Hi!
No, don't worry, I'm not going to talk about the stats - they are fine as is - but I (at last!) got my first Protectors, along with a Custodian, earlier this week. While I was flying one of the Protectors around (yeah, I'm a big kid sometimes!) it occured to me that the model woud make a fine Moray - but not quite as it stands.
If you haven't already got a Protector, it's one of these:
Pretty, eh?
Anyway, the model comes in two pieces - the hull is pretty much as you see it, but the command bridge (above the engines) has to be glued on.
While that command bridge seems fine for the starship, it looks a tad out of place if the model is repping a Moray (plus if the Protector goes in the list it may lead to confusion!)
Also, a piece on the forward hull looks like the cockpit of a Tau aircraft (youll see which one), presumably a secondary/emergency bridge on the Protector.
So, how about for the Ion Moray, one simply leaves the separate bridge piece off the model?
That way the craft looks a bit more unique, in my view.
For the Rail-Moray, one could cut off the 2 pairs of prow modules and fit the head units off of 40k Rail Rifles.
How does that sound? (I only have 2 Protectors, which I intend to keep as Protectors, so I can't spare the conversion... plus I've already glued on my bridges onto the models! The idea still seems sound though, I may do it if I get more Protectors to play with)
Gary
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