Peapod Class Mobile Refinery

A Peapod Class Mobile Refinery emerges from the atmosphere of a gas giant.

A late entry into the Adventure Class Starship Geomorphs community design series. Here is the twenty-second, and final (for real this time) ship. Again, thanks to all who participated.

Click [HERE] to download a PDF of the ship shown above, designed by Iván Ortega. Enjoy!
 

Bessemer Class Fast Trader

 

Here is the twenty-first, and final, ship in the Traveller community design series using the Adventure Class Starship Geomorphs book. I want to thank those who participated for sharing their skills and creativity, and showing how far geomorph-based ships can be pushed with some effort.

While I will no longer be accepting geomorph layouts from the community, I may from time to time add deck plans from my own geomorph-based designs. I started sketching the original geomorphs over ten years ago, and even after all that time I still find them fun to play with. Along the way I've reignited my passion for being a gear head, by creating or assisting with all the High Guard statistics included with the community designed ships. Special thanks to Mongoose Publishing for doing such great work, in particular with the High Guard 2022 Update, Traders and Gunboats, Adventure Class Ships, and the additional alien race High Guard info and ships included with the Aliens of Charted Space series. Its all very inspirational stuff and I highly recommend these works if you are interesting in starship design. 

Click [HERE] to download a PDF of the ship shown above, designed by James Favell. Enjoy!

The Refit Yard - Vargr Khur Suegz Class Breaching Shuttle

"Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now."
- Somali pirate Abduwali Muse to Richard Phillips, captain of the MV Maersk Alabama

I happened to watch the film Captain Phillips recently. Great movie. While thumbing through my Traveller books a few days later I came across the Pecah Breacher Shuttle in Mongoose's Specialist Forces. I hadn't given the shuttle too much thought before, but this time it really caught my attention. I decided it was a good candidate for The Refit Yard - even though it is a newer ship - and decided to convert it to a Vargr design. I made a few other minor changes as well: dropped the firmpoint weapon, which decreased the power plant output requirement, added acceleration seats and an airlock, and of course the iconic Vargr aerofins. Since the forced linkage apparatus is located in the ship's underside, it made sense to incorporate it into the landing gear. Lots of roleplaying opportunities here, both piracy related and legitimate enterprises. It all depends on what side of the breaching tube you are on. Here's the new ship, with updated deck plans, High Guard specs, and illustrations. Enjoy!

Click [HERE] to download a PDF of this updated ship.