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UPDATE 2023/08/12 - I now have a new and better CG model of this one, courtesy of the prolific Captain Mojo over at Thingverse.

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Modified by me for greater accuracy with my own Trek fanon works from the STL model created by Captain Mojo. Original design by Patrick Flannery as published in the old Star Fleet Handbook (SFH) tech fanzine and later reprinted in all editions of the fan-published USS Enterprise Officer's Manual (EOM). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. You can get Captain Mojo's original effort as part of one of his Klingon starship packs on most STL model sites, but be warned! First and as I've already said, I've made some significant mods to his original to get what you see above, which will require additional modding on your end unless things change. Second, STL files are untextured because they're made for use with a 3D printer for assembly and painting by hand once they're printed. You'll have to come up with your own textures, just as I did. Anyway, here's the link:

cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/k…

Since this had no backstory in the original SFH/EOM materials I invented one for it in my own Trek tech musings, with my most extensive treatment given in Guide to the Klingon Fleet (GKM). I'll share that with you in brief. Since this is a fannish Klingon class and not Franchise canon, you can take it or leave it ... or come up with your own. XD

Ak'hist was the fleet scout variant on the Kortak class destroyer. It did a lot better than Kortak in fleet service because not much was expected of it other than typical ELINT/ECM/ECCM duties, and to be frank it wasn't capable of doing much beyond that given its single underpowered warp engine. Please note in the above image the complete absence of all heavy weaponry, although Ak'hist retained most of the full phaser battery from Kortak for self-defense (and it wasn't much of one). Ak'hist remained in Imperial fleet service far longer than did Kortak given that Ak'hist could actually do its designed job, and more than a few were still kicking around during the whole of the TOS/TAS era. It never got a full TMP refit in Imperial Fleet given its age and known weaknesses (with only selected ships getting partial ones, read on for more info on that), and no TMP-era upgraded Ak'hists have been seen in House fleet service so far. As with many things, the Klingons seemed content on using them "as-is" until they literally wore themselves out.

You should note that this particular Ak'hist shown in the above preview piccy has the dual aft clamp-on external phaser-III mounts that were a common in-service upgrade for any and all Kortak and Ak'hist commanders who could finagle both the parts and the time in spacedock (with the BIjHom fleet, by hook or by crook or often both). Look for both of them atop the wing "points" of the engineering hull in order to maximize their coverage. Like its design sibling Kortak, Ak'hist couldn't handle adding anything better (like phaser-II, the next step up) given limited available power. I also note that there is no extra third standard phaser mount at the base of the command boom's bulb as there was with Kortak. Also, the place where Kortak's lone disruptor mount would be has been plated over, with the space for both the third phaser and disruptor systems being reused for fitting Ak'hist's scout class electronics suite.

My thanks to Captain Mojo for coming up with a better model for all of you and which I can use to replace my old SFC low-poly hack. I also give him creds for more accurately depicting the back part of the engineering hull with his effort. That said I have two major gripes with his model: he overarmed it, and he gave it too much beam for those funky forward "wings" his model has. That's strictly his thing; they aren't present on Patrick's original drawings nor on mine or Eric's (Jackill's) later redraws. Anyway, I removed his "wings" and reduced the beam by almost half to better match with my own interpretation. I also reduced the weapons fit accordingly. Finally, I note that Captain Mojo also did a TMP era version of his interpretation of Ak'hist. This doesn't happen in my thread of the Trek multiverse given the way I interpret Ak'hist, save for the few that got TMP-style shielding upgrades per IKV Groth in TOS-R "The Trouble with Tribbles," but perhaps it does in yours. If it does, then more power to you (wink).

This is fanon, but it's been around since the very early days of TOS/TAS fanon and is widely accepted in almost all fanon circles and most of us think it's good fanon IMHO. It nicely fills a rather obvious gap in the TOS/TAS era Klingon fleet lineup, that being the first-ever TOS/TAS era Klingon scout class in the long history of the Trek franchise. What you do with it in your own Trek related efforts is up to you. After all, Trek is a multiverse now. Right? Right. And as for Captain Mojo's original versus my modded version? He has his interpretation, I have mine, Trek is a multiverse, so we can have both and everybody happy. Go with whatever works for you. (chuckle, grin-and-wink)

'IwlIj jachjaj!

TRIVIA - Many Klingon ships have a definite odor to them that is disagreeable to most humans, and this has also been said by some about the Klingons themselves (STIV, ST6, ENT "Sleeping Dogs," et al). A lot has been said about this elsewhere, so go there to learn more (chuckle). Take that and ramp it up considerably and you'll have a good idea of the interior odor of your typical Ak'hist when nearing the end of a typical scouting mission. XD

ASIDE - I note in GKF that the Imperial Fleet often reserved Ak'hist assignments to those Klingon warriors who had become vain about their physical appearance. Ak'hist had a fleetwide reputation for having some of the nastiest internal spaces of any regular Klingon ship class. This had a lot to do with its age, cramped interior, and abuse heaped on it by generations of previous crews. It has been said that every Ak'hist returning from a long range mission had to be hosed out before it could be returned to service. You can imagine what such living conditions would do to a vain Klingon warrior. You old navy veterans of your country's silent service who ever had to serve on a so-called "pig boat" can relate, can't you? (wink)

Description

UPDATE 2023/08/12 - I now have a new and better CG model of this one, courtesy of the prolific Captain Mojo over at Thingverse.

