Clash of Empires, while taking advantage of the many outstanding models done throughout the community the last few years, has in itself a select few models built entirely for the project. These models are build from scratch by Syf.
I was going to keep these all secret but have decided to show off a sneak peak at one of the models:
[fieldset=Lakat Class Cruiser]Here we have the Lakat class Cruiser, filling a light cruiser role the Lakat is a very old design, older than the Tonga, and is roughly on par with the Federation Excelsior class. At her time of deployment she was a revolutionary design incorporating many elements in ship design still being used today.
She was scheduled for a full class wide decommissioning in 2372, but the destabilisation and overthrow of the Central Command by the Depta Council and even more so the unexpected Klingon Invasion of the Union halted plans for the Lakat's retirement. Further more Cardassia decided to bring the class up to more modern specifications when Cardassia's military forces started to dwindle thanks to the combined efforts of both the Klingon Empire and Maquis Outlaws.
After Cardassia's entry into the Dominion, the Lakat was downgraded to a system defence role deep within Dominion Occupied Cardassian space, a role that the Lakat's did well but saw little action apart from the casual Klingon raiding party of Bird of Prey's. By the time the end of the war came around very few remained in service and the few that did were actually destroyed/disabled by the Federation Alliance's push into Dominion territory in 2376.
With Cardassia gaining it's freedom from Dominion Occupation, the Union started to rebuild and several disabled but not destroyed Lakat's were some of the first vessels brought back to life. Even till this day Lakat's are seen throughout Cardassian space, however due to their age they are far and few between and are becoming even more rare thanks to new and more advanced designs being commissioned and fielded by the Central Command.[/fieldset]
Now for the images:
Enjoy this 728 poly model.