Federation Commander

ADB Releases Ships for November, 2019

On October 31, 2019, ADB released a total of 41 new items to its shop on Shapeways. That brings our shop to over 1,800 items. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. Notably we added the 7000 Scale that is similar to the older Elite Scale (1/7000). These currently are being released in two different collections. The Core Collection for each empire has one each of the six most common ships of that empire. The Builder Collections have six ships (multiple copies of some) that would create a common fleet when combined with the Core Collection. We also added another ship in the new, larger scale that we named the 2500 Scale (Prestige Scale) which is 1/2500. These larger ships are perfect for one-on-one tabletop duels. They can always be used as a display model when not being used for battles.

The Federation gets its 2500 Scale Heavy Cruiser (CAR), and the 7000 Scale Core Collection (dreadnought, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, new light cruiser, war destroyer, and frigate), and Builder Collection (three frigates, two war destroyers, and a new light cruiser).

The Klingons gain their 7000 Scale Builder Collection (one D5 war cruiser, two F5W war destroyers, and three of the ubiquitous F5 frigates). The Core Collection is scheduled for release in December 2019.

The Romulans get their original Condor Dreadnought. Because of the way their fleet is designed, they have multiple releases in the 7000 Scale. They have their Eagle Core Collection (Vulture, King Eagle, War Eagle, Falcon Mauler, BattleHawk, and Snipe) and Eagle Builder Collection (two each of War Eagle, BattleHawk, and Snipe), Hawk Core Collection (Condor, FireHawk, RoyalHawk, SparrowHawk, SkyHawk, and SeaHawk) and Hawk Builder Collection (a SeaHawk, two SkyHawks, two SparrowHawks, and a FireHawk), and Hawk Refit Core Collection (Condor, FireHawk, RoyalHawk, SparrowHawk, SkyHawk, and SeaHawk) and Hawk Refit Builder Collection (a SeaHawk, two SkyHawks, two SparrowHawks, and a FireHawk). The "Refit" indicates it is a late-war "Cranked Arrow" design in the style of the Starline 2500 Romulan ships which these are based on.

The Tholians gain multiple releases in the 7000 Scale. They have their Tholian Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy cruiser, war cruiser, destroyer, patrol corvette, police cutter), and Builder Collection (one war cruiser, two destroyers, two patrol corvettes, and a police cutter) as well as the Neo-Tholian Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and two frigates) and Builder Collection (two each of the light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate).

The Seltorians get their Core Collection (dreadnought, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate) and Builder Collection (heavy cruiser, light cruiser, two destroyers, and two frigates) in the 7000 Scale.

The Gorns gain their Alectrosaurus Light Dreadnought (in the new ACTASF book) and Heavy Medium Cruiser in both the regular and refitted versions. They also get their battlestation in both the regular and augmented forms.

The Kzintis get their Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy battlecruiser, battlecruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate) and Builder Collection (a new heavy cruiser, two medium cruisers, two war destroyers, and a frigate) in the new 7000 Scale.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic get their Jaguar-H Heavy War Cruiser (the 3125 Scale also has a kit version of this). The Lyrans also gain their Core Collection (dreadnought, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate) and Builder Collection (war cruiser, two war destroyers, destroyer, and two frigates). (The LDR could also use these ships.)

The WYNs gain a sprue of two of their Barracuda Frigates. They also get their Auxiliary Ship Collection in the 7000 Scale.

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ADB Releases Ships for December, 2019

On December 1, 2019, ADB released a total of 88 new items to its shop on Shapeways. That brings our shop to over 1,900 items. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the new, larger scale that we named the 2500 Scale (Prestige Scale) which is 1/2500. These larger ships are perfect for one-on-one tabletop duels. They can always be used as a display model when not being used for battles. Notably we added the North Polar Fleet that matches the ship cards in our free Federation Commander North Polar epack and the ship rosters for A Call to Arms: Star Fleet (again, this is a free epack).

The Klingons gain their 7000 Scale Core Collection (C8 dreadnought, C7 heavy battlecruiser, D7 battlecruiser, D5 war cruiser, F5W destroyer, F5 frigate). They also get their 2500 Scale D7K Refitted Battlecruiser. In the 3788 and 3125 scales, they get their D6P Gunboat/PF Tender.

The Romulans get their Augmented Base Station, Battle Station, and Augmented Battle Station.

The Tholians gain their Heavy War Destroyer (PF Tender). This is a heavy war destroyer set up to carry gunboats. They also get the 7000 Scale Neo-Tholian Fleet 312th Builder Collection. This collection is designed to combine with the Builder and Core collections to provide a complete version of the 312th Battle Squadron.

