A two-foot-long, three-deck exploration starship with a complete playable interior, four movable engines, laboratories, crew facilities, cryogenic chambers, and a rear cargo bay.

The Chimera Pathfinder is 2nd Dynasty’s dedicated deep-space exploration vessel, custom printed at full 28mm scale for tabletop roleplaying games, skirmish games, wargames, and display.

Pathfinder is smaller and more focused than the standard Starship Chimera but remains an enormous tabletop project in its own right. At more than 60 centimetres, or two feet, long, it contains approximately 260 printed components distributed across three complete modular decks.

The ship is designed to serve as a science vessel, expeditionary transport, survey ship, independent adventuring craft, research platform, courier, bounty-hunter base, or complete tabletop encounter location.

The standard Chimera Pathfinder exterior with four movable engine assemblies. Designer image provided by 2nd Dynasty.

A Complete Exploration Starship

• More than 60 centimetres, or two feet, long at full 28mm scale;
• Suitable for approximately 25mm, 28mm, 30mm, and 32mm miniatures;
• Approximately 260 printed components representing more than 70 unique parts;
• Three complete modular interior decks;
• Fully detailed exterior and playable interior;
• Separate deck and hull sections for access during tabletop play;
• Four movable exterior engine assemblies;
• Detailed bridge and command positions;
• Science and medical facilities;
• Dedicated workshop;
• Galley and mess facilities;
• Crew living quarters;
• Cryogenic chambers or low berths;
• Data-core compartment;
• Rear cargo bay;
• Separate docking and cargo airlocks; and
• Compatibility with selected official Chimera-family additions.

A completed Pathfinder demonstrates the scale and distinctive exploration-vessel profile.

Three Playable Decks

Lower Deck

The lower deck contains the ship’s data core, cryogenic chambers or low berths, rearward cargo bay, and cargo airlock. It provides storage, recovery, emergency-suspension, and technical spaces for extended operations away from established facilities.

The lower deck includes the data core, cryogenic chambers, cargo bay, and cargo airlock.

Main Deck

The principal operating level contains the bridge, science and medical bay, workshop, docking airlock, and galley. This deck gives the Pathfinder the facilities needed to investigate unknown environments, treat casualties, repair equipment, analyze discoveries, and support a crew during prolonged missions.

The main deck contains the bridge, science and medical facilities, workshop, docking airlock, and galley.

Upper Deck

The upper deck contains crew living quarters, access passages, and air-handling spaces. It separates the private and environmental-support areas from the ship’s principal work and cargo decks.

The upper deck provides crew accommodation and environmental-support spaces.

Built for Exploration and Adventure

The Pathfinder is large enough to function as a persistent campaign location while remaining more manageable than the full standard Chimera. Its combination of laboratories, medical facilities, workshop, cargo space, crew accommodation, cryogenic systems, and multiple airlocks supports an unusually broad range of missions.

It can serve as the party’s primary vessel, a scientific expedition ship, a salvage and survey craft, a covert research platform, or the setting for boarding actions, medical emergencies, equipment failures, alien discoveries, and encounters involving whatever the crew should not have brought back aboard.

The separate deck sections provide access to the complete interior during tabletop play.

Optional Pathfinder Upgrades

The standard Pathfinder is a complete physical starship without any additional options. The following official Chimera-family additions may be selected above.

• PE-6 Escape Pod Set: Adds the official emergency escape-pod installation and compatible mounting components.
• Turret Port Configuration: Adds compatible dorsal, ventral, or side weapon-port structures. A particular weapon design is included only where expressly stated.
• Side Weapon Variant: Adds an official alternate side-mounted weapon installation compatible with the Chimera family.

Optional Pathfinder upgrades replace or supplement particular hull and interior components. Canvas Temple will contact the purchaser before production if a selected combination requires clarification or cannot be installed exactly as ordered.

Assembly Guide and Designer Information

Chimera Pathfinder Upgrade Gallery

The following images illustrate the principal official additions offered with the Pathfinder.

PE-6 Escape Pods

Adds the official emergency escape-pod system and its compatible mounting components.

Turret Ports

Adds weapon-port structures at compatible dorsal, ventral, or side positions.

Side Weapon Variant

Adds an alternate official side-mounted weapon installation for a more heavily equipped Pathfinder.

Upgrade images are official designer renders supplied by 2nd Dynasty. Some artwork may show the components installed on another compatible Chimera-family hull. Finished Pathfinder components are supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Other Chimera-Family Ships

The standard Starship Chimera, Chimera Pegasus, Chimera Cerberus, Ghost Ship Ataphoi, and Starship Odyssey are complete ships with different hulls, interiors, instructions, production requirements, and product listings. They are not configuration options on this Pathfinder listing.

What You Will Receive

• One complete Chimera Pathfinder;
• All standard exterior, interior, engine, bridge, laboratory, workshop, habitation, cargo, and equipment components;
• Any compatible optional additions selected above;
• Printed clips and connection components required for standard assembly;
• Unpainted PLA plastic components;
• Parts supplied unassembled;
• Access to the digital assembly guide; and
• Replacement of materially damaged, defective, incorrect, or missing components.

Miniatures, paint, tools, glue, scenery, cargo, electronics, lighting equipment, wiring, and batteries are not included. Filament color may vary because the model is intended to be prepared and painted by the purchaser.

Printing and Production

This model is custom printed to order in PLA plastic using licensed 2nd Dynasty design files. Components are printed slowly at approximately 0.12–0.16mm layer height, depending upon the size and requirements of the individual part.

The Pathfinder is a major production project using approximately four kilograms of filament and containing roughly 260 printed components. Please allow approximately 4–7 weeks for printing, inspection, organization, packing, and shipment. Production time may vary according to selected upgrades and the current printing queue.

Important Information About 3D-Printed Models

Layer lines, support-contact marks, minor surface texture, and small cosmetic variations are normal characteristics of FDM 3D printing and are not defects. Some preparation may be required before assembly and painting.

PLA models should be stored indoors and protected from excessive heat and prolonged direct sunlight. This product contains small components and is intended for hobbyists age 14 and older.

Designed by 2nd Dynasty and printed under commercial license by Canvas Temple Publishing.