Starship Evolution

I have a lot of tablescraps lying around in a plastic tub.  One of them was a little starship.  With the advent of rules for Mobile Frame Zero: Alpha Bandit I began thinking about it as a model for future games.

It's very swooshable and about the proper size for MFZ: Alpha Bandit.  The only real problem is the lack of attachment points for Attachments.

Brickshelf gallery.

Brickshelf gallery.

So on we move to version 1.1.  It looks a little better. Unfortunately the center piece has been replaced by two pieces and each Long Technic Pin only goes through one.  This means that the core is kinda floppy.

This brings us to version 1.2.  We're back to one center piece and rigidity.  The "bridge area" is more visible in this version.  We're still left with the question of how to attach things.  The other problem which I haven't mentioned is the lack of mounting points for the flight stand.  You bump it and it will fall off.  Less of an issue, but still somewhat, are the colors.  Dark Green pieces in the fiddly bits that microscale builders like to use are not that plentiful.


Brickshelf gallery.




Still, it's a fun creation and I look forward to using it someday.  Here's a shot of a pair of them showing off attachments on either side of the hull.

TMOH: Starships

With the release of the playtest spaceship combat rules for MFZ I figured I'd give people a peek at a set of ships I designed to be used as a faction fleet.

This is a Battle Cruiser. For the moment, you can call the spinal mount a double Laser (2Rl+d8), and the antennas on the top can be Sensors (1Y).  The spring launcher on the side can be a Frame Catapult.

This is a Strike Destroyer.  The spinal mount can be a Laser (2Rl), the brackets on the sides can be Missile Launchers (2Rm+d8).  The tiles in front of the bridge can be Armor (1B).

This is a Death's Head Destroyer.  The turret can be Ack-Ack (2Ra).  The skull piece can be a Missile Launcher (2Rm).  The slab sides can be double Armor (2B).






This flotilla currently has the Battle Cruiser in the center flanked by two Death's Head Destroyers.  The Strike Destroyers running intercept in front and back.  With five ships and 20 attachments it will probably be the Primary Attacker.