[blowfish]

One of my first models, the GTD Thanatos.

Currently ~15000 triangles, in need of textures.






This is a WIP, so feedback would be appreciated.

EDIT: Fixed image links

[Hades]

Cool.

[castor]

Not much of a comment, but  think I like it (would like even more if more of it would fit on my screen at once )

[Admiral_Stones]

Holy sheetorz 

But somehow I always think of a huuge fighterbay in between these two front arms. Probably because some carrier from a game I cant recall.

Duh, I should look closer. There already is 

[blowfish]

I'm considering actually modeling the fighterbay.  Do you guys think I should?

[Mobius]

Is Thanatos a good name for a Terran ship?

[blowfish]

Thanatos was the Greek god of death and mortality.  I think it is a good name for a Terran ship (yes, I am aware that it was a Shivan cruiser in "Apocalypse")

[gevatter Lars]

That is one nice ship.
Just a question...are there weaponpods/turrets on the inside of the hangarbay arms? At that position the would most likely shoot at each other. You might concider putting them on a podest or facing to the front so that they shoot down incomming bombs or whatever isn't supposed to land in the hangar. Maybe make it a turret that can point up and down but not to the other side of the arm. No one wants to shoot himself ^_^

[blowfish]

That's an interesting point.  If it doesn't work, then I will remove those two turrets and replace them with just one right above the hangar entrance, but for now I am just going to leave it (I'll keep that suggestion in mind though).  I think something similar was done on the Hecate (there are two turrets between the main engines).

[Hellstryker]

I use sketchup, its not n00b  exporting can get a little annoying but it works just fine

[blowfish]

I use sketchup, its not n00b  exporting can get a little annoying but it works just fine

Converting can be a nightmare.  I guess it depends on how your model is built, but Truespace doesn't seem to like me.

[Hades]

I use sketchup, its not n00b  exporting can get a little annoying but it works just fine

Converting can be a nightmare.  I guess it depends on how your model is built, but Truespace doesn't seem to like me.

Truespace hates every one.

[Hellstryker]

Just get a friggin crack for sketchup pro

[blowfish]

I use sketchup, its not n00b 

I never said SketchUp is noob, I meant I'm a noob.  I think my post count doubled today.

[redsniper]

lvlshot plz. kthxbye.

[Hellbender]

Nice work!

I think you did well with the design. The main turrets are good looking.

Nice clean lines and functional style. I hope to see it finished! 

[blowfish]

lvlshot plz. kthxbye.

I knew there was a tag that did that, I just forgot what it was.  I put the tags in.

[Hellstryker]

Your not a noob if you can model THAT 

[blowfish]

Well, I've had a little experience modeling in the past.  This is one of my first models for Freespace.  I am new to texturing and converting though.  Does anyone have a dark blue/grey tile texture that I could use (Preferably without panels)?  And maybe a version with windows too?  I can't seem to find anything that will work for the main body of the ship.

I'm trying something with the engines:

BEFORE

AFTER


EDIT: Fixed image links

[Hellstryker]

... you cant texture it now... you got to export it to .cob and UV map it and texture it in truespace. the best way to do this would be to export it to .obj and convert that .cob with lithium unwrapper