Federation class dreadnought and derivatives: Star Trek starship parts kit expansion #15

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[Note: This kit is also available at an alternate [Google Drive location](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JIU5QURqj8W5XnRhjR6E_XoiTqmbQqfQ?usp=sharing). ] This is the fifteenth expansion parts kit meant to complement my original [Star Trek Constitution Class Parts Kit](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3652210). This kit includes my attempt to depict the Federation class from the Franz Joseph [Starfleet Technical manual](https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php), and some related designs. See my [Thingiverse Profile](https://www.thingiverse.com/CaptainMojo/designs) for the full list of parts kits I’ve released so far. All parts are meant to be cross-compatible between kits for your kitbashing enjoyment. **Update 2021-07-28:** Added a version of the Triumph class model with thickened pylons and sensor dish to address issues some have had with it. **Update 2021-09-10:** Added the fan favorite version of the Federation class refit from Todd Guenther’s Federation Reference Series. It differs significantly from my own take on the refit.   This thing contains combined ship STLs. In addition it contains two zip file containing the parts STL files used to build the combined ships and the Blender files used to create those parts: - [FedDN-blender-files.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eHGNe0rBNjW4z3QpyyqPxe2okI-WI4LB/view?usp=sharing) – The Blender source files used to generate the ship and part STL files. - [FedDN-parts-stls.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FNUnhl2AWT713-l0JplXEKfn-b2kRqJX/view?usp=sharing) – STL part files. This kit supports the following variant ship classes: **Federation class dreadnought** The original TOS-era three-nacelle dreadnought from Franz Joseph’s 1975 [Starfleet Technical manual](https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sftm.php). Images from this book including, including diagrams of the Federation class, appeared briefly in the background of Star Trek II and III, making it arguably screen-canonical!  **Federation class dreadnought (refit)** This fanon movie-era version upgrades the Federation to use styling consistent with the refit constitution. There are many versions of this design floating around the internet, but I’ve never been completely happy with any of them, particularly if they stray too far from the original FJ design. I’ve tried to synthesize a version that I like, inspired from several different sources (most prominently [Jackill’s](http://www.jackill.com/Pages/MV-11_Sample_Page.htm) and [Brad R. Torgersen’s](https://www.ststcsolda.space/federation/federation_refit/federation_refit.html) versions), but keeping a number of key features from the original.  **Star Empire class dreadnought** This model is my take on the titular ship from Diane Carey’s 1986 TOS novel, [“Dreadnought!“](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought!) It’s a book I’m not particularly fond of but the ship itself has interesting features, most noticably an octagonal saucer. The design is highly speculative on my part, because all we’ve really got to go on is a highly stylized (and admittedly pretty cool) Boris Vallejo book cover.  **Triumph class light dreadnought (remix)** These kits are meant to make kitbashing easier, and the [Triumph class](http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage_triumph.html) is a basic little example to celebrate real-world plastic model kitbashers. The design is a combination of Constitution and Federation class parts and was [originally constructed from existing physical model kits by John Payne](http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage_triumph.html). In addition to the Federation class saucer, this model uses modifiied parts from my original [Constitution Class Parts Kit](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3652210).  **Federation class refit (Guenther’s Federation Reference Series)** This version of the Federation refit is from Todd Guenther’s Federation Reference Series, which was a fan-made book from the 1980’s (essentially an extension of the Franz Joseph technical manual from the 70’s). It stays closer to the standard Constitution class refit than my version, but still features a modified bridge module, neck, pylons, and secondary hull, in addition to the third nacelle.  Notes on scaling and working with Blender ----------------------------------------- My target scale for all source files and output STL files is 1:1000. 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](https://www.blender.org/download/) 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. See [the Blender fundamentals tutorials playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1F2ddGya_-UvuAqHAksYnB0qL9yWDO6) to get started. You can use File -\> Import -\> Stl (.stl) and File -\> Export -\> Stl (.stl) to load or save STL files in blender. **Note:** These kits were built using Blender 2.9. ### 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](https://github.com/3DprintFIT/netfabb-basic-download/releases/tag/v7.4.0). 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. Parts list ---------- The following lists provide a summary of the included parts. Parts are included in the ZIP file **FedDN-parts-stls.zip**. For the majority of items, the mesh origin has been set so that when you import these objects into your 3D editor of choice, they are positioned as they would be on the sample ships provided. ### Combined ship STLs These files provide sample ships generated using the parts included in this kit. | Ship | Description | |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Ship-FedDN-Federation.stl | Original Federation class. | | Ship-FedDN-Federation-small-scale.stl | Original Federation class optimized for printing at smaller scale. | | Ship-FedDN-Refit-Federation.stl | TMP-era refit of the Federation class. | | Ship-FedDN-Star-Empire.stl | Star Empire class. | | Ship-FedDN-Star-Empire-small-scale.stl | Star Empire class optimized for printing at smaller scale. | | Ship-FedDN-Triumph-kitbash.stl | Triumph class. | | FedDN-Federation-Refit-Parts-Gunther.stl | TMP-era Federation refit based off of the Guenther Federation Reference Series rendering. | ### Parts | Part | Description | |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | FedDN-Federation-impulse.stl | Impulse drive, separate from saucer. | | FedDN-Federation-nacelle-center.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Federation-nacelle-port.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Federation-nacelle-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Federation-neck.stl | Neck | | FedDN-Federation-pylon-center.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Federation-pylon-port.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Federation-pylon-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Federation-saucer-impulse.stl | Saucer including impulse drive. | | FedDN-Federation-saucer-standalone.stl | Saucer without impulse drive. | | FedDN-Federation-secondary-hull-small-scale.stl | Secondary hull with details optimized for printing at smaller scale (mostly thickened sensor dishes). | | FedDN-Federation-secondary-hull-standard.stl | Secondary hull optimized for higher detail printing. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-impulse.stl | Impulse drive, separate from saucer. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-nacelle-center.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-nacelle-port.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-nacelle-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-neck-connector.stl | Connection greeblie between neck and saucer. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-neck.stl | Neck | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-pylon-connector-port.stl | Connection greeblie between warp nacelle pylon and secondary hull. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-pylon-connector-starboard.stl | Connection greeblie between warp nacelle pylon and secondary hull. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-pylon-port.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-pylon-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-saucer-impulse.stl | Saucer including impulse drive. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-saucer-standalone.stl | Saucer without impulse drive. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-secondary-hull.stl | Secondary hull. | | FedDN-Refit-Federation-torpedo-module.stl | Neck-mounted torpedo module. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-impulse.stl | Impulse drive, separate from saucer. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-nacelle-center.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-nacelle-port.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-nacelle-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-neck-standalone.stl | Neck without torpedo tubes. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-neck-torpedoes.stl | Neck including torpedo tubes. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-pylon-center.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-pylon-port.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-pylon-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-saucer-complete.stl | Saucer with integrated impulse drive and neck cutout. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-saucer-standalone.stl | Saucer without impulse drive or neck cutout. | | FedDN-Star-Empire-secondary-hull-small-scale.stl | Secondary hull with details optimized for printing at smaller scale (mostly thickened sensor dishes). | | FedDN-Star-Empire-secondary-hull-standard.stl | Secondary hull optimized for higher detail printing. | | FedDN-Triumph-impulse.stl | Impulse drive, separate from saucer. | | FedDN-Triumph-nacelle-center.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Triumph-nacelle-port.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Triumph-nacelle-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Triumph-pylon-center.stl | Warp nacelle pylon (repurposed Constitution neck). | | FedDN-Triumph-pylon-port.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Triumph-pylon-starboard.stl | Warp nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Triumph-saucer.stl | Saucer with customized impulse drives. | | FedDN-Triumph-secondary-hull.stl | Modified Constitution class secondary hull. | | FedDN-Triumph-sensor-dish.stl | Saucer mounted sensor dish. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-command-modules.stl | Modified bridge module with multiple docking ports. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-nacelle-center.stl | Center warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-nacelle-port.stl | Port warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-nacelle-starboard.stl| Starboard warp nacelle. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-neck.stl | Neck connecting saucer and secondary hull. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-pylon-center.stl | Center nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-pylon-port.stl | Port nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-pylon-starboard.stl | Starboard nacelle pylon. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-saucer.stl | Saucer with Bridge and impulse modules. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-secondary-hull.stl | Secondary hull. | | FedDN-Guenther-Refit-Federation-torpedo-module.stl | Torpedo modules | ### Blender files The file **FedDN-blender-files.zip** contains two blender files for each design: a parts file, containing the STL parts arranged as used in the sample ship designs, and a parts source file, containing the raw blender objects used to create the parts. License ------- I'm releasing this under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) 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.