[Taristin]

I know you don't care, but I like that nose, with the single cocpit.

[Nico]

yup, I don't care
Last update for today, coz I'm fed up with it:
temporary comparison ( until both are done, obviously ) between the normal and heavy versions:

[Fineus]

Looking great, but the Heavy varient needs larger/more ordinance under the wings. It is heavy after all

[Nico]

that's planed
Gonna remove the four underneath guns and put missile launchers there.

[Lt.Cannonfodder]

Looks really, relly nice. Can't wait to see it textured

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Nico


I like Depardieu, vindiou!

It shows. And what's "vindiou"?

I like the dual cockpit one. When you changed the front end to look like the large nosed frenchman, I was hoping you'd put in the RIO-style station.

[Nico]

Originally posted by mikhael
I was hoping you'd put in the RIO-style station.

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vindiou, can't translate, countryside expression to end a sentence.

[mikhael]

In a Tomcat, the RIO (RADAR Intercept Officer) position is the seat behind the pilot in the cockpit.

[Flaser]

IMHO the normal version could be sleeker/aerodynamic - a return to the old "sharp" edges.

The Heavy version is right on spot though - especially with the flat canard nose - it gives it some charmish character.

[Bobboau]

you know I think it could use some more detail on the body, do you think you could have a few bit's of exposed machinery or something, just a few cut outs or something

[Nico]

nah, don't want that on this one.

[Nico]

Started mapping the fighter version.

Also set up a designation system:
the very original version is the Ezechiel A ( demonstrator version, that's what it was in OTT actually, a ship performing test on real battleground, availabilibity was limited to one squadron in the whole campaign ).
The version above is the standard, series version, designated Ezechiel C
The biplace version is designated Ezechiel B.
Dunno, maybe I'll make more versions, why not.

[mikhael]

I like where you're going with it, Venom. Good work.

[Liberator]

Beautimus!!!:D

[IceFire]

Just found this for the first time.

That looks BLOODY GOOD Venom!  Bloody good!

I always liked the fighter, although it was much too large (all of them were) for the FS2 engine scaling system (or the AI) but if you convert it this time I'm sure it'll be sized nicely.  Excellent work on the redesign...it looks very much like a cross between some very serious anime work and the next gen fighters coming out like the F/A-22.  Well done!

[Bobboau]

keep a low detail version of the textures (ie no shadeing or such, this would look omnipotent cell shaded)

[Nico]

Just a matter of turning off a few ( well, a couple hundred ) special effect layers in photoshop, Bob
But for cell shading, you'll HAVE to have the ink lines hardcoded. You realize if I have to make the lines with the mirrored technic, the thing will go in the 5000 polys range...

Nway, thanks
yeah, Ice, that F22 thing, I tend to do it too much these days, I started with one ship, thought it was cool, then kept doing that since then. Have to stop there or every ships of mine will look the same
One of the reason I've thrown away the nose from the first pics in that thread.

[Janos]

It's smiling to us!

It's kawaii++, sexcellent. I love it. Fap fap fap.

[Nico]

It's not kawaii, it's mean looking, the evil made machine itself, grwaaaaah!

[aldo_14]