[Col.Hornet]

Here is the model that I'm making now . Aesaar's Diomedes inspired carrier named Hera. I had a lot of free time yesterday so I managed to do some basic shape.

[MatthTheGeek]

I think your p3d link is bogus or private, 404 here.

[Col.Hornet]

fixed

[MatthTheGeek]

Lookin' good so far, but I'm not sure I'm fan of the whole WC-esque run-the-length-of-the-ship bay, especially without doors , and especially when it makes the ship that hollow.

There's very little volume left for reactor, ammunition, crew, maintenance crew and spare parts for the fighters.

I suggest any of the battlestars from BSG as good examples of how you can make run-the-length bays right without compromising the whole ship.

[Col.Hornet]

Yes, you are right, however this is not the entire ship.  I plan to add some structures above the landing deck, like bridge and several other objects but now I cannot do that because I'm using mirror modifier in Blender. This ship will be asymmetric (the bridge will be on right or left side like on the US Navy carriers)

[Enioch]

Yeah, I was about to say that that topdeck needed some superstructure. If you're planning on doing it, that'd be fine.

I like the large bay.

[Dragon]

I'd actually prefer a flythrough fighterbay, IMO it looks better. House engineering stuff in the engine pods, and command inside an "island" on top deck or on the side (like in HW Hiigaran Carrier).

[Col.Hornet]

i rescaled entire hull a little ("wings" seemed to be a little bit too big). I would also like to show you how I see the placement of the bridge.

[Dragon]

I just had a thought. The island is nice, but could you try placing it on the front, around middeck level, facing sideways? Sort of like a Hiigaran Carrier from Homeworld 2. The way you have it now, it just seems a lot like Scooby's carriers. Side-mounted bridge with a perfectly flat top would be something new.

Oh, and it definitely looks like "flythrought converted to a closed-bay". Could you make it flythrought like it used to be? It looked much better.

[blowfish]

Very nice design   I'm not a huge fan of the asymmetric bridge though - IMO something lower and more centered would look better (though I know the height of such things is a matter of tireless debate).  You seem rather set on this arrangement though, so no need to listen to me

Also, I disagree with Dragon re: flythrough fighter bay.  It looks fine just loading through the front, engines need to go somewhere, and this is more consistent with ... everything else in the Freespace universe.

[whitearrow]

It's a nice model. I can see a bit of Aesaar's influence here and there. But that bridge's configuration looks like something that have been already seen around. Though the island bridge makes sense onto an aircraft carrier for obvious reasons, I don't think it does in a starship, unless you place some heavy weapon system on the deck or engines or something else to justify the bridge's asymmetric position...

[Nyctaeus]

Most of the flat plate around the bridge will be occupied by landing pads, docks and other stuff like this.

[Dragon]

Also, I disagree with Dragon re: flythrough fighter bay.  It looks fine just loading through the front, engines need to go somewhere, and this is more consistent with ... everything else in the Freespace universe.

The engines could go on side pods, and on the lower half of the hull. I agree that it's more consistent with other models... That's what we're trying to avoid, don't you think? We've already got enough of non-flythrought bays on other models.

[Droid803]

If you don't make it fly-through I would recommend putting doors on so the AI doesn't get stuck in it (and so players can't hide in it, etc).
While not strictly necessary, it's probably a good idea to consider how players may potentially try and break missions using this like that, heh.

[blowfish]

I agree that it's more consistent with other models... That's what we're trying to avoid, don't you think? We've already got enough of non-flythrought bays on other models.

New and interesting features are always good, but I don't see a fly-through fighter bay as adding much aesthetically or gameplay-wise, beyond 15 seconds of "oh hey look" and then forgetting about it.

Edit: spelling

[Col.Hornet]

http://p3d.in/qpQj2 Update

[fightermedic]

i like where this is going!
keep up all the good modeling work

[Nyctaeus]

It's awesome! Keep on rollin'

[Col.Hornet]

http://p3d.in/qpQj2 What do you guys think about this engine pattern?

[DahBlount]

Looks good! However I would like to know what happened to the bridge.