The Kzintis have their Heavy Carrier, Space Control Ship, and Super Space Control Ship.

The Orions make out like bandits with their Battle Station, Augmented Battle Station, Light Raider Scout, Patrol Carrier, and War Destroyer Scout. They also get a sprue of two Battle Raiders and another sprue with two Light Cruisers.

The Lyrans get an iconic 2500 Scale Tiger Heavy Cruiser.

The Hydrans get sprues of their destroyers in an effort to cut costs to the buyer. There is a sprue of two Knight Destroyers, another of two Lancer Destroyers, and a final sprue with one each of the Knight and Lancer.

The ISC gains its 7000 Scale Fleet Core Collection (Dreadnought, Star Cruiser, Light Cruiser, Destroyer, and two Frigates) and its Fleet Builder Collection (two each of its Light Cruisers, Destroyers, and Frigates).

The Jindarians get another of their metal ships, the Frigate either singly or on a sprue of two.

The Vudar get their 7000 Scale Fleet Core Collection (Dreadnought, Heavy Battlecruiser, Heavy Cruiser, War Cruiser, War Destroyer, and War Frigate) and their Fleet Builder Collection (two War Cruisers, two War Destroyers, and two War Frigates). They also get their Heavy Battlecruiser and Heavy Cruiser in both 3788 and 3125 scales.

The WYN get their Auxiliary Cruiser built on a Kzinti hull, Orca-V Light Carrier, and Grey Shark Dreadnought. The dreadnought is also available as a kit that needs some assembly.

More types of general ships were also released. Armed freighters were released for small, large, jumbo and heavy armed freighters. Large and small Q-ships were also released. These are shown in two styles: Revealed when the panels have just pulled back and Deployed when the weapons have been moved into place.

The big release was for the North Polar Fleet. These have been described in ship cards for Federation Commander each Christmas since 2013, although the Sleigh appeared in 2006. They have been released in stats for A Call to Arms: Star Fleet. Plans are to release them for Star Fleet Battles as SSDs and we hope to see them soon as ship cards for Starmada. The ships, released in both 3788 and 3125 scales except as noted, include the Battle Station (Omni Scale only), Candy Cane Light Cruiser, Candy Sprite Destroyer, Candy Stick Missile DD, Candy Stripe Scout, Commando Cruiser, Gingerbread Attack Cruiser, Sleigh Medium Cruiser (3125, 3788, and 7000 scales), Snow Command Cruiser, Star Strike Cruiser, and Tree Heavy Cruiser.

Finally, given the popularity of the 7000 Scale ships and requests from players, we have released covers for the bases of these miniatures. One of the sizes expands the half-inch, hex-shaped bases to one-inch, hex-shaped bases, and this is available with either 18 or 24 covers. The other is designed for A Call to Arms: Star Fleet players and turns the half-inch, hex-shaped bases to two-centimeter, round bases. This facilitates using the 7000 Scale miniatures by changing the inch measurements to centimeter; one inch equals one centimeter.

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ADB Releases Ships for January, 2020

On January 6, 2020, ADB released a total of 39 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 1,900 items in total available. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the new, larger scale that we named the 2500 Scale (Prestige Scale) which is 1/2500. These larger ships are perfect for one-on-one tabletop duels. They can always be used as a display model when not being used for battles. Notably we began to add the Peladine Empire that our fans have been requesting for years. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted. Then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with one of the best deals for Federation ships that we have offered to date. The 3788 Scale Frigate Collection with Corvettes has six ships (a Battle Frigate, Scout Frigate, two Burke-class Frigates, and two Corvettes). The new Omni Scale "General" Monitor is based upon the Federation Monitor.

The Klingons gain their B10 Battleship in the 7000 Scale. This is the start of the new 7000 single releases of the larger ships, such as the battleships.

The Romulans get ships at both ends of the scale. The iconic War Eagle with an etched belly bird is in the 2500 "Prestige" Scale; the King Condor Battleship is now available in the 7000 Scale.

The Gorns have their Medium Dreadnought in both the regular and refitted versions. They also get their 7000 Scale Fleet Builder Collection (medium cruiser, two heavy destroyers, two battle destroyers, and a destroyer) and 7000 Scale Fleet Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy battlecruiser, battlecruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate) in two versions, as regular and refitted ships.

The Tholians gain their Patrol Corvette and the Neo-Tholian Light Cruiser in the 2500 "Prestige" Scale.

The Kzintis have their Battle Station and Augmented Battle Station. These Omni Scale battle stations are done to reflect the style of the Kzinti designers. In the 7000 Scale, they also get their Battleship (as a single) and another sprue of two ships (War Destroyer and Frigate).

