FASA Romulan “Wing” Cruisers: Star Trek Starship Parts Kit Expansion #6 3D Printer Model

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Summary

[I’ve also posted these files to an alternative Google drive location. You can access that location here: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zLMqk6-MWg7ylLn7J8OStNV9lR_yozbS?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zLMqk6-MWg7ylLn7J8OStNV9lR_yozbS?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zLMqk6-MWg7ylLn7J8OStNV9lR_yozbS?usp=sharing</a&gt;]

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Update I've made some fixes to the V-30 model to clean up the mesh and reduce file size. I've also added a "thick disruptor" version of the V-30 ship files that have bigger cannons for those that may have had trouble with the standard dainty ones.

This is the sixth expansion parts kit meant to complement my original <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comStar">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3652210">Star Trek Constitution Class Parts Kit</a>, providing parts and ship models to support the Romulan “Wing” series of cruisers from the old FASA Star Trek role playing game.

See my <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comThingiverse">https://www.thingiverse.com/CaptainMojo/designs">Thingiverse Profile</a> for the full list of parts kits I’ve released so far. All parts are meant to be cross-compatible between kits.

This kit supports the following FASA ship classes:

<a href="https://www.thingiverse.comV-4https://www.ststcsolda.space/romulans/V-4/V-4.html">V-4</a&gt; (and fannon variant <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comV-16http://fasaststcs.com/index.php/thefleets/romulan-star-empire/v-16-savant-class-viii-cruiser/">V-16</a&gt; <br/>
<a href="https://www.thingiverse.comV-7https://www.ststcsolda.space/romulans/V-7/V-7.html">V-7</a&gt;
<a href="https://www.thingiverse.comV-27https://www.ststcsolda.space/romulans/V-27/V-27.html">V-27</a&gt;
<a href="https://www.thingiverse.comV-30https://www.ststcsolda.space/romulans/V-30/V-30.html">V-30</a&gt; (with models for both “cruise” and “attack” mode)

The <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comFASA">https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Role_Playing_Game">FASA Star Trek RPG</a> 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.

Official Paramount/CBS has traditionally shorted the Romulans in terms of ship design. The FASA Romulan Ship Recognition Guide addressed this hole in the universe, and arguably had the best art and design work of any of the FASA ship books. This kit contains what may be the most popular ships from that book, the V-30 Winged Defender.

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
1/39000.25641026 (25.6%)FASA miniature scale
1/37880.26399155 (26.4%)ADB Starline 2400 scale
1/31250.32 (32%)ADB Starline 2500 scale
1/25000.4 (40%)The Trek modelers "Golden scale"
1/16000.625 (62.5%)TOS 3-Ship Set scale
1/14000.714285714 (71%)Common resin model scale
1/6501.538461538 (153%)Modelling scale
1/5371.862197393 (186%)Common scale for TMP models
1/3502.857142857 (285%)Large scale

<a href="https://www.thingiverse.comBlenderhttps://www.blender.org/download/">Blender</a&gt; 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. For a basic tutorial on moving and joining objects in Blender(which should be the minimum you need to know when working with these parts), see <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comthis">https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Use-Blender-271-Basics/">this instructables tutorial</a>. You can use File -> Import -> Stl (.stl) and File -> Export -> Stl (.stl) to load or save STL files in blender.

Note: These kits were built using Blender 2.8.

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 <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comNetfabb">https://github.com/3DprintFIT/netfabb-basic-download/releases/tag/v7.4.0">Netfabb Basic free edition</a>. Doing a simple "Close All Holes" repair has fixed most 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.

When comparing parts, especially wings, you’ll notice a “base” and “detailed” version of each. The only difference is that the base versions do not include the “feathers” on the wing or other minor hull details. I know some experienced modelers prefer to add details like this manually or through painting / decals (to great result!), and these simplified parts are included to support this approach.

By default the V-30 parts are all oriented for its “attack” mode. Versions in cruise mode can be found in the blender parts file.

