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Ported to OBJ and further modified from the low poly model created by Terradyhne for the Starfleet Command (SFC) series of video games Based on the original design by Dale L. Kemper as presented in the "Jaynz's Ships of the Galaxy" feature of Stardate magazine for the various Franchise licensed Trek gaming products by FASA Corporation back in the day. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Dale Kemper was one of FASA's lead writers back in the day and the first editor-in-chief of Stardate. Among his many creations back then was Swift Solaria. It's a TOS/TAS era Orion pirate blockade runner that also doubles as a slaver ship (not the Slavers, extinct for eons, but for shipping real slaves). The original design was based on stolen Klingon technology and mounts two standard Klingon warp engines in a non-standard over-under arrangement (like a Feddie Akula class destroyer) that have been further enhanced with the Orion's unique output-doubling technology. This allows Swift Solaria to achieve the same incredibly high warp speeds as most other Orion pirate ships, though at the very real risk of burning out its engines if maintained for too long. You can read more about Swift Solaria at the official entry on the FASA STSTCSOLD&A web site at the link below:

www.ststcsolda.space/other/ori…

As that data notes the design was copied enough so that it's recognized as an unofficial Orion pirate ship "class" of sorts, although individual versions can and often do vary wildly both internally and externally given their owners' preferences and needs. The visual profile is unmistakable, however, as you can see for yourself in the preview piccy above.

In porting this for my own personal collection, I went ahead and made my own custom variation on Swift Solaria that you can see at the upper right. I moved both warp engines topside in order to clear the underside, replacing the former underside mount position with a large combination cargo hatch and drop ramp, so this Swift Solaria variant can perform planetary landings and take-offs as well as more effectively load and unload its "cargo." The price it pays for that, of course, is losing a full warp factor at both normal and engine-doubled speed due to the engine remounting; however, this mod makes Swift Solaria more versatile by effectively turning it into the Orion equivalent of the modded Klingon L'rexa (see separate entry).

The original Swift Solaria is semi-canon, as it comes from the old FASA gaming continuity. My mod is pure fanon, but you're certainly welcome to copy it and use it in your own Trek multiverse threads if you want.

Description

Ported to OBJ and further modified from the low poly model created by Terradyhne for the Starfleet Command (SFC) series of video games Based on the original design by Dale L. Kemper as presented in the "Jaynz's Ships of the Galaxy" feature of Stardate magazine for the various Franchise licensed Trek gaming products by FASA Corporation back in the day. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

Dale Kemper was one of FASA's lead writers back in the day and the first editor-in-chief of Stardate. Among his many creations back then was Swift Solaria. It's a TOS/TAS era Orion pirate blockade runner that also doubles as a slaver ship (not the Slavers, extinct for eons, but for shipping real slaves). The original design was based on stolen Klingon technology and mounts two standard Klingon warp engines in a non-standard over-under arrangement (like a Feddie Akula class destroyer) that have been further enhanced with the Orion's unique output-doubling technology. This allows Swift Solaria to achieve the same incredibly high warp speeds as most other Orion pirate ships, though at the very real risk of burning out its engines if maintained for too long. You can read more about Swift Solaria at the official entry on the FASA STSTCSOLD&A web site at the link below:

www.ststcsolda.space/other/ori…

As that data notes the design was copied enough so that it's recognized as an unofficial Orion pirate ship "class" of sorts, although individual versions can and often do vary wildly both internally and externally given their owners' preferences and needs. The visual profile is unmistakable, however, as you can see for yourself in the preview piccy above.

In porting this for my own personal collection, I went ahead and made my own custom variation on Swift Solaria that you can see at the upper right. I moved both warp engines topside in order to clear the underside, replacing the former underside mount position with a large combination cargo hatch and drop ramp, so this Swift Solaria variant can perform planetary landings and take-offs as well as more effectively load and unload its "cargo." The price it pays for that, of course, is losing a full warp factor at both normal and engine-doubled speed due to the engine remounting; however, this mod makes Swift Solaria more versatile by effectively turning it into the Orion equivalent of the modded Klingon L'rexa (see separate entry).

The original Swift Solaria is semi-canon, as it comes from the old FASA gaming continuity. My mod is pure fanon, but you're certainly welcome to copy it and use it in your own Trek multiverse threads if you want.