Re: [FT] suitable minis for Centauri escorts & cruisers?

At 02:58 05/12/98 -0800, you wrote:

	Sorry it has taken me a while to reply. I think you have a good
selection
there but I'd still be using the Alterian as a light crusier. I'm not
going
by dimensions here but just what looks and feels right. In the end what
looks and feels right to you is what matters. I think the Star Fleet
Battles Romulan minitures will fill most of the gaps you still have. Any
pics out there yet on the Balvarin?

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au

>Hiya Tony!
>
>I'm 'slotting' the Centauri ships according to their relative size, as
>compared with the GZG line.  One thing I noticed about the AOG line is
that
>they use "Battleship" as their largest designation, so I'm bumping up
the
>class a couple of levels from what they give as a ship class. :)
>
>Here's what I have (or have planned for acquisition <g>) so far.  I've
>mapped the groups so that they'll work with both FTMT and FTFB class
>categories.
>
>Fighters:
>  [YY] Standard Fighters - GZG 'Kantauris' Fighters
>  [YH] Heavy Fighters - GZG 'Kantauris' Heavy Fighters
>Escorts:
>  [GL] Courier Boat - ??
>  [GS] Scoutship - AOG Sentri Medium Fighters
>  [FL] Corvette - AOG Rutarian Strike Fighters
>  [FF] Frigate - GW Eldar Night Wing Interceptors
>  [DD] Destroyer - GW Eldar Phoenix Bombers (w/o wing guns)
>  [DH] Heavy ('Super') Destroyer - GW Eldar Phoenix Bombers (w/wing
guns)
>Cruisers:
>  [CL] Light Cruiser - ??
>  [CE] Escort Cruiser - ??
>  [CA] Strike Cruiser - ??
>  [CH] Heavy Cruiser - AOG Vorchan Warship
>Capital Ships:
>  [BC] Battlecruiser - AOG Alterian Destroyer
>  [BB] Battleship - AOG Dargan Strike Cruiser
>  [DN] Battledreadnought - AOG Primus Battlecruiser
>  [SD] Superdreadnought - AOG Octurion Battleship
>Carriers:
>  [CVS] Scout Carrier - ??
>  [CVE] Escort Carrier - ??
>  [CVL] Light Carrier - ??
>  [CV]  Fleet Carrier - AOG Balvarin Carrier (Jan99 release)
>  [CVA] Assault Carrier - ??
>
>The Dargan, with a length of 3.0" and a 'wingspan' of 2.75", is just
right
>(size wise) for the main fleet Battleship.  The Alterian checks in at
2.75"
>long and a 1.875" wingspan, while the Vorchan is 1.875" long but has a
>width of 2.25" across the horizontal crescent, so it just 'seems right'
for
>the CH.  I plan on fielding a bunch of Vorchans - they are such a
*pretty*
>ship.
>
>I'm hoping that the AOG Covran (slated for Jan99 release along with the
>Balvarin) will work out for either the CA or the CC/CE class.	I'm just
>guestimating that the Balvarin will work as a standard CV.  If it is
size
>equivalent with the Dargan, it should.:)
>
>As you can see from this mapping, I've still got Cruisers and Carriers
to
>find & adapt to complete my basic TOE.  I'm starting to lean towards
>Kilrathi naming conventions, as Orion names tend to be excessively
>polysyllabic <g>.
>
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