FASA Klingon Non-combatants: Star Trek starship parts kit expansion #24

[You can also find this project at my Google Drive location: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PyljeIAQVRY4CSGMnnSih5pMg4DTmc1X?usp=sharing]

This is the 24th expansion parts kit meant to complement my original Star Trek Constitution Class Parts Kit (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3652210), adding parts to support several Klingon freighter, transport, and other non-combatant ships from the old FASA Star Trek role playing and combat board game. All of these designs originate from the Klingon Ship Recognition Manual released back in 1985.

As with several of my recent kits, special thanks go to Arthur Braune for feedback and quality control on these models.

All parts in this kit are meant to be cross-compatible with other parts kits I’ve published.

See my Cults3d Profile for the full list of parts kits I’ve released so far. Each of these kits includes combined ships and ship parts STL files, along with blender source files used to create them. Ship files should be ready to print. Part files are provided so you can import into your 3d modelling software of choice to combine and modify to easily create your own ship designs. All parts are meant to be cross-compatible between kits.

Included Ships

This kit includes the following ships:

G-3 “Baka-Re” Class Freighter

G-5 “Tugboat” Class Transport

G-6 “Catapult” Class Transport

G-8 “Trader’s Game” Class Freighter

S-4 “Mender” Class Repair Tender

S-5 “Healer” Class Repair Tender

Similar to the Ptolomy class’ transport containers included in my original Constitution kit, I’m also including a standardized Klingon container module as a part file in this kit, and I have included versions of the Freighter and Transport ship models with these containers attached.

Zip Files

Zip files are included in the following google drive locations:

• klink-noncombat-ship-stls.zip – Contains the combined, ready to print, ship files.
• klink-noncombat-parts-stls.zip – Contains all of the individual part STL files used to create the combinedship files.
• klink-noncombat-blender-files.zip – Contains the source blender files used to generate the parts, as well as files with the parts assembled as used to generate the combined ship files.

Notes on scaling and working with Blender

My target scale for all source files and output STL files is 1:1000, However, I generally recommend 1:2500 or smaller given the detail level of the model. 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

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. 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 this instructables tutorial.

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 most of the issues I've run into so far. If you do run into issues with mesh quality, please let me know.

File manifest

Parts

The klink-noncombat-parts-stls.zip file contains all of the part STL model files listed below. Note that part files are not meant to be printed on their own, but instead they are meant to be combined to create new ship designs that can then be output as joined files and printed.

Part - Description

g3-tmp-boom-torpedo.stl - Boom and command module with K’t’inga style details and non-canonical torpedo tube.
g3-tmp-boom.stl - Boom and command module with K’t’inga style details.

g3-tmp-cargo-hull.stl - Secondary hull extension for cargo with K’t’inga style details.

g3-tmp-main-hull.stl - Core secondary hull with K’t’inga style details.

g3-tmp-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g3-tmp-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g3-tos-boom.stl - Boom and command module with D-7 style details.

g3-tos-cargo-hull.stl - Secondary hull extension for cargo with D-7 style details.

g3-tos-main-hull.stl - Core secondary hull with D-7 style details.

g3-tos-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g3-tos-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g3-transport-container.stl - Transport container module.

g5-cargo-arms.stl - Arms for connecting the main hull with transport containers.

g5-main-hull.stl - Core hull.

g5-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g5-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g5-transport-containers.stl - Transport container modules.

g5-wings.stl - Wings connecting main hull to nacelles.

g6-boom.stl - Boom and command module.

g6-cargo-arms-port-starboard.stl - Starboard arm for connecting the main hull with transport containers.

g6-cargo-arms-port.stl - Port arm for connecting the main hull with transport containers.

g6-main-hull.stl - Core hull.

g6-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g6-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g6-pylon-port.stl - Port pylon connecting nacelle to hull.

g6-pylon-starboard.stl - Starboard pylon connecting nacelle to hull.

g6-transport-containers.stl - Transport container modules.

g6-wings-port.stl - Port wing connecting hull to cargo arm.

g6-wings-starboard.stl - Starboard wing connecting hull to cargo arm.

g8-tmp-boom-torpedo.stl - Boom and command module with K’t’inga style details and non-canonical torpedo tube.
g8-tmp-boom.stl - Boom and command module with K’t’inga style details.

g8-tmp-cargo-hull.stl - Secondary hull extension for cargo with K’t’inga style details.

g8-tmp-lower-hull.stl - Lower hull extension and wings with K’t’inga style details.

g8-tmp-main-hull.stl - Core secondary hull with K’t’inga style details.

g8-tmp-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g8-tmp-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g8-tos-boom.stl - Boom and command module with D-7 style details.

g8-tos-cargo-hull.stl - Secondary hull extension for cargo with D-7 style details.

g8-tos-lower-hull.stl - Lower hull extension and wings with D-7 style details.

g8-tos-main-hull.stl - Core secondary hull with D-7 style details.

g8-tos-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

g8-tos-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

g8-transport-containers.stl - Transport container module.

klingon-transport-container.stl - Standalone transport container module.

s4-main-hull.stl - Core hull.

s4-nacelle-port.stl - Port warp nacelle.

s4-nacelle-starboard.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

s4-top-hull.stl - Ventral hull extension.

s5-cargo-arms.stl - Arms meant to interact with ship being repaired.

s5-main-hull.stl - Core hull.

s5-nacelle-pylon.stl - Port warp nacelle.

s5-nacelle.stl - Starboard warp nacelle.

Combined ship STLs

The klink-noncombat-ship-stls.zip file provides the printable ships created using the parts included in this kit.

Part - Description

ship-g3-tmp.stl - G-3 with K’t’inga style hull details.

ship-g3-tmp-torpedo.stl - G-3 with K’t’inga style hull details, with non-canonical torpedo tube in the command deck.
ship-g3-tmp-with-container.stl - G-3 with K’t’inga style hull details with container modules attached.

ship-g3-tos.stl - G-3 with D-7 style hull detailing.

ship-g3-tos-with-container.stl - G-3 with D-7 style hull detailing with container modules attached.

ship-g5.stl - G-5.

ship-g5-with-containers.stl - G-5 with container modules attached.

ship-g6.stl - G-5.

ship-g6-with-containers.stl - G-6 with container modules attached.

ship-g8-tmp.stl - G-8 with K’t’inga style hull details.

ship-g8-tmp-torpedo.stl - G-8 with K’t’inga style hull details, with non-canonical torpedo tube in the command deck.
ship-g8-tmp-with-containers.stl - G-8 with K’t’inga style hull details with container modules attached.

ship-g8-tos.stl - G-8 with D-7 style hull detailing.

ship-g8-tos-with-containers.stl - G-8 with D-7 style hull detailing with container modules attached.

ship-s4.stl - S-4.

ship-s5.stl - S-5.

Blender files

The klink-noncombat-blender-files.zip file contains parts files, containing the STL parts arranged as used in the sample ship designs, and parts source files, containing the raw blender objects used to create the parts.

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.