Featured Recovery
MFN-072-019 — "Nightjar"
- Scale / Sector
- 1:72 · Compressed Air Dimension
- Classification
- Unconfirmed
- Status
- Unaccounted for — three recovery attempts
Full record, incident history and model-building notes are held in the Recovered Machines archive.
Open Archive Record →Urgent Bulletin — Unidentified 1:72 Aircraft
Operatives are advised that the aircraft catalogued as MFN-072-019 ("Nightjar") remains unaccounted for despite three recovery attempts. Sightings continue to be reported from the Compressed Air Dimension. Any operative encountering markings resembling the Broken Compass insignia near a 1:72 build should file a report immediately through Transmissions and should not attempt an independent recovery.
Welcome, Cleared Operative
Dimensional Recovery & Cataloguing Archive — for operatives cleared to Tier One access.
If you are reading this page, your clearance has been processed and your terminal access has been granted. The Miniature Frontier Network exists to recover, document and safely study miniature vehicles, aircraft and vessels that arrive in our world bearing no explainable origin. You are one of a small number of operatives trusted with this archive. Read carefully, and report anything unusual through the Transmissions desk.
What the Network Does
Every scale of model — 1:12 down to 1:700 and beyond — corresponds to a dimensional sector. We hold that these are not simply hobbyist conventions but genuine boundaries between worlds, and that an unusual number of kits, part-built models and unidentified small machines recovered by operatives over the past two years did not originate on any production line we can trace. The Network's task is to recover these artefacts, classify them by sector, and record what we can before the trail goes cold. Full detail on how the archive works is kept on the About the Network page.
Latest Recovered
- MFN-072-019 — "Nightjar"Unconfirmed
- MFN-035-004 — "Iron Warden"Confirmed
- MFN-048-011 — "Research Sector Interceptor"Disputed
Squadron Spotlight
The 402nd Composite Flight and its Broken Compass insignia are tied directly to the Nightjar recovery.
View Squadron Record →Field Guide Essentials
New operatives should complete all eight training phases before handling a physical artefact.
Open Field Guide →Transmissions Highlight
Transmission TX-006 remains one of two packets tied directly to Operative Kestrel's disappearance.
Read Transmission →Archive Directory
All divisions of the network terminal are listed below.
- Recovered Machinesthe artefact archive
- Lost Squadronsfictional units and their markings
- Operative Field Guidebeginner modelling training
- Transmissionsbulletins, field reports and the guestbook log
- About the Networkhistory, structure and how to join
Network Status
- Archive integrity
- Stable — seven sectors indexed, one classification disputed.
- Last confirmed transmission
- 14 November 1999
- Operatives currently listed active
- 14 (one unaccounted for — see Transmissions)
Highlighted Restoration
MFN-035-004 — "Iron Warden" Command Half-Track. Recovered from the Mechanised Conflict Zone in unusually complete condition, and traced to the 7th Mechanised Vanguard. Full record, incident report and model-building notes are held in the Recovered Machines archive.