Re: Anyone use FB ships?

Do I use FB ships? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. For a quick "let's have 
a game" session with my kids, the FB is great -- as was FT and MT in 
the past. OTOH, I've designed plenty of ships to match the various 
minis that I have, as have the boys, and we did that long before the FB 
came out. We tend to use those designs (especially one Torpedo 
Destroyer, which the younger boy came up with 'cause he likes the 
Warsaw class so much -- and it can be fairly nasty in action) when we 
have the time to plan a game in more detail. Oftimes, we'll design an 
SSD to suit the mini -- for instance, the OU ships look to me like they 
ought to carry EFSB-type beam systems.

Our mini collections include lots of Trek stuff (SFB, FASA, MM and 
anything else we've got our hands on); an ever-increasing GZG 
contingent of all races, both "stock" and heavily modified -- that 
black, 3-engined Valley-Forge-on-steroids looks _mean!_; and we'd have 
lots of B5 stuff for EFSB games if we could find any! I _wish_ AoG 
would get their @rs*s into gear and start selling the minis over here! 
It's very frustrating to read of people picking up Sharlins and Omegas 
at close-out sales...!

Phil
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"If you let a smile be your umbrella... you'll get wet teeth!"
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