Federation Commander

And the unpainted Trobrin CA:

The unpainted Eneen CA:

The unpainted Baduvai CS:

The latest trio of arrivals:



That is a Baduvai Strike Cruiser and an Eneen Heavy Cruiser (from the Lesser Magellanic Cloud), plus a Trobrin Diamond Heavy Cruiser (from the Omega Octant). All three are in 3125 scale, in Smooth Fine Detail Plastic.

If you are referring to how the Federation has been portrayed in the post-1979 on-screen Franchise, that is one thing. But here in the Star Fleet Universe, Star Fleet itself is explicitly referred to as a "navy".

As noted in Prime Directive Federation (which is available in various game systems ...

And the (slightly updated) M81 OGR:

The (slightly updated) Paravian CA:

The (slightly updated) ISC HCW:

This is how they look after a second run:

https://i.imgur.com/OwsJdL4.png

Although I suppose they didn't end up looking much different than before...

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And yes, I used a white primer with "clear"colours and a black ink wash, plus some "flat" white paint to place on certain panels before ...

And the WIP M81 OGR:

The WIP Paravian CA:

The WIP ISC HCW:

This is my current in-progress paint work for the most recent miniature arrivals:

https://i.imgur.com/LLF4uza.png

Things seem to be going fairly well for the Paravian thus far, though perhaps less so for the ISC and the M81 pirate. But then, those "feathers" on the Paravian ship help matters ...

And the M81 OGR:

The Paravian CA: