[Aesaar]

Now showing only the Herc II.

Hades and I have been working on this for a day or so now.  Based on this concept by StarSlayer.  Still WiP.

Our plan is to also do the Ares, Perseus, and Erinyes, all mostly based on StarSlayer's concept art.

[Rodo]

You've been doing wat?

Oh boy.

[Trivial Psychic]

The design looks like a concept that was a competitor to the Herc.II that didn't get chosen, kinda like the way the YF-23 lost to the YF-22.  Since the original Herc was constructed by Han-Roland Corp. and the Herc.II was by RNI Systems, perhaps this was the Han-Roland Corp's entry into the fighter design competition, as it has generally the same layout and and apparent firepower as the Herc.II, but it retains the more angular lines of the original Herc.

[BritishShivans]

I quite like it, but the middle body seems *much* too spindly/thin now that I've seen the model.

[Black Wolf]

The MediaVP Herc 2, with all due respect to the original creator, was always somewhat odd looking, especially the texture, so I'm really keen to see another take on it. Will be watching with interest.

[Hades]

I quite like it, but the middle body seems *much* too spindly/thin now that I've seen the model.

yeah, we'll be working on this (by we, I mean Aesaar though we both agreed with you)

The MediaVP Herc 2, with all due respect to the original creator, was always somewhat odd looking, especially the texture, so I'm really keen to see another take on it. Will be watching with interest.

It's a granite potato. The retail model isn't amazing, either.

The design looks like a concept that was a competitor to the Herc.II that didn't get chosen, kinda like the way the YF-23 lost to the YF-22.  Since the original Herc was constructed by Han-Roland Corp. and the Herc.II was by RNI Systems, perhaps this was the Han-Roland Corp's entry into the fighter design competition, as it has generally the same layout and and apparent firepower as the Herc.II, but it retains the more angular lines of the original Herc.

That's interesting, though the reason we went this route is because we thought the Herc 2 was actually a bit too curvy and formless as a result.

[BrotherBryon]

I like it so far, I always felt that Herc 2 was a bit too rounded to be a true successor and this version gets back some of the blocky feel of it's predecessor nicely while still having some more modern like curves.

[yuezhi]

That's interesting, though the reason we went this route is because we thought the Herc 2 was actually a bit too curvy and formless as a result.

Can you say that for the rest of the FS2 fighters?

[DahBlount]

I can not tell you how dumb I look with the smile on my face right now.

It feels like it brings back the classic Herc feel. Keep going in this direction.

[Shivan Hunter]

I like your polygons

[Lc4Hunter]

I also like this redesign.
It looks more an evolution of the Herc than the old model.
it has the Herc (1) form, but very modernized.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers,
Hunter 

[Ulala]

Looks great, excited to see this one get an upgrade. [edit] nvm, lrnd 2 red

[Phantom Hoover]

So yeah I've made it clear on IRC that I think this design discards a perfectly good Herc 2 concept for dumb reasons like being "too round", but apparently I'm the only one who thinks FS2 ships should be sleek to distinguish them from FS1 designs. So it goes.

[yuezhi]

I second that notion.

[Black Wolf]

Having had another look, I definitely see where Trivial Psychic is coming from in that it's a Herc 2 alternative design rather than an actual herc 2 - in profile especially, it looks almost like a Herc 1.5, in some ways. Apologies for the imagebin link, tinypic wouldn't work for some reason:

http://imagebin.org/288277

I think, when you look at the retail model side on, [V] were definitely going for a curvy look for the Herc 2 - probably trying to represent a sort of blending of Terran and Vasudan design ethos. I think the overall design is really good, and a big improvement over the current MediaVP herc, but I think a slight softening of the engines' forward corner (or maybe corners if the one above the forwardmost point changed too) into a forward curve would go a long, long way towards bringing in the retail profile (and therefore the overall look) while maintaining the uniqueness of the current direction.

Also, is the "chest" above the spike meant to stick out so far forward? It kind of looks like it's toting about an underslung gun or something?

[Mars]

Holy crap! Are people getting upset by Hades designs for being. . . not curvy enough! 

[MatthTheGeek]

Buck Teeth.

That is all. You can thank me later with Cannot Unsee posts.

[Mongoose]

Holy crap! Are people getting upset by Hades designs for being. . . not curvy enough! 

I was about to say, I hope the irony is not lost on everyone.

[Colonol Dekker]

Where's this starslayer concept art at?

[The E]

It's, uhh, linked to in the first post.