistic and interesting than what Rodenberry and company wanted in TNG and later shows. Although much of this background has been supplanted by later official canon, the ships from this game remain popular among old-school fans.
These designs are mostly based on the notoriously inconsistent illustrations in the source FASA ship recognition manual. As a result, these parts and sample ships are heavily based on the redraws found on Brad R. Torgersen's Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator On-Line Database & Archive. I consider this site the modern authority on FASA trek ships.
Notes on scaling and working with Blender
My target scale for all source files and output STL files is 1:1000. Although these files have not been extensively tested through printing, they are intended to be resized to match common modelling and miniatures scales.
| Target scale | Scale STL files to: | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3900 | 0.25641026 | FASA miniature scale |
| 1/3788 | 0.26399155 | ADB Starline 2400 scale |
| 1/3125 | 0.32 | ADB Starline 2500 scale |
| 1/2500 | 0.4 | The Trek modelers "Golden scale" |
| 1/1600 | 0.625 | TOS 3-Ship Set scale |
| 1/1400 | 0.714285714 | Common resin model scale |
| 1/650 | 1.538461538 | Modelling scale |
| 1/537 | 1.862197393 | Common scale for TMP models |
| 1/350 | 2.857142857 | Large scale |
Blender is free, which to be honest was the primary factor in my decision to learn it. There are many fine video and text tutorials available online if you're interested in learning more. See the Blender fundamentals tutorials playlist to get started.
You can use File -> Import -> Stl (.stl) and File -> Export -> Stl (.stl) to load or save STL files in blender.
Note: This kit was built using Blender 3.1.
Post-processing STL output
Although all of the STL files included have been tested as valid watertight meshes, joining the parts together and exporting new STL files can introduce small errors that may cause issues with slicing programs. I recommend any STL files you create are checked using a program like Netfabb Basic free edition. Doing a simple "Close All Holes" repair has fixed all of the issues I've run into so far. If you do run into issues with mesh quality, please let me know.
Parts list
The following lists provide a summary of each of the included parts. For the majority of items, the mesh origin has been set so that when you import these objects into your 3d editor of choice, they are positioned as they would be on the sample ships provided.
Parts
For detailed listing of included parts, see the Readme file on the Google Drive mirror.
Combined ship STLs
These files provide sample ships generated using the parts included in this kit.
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| ship-andor.stl | Andor class missile cruiser. |
| ship-assault-transport.stl | Kozoriz class assault ship (standalone). |
| ship-baker-fasa-canon-alt-impulse.stl | FASA sized Baker class with impulse engine moved to rear of hull. |
| ship-baker-fasa-canon.stl | FASA sized Baker class with impulse engine in mid-hull position as in the original art. |
| ship-baker-torgersen.stl | Torgersen redrawn Baker class. |
| ship-baker-torgersen_thick.stl | Torgersen redrawn Baker class with thicker pylons for small scale printing. |
| ship-chandley.stl | Chandley class Frigate. |
| ship-larson-4-years-war-no-sensor-dish.stl | Pre-TOS Larson class without saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-larson-4-years-war.stl | Pre-TOS Larson class with saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-larson-tmp-torpedo-command-module.stl | TMP era Larson class with torpedo module integrated into command decks. |
| ship-larson-tmp.stl | TMP era Larson class with standard command module. |
| ship-larson-tos-no-sensor-dish.stl | TOS era Larson class without saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-larson-tos.stl | TOS era Larson class with saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-loknar-4-years-war-no-sensor-dish.stl | Pre-TOS Loknar class without saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-loknar-4-years-war.stl | Pre-TOS Loknar class with saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-loknar-tmp-torpedo-command-module.stl | TMP era Loknar class with torpedo module integrated into command decks. |
| ship-loknar-tmp.stl | TMP era Loknar class with standard command module. |
| ship-loknar-tos-no-sensor-dish.stl | TOS era Loknar class without saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-loknar-tos.stl | TOS era Loknar class with saucer mounted sensor dish. |
| ship-northampton-with-assault-transport.stl | Northampton class with docked Kozoriz class assault ship. |
| ship-northampton.stl | Northampton class (standalone). |
| ship-phobos.stl | Phobos class. |
Blender files
The Blender source files used to generate the STL files are included in the FASA-blender-files.zip file.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| FASAFedV4-Andor-class-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-Andor-class-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-baker-fasa-canon-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-baker-fasa-canon-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-baker-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-baker-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-chandley-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-chandley-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-Larson-class-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-Larson-class-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-Loknar-class-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-Loknar-class-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-Northampton-class-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-Northampton-class-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
| FASAFedV4-Phobos-class-parts-source.blend | Contains the original source objects used to generate STL parts. |
| FASAFedV4-Phobos-class-parts.blend | Example Blender file used to combine parts and generate the combined ship example. |
License
I'm releasing this under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. You're free to distribute and modify these files (even for commercial use), provided you attribute the creator and distribute your contributions under the same license.