Miniaturas Star Trek Adventures: Borg TNG vs Klingons TOS

Respuesta rápida

Para la mayoría de las mesas de Star Trek Adventures, la opción Borg de TNG es la compra inicial más fuerte para imprimir en casa, porque los Borg son una amenaza recurrente a nivel de facción que se beneficia de tener múltiples drones idénticos en la mesa. La opción Klingon de TOS es mejor si diriges historias de la Serie Original o quieres un único comandante con carácter para anclar un encuentro Klingon. Ambas son de escala 32mm, así que la decisión real es qué enemigo es más probable que enfrente tu tripulación.

Las miniaturas para imprimir en casa resuelven un problema específico para los grupos de Star Trek Adventures: quieres al enemigo correcto en la mesa sin esperar una reposición ni pagar por una caja completa. El detalle es que no todas las publicaciones para imprimir en casa hacen el mismo trabajo. Algunas están diseñadas para imprimirse en múltiples copias como fuerzas de tropa, mientras que otras son piezas de personaje únicas que recompensan la impresión y pintura cuidadosas.

Esta comparación analiza dos opciones muy diferentes de impresión en casa: un drone Borg de la era TNG y un guerrero Klingon de TOS. Cubriré para qué sirve cada uno, cómo difiere el proceso de impresión y preparación, y cuál merece un lugar en tu primer pedido. Si estás construyendo una colección de Star Trek Adventures desde cero, esta es la decisión que te ahorra más resina desperdiciada y tiempo de pintura.

Para qué sirve realmente cada miniatura

El drone Borg es una pieza de enemigo de la era TNG diseñada para el juego de rol de mesa Star Trek Adventures. Los encuentros con los Borg en STA tienden a tratar sobre presión y números: un solo drone es un rompecabezas, pero tres o cuatro drones en la mesa cambian cómo se mueven tus jugadores, cómo gastan Momentum y cuándo deciden retirarse. Eso hace que un Borg para imprimir en casa sea un fuerte candidato para imprimir varias copias.

El guerrero Klingon TOS es una pieza de la era de la Serie Original. Los encuentros con Klingons en esa era suelen ser más personales: un grupo de abordaje, un comandante engañoso, una reunión diplomática que sale mal. Rara vez necesitas seis de ellos, pero a menudo quieres uno que se lea claramente en la mesa como un individuo con nombre y motivación. Las dos miniaturas resuelven problemas diferentes, por eso la comparación no trata realmente de calidad.

• Cuenta cuántos enemigos idénticos usaste realmente en tus últimas tres sesiones antes de decidir cuál imprimir primero.

Escala, material y preparación de impresión

Ambas miniaturas son de escala 32mm, así que están en la misma clase de tamaño que el resto de tu colección de Star Trek Adventures. Eso importa más de lo que parece: mezclar escalas es la forma más rápida de hacer que una mesa bien pintada se vea mal. Si tu tripulación y equipo de superficie existentes son de 32mm, ambas encajarán sin ajustes.

Los archivos de impresión están preahuecados cuando es posible, e incluyen versiones con soportes para facilitar la impresión. El preahuecado reduce el uso de resina en formas más grandes o voluminosas, lo que se nota más al imprimir varias copias del mismo drone. Las versiones con soportes te ahorran el tiempo de construir los soportes tú mismo, que es el paso con más probabilidad de causar una impresión fallida si eres nuevo en resina. La contrapartida es que los archivos pre-soportados te dan menos control sobre la orientación y la colocación de los soportes que un archivo que soportas manualmente.

• Print one test copy before committing to a batch, especially if you plan to print multiple Borg drones.
• If you already have a support workflow you trust, the unsupported files may still be the better choice for you.

Painting and table presence

Borg drones are forgiving to paint. The palette is narrow, the surfaces are largely mechanical, and uniformity is the point. If you are painting four or five of them, a simple basecoat, wash, and a few metallic accents will get them table-ready quickly. That repeatability is a real advantage when you need a squad rather than a single hero.

Klingon warriors reward more deliberate painting. Armor panels, sash, and skin tones give you places to add contrast, and a single well-painted Klingon commander can carry a scene in a way a drone cannot. The trade-off is time: if you paint one Klingon to a high standard, you will not want to rush the next four. That naturally pushes Klingon purchases toward one or two miniatures rather than a full squad.

• Batch-paint Borg drones in groups of three or four to keep the color mix consistent.
• Paint the Klingon's face and sash last, when the rest of the model is already sealed and you can focus on the focal points.

How they fit into a campaign

If your campaign is a TNG-era game, Borg are one of the few enemies that justify a recurring, escalating presence. Printing several drones lets you scale an encounter from a single scout to a full boarding action without buying a new box each time. That flexibility is the main reason the Borg option is the safer first purchase for most groups.

