Captain Storil: Battle of Wolf 359

As seen in the pilot episode for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 

 

On Stardate  43997, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation Starship Enterprise was kidnapped for six days by an invading force known as the Borg.  Surgically altered, he was forced to lead an assault on Starfleet at Wolf 359.

 

At the Battle of Wolf 359, Starfleet assembled a fleet of 40 starships to stand against the Borg in their advance towards Earth.  One of the first ships to attack was the U.S.S. Saratoga, a Miranda-class starship under the command of a Vulcan named Storil.

 

 

Charging into the fray, Saratoga was one of the first vessels to fire on the Borg cube.  She was also one of the first to be caught by the Borg tractor beam.  Once her shields had drained, the Borg ripped into the small ship with their deadly cutting beams.  The bridge exploded in flames, killing Captain Storil and most of the command crew.  Surviving the blast, Lt. Commander Benjamin Sisko ordered an evacuation of all hands. 

 

Storil was never actually named in the series.  The name comes from the literary adaptation of the pilot episode and the script and is generally accepted. 

 

To make the figure, I took the Duty Uniform Picard and placed a slightly augmented Vulcan head on his shoulders. 

 

Seeing as how the Saratoga was a much smaller vessel than the Enterprise, some adjustments had to be made in order to present a passable action environment.  I chose the Action Fleet Stargazer as its design was similar to that of the Saratoga. 

 

Obviously, these models offer a rather comedic perspective when one compares the size of the chairs and consoles to the figures.  However, the objective is to create a somewhat believable background.