Ships of the Starfleet Museum: United Earth ships of the Earth-Romulan War part 2

[Note: This kit is also available at a Google Drive mirror location: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xouVS8J5xkaopgXg6keTeMkhf9JaIbyl?usp=share_link]

This kit aims to provide printable ships and kit-bashable parts supporting designs from Masao Okazaki’s Starfleet Museum website.

Going back to the late 1990’s, Masao offered fans an original take on Star Trek history and ship design between the Vulcan first contact and the original TV series. It featured a logical technological progression from the early years of warp drive, through the Earth-Romulan War, and on to the early Federation era. Star Trek Enterprise was produced after this time and contradicted much of this timeline, but the Starfleet Museum remains a fascinating and compelling take on Trek Lore.

My intention with this latest kit is to cover the ships of the Earth-Romulan War. This is the second kit covers half the Masao’s United Earth Stellar Navy’s (UESN) ship designs. The previous part 1 of this kit includes the rest of the UESN designs, and a third kit includes Romulan ships seen during the war.

As with my previous kits, these ships are meant to be compatible with all of my previously published starship parts kits.

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:

Amarillo class light cruiser

The Armarillo was one of the UESN’s most advanced fusion powered pre-war design, but was left facing off against more powerful Romulan designs early in the war, and was supplanted by more advanced matter/anti-matter designs later in the war.

Baikal class communication ship

Based on the Bison class hull, the fusion powered Baikal class fielded the first mobile subspace transmitter in UESN service.

Comet class cruiser

An advanced matter / anti-matter powered small cruiser developed from the Fireball class test bed, the Comets were primarily used as fleet scouts. Post-war they would serve as the (heavily modified) design basis for the Daedalus class exploration cruisers.

Conqueror class cruiser

The Conqueror was the last heavy cruiser design developed in the late war, and served as the spearheads of the final battle that broke the Romulan navy’s back at the Battle of Cheron.

Farragut class fleet monitor

The Farragut class served as orbital ground attack ships during the UESN’s late war invasion of Romulan space.

Fireball class cruiser

The Fireball was an experimental small cruiser design used as a technology demonstrator. The Fireball was modified for operational service and became the Comet class.

Krechet class light cruiser

The Krechet was a matter / anti-matter powered light cruiser developed mid-war to replace the Amarillo class.

Marconi class communication ship

The Marconi was a more advanced matter / anti-matter powered communication ship developed later in the war to support fleet subspace communication.

Olympus Mons class combat transport

This fast combat transport was based off of a heavily modified Bison class hull, and was critical in supporting the UESN fleet logistics during the invasion of Romulan space. Post-war these ships would see significant use in civilian service for decades.

Pioneer class cruiser

The Pioneer was a large fusion powered cruiser based off a shortened Bison class hull. Although seeing heavy action during the early part of the war, it was primarily relegated to a support role once matter / anti-matter ships started entering service.

Tannhäuser class cruiser

Tannhäuser class ships were a matter / anti-matter powered evolution of the Pioneer class design that featured much improved offensive and defensive capabilities.

Zip Files

Zip files are included in the following google drive locations:

• Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-ship-stls.zip – Contains the combined, ready to print, ship files.
• Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-parts-stls.zip – Contains all of the individual part STL files used to create the combined ship files.
• Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-blender-files – 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
Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-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

|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
amarillo-front-hull.stl - Forward hull.

amarillo-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

amarillo-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

amarillo-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull section.

amarillo-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

amarillo-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

baikal-communication-hull.stl - Subspace communication dish and hull module connected to it.

baikal-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

baikal-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

baikal-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

baikal-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull including impulse units.

baikal-rear-nacelle.stl - Rear warp bulb.

baikal-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

baikal-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

comet-front-hull.stl - Forward hull (Comet version).

comet-rear-hull.stl - Rear engineer hull (Comet version).

conqueror-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

conqueror-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

conqueror-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

conqueror-reactor-hull.stl - Matter / Anti-matter reactor hull section.

conqueror-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull including impulse units.

conqueror-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

conqueror-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

farragut-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

farragut-olympus-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

farragut-olympus-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

farragut-olympus-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

farragut-olympus-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

farragut-reactor-hull.stl - Matter / Anti-matter reactor hull section.

farragut-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull including impulse units.

fireball-front-hull.stl - Forward hull (Fireball version).

fireball-rear-hull.stl - Rear engineer hull (Fireball version).

fireball_comet-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle (used on both Comet and Fireball).

fireball_comet-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle (used on both Comet and Fireball).

fireball_comet-neck.stl - Neck connecting front and engineering hull (used on both Comet and Fireball).
fireball_comet-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull (used on both Comet and Fireball).

fireball_comet-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull (used on both Comet and Fireball).

krechet-front-hull.stl - Forward hull.

krechet-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

krechet-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

krechet-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull section.

krechet-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

krechet-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

marconi-communication-dish.stl - Subspace communication dish and hull module connected to it.

marconi-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

marconi-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

marconi-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

marconi-reactor-hull.stl - Rear hull including impulse units.

marconi-rear-nacelle.stl - Rear warp bulb.

marconi-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

marconi-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

olympus-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

olympus-reactor-hull.stl - Matter / Anti-matter reactor hull section.

olympus-rear-hull.stl - Rear hull including impulse units.

pioneer-heavy-cannon-port.stl - Main laser cannon.

pioneer-heavy-cannon-starboard.stl - Main laser cannon.

pioneer-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

pioneer-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

pioneer-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

pioneer-reactor-section.stl - Fusion reactor hull section.

pioneer-rear-nacelle.stl - Rear warp bulb.

pioneer-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

pioneer-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

tannhaeuser-main-hull.stl - Forward hull.

tannhaeuser-nacelle-port.stl - Warp nacelle.

tannhaeuser-nacelle-starboard.stl - Warp nacelle.

tannhaeuser-reactor.stl - Matter / Anti-matter reactor hull section.

tannhaeuser-rear-nacelle.stl - Rear warp bulb.

tannhaeuser-warp-pylon-port.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

tannhaeuser-warp-pylon-starboard.stl - Pylon connecting nacelles to hull.

Combined ship STLs

The Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-ship-stls.zip file provides the printable ships created using the parts included in this kit.

Part - Description

|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
ship-amarillo.stl - Amarillo class light cruiser.

ship-baikal.stl - Baikal class communication ship.

ship-comet.stl - Comet class cruiser.

ship-conqueror.stl - Conqueror class cruiser.

ship-farragut.stl - Farragut class monitor.

ship-fireball.stl - Fireball class cruiser.

ship-krechet.stl - Krechet class light cruiser.

ship-marconi.stl - Marconi class communication ship.

ship-olympus-mons.stl - Olympus Mons class combat transport.
ship-pioneer.stl - Pioneer class cruiser.

ship-tannhaeuser.stl - Tannhäuser class cruiser.

Blender files

The Earth-Romulan-War_Earth-part2-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.

Note: this license applies to the files released in this kit. The underlying designs are owned by Masao Okazaki and commercial use of those designs should get his permission.