The Type J Seeker is an official Traveller starship licensed from Far Future Enterprises. It represents our second Traveller ship, which is simply a variant of the Type S Scout/Courier rebuilt for mining purposes.
The Type J Seeker premiered as an add-on for the Traveller RPG Starship Miniatures Kickstarter we ran in 2021. A full 28mm (ca. 1:59) standalone was made available.
This version can be scaled down to 15 mm (1:100).
An upgrade version was made available for those who already own a 28mm Type S Scout/Courier.
In addition to the 28mm scale ships, we also made a 1:270 and tactical miniature of the Type J. This featured as a stretch goal for our Traveller RPG Starship Miniatures Kickstarter. Currently it is only available in the pledge manager along with the other stretch goals.
The Type J is according to Traveller lore, created from a surplus scout/courier as a starting point, which is ultimately converted to a prospecting and mining ship for a small crew.
Two of the four staterooms are removed, and the remaining two are converted to four one-ton spacer niches. The crew consists of a pilot and three crew members, although the ship can be operated by only one person.
In practice, the Type J varies also from the standard Type S layout. While the bottom of the ship is almost identical, the Type J features a slightly longer rear hull and the classic angled rear of the Type S from earlier editions of Traveller. The layout also varies slightly from classic Traveller because the position of the landing gear bays has been moved for convenience.