Parts

PartDescription
V4-canon-port.stlWing canon port side.
V4-canon-starboard.stlWing canon starboard side.
V4-main-hull.stlCentral hull containing forward command deck and aft impulse section. The box in the lower front is meant to be a small shuttlebay.
V4-nacelle-port.stlPort warp nacelle.
V4-nacelle-pylon-port.stlPort pylon connecting nacelle to main hull.
V4-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stlStarboard pylon connecting nacelle to main hull.
V4-nacelle-starboard.stlStarboard warp nacelle.
V4-wings-base.stlWing body without “feathers”.
V4-wings-detailed.stlWing body with “feathers”. Default in blender parts file.
V16-command-module.stlBOP style neck and command bridge.
V16-main-hull.stlModified main hull that removed some command module details to support the connecting BOP style neck.
v7-canon-port.stlWing canon port side.
v7-canon-starboard.stlWing canon starboard side.
v7-main-hull-base.stlMain center hull without minor details .
v7-main-hull-detailed.stlMain center hull including minor details. Default in blender parts file.
v7-nacelle-port.stlPort warp nacelle.
v7-nacelle-pylon-port.stlPort pylon connecting nacelle to main hull.
v7-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stlStarboard pylon connecting nacelle to main hull.
v7-nacelle-starboard.stlStarboard warp nacelle.
v7-wing-port-base.stlPort wing body without “feathers”.
v7-wing-port-detailed.stlPort wing body with “feathers”.
v7-wing-starboard-base.stlStarboard wing body without “feathers”.
v7-wing-starboard-detailed.stlStarboard wing body with “feathers”.
V27-bridge-module.stlCommand decks.
V27-Impulse-module-port.stlPort impulse engine and cowling.
V27-Impulse-module-starboard.stlStarboard impulse engine and cowling.
V27-main-hull.stlCentral hull.
V27-nacelle-port.stlPort warp nacelle.
V27-nacelle-starboard.stlStarboard warp nacelle.
V27-wing-port-base.stlPort wing body without “feathers”.
V27-wing-port-detailed.stlPort wing body with “feathers”.
V27-wing-starboard-base.stlStarboard wing body without “feathers”.
V27-wing-starboard-detailed.stlStarboard wing body with “feathers”.
V30-disruptor-port.stlPort hull-mounted disrupter. Default orientation is attack mode.
V30-disruptor-starboard.stlStarboard hull-mounted disrupter. Default orientation is attack mode.
V30-disruptor-port-thick.stlLarger version of the disruptor canon to aid in small-scale printing
V30-disruptor-starboard-thick.stlLarger version of the disruptor canon to aid in small-scale printing
V30-Impulse-unit-port.stlPort impulse engine.
V30-impulse-unit-starboard.stlStarboard impulse engine.
V30-nacelle-port.stlPort warp nacelle.
V30-nacelle-starboard.stlStarboard warp nacelle.
V30-primary-hull-basic.stlMain hull without minor details.
V30-primary-hull-details.stlMain hull with minor details.
V30-Ship-core-base.stlMain hull incorporating impulse drives and wing connectors. No minor hull details.
V30-Ship-core-details.stlMain hull incorporating impulse drives and wing connectors. Includes minor hull details.
V30-tail-basic-port.stlPort tail assembly without “feathers”.
V30-tail-basic-starboard.stlStarboard tail assembly without “feathers”.
V30-tail-details-port.stlPort tail assembly with “feathers”.
V30-tail-details-starboard.stlStarboard tail assembly with “feathers”.
V30-wing-basic-port.stlPort wing without “feathers”.
V30-wing-basic-starboard.stlStarboard wing without “feathers”.
V30-wing-connector-inner-port.stlPort wing connector (main hull side)
V30-wing-connector-inner-starboard.stlStarboard wing connector (main hull side)
V30-wing-connector-outer-port.stlPort wing connector (wing side)
V30-wing-connector-outer-starboard.stlStarboard wing connector (wing side)
V30-wing-details-port.stlPort wing with “feathers”.
V30-wing-details-starboard.stlStarboard wing with “feathers”.

Combined ship STLs

These files provide sample ships generated using the parts included in this kit. Note that for users who want to add more detail manually after printing, all ships have a base version that does not include the “feathers” on the wings, and a detailed version including them.

PartDescription
ship-V4-base.stlV-4 without “feathers”.
ship-V4-detailed.stlV-4 with “feathers”.
ship-v16-base.stlV-4 variant with bird-of-prey neck and command module. Without “feathers”.
ship-v16-detailed.stlV-4 variant with bird-of-prey neck and command module. With “feathers”.
ship-V7-base.stlV-7 without “feathers”.
ship-V7-detailed.stlV-7 with “feathers”.
ship-V27-base.stlV-27 without “feathers”.
ship-V27-detailed.stlV-27 with “feathers”.
ship-V30-base-attack-mode.stlV-30 in attack mode configuration. Without “feathers”.
ship-V30-base-cruise-mode.stlV-30 in cruise mode configuration. Without “feathers”.
ship-V30-detailed-attack-mode.stlV-30 in attack mode configuration. With “feathers”.
ship-V30-detailed-cruise-mode.stlV-30 in cruise mode configuration. With “feathers”.
ship-V30-base-attack-mode-thick.stlLarger disruptor version of the standard model. Should print better at small scales.
ship-V30-base-cruise-mode-thick.stlLarger disruptor version of the standard model. Should print better at small scales.
ship-V30-detailed-attack-mode-thick.stlLarger disruptor version of the standard model. Should print better at small scales.
ship-V30-detailed-cruise-mode-thick.stlLarger disruptor version of the standard model. Should print better at small scales.