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain several variations of the Panther Light Cruiser. There is the Light Escort Cruiser, Light Scout Cruiser, and Light Carrier. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ships in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

The Hydrans get the Lord Marshal Command Cruiser and Templar Early Dreadnought in the 3788 Scale and 3125 Scale; the Lord Marshal is also available in the 2500 "Prestige" Scale.

The ISC gains its Battleship as a single ship in the 7000 Scale.

Finally, the Peladine Empire, which is one of the "also rans" in the history of the Alpha Quadrant, gets its Heavy Cruiser as the first of the ships for that empire.

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ADB Releases Ships for February, 2020

On February 11, 2020, ADB released a total of 41 new items to its shop on Shapeways with nearly 2,000 items in total available. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted. Then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with another collection of ships: the New Light Cruiser Collection which has two New Light Cruisers, a New Scout Cruiser, and a Light Command Cruiser. The Light Command Cruiser was also released as a single ship. These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons also have a collection, the F5-Based Frigate Collection. This collection includes the F5L Leader, F5S Frigate Scout, and two F5 Frigates. The F5L is also available as a single ship. The F5KL Refitted Frigate Leader was also released. The F5LB was released in the 3125 Scale only as it is designed to go with the original metal Starline 2500 F5.

The Kzintis get their New Drone Bombardment Cruiser.

The WYN gain two money-saving kits for the 3125 Scale Pocket Battlecruiser and 3125 Scale Pocket Battleship.

The Andromedans have two collections in the 7000 Scale. One collection is an Andromedan Dominator with its four satellite ships (three Mambas and a Python) and a Satellite Base. The other collection is an Andromedan Intruder with four satellite ships (three Cobras and a Terminator) and a Satellite Base.

The simulator empire known as the Frax get ships in the 7000 Scale. The Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, war cruiser, war destroyer, and frigate), Builder Collection (war cruiser, war destroyer, war drone destroyer, missile destroyer, frigate, and drone frigate), and Submarine Collection (submarine missile cruiser, submarine war cruiser, submarine light cruiser, submarine destroyer, and two submarine frigates) combine to make a powerful challenge. Add to it the 7000 Scale Battleship and you have a force to be reckoned with.

The Flivvers, another simulator empire, also get a good number of ships. In the 3788 Scale, they get their Frigate, War Destroyer, War Destroyer Scout, War Cruiser, and Dreadnought. They get some of these ships in money-saving combinations: the War Destroyer and Frigate, the Heavy Cruiser and War Cruiser, and the War Cruiser and War Destroyer. They also get some ships in 7000 Scale: their Core Collection (dreadnought, heavy cruiser, war cruiser, war destroyer, war destroyer scout, and frigate) and their Builder Collection (war cruiser, two war destroyers, and three frigates).

The Omega Octant Iridani Questors get their Man-O-War, Tugboat, and Supply Dock.

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ADB Releases Ships for March, 2020

On March 6, 2020, ADB released a total of 42 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,000 items available in total. Notably, we added the first advanced technology ships (sometimes called X-technology or "X-ships") to the shop. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with the Fast Carrier and the X-Ship Command Cruiser, These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons gain their D5L War Cruiser Leader and D5LK Refitted War Cruiser Leader.

The Romulans gain a KE5 Escort, KE7 Medium Cruiser, and their X-Ship King Eagle-X.

The Hydrans gain their Thoroughbred Fast Cruiser, Pegasus Light Cruiser, Count Destroyer Leader, and Picador Minesweeper. They get a sprue of six Omni Scale Super-Stinger Heavy Fighters. They also get a good number of ships in the 7000 scale. The Fusion Collection includes the Hunter Frigate, Buffalo Hunter War Destroyer, Lancer Destroyer, Mongol Medium Cruiser, Ranger Heavy Cruiser, and Mohawk New Heavy Cruiser. The Hellbore Collection includes the Cuirassier Frigate, Rhino Hunter War Destroyer, Knight Destroyer, Tartar Medium Cruiser, Dragoon Heavy Cruiser, and Iroquois New Heavy Cruiser. The Command Collection includes the Paladin Dreadnought, Overseer Heavy Battlecruiser, the Mohawk and Iroquois New Heavy Cruisers, and the Mongol and Tartar Medium Cruisers. The Builder Collection includes the Hunter and Cuirassier Frigates, the Buffalo Hunter and Rhino Hunter War Destroyers, and the Knight and Lancer Destroyers. Finally they get the 7000 Scale Monarch Battleship as a standalone ship.

The Kzintis get their Heavy Command Cruiser and X-Ship Light Cruiser.

