Post by macrossmartin on Oct 31, 2016 5:03:39 GMT -7
I've created a monster!
Here it is - my digital model of the L13 Battleship, known unkindly amongst Starfleet personnel as 'the Fat Man'.
What do you think? I hope I've done a reasonable job of adding some toned muscle to the otherwise Sumo wrestler-like exterior of this lumbering giant. The overall dimensions are pretty close to those of the FASA original, but I've scooped out some interior volume to make her a bit more trim.
As you can see from this comparison to the D10 Heavy Cruiser, the L13 is not some Super Star Destroyer proportioned leviathan. She's about the same length (302 metres; 96.6mm in 1/3125 scale) but certainly taller!
With a bit of luck, this will also be available in both 1/3125 and 1/3788 scales from Studio Bergstrom in the near future. I can't comment on timelines or prices yet, those are entirely within the realm of the hard-working 'Drew at SB.
We will be sure to pass on information as soon as we are able. Apologies for not having all the facts yet, but, I just finished the sculpt, and was eager to show off my big, ugly baby.
My views on the L13 are almost perfectly in step with those expressed by Brad; not everything can be a super-powerful, all-time champion, mega-ship. Every now and then, something rolls off the slips, and everyone goes "Ooh, that's not right..."
Lack of power seems to be the Achilles' heel of the L13. But if you hypothesise that the Klingons eventually put in a decent reactor, the L13 could be a winning design. (Although not in a starship beauty contest.)
Alternatively, all that interior space leads to opportunities to speculate... conversion to a planetary assault ship, with room for a full heavy armour battalion? Or maybe the Klingon's first dedicated fleet carrier...
I originally made this as a personal challenge. Purely a case of 'can I build one of these?' Now the question is - what do YOU think? Would you want one in your Klingon fleet? What role could it serve?
Let the speculations begin!
- Martin
Here it is - my digital model of the L13 Battleship, known unkindly amongst Starfleet personnel as 'the Fat Man'.
What do you think? I hope I've done a reasonable job of adding some toned muscle to the otherwise Sumo wrestler-like exterior of this lumbering giant. The overall dimensions are pretty close to those of the FASA original, but I've scooped out some interior volume to make her a bit more trim.
As you can see from this comparison to the D10 Heavy Cruiser, the L13 is not some Super Star Destroyer proportioned leviathan. She's about the same length (302 metres; 96.6mm in 1/3125 scale) but certainly taller!
With a bit of luck, this will also be available in both 1/3125 and 1/3788 scales from Studio Bergstrom in the near future. I can't comment on timelines or prices yet, those are entirely within the realm of the hard-working 'Drew at SB.
We will be sure to pass on information as soon as we are able. Apologies for not having all the facts yet, but, I just finished the sculpt, and was eager to show off my big, ugly baby.
My views on the L13 are almost perfectly in step with those expressed by Brad; not everything can be a super-powerful, all-time champion, mega-ship. Every now and then, something rolls off the slips, and everyone goes "Ooh, that's not right..."
Lack of power seems to be the Achilles' heel of the L13. But if you hypothesise that the Klingons eventually put in a decent reactor, the L13 could be a winning design. (Although not in a starship beauty contest.)
Alternatively, all that interior space leads to opportunities to speculate... conversion to a planetary assault ship, with room for a full heavy armour battalion? Or maybe the Klingon's first dedicated fleet carrier...
I originally made this as a personal challenge. Purely a case of 'can I build one of these?' Now the question is - what do YOU think? Would you want one in your Klingon fleet? What role could it serve?
Let the speculations begin!
- Martin