If your campaign is set in the Original Series era, or you run one-shots and convention games, the Klingon warrior is the more efficient pick. You get a recognizable, era-appropriate antagonist that works in social scenes as well as combat, and you are not paying to print miniatures you will only use once. Neither choice is wrong, but they point in different directions.

• Match the miniature to the era your group actually plays, not the era you like best.

Trade-offs at a glance

• Borg drone: quantity over character: The Borg option is built for repetition. Printing several identical drones is cheap in resin and fast to paint, but each individual drone has less personality than a named character. Choose this if your campaign uses Borg as a recurring, scaling threat.
• TOS Klingon: character over quantity: The Klingon warrior rewards careful painting and works well as a single named antagonist, but you are unlikely to need more than one or two, so the value per print is lower. Choose this if you run era-specific Original Series stories or convention one-shots.
• Print prep: supported files save time, cost control: Both options include supported versions and are pre-hollowed where possible. That lowers the barrier for new resin printers, but experienced printers may prefer to support their own files for better orientation control. Print one test copy before batching either option.
• Scale: both are 32mm: Because both miniatures are 32mm scale, they will sit consistently with the rest of your Star Trek Adventures collection. Scale is not the deciding factor here. Base your choice on era and encounter type, not size.

Product facts that affect your choice

• Star Trek Adventures - Print At Home - Iconic Villains General Chang: This 3D print product lets you print 1 highly detailed, 32mm scale multipart miniature of General Chang for use with the Star Trek Adventures tabletop roleplaying game. Files have been pre-hollowed where possible, and all files include supported versions for easier printing. General Chang is a named TOS-era film villain rather than a rank-and-file trooper, so he works as a single centerpiece antagonist. The pre-hollowed and supported files reduce prep time if you only plan to print one copy.
• Star Trek Adventures - Second Edition - Game Token Set: This official set of 30mm etched acrylic tokens contains 6 blue Momentum tokens, 24 red Threat tokens, and 12 additional tokens, and is a pre-order with shipping expected to start September 2026. If you are adding physical miniatures to your table, matching tokens keep Momentum and Threat tracking readable and consistent. The pre-order timing means it will not arrive for an immediate session, so plan around that if you need tokens now.
• Fallout: Miniatures - Cryptids - Grafton Monster: This miniatures set is part of THE WILDS OF APPALACHIA wave for Fallout: Miniatures, and the Grafton Monster is described as a legend of local folklore made flesh by West Tek through FEV experiments. Included here as a comparison point: it shows how a single monster miniature can anchor an entire encounter. That is the same role a named Klingon or a Borg drone plays in Star Trek Adventures, which is useful when deciding whether you need one miniature or several.
• The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms - Dwemer Walls and Pillars: This set provides Dwemer architectural terrain, with defined angular forms and decorative shapes carved into stone walls or embossed with burnished metal. Terrain competes for the same hobby time and budget as miniatures. If your table already has strong terrain, spending on characterful enemy miniatures will improve your sessions more than adding more scenery.

Print one test copy before committing to a batch, especially if you plan to print multiple Borg drones.

If you already have a support workflow you trust, the unsupported files may still be the better choice for you.

• Painting and table presence
• Borg drones are forgiving to paint. The palette is narrow, the surfaces are largely mechanical, and uniformity is the point. If you are painting four or five of them, a simple basecoat, wash, and a few metallic accents will get them table-ready quickly. That repeatability is a real advantage when you need a squad rather than a single hero.
• Klingon warriors reward more deliberate painting. Armor panels, sash, and skin tones give you places to add contrast, and a single well-painted Klingon commander can carry a scene in a way a drone cannot. The trade-off is time: if you paint one Klingon to a high standard, you will not want to rush the next four. That naturally pushes Klingon purchases toward one or two miniatures rather than a full squad.

Batch-paint Borg drones in groups of three or four to keep the color mix consistent.

• Paint the Klingon's face and sash last, when the rest of the model is already sealed and you can focus on the focal points.
• How they fit into a campaign
• If your campaign is a TNG-era game, Borg are one of the few enemies that justify a recurring, escalating presence. Printing several drones lets you scale an encounter from a single scout to a full boarding action without buying a new box each time. That flexibility is the main reason the Borg option is the safer first purchase for most groups.

If your campaign is set in the Original Series era, or you run one-shots and convention games, the Klingon warrior is the more efficient pick. You get a recognizable, era-appropriate antagonist that works in social scenes as well as combat, and you are not paying to print miniatures you will only use once. Neither choice is wrong, but they point in different directions.