The Tholians get their X-Ship Patrol Corvette which is available singly or on a sprue of three. They also get their X-Ship War Cruiser.

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ADB Releases Ships for April, 2020

On April 3, 2020, ADB released a total of 35 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,000 items available in total. Notably, we added more advanced technology ships (sometimes called X-technology or "X-ships") to the shop. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with the Light Survey Cruiser. This is available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons gain their X-Ship D7XB Battlecruiser. With more aztecking, it is also available as the X-Ship D7XK Battlecruiser.

The Romulans gain a SkyHawk-F Scout, and two X-Ships: the SparrowHawk-AX Light Cruiser and the BattleHawk-X Destroyer. The BattleHawk-X is also available as a sprue of two ships.

The Kzintis get two X-ships: the X-Ship Command Cruiser and the X-Ship Battlecruiser.

The Tholians also get two X-ships: the X-Ship Heavy Cruiser and X-Ship Command Cruiser.

The Lyrans get two ships in Omni Scale: the Small Auxiliary Cruiser and the Large Auxiliary Cruiser. In 7000 Scale they get the "Utilities Collection." This collection focuses on fleet support, economic, and commercial shipping including the Puma-class tug with its cargo pallets, the Jaguar-T-class light tactical transport with a single Klingon-type cargo pod, a large freighter, a small freighter, a Caracal-class military police cutter, and a Manx-class police cutter.

The WYNs get three different collections in 7000 Scale. The Fleet Fish Ship Core Collection contains the six basic ships of the "fish" series built late in the General War, including the dreadnought, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, war cruiser, war destroyer, and frigate. The Fleet Fish Ship Builder Collection includes the most common ships of the "fish" series including a heavy cruiser, war cruiser, two war destroyers, and two frigates. Finally there is the "Special Ship Collection" which includes the unusual and special ships of the WYN fleet including the fish-type war cruiser and war destroyer, the Lyran-built pocket battleship and pocket battlecruiser, and the Orion-built Raider Cruiser and Light Raider Frigate.

The Omega Octant sees the Iridani gain some sprued pairs: the Sloop and Yawl, the Caravel and Barque, and the Clipper and Galleon.

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ADB Releases Ships for May, 2020

On May 1, 2020, ADB released a total of 41 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,100 items available in total. Notably, we added more advanced technology ships (sometimes called X-technology or "X-ships") to the shop. There are some styles of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with the Command War Destroyer, Flatbed Operational Carrier (noted as the CVO), and the War Destroyer Collection (two War Destroyers, a War Destroyer Scout, and a Command War Destroyer). These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles. In the 7000 Scale the Battleship is available as a standalone. By customer request, we have sprued together three Heavy Cruisers.

The Klingons gain their B10B Battleship Kit which is a multi-piece kit. They also get their D5B War Cruiser Collection (two D5B War Cruisers, a D5S Scout Cruiser, and a D5L War Cruiser Leader). In the more aztecked style are the B10K Battleship Kit and the D5K War Cruiser Collection (two D5K Refitted War Cruisers, a D5SK Refitted Scout Cruiser, and a D5LK Refitted War Cruiser Leader). In response to customer requests, in the 7000 Scale, the Klingons gain a sprue of three D7 Battlecruisers.

The Romulans gain a Shrike Light Dreadnought (the Shrike+ was released earlier) and the SkyHawk Destroyer Collection (two SkyHawk-A Destroyers, a SkyHawk-F Scout, and a SkyHawk-L Destroyer Leader). In the 7000 Scale there are the Fleet Fast Ship Collection (a Shrike Light Dreadnought, two FastHawks, and two Fast SparrowHawk-A Light Cruisers) and the Fleet Tug Collection (two each of the SparrowHawk-T Transport with two pods, the SparrowHawk-H Cargo Transport, and the SparrowHawk-T Transport with one pod). These two collections are also available in the "+" or "Cranked Arrow" style.

In a new category, the 7000 Scale gets its first Tournament Collection with the ships that are used in Star Fleet Battles tournaments. This collection includes the Federation Heavy Cruiser, Klingon D7 Battlecruiser, and the Romulan KR Battlecruiser (this has the scallops on the wings to distinguish it from the Klingon D7).

The Gorns get their 7000 Scale Godzilla Battleship in both the regular and refitted versions.

The Tholians also get their X-Ship Destroyer.

The Orions get their X-Ship Heavy Cruiser.

The ISC gets its X-Ship X-Command Cruiser.

The Frax gets its X-Ship Command Cruiser in the 3788 Scale.

