I've been looking forward to this Kickstarter campaign for months now and it launched a few hours ago.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2nddynasty/free-trader-beowulf-starship/description
It's for the 200 Ton Type A Free Trader "Beowulf" from the Traveller RPG, designed for 3D printing at 28mm scale (technically 1:59 scale/1 inch = 1.5m). Fully printed it will weigh 5.25kg and measure 83cm long, 45cm wide and 25cm high. For those who want something smaller, it can always be scaled down before printing.
Here's the pitch video:
For Traveller players who don't want to 3D print a ship, they have also done detailed deck plans for the Beowulf and their previous Type S Scout/Courier and Type J Seeker designs which are available on their own at the lowest pledge level, Those will be available as PDF files and also VTT files for use with the various online tabletop simulators that people use.
There are also a range of add-ons that can be purchased (or that are included with higher pledge levels), some of them new to this campaign and some from previous campaigns.
Wow, what an absolute beast! I like that they've retained the 'design language' from the '80's game. Whenever I see models like this I always think where I'd store or display it. Nonetheless, I like that they offer deckplans, as then someone could print a smaller version of the model as a visual aid, while still being able to play within it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, very happy to hear (from the previous post) that you're feeling better. Hope you're doing well.
It is a beast, but it would be great for any Traveller (or other SciFi RPG) group to have. Possibly useful for Stargrave and such as well.
DeleteI am seriously considering moving a load of my terrain boxes into self-storage while I wait to move out of London. That should clear some space for me to display my ship models! :)
Now that is pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is! :)
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