Krustacean War Fleet

And now for something completely different...

The Great Empire of Krustacea was founded some 10,000 years ago, on the remote planet Casserole-MDV-835. Its origins go back even further, to the mad genetic scientist Dr. Schnauzer von Blauberg. He moved to said planet to conduct illegal experimentation on shrimps, and as a result, his test subjects gained intelligence, soon overpowering him. Many millenia later, Krustacean war fleets are roaming the galaxy, spreading fear and mayhem.

This is a 50pt fleet for an escalation campaign I have designed to play with my brother, based on One Page Fleets. The models are built using scrap pieces of balsa wood and toothpicks. I did use some more complex techniques like dowels and joinery in the procedure, finishing off with two layers of PVA, then an iridescent turquoise-blue-green paintjob. The beads representing the cockpits or somesuch are a thrift store find. Please come along and inspect the various units of the fleet below!

These are the SKRPN-class cruisers. As with many unit types, there is some alteration, v1 in the background and v2 in the fore. They are versatile weapon platforms, and can easily overrun their foes thanks to their strong engines.

This is the backbone of the navy, the large LBSTR-class dreadnought battleship. They are fiersome looking vessels that can take a lot of damage.

Three SHRMP-class destroyers are also attached to this battlegroup, they are well suited for recon duty, may serve as an advance guard, or hide behind larger units, moving out to strike damaged enemy ships.

And this is the KRSTCN-class light carrier with its four wings of KRBSWRM-class fighters. The Krustaceans don't really like to depend on small units, so they amass their fighters in a swarm. The role of these is to deter any opposing fighter advances.