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ADB Releases Ships for June, 2020

On June 3, 2020, ADB released a total of 79 new items to its shop on Shapeways with 2,181 items available in total. Notably, we added more advanced technology ships (sometimes called X-technology or "X-ships") to the shop. There are some collections of ships designed to work within the price increase that Shapeways imposed. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. This month saw the introduction of Fleet Repair Docks (FRDs) to various empires' arsenal. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, and then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with the Priority Transport with either no pods or the one pod it can carry. These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles. In the 7000 Scale the Fleet Tug Collection is available (the Federation Fleet Tug and Light Tactical Transport, each with no pods and with one pod as well as a Fleet Tug with two pods, a standalone single pod, and a standalone double pod).

The Klingons gain their F5T Transport with either no pods or one pod. In the more aztecked style are the F5TK Transport with either one pod or no pods. In the 7000 Scale, the Klingons gain a Fleet Tug Collection (the Klingon T7 Fleet Tug and D5H Light Tactical Transport, each with no pods and with one pod as well as a Fleet Tug with two pods, and two standalone single pods).

The Kzinti gain their Needle Tender, so they now have their gunboat/PF Tender. They also get two X-ships: X-Ship Frigate and X-Ship Scout Drone Frigate.

The Orions get their Heavy Fleet Transport with various pod options available (Federation, Klingon, or Lyran, each as a separate miniature). They also get their Heavy Battle Raider, their Salvage Strike Cruiser, and their OK6 Cruiser built in part from a captured Klingon D6. In the 7000 Scale they get their Pirate Command Collection (Dreadnought, Heavy Cruiser, Heavy War Destroyer, Salvage Cruiser, Battlecruiser, and Salvage Strike Cruiser), Pirate Mercenary Collection (Light Raider Frigate, war destroyer, Raider Cruiser, Battle Raider, Heavy Battle Raider, and a heavy cruiser), and Pirate Raider Collection (a Cruiser Raider, Light Raider, Battle Raider, Medium Raider, Double Light Raider, and a Slaver).

In the 7000 Scale, the Tholians get their Fleet Tug Collection (heavy cruiser tugs, a war cruiser light tactical transport, a cargo corvette, and a web tender).

The Hydrans gain their Escort Hunter, Heavy Mauler Cruiser, and Medium Mauler Cruiser. They also get their Fleet Repair Dock.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain several variations of the King Jaguar New Heavy Cruiser. There is the New Fast Cruiser, New Gunboat Cruiser, and New Division Control Ship. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ships in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

If you use more generic ships, be sure to check out the "General" section. We have released a Fleet Repair Dock in 3788, 3125, and 7000 scales. In the 7000 Scale, there is a Fleet Convoy Collection [three standard Small Freighters (Class-I or one-pod), a Large Freighter (Class-II or two-pod), a Jumbo Freighter (Class-III or three-pod), and a Heavy Freighter (Class-IV or four-pod)].

Continuing to build the new Tournament Ships category, the 7000 Scale gets its two more Tournament Collections with the ships that are used in Star Fleet Battles tournaments. The second collection contains the Lyran White Tiger Tournament Command Cruiser, the LDR Red Jaguar Tournament War Cruiser, the Orion Tournament Battle Raider, the WYN Tournament Great Black Shark Cruiser, and the Hydran Tournament Lord Marshal Command Cruiser. The third collection contains the Gorn Tournament Command Cruiser, Kzinti Tournament Command Cruiser, ISC Tournament Cruiser, WYN Auxiliary Battlecruiser, Archeo-Tholian (Tholian) Tournament Cruiser, Neo-Tholian Tournament Cruiser, and Andromedan Krait.

The Omega Octant sees the Drex gain their Battlecarrier and Omni Scale X7 Light Fighters. The Maesrons get their Battleship. The Ymatrians gain some sprued squadrons: the Destroyer Squadron which contains two Cutlass destroyers and a Rapier Destroyer Leader and the Frigate Squadron which contains two Dagger Frigates and a Poniard Frigate Leader.

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ADB Releases Ships for July, 2020

On July 6, 2020, ADB released a total of 42 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,200 items available in total. Notably, we added more advanced technology ships (sometimes called X-technology or "X-ships") to the shop. We also added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, and then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Federation starts with the New Fast Cruiser and New Fast Light Cruiser. These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons gain their X-Ship F5X Frigate. In the more aztecked style is the X-Ship F5XK Frigate.

The Romulans gain their Peregrine New Mauler Cruiser. It is also available in the "+" or "Cranked Arrow" style. In the 7000 Scale, they get their Fleet Assault Ship Collection containing a Peregrine New Mauler Cruiser, a FlameHawk Mauler, two SparrowHawk-F Mauler Cruisers, and two SparrowHawk-J Assault Cruisers. The collection is also available in the "+" or "Cranked Arrow" style.