Blender files

Blender files are included in the zip file: RomulanWingSeriesBlenderFiles.zip

This file contains two blender files for each design: a parts file, containing the STL parts arranged as used in the sample ship designs, and a parts source file, containing the raw blender objects used to create the parts.

License

I'm releasing this under the <a href="https://www.thingiverse.comCreative">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike</a> 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.

RomulanWingSeriesBlenderFiles.zip 29.3MB
ship-v16-base.stl 2.1MB
ship-v16-detailed.stl 2.5MB
ship-V27-base.stl 7.9MB
ship-V27-detailed.stl 14.4MB
ship-V30-base-attack-mode-thick-disruptors.stl 7.4MB
ship-V30-base-attack-mode.stl 7.6MB
ship-V30-base-cruise-mode-thick-disruptors.stl 7.4MB
ship-V30-base-cruise-mode.stl 7.6MB
ship-V30-detailed-attack-mode-thick-disruptors.stl 8.4MB
ship-V30-detailed-attack-mode.stl 8.5MB
ship-V30-detailed-cruise-mode-thick-disruptors.stl 8.4MB
ship-V30-detailed-cruise-mode.stl 8.5MB
ship-v4-base.stl 1004.7KB
ship-v4-detailed.stl 1.3MB
ship-V7-base.stl 2.3MB
ship-V7-detailed.stl 2.3MB
V16-command-module.stl 1.4MB
V16-main-hull.stl 214.1KB
V27-bridge-module.stl 72.5KB
V27-Impulse-module-port.stl 1.6MB
V27-Impulse-module-starboard.stl 1.6MB
V27-main-hull.stl 2.0MB
V27-nacelle-port.stl 890.1KB
V27-nacelle-starboard.stl 890.2KB
V27-wing-port-base.stl 16.9KB
V27-wing-port-detailed.stl 3.6MB
V27-wing-starboard-base.stl 16.9KB
V27-wing-starboard-detailed.stl 3.6MB
V30-disruptor-port-thick.stl 22.4KB
V30-disruptor-port.stl 592.8KB
V30-disruptor-starboard-thick.stl 22.4KB
V30-disruptor-starboard.stl 592.8KB
V30-Impulse-unit-port.stl 56.7KB
V30-impulse-unit-starboard.stl 56.7KB
V30-nacelle-port.stl 1.9MB
V30-nacelle-starboard.stl 1.9MB
V30-primary-hull-basic.stl 284.6KB
V30-primary-hull-details.stl 383.4KB
V30-Ship-core-base.stl 1.7MB
V30-Ship-core-details.stl 1.8MB
V30-tail-basic-port.stl 61.0KB
V30-tail-basic-starboard.stl 61.0KB
V30-tail-details-port.stl 89.1KB
V30-tail-details-starboard.stl 89.1KB
V30-wing-basic-port.stl 98.3KB
V30-wing-basic-starboard.stl 98.3KB
V30-wing-connector-inner-port.stl 655.2KB
V30-wing-connector-inner-starboard.stl 655.2KB
V30-wing-connector-outer-port.stl 476.8KB
V30-wing-connector-outer-starboard.stl 476.8KB
V30-wing-details-port.stl 478.0KB
V30-wing-details-starboard.stl 213.4KB
V4-canon-port.stl 128.9KB
V4-canon-starboard.stl 128.9KB
V4-main-hull.stl 442.2KB
V4-nacelle-port.stl 147.3KB
V4-nacelle-pylon-port.stl 1.4KB
V4-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl 1.4KB
V4-nacelle-starboard.stl 147.3KB
V4-wings-base.stl 7.9KB
V4-wings-detailed.stl 384.9KB
v7-canon-port.stl 150.9KB
v7-canon-starboard.stl 150.9KB
v7-main-hull-base.stl 887.4KB
v7-main-hull-detailed.stl 908.7KB
v7-nacelle-port.stl 547.7KB
v7-nacelle-pylon-port.stl 24.9KB
v7-nacelle-pylon-starboard.stl 24.9KB
v7-nacelle-starboard.stl 547.7KB
v7-wing-port-base.stl 7.5KB
v7-wing-port-detailed.stl 23.3KB
v7-wing-starboard-base.stl 7.5KB
v7-wing-starboard-detailed.stl 23.3KB