Superior Starfleet Wars Miniatures

I received my order of Starfleet Wars ship miniatures today. For those who
don't know, these are the same ships that were first sold along with a set of
rules about fifteen years ago. Until recently they have been long unavailable.
I ordered my through Game Masters. For information and pictures check out
their web page
at http://shell6.ba.best.com/~bill3/.  I have no relation to Games
Masters other than as a happy customer.

This line of miniatures includes ships that are larger that those normally
used with Full Thrust, hence a larger playing area would be a good idea. All
the ships I ordered are from the Terrian Federation, where the largest is a
full 6 inches long! The fighters
are also larger at about 1/2 inch.  I'll be using them as scouts
and the smaller escorts. Does anyone know of fighters that are triangular in
shape? I'd like to get some that have the same general look as the rest of the
ships. It is apparent that the Terrian fleet was inspired by the Imperial
spaceships on Star Wars.

I am satisfied with the quality of the ship, though it could be better. One
ship, out of 13, has an small hole in it. I can either fill it with putty or
leave it as battle damage. I will need to do some filing on them especially in
the rear. My biggest complaint is that some of the features on the biggest
ship looks like they have melted a bit.

On the other hand there is lots of detail on the ships, guns, towers, pipes,
... Also the ships have a lot of detail on the bottom including even more
guns. If you want to build an impressive looking fleet and don't mind burning
a big hole in your pocket, these are good miniatures to do it with. I have
almost everything I want, just a couple of
carriers, and some Samurai class ships :-)  If I'm lucky I have them
painted in time for Pacificon on labor day weekend, a local game convention.
Now I wonder if anyone in my area, Silicon Valley, has a bug fleet, or one of
the other Starfleet Wars fleets.

Enjoy,

> At 05:34 PM 6/11/97 -0700, you wrote:

In a message dated 97-06-12 11:57:31 EDT, you write:

<< >I don't know if it's any help but RAFM had some frigate sized triangular
ships out for use with thier traveller Battle Rider rules. I think they
 were called scouts/couriers they are about half the size of the
superior destroyers and came 2 to a pack. >>

I just bought some two weeks ago; they're half the size of the Superior
destroyers. I intend to use them as scouts, Superior destroyers as frigates,
and Superior destroyer leaders (somewhat larger than the destroyer) as the
true destroyer.

-- John