{"id":563,"date":"2022-06-10T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdrpg.com\/kritfayle\/?p=563"},"modified":"2025-07-23T21:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:11:36","slug":"federation-runabout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hdrpg.com\/kritfayle\/federation-runabout\/","title":{"rendered":"Federation Runabout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Big+Shoulders+Display;font-weight: 600;font-size: 85px;line-height: 1;text-align: center\">Federation Runabout<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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In their simplest form they shuttle gear and personal that could not be teleported for some reason, but over time the need for a warp capable small vessel would become important both from a Star Fleet point of view but also a story one.<br><br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the story side it allowed a different kind of story. Often these were either separating crew from the support of the ship or smaller stories that could be focused\u00a0 on a couple of the characters rather than an ensemble.<br><br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Next Gen used Shuttles in their stories effectively, but it was DS9 that made them a central part of the shows ship lineup.<br><br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Danube Class (Nicknamed Runabout) was 23.1 meters long and had a crew between 2 and 4 depending on the mission requirement. They were modular in its cargo area which allowed for several different missions to be outfitted. These included defense (Phasers and Microtorpedo) scientific, medical, cargo or personal transport. The Danube is larger than standard shuttles and this gave it some more versatility. They were capable of landing on planets and leaving the atmosphere. They were able to reach Warp 5 and with that had a decent range. DS9 started with 3 and all of them were named after Earth Rivers.<br><br>The Diecast model is quite nice. It does come with a lot of detail and Eaglemoss always does a pretty good job of hiding seamlines and screws. Something that can be a bane to some diecast lines. This model is not perfect,\u00a0 however its not very expensive and if one considers the price they are then these are pretty decent value for money. 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