[Anaz]

I must say Trashman, that when you first started modeling, I wasn't too fond of your ships, but you seem to have gone through a bit of a personal rennaisance. Congrats

[StratComm]

The station's very much in keeping with c914's designs, which is a good thing IMHO.  The Athena looks ok too, but it's so close to the original Athena in so many respects that the skin will have to set it apart.  My compliments on your recent designs

[TrashMan]

the Starbase is gonn be very big.. That repair dock can accomodate 2 destroyers..

I've looked at all availabe station before I started work on mine..
I've come across many that had large landing platforms, but still looke excellent. A landing platform makes no sense in space (except for fighters) and that's why i'm actually making docking arms instead.

As you can see the parts extendning from the base and ending into two long cylindrical corridors with dock points at the ends. I did some checking and even destroyer class ships can dock with the station without problems...

Gonna spiffy it up, texture it, and then post a pic again..

EDIT: Teh Athena Mk2 is supposed to be a upgraded version of the old Athena. In shape it is allmost indentical (there are many small differences wich are visible when you compare it with the small model).
This version has bigger volume at no expense to it's thin profile (due to the slightly different wing beginings), save the lower missile launcher. Thus it will have the same speed, manuverability and afterburner capacity ofthe old Athena, but with a bigger secondary paylod and stronger armor..

[Trivial Psychic]

Would it be possible for you to also release the Athena MK2 as merely a Mid-poly Athena, capable of using the orignial's map, or are there too many differences in this model?

[GT-Keravnos]

I think the Big gunner on top would be amazing to WingCommanderIZE...

In fact, If you have it somewhere available, noob as I am, I might want to try my hand at it. Thanks!

[TrashMan]

Well, since you're so fond of the Archangel, I'm gonna upload the cob for dowload after I spiffy it up a bit more...

Or I might go and convert and texture it myself..

Anway, the projected armament is:
8x2 (or 8x3) Heavy Ion Cannon Turrets
4-6 heavy beam cannons
1 cruise missile launcher
2x2 Gatling point defense lasers
40 turretts (Terran Turret, Terran Anti-bomber turret, flak and AAAf)

and I started the texturing of the station...do you think it's too big so far?


EDIT: Teh shape of hte Athena MK2 is practicly the same as the original one, so you should be able to use the same texture map...

[aldo_14]

If the station's that large, there's going to be a strong risk that it'll look too repetitive RE: the texturing... i.e. it'll look like a vast formless mass of grey close in.  But, I assume you'll be adding some contrasting textures to, for example, the 'struts' and whatnot to fix that.

[Rictor]

yeah, what aldo said.
especially at that size, the simple grey textures would look a bit repetitve.

[Zarax]

Agreed.
Other than that, it simply rocks.

[Kie99]

Originally posted by c914


Soo what...
We gona createa batle betwin both ships and witch one wins will keep name;)

Yeah and we can use #Battletest to make 'em fight!
:thepimp: :thepimp: :thepimp:

[Kazan]

Originally posted by TrashMan
The Archangel Heavy Battleship

Too lazy to textue it..anyone wanan try?

A little more of my latest projects:



>>>>D'Link to D site<<<<

want a job?

[TrashMan]

Job? For Ferium? Why not? LOL



b.t.w. - can anyone help me out? I need a few really good looking metal palel textues. the sort of you use as a main texture for big ships/statins. The one I currently use looks good from the distance, but its very blurred and "flat" when you come close.
All canon FS2 textures I tired on the station so far just look ugly..

And a little update - added more details and texured it more...

[Kazan]

that battleship fits right into my ideas for the ferrium universe so yes i was offering you a position as one of ferrium's modelers

[MetalDestroyer]

OMFG !!! When will we see them in futurs mods ??

[TrashMan]

Originally posted by kietotheworld


Yeah and we can use #Battletest to make 'em fight!
:thepimp: :thepimp: :thepimp:

sure, why not..Just when the battle starts, be sure my ship is facing the other one so it can give it a broadside.
I did a little calculation - all main batteries except for the two beam cannons can fire at a target in that position. And that's over 80% of the total main firepower:devil:

@Kazan - I'm in!

[Deepblue]

That battleship is exactly what I fancy.

[Kazan]

TrashMan: you're added - avatar and permissions will be added soon as i see an admin

[NGTM-1R]

Ehh, station don't look so bad to me, though it could probably use some windows or something.

[TrashMan]

I decided to scale down the station a bit, since I'm gonna make a new BIG station to serve as a homebase...Think Atlantis (alltough not THAT big..)


Oh..and:

b.t.w. - can anyone help me out? I need a few really good looking metal palel textues. the sort of you use as a main texture for big ships/statins. The one I currently use looks good from the distance, but its very blurred and "flat" when you come close.
All canon FS2 textures I tired on the station so far just look ugly..

I need good textures.. Please..mercy for the poor!:D

[aldo_14]

Try making them?