Sa'Vasku Fleet

Here is a beauty shot of my entire Sa'Vasku fleet. It took a while to collect all the ships and get them painted, but the end result is impressive.

Definitely not a fleet you want to be staring down in a remote region of the galaxy.

Ku'Tho'Ra Drone Fighters

The equivalent of fighters in the Sa'Vasku. Ku'Tho'Ra drones are generated in drone wombs in large Sa'Vasku ships. The number of drones that a Sa'Vasku ship can generate is limited by its biomass.

Var'Tuur'Sha Attack Cruiser

A relatively large cruiser, the Var'Tuur'Sha was designed to attack ships and installations. Design wise, it is a departure from the horizontally oriented Sa'Vasku ships.

The profile implies a fast attack ship suitable to attack its targets and withdraw quickly.

Var'Konn'Sha Light Cruiser

The Var'Konn'Sha is a relatively new light cruiser in the Sa'Vasku arsenal. Its mass is higher than the Var'Aar'Sha. The UN designation of "Sneaker" implies it was designed for independent strike operations behind enemy lines.

Fo'Vann'Ath Destroyer

Some of the newer models for the Sa'Vasku from GZG. Here is the Fo'Vann'Ath destroyer. It is larger than the Fo'Vur'Ath so the equivalent classification in human navies would be a heavy destroyer.

Vas'Kaan'Rosh Superdreadnought

The Vas'Kaan'Rosh the other super dreadnought in the Sa'Vasku arsenal. It has a slight reduction in firepower than the larger Vas'Sa'Rosh. Like its larger brother, it can also produce 6 drone fighters. Like the rest of the Sa'Vasku fleet, a dangerous ship.

Vas'Sa'Teth Heavy Carrier

A variant of the Vas'Sa'Rosh, the Vas'Sa'Teth is optimized to carry 24 Ku'Tho'Ra drone fighters. It is a massive ship (it has to convert its own mass into drone fighters). It is always escorted so it can devote all of its energy to producing fighters.

Vas'Sa'Rosh Superdreadnought

A particularly nasty Sa'Vasku ship. In addition to its suite of pod launchers and stinger nodes, it also carries a flight of Ku'Tho'Ra drones. This is also the main transport ship for the Sa'Vasku if they need to leave their homeworlds.

Sla'Tha'Rosh Heavy Battleship

This is the smallest regular warship to carry drones. It is heavily armed and armored and can give as well as take considerable punishment.

Ann'Var'Teth Battleship

The main battleline ship of the Sa'Vasku. A tough ship with considerable firepower and protection.

Shyy'Tha'Var Battlecruiser

Now we are reaching the heavy hitters of the Sa'Vasku fleet. The Shyy'Tha'Var has a tough carapace and can take as well as dish out plenty of punishment. The addition of pod launchers adds the equivalent of torpedoes for long range firepower. The ship was painted in the same fashion as the previous Sa'vasku ships.

Thy'Sa'Teth Escort Carrier

The Shy'Sa'Theh is the smallest carrier in the Sa'Vasku fleet. It can carry (produce) up to 12 Ku'Tho'Ra drone fighters. A fun ship to paint. The sphere is actually a metallic gold. Unfortunately, the metallic sheen doesn't photograph well.

Var'Thee'Sha Cruiser

The other cruiser in the Sa'Vasku fleet. These ships are slightly larger than the Var'Kiir'Sha cruisers and are used as raiders because of their increased durability.

Yar'Kiir'Sha Cruiser

The equivalent of a cruiser in human fleets, the Var'Kiir'Sha is the smallest true warship in the Sa'Vasku fleet. Because of the Sa'Vasku's ability to allocate all its power to either engines, shields, or weapons, this ship can really pack a punch for its size. Like with the Var'Aar'Sha light cruisers, the lighter dry brush really brings out the hull details in this ship.

Yar'Arr'Sha Light Cruiser

Now we are seeing some of the heavier ships in the Sa'Vasku fleet. The Yar'Arr'Sha is classified as a younger strike ship (equivalent to a cruiser in human fleet terms). It is a multi-role ship which serves a similar function in the Sa'Vasku fleet as light cruisers in a human fleet. You can see the details in the hull that are brought out by the tan and yellow dry brush.

Fo'Yur'Ath Destroyer

The largest common attack ship and the smallest ship in the Sa'Vasku fleet with the ability to fire torpedo type weapons. The ships are now large enough to start picking out small details in the hull. The Sa'Vasku take drybrushing well.

Fo'Sath'Aan Frigate

Not that much larger than the Fo'Kiir'Tha corvettes, the Fo'Sath'Aan is a slightly larger, more heavy armored ship. Used primarily in the escort role. Painted in a similar fashion to the other ships.

Fo'Kiir'Tha Corvette

Next for the Sa'Vasku are the Fo'Kiir'Tha younger attack ship. According to Fleet Book 2, they function like corvettes in the Sa'Vasku fleet. A very dangerous opponent for similar sized ships in the Tuffyverse.

The Sa'Kean'Tha

Here is a squadron of Sa'Vasku Sa'Kean'Tha scouts. According to the fleet book, it has similar to the Sa'An'Tha scouts, except it is smaller, but more heavily armored. These ships were painted in the identical fashion to the Sa'An'Tha (multiple dry brushes with lighter shades of brown and blend from the body to the spikes).

Shifting to Full Thrust

I started collecting minis about a decade ago. One of the first minis I got was the Full Thrust Sa'Vasku from Ground Zero Games. There's something about the concept of bioships with a Cuthuluesque aesthetic that I find interesting. They are also quite powerful ships in the Full Thrust universe. Here is a squadron of Sa'An'Tha scouts. I have not seen any photos of painted Sa'Vasku anywhere so I decided to show what I have in my collection. The main body was base coated with dark brown. The hull received successive dry brushes with lighter shades of brown. The spikes were then painted with ivory white and then blended into the body with medium brown. A rather creepy, but unique appearing fleet.