Federation Fleet (SST)

 A small federation fleet from Starship Troopers. Ships consists of an Athena, 3 Rodger Youngs (1 carrier variant and 1 transport variant), 2 Minervas and 3 squadron of TAC fighters. The Rodger Youngs and the Athena are from Minimodelmadness and the Minervas and TAC fighters are from Studio Bergstrom. Even though the ships are from different lines, they go together well.

Minerva Destroyers

In Starship Troopers, we don't get to see any other ships other than the Rodger Young and Athena. One would think there would be other ship classes. These are Minerva class destroyers from Studio Bergstrom. They fit the design asethic of the Federation rather well. The interesting part about this ship is the main guns are asymmetrical. Additional views can be seen in the gallery.

TAC fighters

We see glimpses of the TAC fighter on a carrier on route to planet P and when they perform a bombing run. They can function in both space and atmosphere. It is unclear what their armaments are, but they are fast and deadly. The models were purchased from Studio Bergstrom and are relatively straightforward to paint.

Athena

Here is the Athena from Starship Troopers. We catch a brief glimpse of this ship at the end of the movie. Not much is known about the capabilities of this ship as we never see it in combat. It is definitely larger that the Rodger Young class of ships. This model was from Minimodelmadness and was not detailed in front. The lines in the front were actually painted. A light coat of grey was given to tone down the contrast. Another view of the front:

Rodger Young Carrier Variant

Another variant of the Rodger Young class in the movie. The model was made by cutting out the bridge section of the hull and making a TAC fighter launch/retrieval bay. The communications tower was scratchbuilt. The entire model was then painted as the original Rodger Young. Here is a detail of the launch area:

You can also see the new communications tower in this shot. This is my favorite variant of the Rodger Young class.

Rodger Young Cargo Variant

In the movie, there were several variants of the Rodger Young class of ships. One of them can be best described as a cargo hauler. I modified one of the base models and constructed two cargo modules. I think it turned out fairly well.

The Rodger Young

Starship Troopers wasn't a great movie, but it did have some interesting ship designs. Above is the "hero" ship of the movie, the Rodger Young. The miniature was originally produced by Tanker at the SCN boards. Production is now by Minimodelmadness, who occasionally sells the ship through ebay. Painting the ship was relatively straighforward (a grey basecoat with a dark grey wash and a light grey drybrush). Window ports and running lights were painted by hand. The most difficult element to paint was the numbers on the side of the ship (I don't have the ability to print decals).