Its getting closer to finished. I need to spray some alclad on the tail cone and cargo container, which will
then get some salt weathering as befits a well-travelled crate.
The somewhat limited stats: Gila class modular freighter 600 tons, power plant M / Jump drive M for Jump 4,
maneuver drive D for Maneuver 1 ( Which, I think corresponds to 1 g acceleration. Its got legs, but its not
real spry ) 4 hard points, typically two sandcasters forward, and two triple laser or single fusion turrets aft.
Two 30 ton ships boats.
As to game mechanics, I remember Space opera, but never actually bought the system. ( though I still have
a few of the really splendid minis realeased for the game. ) Indeed, after running one game session with
some rather...too enthusiastic kids in the early 'eighties, I just treated it as literature and inspiration ever since.
I do think
Traveller remains one of the most elegantly packaged role-playing games ever released. I like
the universe, too - it owed a lot more to Poul Anderson than it did to George Lucas, and I really wish it had become popularenough to spawn the same kind of popular following the D & D enjoys to this day.