The Kzintis are focused on transports as they get their Medium Tactical Transport, War Destroyer Transport, and Frigate Transport. Even their 7000 Scale has a similar focus with their Tug Collection including the Fleet Tug (with one, two, or no pods), the Light Tactical Transport (with one pod), the War Destroyer Transport, and Frigate Transport (which could carry cargo pods but could not operate combat pods).

The Tholians get their Neo-Tholian Tug. The models come with either one pod or two.

The Hydrans gain their Mule Light Tactical Transport, Pegasus Scout, and Saracen Frigate Leader. In the 7000 Scale, they get three collections: Tug Collection, Convoy Collection, and Special Ships Collection. The Tug Collection has Caravan tugs with and without cargo pallets, a Mule light tactical transport with a pallet, two separate pods, and a Gendarme police ship to provide an escort. The Convoy Collection has two large freighters, two small freighters, a Gendarme police cutter, and a Heavy Gendarme Police Frigate. The Special Ships Collection contains two Demon Hunter Heavy War Destroyers, a Pegasus Scout, two light cruisers (a Horseman and a Traveler), and a Kiowa War Dreadnought.

The Andromedans gain their Krait Battle Destroyer. If that weren't bad enough, they also reveal their X-Ship X-Conquistador.

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ADB Releases Ships for August, 2020

On August 3, 2020, ADB released a total of 25 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,200 items available in total. Notably, we added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, and then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Gorns have their Heavy Destroyer Dreadnought in both the regular and refitted versions.

The Orions gain their Gunboat/PF Tender.

The Hydrans gain their Hun Fast Medium Cruiser. In the 7000 Scale, they get two collections: Legacy Cruisers Collection and New Cruisers Collection. The Legacy Cruisers Collection has the Horseman Light Fusion Cruiser, Traveler Light Hellbore Cruiser, Dragoon Heavy Hellbore Cruiser, and Ranger Heavy Fusion Cruiser. The New Cruisers Collection has two Mongol Fusion War Cruisers, two Tartar Hellbore War Cruisers, one Mohawk Fusion New Heavy Cruiser, and one Iroquois Hellbore New Heavy Cruiser.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain the Leopard-M Minesweeper. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ship in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

The WYNs gain their Orca-F Fast War Cruiser.

Empires from the Omega Octant continue to have new additions. The Logistics Base is the latest addition to Probr fleet. The Trobrin get their Small Station.

The Old Galaxy Pirates from the M81 Galaxy, the home galaxy of the Tholians, are a new addition. They gain their Pirate Raider.

Continuing to build the new Tournament Ships category, the 7000 Scale gets two more Tournament Collections with the ships that are used in Star Fleet Battles tournaments. The fourth collection contains the Romulan Tournament King Eagle, Romulan FireHawk Tournament Cruiser, Seltorian Tournament Heavy Cruiser, Frax Tournament Command Cruiser, Flivver Tournament Heavy Cruiser, and Vudar Tournament Heavy Cruiser. The 4A collection has the same ships with the FireHawk designed in the "cranked arrow" style.

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ADB Releases Ships for September, 2020

On September 1, 2020, ADB released a total of 46 new items to its shop on Shapeways with nearly 2,300 items available in total. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Romulans now have their K5R Frigate which is noticeably different from the Klingon original by its change in weaponry and scallops on its wings.

The Gorns gain X-ships with the appearance of the Advanced Destroyer and Advanced Battle Destroyer in both the regular and refitted versions.

The Kzintis have their Drone Bombardment Destroyer and Destroyer Leader, ships that will be in Captain's Log #54.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain the Black Cheetah Heavy Frigate, Black Leopard Heavy Destroyer, and Frigate Scout. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ships in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality they were conquered by the Hydrans), show up in force. They gain their Frigate, Destroyer, Light Cruiser/War Cruiser (the ship only varies by what weapon is mounted in its turret and both weapons are attached to this miniature), and Heavy Cruiser. The Frigate and Destroyer are also available in a sprue of two ships.

The Paravians were thought to have been wiped out by a sun snake that destroyed their sun while the Gorns had them blockaded on their homeworld. (The Gorns had good reason to do this as the Paravians had decided the Gorns were demons and needed to be eliminated from the galaxy.) They gain their Frigate, War Destroyer, War Cruiser, and Heavy Cruiser. Coincidentally, the Omega Paravian versions of these ships will be in Captain's Log #54.

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New Release in Our Shop on Shapeways!