--------------------

Modified by me for greater accuracy with my own Trek fanon works from the STL model created by Captain Mojo. Original design by Patrick Flannery as published in the old Star Fleet Handbook (SFH) tech fanzine and later reprinted in all editions of the fan-published USS Enterprise Officer's Manual (EOM). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. You can get Captain Mojo's original effort as part of one of his Klingon starship packs on most STL model sites, but be warned! First and as I've already said, I've made some significant mods to his original to get what you see above, which will require additional modding on your end unless things change. Second, STL files are untextured because they're made for use with a 3D printer for assembly and painting by hand once they're printed. You'll have to come up with your own textures, just as I did. Anyway, here's the link:

cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/k…

Since this had no backstory in the original SFH/EOM materials I invented one for it in my own Trek tech musings, with my most extensive treatment given in Guide to the Klingon Fleet (GKM). I'll share that with you in brief. Since this is a fannish Klingon class and not Franchise canon, you can take it or leave it ... or come up with your own. XD

Ak'hist was the fleet scout variant on the Kortak class destroyer. It did a lot better than Kortak in fleet service because not much was expected of it other than typical ELINT/ECM/ECCM duties, and to be frank it wasn't capable of doing much beyond that given its single underpowered warp engine. Please note in the above image the complete absence of all heavy weaponry, although Ak'hist retained most of the full phaser battery from Kortak for self-defense (and it wasn't much of one). Ak'hist remained in Imperial fleet service far longer than did Kortak given that Ak'hist could actually do its designed job, and more than a few were still kicking around during the whole of the TOS/TAS era. It never got a full TMP refit in Imperial Fleet given its age and known weaknesses (with only selected ships getting partial ones, read on for more info on that), and no TMP-era upgraded Ak'hists have been seen in House fleet service so far. As with many things, the Klingons seemed content on using them "as-is" until they literally wore themselves out.

You should note that this particular Ak'hist shown in the above preview piccy has the dual aft clamp-on external phaser-III mounts that were a common in-service upgrade for any and all Kortak and Ak'hist commanders who could finagle both the parts and the time in spacedock (with the BIjHom fleet, by hook or by crook or often both). Look for both of them atop the wing "points" of the engineering hull in order to maximize their coverage. Like its design sibling Kortak, Ak'hist couldn't handle adding anything better (like phaser-II, the next step up) given limited available power. I also note that there is no extra third standard phaser mount at the base of the command boom's bulb as there was with Kortak. Also, the place where Kortak's lone disruptor mount would be has been plated over, with the space for both the third phaser and disruptor systems being reused for fitting Ak'hist's scout class electronics suite.

My thanks to Captain Mojo for coming up with a better model for all of you and which I can use to replace my old SFC low-poly hack. I also give him creds for more accurately depicting the back part of the engineering hull with his effort. That said I have two major gripes with his model: he overarmed it, and he gave it too much beam for those funky forward "wings" his model has. That's strictly his thing; they aren't present on Patrick's original drawings nor on mine or Eric's (Jackill's) later redraws. Anyway, I removed his "wings" and reduced the beam by almost half to better match with my own interpretation. I also reduced the weapons fit accordingly. Finally, I note that Captain Mojo also did a TMP era version of his interpretation of Ak'hist. This doesn't happen in my thread of the Trek multiverse given the way I interpret Ak'hist, save for the few that got TMP-style shielding upgrades per IKV Groth in TOS-R "The Trouble with Tribbles," but perhaps it does in yours. If it does, then more power to you (wink).

This is fanon, but it's been around since the very early days of TOS/TAS fanon and is widely accepted in almost all fanon circles and most of us think it's good fanon IMHO. It nicely fills a rather obvious gap in the TOS/TAS era Klingon fleet lineup, that being the first-ever TOS/TAS era Klingon scout class in the long history of the Trek franchise. What you do with it in your own Trek related efforts is up to you. After all, Trek is a multiverse now. Right? Right. And as for Captain Mojo's original versus my modded version? He has his interpretation, I have mine, Trek is a multiverse, so we can have both and everybody happy. Go with whatever works for you. (chuckle, grin-and-wink)

'IwlIj jachjaj!

TRIVIA - Many Klingon ships have a definite odor to them that is disagreeable to most humans, and this has also been said by some about the Klingons themselves (STIV, ST6, ENT "Sleeping Dogs," et al). A lot has been said about this elsewhere, so go there to learn more (chuckle). Take that and ramp it up considerably and you'll have a good idea of the interior odor of your typical Ak'hist when nearing the end of a typical scouting mission. XD

ASIDE - I note in GKF that the Imperial Fleet often reserved Ak'hist assignments to those Klingon warriors who had become vain about their physical appearance. Ak'hist had a fleetwide reputation for having some of the nastiest internal spaces of any regular Klingon ship class. This had a lot to do with its age, cramped interior, and abuse heaped on it by generations of previous crews. It has been said that every Ak'hist returning from a long range mission had to be hosed out before it could be returned to service. You can imagine what such living conditions would do to a vain Klingon warrior. You old navy veterans of your country's silent service who ever had to serve on a so-called "pig boat" can relate, can't you? (wink)