Frigates were small ships for small missions, such as patrol, convoy escort, or pickets. In fleet battles, frigates mostly tried to avoid being noticed. The Kzinti frigate was very small, and the pre-war frigate classes were clearly obsolete long before they could be replaced.
The ships of the Starline 2500 series are cast in pewter, have supremely high detail, and are in a larger (1/3200) scale than the earlier, metal 2400 series of miniatures. The ships of either series will work with Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, A Call to Arms, or Starmada.
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