Star Trek : The Role Playing Game This article covers " Star Trek " role - playing games and reference works which were produced by FASA and a number of related gaming companies . Gaming miniatures . When FASA released the " Starship Combat Simulator " ( No . 2003 ) in 1983 , which was re - released in 1985 and added as an extra component in the deluxe edition of " Star Trek the Role Playing Game " ( No . 2001 ) of 1983 , they simultaneously released , during 1983 and 1984 , a line of starship gaming miniatures to give the game , which was standard equipped with carton playing tokens , an extra dimension . They could also be used in the later - released " Star Trek III Starship Combat Game " ( No . 2006 ) . The miniatures , which had a stated scale of 1 / 3900 , were made out of pewter ( a lead - tin alloy in a 60 % - 40 % ratio respectively , according to sculptor Ab Mobasher ) and packaged in a transparent bubble attached to a card ( blister pack ) . They came unpainted and most of them required a certain amount of constructing with the aid of superglue . The 1983 edition also came with transparent plastic hexagonal stands , on which the miniatures were to be mounted , and which fitted the hex grid maps accompanying the " Combat Simulator " . They were colored to denominate the major factions in the game , blue for the Federation , red for the Klingon Empire , purple for the Romulan Star Empire , green for the Gorn Hegemony and neutral for the Orion Syndicate . Apart for the then - known canon ships , the range was expanded with non - canon ships as earlier designed by the FASA staff . Though not the first to release starship gaming miniatures ( that distinction fell to Task Force Games , who likewise produced miniatures for their " Star Fleet Battles " game ) , the quality and imaginative designs of canon and non - canon ships alike made FASA ' s miniature line the most popular item of the whole FASA " Star Trek " product range ( as well as the most popular gaming miniature line ) , becoming highly sought - after collectibles in their own right amongst non - gaming " Star Trek " fans as well . Remarkably , most of the 1983 - 1984 releases were issued with ISBN numbers , something normally only given to print materials . FASA reissued the line twice , once in 1985 and once in 1988 , each issue expanding the line with further additions . The color coding of the stands was abandoned with the first reissue as all models were from then on accompanied by neutral transparent plastic stands . Each release had its own distinctive design style of the cards on which the models were mounted . In 1985 FASA sub - licensed the UK - based Citadel Miniatures to manufacture the miniatures for the UK market . Apart from being mounted on different style cards , the models differed from their US counterparts in that for many models less construction was needed and that they were more detailed , due to the fact that the pewter had a higher tin content . Although that made the metal more brittle , it also made the metal harder than their relative soft US counterparts and thus more susceptible to retain detailing . Eventually , Citadel released fourteen out of the eventual thirty - four models FASA produced , when the latter lost its license in 1989 . Apart from the ship models , FASA also produced 17 small pewter crew members figurines in 1983 as gaming pieces ( one release only ) . Testament to the popularity of the starship miniatures was the fact that the sculptor of the first 22 starship pieces , Abbas Mobasher , received an H . G . Wells Award from the in 1985 for his work in the category " Best Vehicular or Accessory Series " , whereas FASA itself had received the award the year previously in the category " Best Vehicular Miniatures Series " . Mobasher ' s successors for the expansions , Randy Hoffa and Steve Apolloni , received the same award Mobasher did , in 1987 . FASA had their miniatures of the 1983 / 84 issues manufactured by Ral Partha Enterprises , while their 1985 - 1988 issues were manufactured by the Canadian company RAFM Miniatures and Games . The popularity of FASA ' s " Star Trek " gaming models attracted the attention of Rawcliffe , who also began to release " Star Trek " miniatures in 1988 . Sub - licensed by FASA , Rawcliffe started to release high - quality solid pewter gaming pieces with the stand now as an integral part of the model . Thirteen of FASA ' s models were re - made as Rawcliffe ' s " SS " series . FASA was mentioned as co - licensee both on the clear plastic packaging boxes and on the bottom of the stand , while simultaneously FASA ' s numbering was followed . When FASA lost its license in 1989 , Rawcliffe renegotiated a separate license with the Paramount Marketing and Licensing Department and acquired the molds for the models from FASA . FASA had geared up to add figures into their product line , but it was Rawcliffe that eventually released these in 1992 after FASA was unable to . These former FASA miniatures became the basis for Rawcliffe to include larger scaled starships , figurines , key - chains , and sculptures in their product line . In 1991 Rawcliffe issued the " RF " series ( which included larger scaled ship models that did not originate as FASA miniatures ) , but as per their new license agreement , only produced canon ships . With all references to FASA and their gaming miniatures dropped , though in most cases retaining their hexagonal shaped stands , the models were packaged in Rawcliffe ' s blank white carton boxes which stated only Rawcliffe ' s name . The models were accompanied by a small colored carton nameplate which emphasized that they were released as decorative display items . Rawcliffe ' s license to produce " Star Trek " products expired in 1999 . The appeal of FASA ' s 1 / 3900 scale gaming miniatures did not end when FASA and Rawcliffe lost their licenses . In the decades after official production had stopped small , non - licensed , amateur " garage " model kit companies like Impulse Models , FMX Models , Macro Trek , and UK - based Future Legend continued to produce FASA - like miniatures , typically in resin . In most cases relatively short - lived , they often expanded on FASA ' s line with canon and non - canon ships of the later " Star Trek " productions . Particularly noteworthy was Future Legend , in business around the turn of the millennium , who not only expanded the line with canon ships , but also released FASA designs ( in resin as well as in pewter ) , which FASA itself never got around of releasing .