Federation Commander

Thanks. Well, I spent some time digging into it, and here is what I am considering using:

Skyfire -> KR

Not what the scenario designers intended, obviously (if they wanted a D6 they could hav ...

Can anyone suggest SFU equivalents of the following FASA ships (from the FASA scenario A Doomsday Like Any Other)?

V-6 Gallant Wing cruiser, class XII / type 7
V-9 Night Flyer cruiser, class VI / ...

I was curious what FJ had in mind with some of his stardates.

0965 - Articles of Federation; first wave of DDs/SCs/CAs/Tugs authorized
1200.5 - Federation-Romulan Treaty
3030 - Second wave of DDs ...

Paraphrased from Wikipedia:

There are 56 land regions
and 19 sea regions.
42 of the land regions are divided among the Great Powers,
and the remaining 14 land regions are neutral at the start.
...

More of a behind-the-scenes question.

SFTM established Alpha Centauri as one of the five founders of the Federation, and gave them a very "Greek" emblem. So either it was an early Earth c ...

Anyone know the origin of the idea of Alpha Centaurans being matriarchal?

Just curious if you've given this any more thought. Cheers!

In recent years I have been really interested in the Diplomacy Variants hobby of the 1960s-70s. These were often played by mail, with results printed in fanzines. I tried out a Middle-earth variant la ...

Yeah, great to see this!

Oh, the Kzinti Attack Shuttle Carrier (CV) is at least superficially similar to a Battlestar (TOS). The resemblance is definitely broken up in ways, but perhaps that’s a usable point of reference.

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The episode “[url=http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/video/video.php?play=true&pid=glOpnbwQ1mdcSABbbk1eTW1e7HuPev2I]The Tholian Web” shows two Tholian Patrol Cruisers.

I am new to SFB, too, ...

Funny how the SFU is basically based on a TV episode that pitted a MY ship against an EY ship, heh!

Yeah, see, that’s the thing—I’m an über-geek, and shall we say, detail-oriented. I would notice the difference, and it would grate on me! Wink

Alright, well, plastic it is!

Probably a dumb question, but, here goes. So I got a metal DNG and a plastic DN. All of my other miniatures are metal, but I need a DN (MY). Is there any reason I shouldn’t combine the primary hull an ...

I now have 1 of each of: Federation CC, Federation CL, Klingon D7, Romulan WE, Kzinti CS, Kzinti CL, Gorn CA, and Gorn CL. The three designs from TV are obviously classic; otherwise, my favorite so fa ...