MiniaturesProxy Miniatures & Bases
It is very hard to find Space Fleet miniatures nowadays, let alone at a reasonable price, I worked out proxy ideas for each Space Fleet ship. Some proxies somewhat
resemble the original models, while others capture the design spirit. I have also prioritized keeping the costs as low as possible. We only use proxies for our
Space Fleet battles, you can see the ships we use down below.
You might also need some bases. Naturally, you can build one yourself using cardboard. Alternatively, there's a free 3D file available on thingiverse made by the user
Vikon99.
EldarWraithship
Unlike the spaceships of the Imperium, the Eldar Wraithship with it vast sails is powered by starlight itself. The Eldar are masters of sailing the solar wind and
their ships race forward, sails billowing out as they run before the wind. The Wraithship is made from Wraithbone, a material drawn as raw energy from the warp and
shaped into matter by psychic craftsmen known as Bonesingers.
Shadowhunter
The Shadowhunter is smaller and faster than the Wraithship and is capable of both
great speed and agile turns. It’s best used for lightning attacks, launching its
plasma torpedoes or firing laser broadsides from close range and depending on its
speed and holo fields to prevent the enemy fire.
Back to top The ImperiumEmperor Capital Ship
This is the most powerful ship in the game. Its laser broadsides are nearly twice as powerful as those of the Gothic Battleship. Additionally, it has a massive
plow used to ram enemy ships head-on. Normally, if an Emperor Capital Ship is in the fleet, it serves as the flagship.
Gothic Battleship
The Gothic Battleship is the workhorse of the Imperial fleet, with Gothic Squadrons forming the backbone of Imperial Battlefleets. Its speed is typical for a vessel
of its size, and its broadsides are exceptionally lethal at close range. Additionally, it is equipped with Vortex Torpedoes for powerful long-range attacks.
Dominator Battleship
The Dominator Battleship is armed with the awesome inferno cannon. This massive cannon is mounted along the entire length of the Dominators hull. The huge shells are
loaded at the rear of the ship in a cavernous chamber positioned above the roaring fury of the Dominator’s plasma drives
Ironclad Battleship
These battleships are of ancient origin, constructed before the formation of the Imperium, during a period when mankind's shield technology was insufficient for
spaceship defense. Consequently, their hulls are reinforced with multiple layers of thick armor plates. In contrast to the faster Gothic Battleship, their primary
weapon is a powerful Fusion Cannon, capable of annihilating a spaceship with a single shot.
Firestorm Cruiser
Firestorm Cruisers are often used on long-range incursions and patrols and as the first line of defence against an alien attack. In the inhabited parts of human
space, they jump from system to system, maintaining regular contact and reaffirming the ever-watchful presence of the imperium.
Thunderbolt Cruiser
The speed and manoeuvrability of the Thunderbolt cruiser, combined with its forward-firing laser batteries, make it ideal for fast sweeping attacks that aim to
hit the enemy hard and then turn quickly to re-engage while enemy is still recovering.
Cobra Destroyer
Cobra Destroyers usually act in support of battleship squadrons. When a Gothic Battleship, for example, arrives in a system, its supporting Cobra squadrons are
deployed to patrol the individual planets and moons. Their speed and mobility make them an ideal craft to pursue and engage the sub-stellar spaceships of pirates,
smugglers and rebels.
Missing ShipsSome of you might have noticed that the Annihilator, Tyrant and Dictator Battleships are missing from this list. Unfortunately, I do not own the original Citadel miniatures, and I haven't been able to find suitable substitutes. I haven't even come up with a good conversion idea. The original designs are very unique, which is generally a good thing, but it makes finding proxies difficult. I hope to add something regarding these ships in the future. Back to topSupport ShipsCastellan Shield Ship
The Castellan is a battlefield support ship. Its role is to provide other warships with the vital defence they need to be able to close with the enemy and bring their
weapons to bear. In the game, the ship can create a shield bubble to protect other ships. Stalwart Escort Ship
The Stalwart is a convoy escort vessel and planetary defence ship. As a specialist convoy escort ship, the Stalwart is fitted with powerful blind field generators.
These throw out a massive field of wide-spectrum electro-magnetic interference. To the naked eye, this appears as a dark cloud of dense fog. It has a similar effect
on the sophisticated technology of spaceship targeting systems, preventing accurate shooting of any weapons either into or through the blind field.
Constellation Targetting Ship
The Constellation is capable of playing a key part as an Imperial battlefleet support ship. It's huge detection systems can track multiple targets across the void
which would normally be out of range. The Constellation is a particularly vulnerable Space ship, as it has little offensive or defensive weaponry and no shields.
Goliath Factory Ship
The Goliath factory ship is a vast interstellar refinery and fuel transporter. Its role is to supply fuel to energy-hungry industrial and hive worlds. It transports
itscargo from star systems rich in mineral resources across vast interstellar distances to worlds which have already depleted their own natural resources.
Galaxy Troop Ship
The Galaxy is a fleet support ship used to transport regiments of the Imperial Guard from one star system to another. The Galaxy itself is not a proper warship
although it will often operate as part of a battlefleet, supplying troops for planetary landings.
Back to top TyranidsDark Prowler
This Tyranid so called ‘Beast-craft’ operate in a similar fashion to the battleships
of the Imperium. These are the only vessels in the Tyranid fleet capable of
sustained independent operation away from the Hiveship. The largest are huge,
lumbering craft known as Dark Prowlers. They operate in Swarms of one to two
vessels.
Deathburner Kraken
Deathburner Kraken are the most graceful-looking Kraken in the hive fleet. The
sight of their great, spined wings lazily catching the solar wind as they turn
towards their prey is breathtaking. The entire body section of this Kraken is a vast
Deathburner cannon over a mile in length. The Deathburner Kraken is able to
propel great gobbets of corrosive bile over vast reaches of space, disabling targets
at a very long range, before finishing them off at its leisure.
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