A new sort of space creature started showing up in the off-map "coreward" parts of the Alpha Octant. What became known as space tarantulas finally showed up in the well-mapped portions of the Federation toward the end of the General War. Gorns and Kzintis confirmed encounters with these creatures. Genetically related to space spiders (see Captain's Log #50), these space tarantulas may have been changed by the Radiation Zone. In some ways, they are certainly more deadly.

Space tarantulas are nearly impossible to detect at over 40,000 kilometers away. When they are within 30,000 kilometers, they can cast a strand of web at a ship and then jump on the ship itself. The space tarantula then "kills" its prey by using its dozen legs and six fangs to damage the shields of the ship and then the ship. Even its web strands can damage the ship!

Even worse for non-spacefaring worlds, the space tarantula's webs reflect light. When it builds its 5,000-kilometer radius nest for its eggs, it severely impacts the weather on the planet. Even worse, when the the space tarantula babies hatch, they will ravage the planet as they look for metal, which is what they "eat."

The space tarantula is available in four scales: 7000 Scale (1/7000) which can be used as baby space tarantulas, Omni which can be used for the young space tarantulas, 3788 Scale (1/3788) which while scaled to accompany the 3788 Scale ships, can be used as young adult space tarantulas, and 3125 Scale (1/3125) which matches our 3125 Scale ships and can be used as the adult space tarantula.

The space tarantula is available in a variety of materials. The creatures are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources (the 7000 Scale version has a stand that is built in), and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.

Much thanks to Matthew Lawson for making the space tarantula come to life!

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ADB Releases Ships for October, 2020

On October 1, 2020, ADB released a total of 37 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,300 items available in total. Notably this month we released our first armored vehicles and tanks in 285 Scale; these are for the Klingons and Romulans. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Klingons gain their B8 Combined Dreadnought. With more aztecking, it is also available as the B8K Combined Dreadnought. The name for the Klingon armored vehicles is "Kral." The vehicles and tanks are all in 285 Scale and in sprues of four except as indicated. The Klingons have Armored Personnel Vehicles (APVs), Ground Assault Vehicles (GAVs), Ground Combat Vehicles (GCVs), Ground Weapon Vehicles (GWVs), and Air Defense Vehicles (ADVs). The Combat Engineer Vehicles (CEVs) and Command Vehicles (CPVs) are combined with two of each on the sprue. The Kraz'Nik Tank also comes in 285 Scale with four to a sprue.

The codename for the Romulan armored vehicles and tanks is "Cassowary" after the ground-based bird. The vehicles and tanks are all in 285 Scale and in sprues of four except as indicated. The Romulans have Armored Personnel Vehicles (APVs), Ground Assault Vehicles (GAVs), Ground Combat Vehicles (GCVs), Ground Weapon Vehicles (GWVs), and their Tanks. The Combat Engineer Vehicles (CEVs) and Command Vehicles (CPVs) are combined with two of each on the sprue.

To bring in supplies for all those armored vehicles and tanks, there is the General version of the Ground Cargo Truck. In the 285 Scale, these are four to a sprue.

Space Tarantulas appeared in Captain's Log #54 as a danger to shipping, planets, and to smaller warships. Miniatures of these creatures are available in increasingly larger sizes in 7000, Omni, 3788, and 3125 scales.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality they were conquered by the Hydrans), gain more ships. They now have their Destroyer Scout, Destroyer Leader, Fast Destroyer, Gunship, and Battlecruiser. They also have two types of fighters: the Fighter-Destroyers which are manned and the Hunter-Killers which are not. Two types of gunboat flotillas are also available: the regular Gunboats and Assault Gunboats.

The Paravians were thought to have been wiped out by a sun snake that destroyed their sun while the Gorns had them blockaded on their homeworld. (The Gorns had good reason to do blockade them as the Paravians had decided the Gorns were demons and needed to be eliminated from the galaxy.) The Paravians gain their Fleet Raiding Collection which includes a heavy cruiser, war cruiser, two war destroyers, and two frigates in 7000 Scale.

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ADB Releases Ships for November 2020

On November 2, 2020, ADB released a total of 40 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,300 items available in total. Notably this month we released many 7000 scale sets for the Omega empires. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Federation starts with the Command Cruiser and Heavy Command Cruiser. These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons gain their B9B Fast Battleship. With more aztecking, it is also available as the B9K Refitted Fast Battleship. In the 7000 Scale, they have their Special Ships Collection which includes one each of the Klingon D5W, E7, F6, E6, E5, and E4.

The Gorns gain more X-ships with the appearance of the Advanced Command Cruiser in both the regular and refitted versions.

As if they didn't have enough ships carrying fighters, the Hydrans gain their Iron Duke Heavy Carrier.

