The explorer ship Sven Hedin departed human space before the invasion from the Scourge.
To boldly go where humans had not set its foot before, to explore the many anomalies of space.
Named after the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Hedin
Sven Hedin is armed with an single XN-31 Mass driver turret, priced for its accuracy. Mostly for an deterrent for hostile forces but able to pick out threatening incoming comets or asteroids at large range.
For close action Sven Hedin is also equipped with NC-3 missiles.
For added power or rather to help in the exploration Sven Hedin has also been equipped with fighter and bomber bays as well as bulk landers and drop ships.
But where Sven Hedin really shines is in its multiple Scanner Arrays and Sensor Domes as well as the scientific study abilities.
The solar panels were added as an additional secondary power source, when starlight is abundant it is able to fully power the ship. Other times is able to power some of the functions of the ship taking some of the weight from the main power source. It was added in the design so the explorer ship would be able to sustain it self almost indifferently, at least as long as it is maintained.
At the time of construction Sven Hedin must have costed a small fortune, sparing no cost. Equipped with the best of the best. That is one of the reasons that the construction time of the ship could keep its deadline and the final departure was postponed several times.
But it is a testimony of human engineering.
The UCM have managed to make contact with this pre-invasion one of a kind ship and with generations later still in great condition.
The UCM has of yet not been able to understand all of the finer engineering details that was put into this ship or extract all of the data from all these years of studying the anomalies of space.
But tales of its many missions and adventures are being told in the mess halls and drinking halls of the UCM navy.
The crew of the explorer ship Sven Hedin has performed beyond all expectation.
And just for fun I have added some lighted details with florescent colours from Vallejo to make them shine under UV light.
Rulewise I havnt really decided yet.
Im thinking on using the stats of a Remnant Heavy Cruiser, with a XN-31 Mass driver turret, fighter and bomber bays, bulklander bays, and maybe with double Scanner arrays or with one scanner array and one detector dome ( i know this is not correct rule wise or effective gamewise but it makes sense fluffwise).
The bits is mostly from the Resistance starter box, the solar panels is from the starbase kit.
