The Nerfworks

CEC-L Shipyard Lab 6671-x42 was known as The Nerfworks to all who worked there, the name coming from the assumption that the lack of funding or visits from corporate executives meant that they 'smelled bad' to higher-ups.

Jointly funded by the Corellian Engineering Corporation and Loronar Corporation, the Nerfworks were responsible for over a dozen Droid Starship designs, some of which actually saw production. Among these were the YQ-400 Monitor Droid Patrol Ship, the Ycaqt-class Droid Transport, and the Crusader-class XX-777Droid Frigate although only the prototype for this model saw production and was destroyed after its initial test runs, due to designers using a reconditioned military protocol droid brain as a time-saving measure instead programming a fresh droid brain. Rumors persist, however, that the Crusader prototype escaped destruction and fled into hyperspace.

The ships were a modest success, but suffered from the problems that plagued most Droid Starship designs (vulnarability to ion weapons, long learning times for the droid brains to 'settle in' to their programmed routes & tasks, etc.). In the end, the Nerfworks was decommissioned, though rumors exist that they still continue their work in secret, designing experimental stealth ships.

Behind The Scenes

 * The Nerfworks are obviously a nod to the famous Lockheed Skunkworks, designers of the SR-71 Blackbird, among others.