In the 7000 Scale, the Lyrans gain their Special Ships Collection. It includes a JagdPanther Light Cruiser, Lioness Heavy Cruiser, Mountain Lion Light Dreadnought, Top-Alleycat Heavy War Destroyer, Cave Jaguar War Dreadnought, and a King Jaguar New Heavy Cruiser.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality, they were conquered by the Hydrans), gain their Dreadnought.

The Omega Octant is well represented in the 7000 Scale collections. The Maesrons gain the Fleet Core Collection (one each of the dreadnought, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, and destroyer, along with two frigates), Fleet Builder Collection (one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser, two destroyers, and two frigates), and Battleship. The Koligahr Solidarity gains its Fleet Core Collection (one each of the dreadnought, heavy cruiser, destroyer, and Frigate-Killer, along with two patrol boats) and Fleet Builder Collection (one heavy cruiser, two destroyers, one Fighter-Killer, and two patrol boats). The Probr Revolution now has its Fleet Core Collection (one each of the dreadnought, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, and destroyer, along with two frigates) and Fleet Builder Collection (one heavy cruiser, one medium cruiser, one light cruiser, one destroyer, and two patrol boats). The Drex get their Fleet Core Collection (one each of the dreadnought, battlecruiser, battledestroyer, and Patroller, along with two battlefrigates), Fleet Builder Collection (one battlecruiser, two battledestroyers, one Hex Cruiser, and two battlefrigates), and Fleet Patrol Collection (three battlefrigates and three patrollers). The Sigvirions have their Fleet Core Collection (one each of the new heavy cruiser, command cruiser, Invasion Cruiser, and New Frigate, along with two Invasion Frigates) and Fleet Builder Collection (two New Frigates, two Escort Frigates, and two Invasion Cruisers). The Ymatrian Horde has its Fleet Core Collection (one each of the command cruiser, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, and destroyer, along with two frigates), Fleet Builder Collection (heavy cruiser, destroyer leader, destroyer, frigate leader, and two frigates), and Fleet Patrol Collection (destroyer leader with two destroyers and frigate leader with two frigates). Finally, the Trobrin Empire has its Fleet Core Collection (one each of the heavy cruiser, torpedo cruiser, bolt cruiser, frigate leader, frigate, and Patroller), Fleet Command Collection (one each of the Deep Space Dreadnought, command cruiser, torpedo cruiser, and bolt cruiser along with two heavy cruisers), and Fleet Patrol Collection (frigate leader with two frigates, two Bolt Frigates, and a single Patroller).

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ADB Releases Ships for December 2020

On November 29, 2020, ADB released a total of 54 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,400 items available in total. Notably this month we released new ships for the Federation and Klingons, along with the new North Polar Snowman Dreadnought that will appear in the December issue of Hailing Frequencies. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Federation starts with the Destroyer Escort-R (designed for facing Romulan ships), Fast Fleet Scout, and Medium Cruiser. These are available in both the Federation (gridded saucer) and Fed Classic (smooth saucer) styles.

The Klingons gain their D5WD Drone Bombardment Cruiser, D6D Drone Cruiser, and D7E Survey Cruiser. With more aztecking, they are also available as the D5WDK Drone Bombardment Cruiser, D6DK Refitted Drone Cruiser, and D7EK Refitted Survey Cruiser.

The Tholians have two new X-ships: the Neo-Tholian X-Ship Destroyer and Neo-Tholian X-Ship Frigate.

The Hydrans gain their first X-ships with the X-Ship Dragoon-X Heavy Cruiser and X-Ship Ranger-X Heavy Cruiser.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain their first X-Ship with the X-Ship Command Cruiser. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ship in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale. In the 7000 Scale, the Lyrans gain their Cave Lion Battleship.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality, they were conquered by the Hydrans), gain their Assault Cruiser, Carrier, and Strike Carrier. In the 7000 Scale, they have their Fleet Core Collection (one each of the dreadnought, battlecruiser, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate) and Fleet Builder Collection (a heavy cruiser, a light cruiser, two destroyers, and two frigates).

And the North Polar fleet gains a versatile ship for its fleet: the Snowman Dreadnought. Uniquely, the ship can separate into three different Snowball Destroyers. The Snowman Dreadnought and each of the Snowball Destroyers are available in both the 3788 and 3125 scales. They also gained the 7000 Scale Fleet Core Collection which includes one each of the Snowman Dreadnought, Snowflake Command Cruiser, Gingerbread Attack Cruiser, Christmas Tree Cruiser, Star Strike Cruiser, and Candy Cane Light Cruiser.

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