[StratComm]

I do agree that it could use more in the way of profile details (I'd like to see a full side isometric though before making that judgement).  That said, I really like it.  Nice work

[Prophet]

Oh please! When someone finally makes a model that does not have any unnessessary fins on it, you people want to add towers and spikes and wings on it?
Here is a ship for you that has distinctive feature. But oh my! I does not have any vertical extensions. The profile is no good. I better run to the TBP guys and tell them to add some.


Axem: That looks just great!

[Flipside]

And some people make ships that exclusively have individual features and would not make them any other way.

If someone is going to ask for opinions on this board, that is what they will get, good or bad, sensible or stupid, it's their model, they will do as they please with it and no-one will think the worse of them for it, but Axem asked for opinions, he got them, unless he has a problem with that, why worry?

[BlackDove]

Originally posted by Axem
Not really. Why? Interested in taking it?

I'm just scoping stuff, nothing set in stone

Looks great though. Hope you finish it (textures, etc.)

[Prophet]

I see... I should have added some smileys in that post... I must point out that that was merely my opinion, though perhaps a bit overworked...

[Axem]

Well I think distinctive features gives it character. It sets it apart from anything else.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/NarfPics/uglybertha.jpg
This ship is basically a cylinder with a box attached. The side box doesn't need to be there really, but without it, its just a greebled cylinder.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/NarfPics/arival_retract.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/NarfPics/arival_extend.jpg
With everything retracted the ship doesn't look like anything special, but with the doors and platforms extended, its set apart from other similar designs.

Anyhow...


Bottom bar, good, bad?

You can also sorta notice some armor plates I added on the sides on the lower front of the ship.

[BlackDove]

Hmmmmm I liked it better with a smooth bottom.

Dear god, why does that turn me on?

[ToecrusherHammerjaw]

Actually kinda reminds me of a Katana Fleet Dreadnaught from Star Wars Expanded Universe.

[Hudson]

Kinda reminds me of the hw2 ion frigate.. maybe giving it some subtle fins on the side might help.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/493/ss003179km.jpg

[Turambar]

cut some off the sides of that bottom bar in the middle, like
\________>-----------------<_______/

see how that looks, the polygon detail will make it look better
greeble the sides of it too, little indents and extrusions along the length can go a long way

[Axem]

Lower bar redone, thinner, and with greebles. Also above that you can see an AWAC-style sensor dome. Not as good as the ones on the Charybdis, but a bit better than your traditional sensor suites.

[Turambar]

that lower bar is sexy
however, the back of the front bit of the ship (where the lower bar starts in front) kinda looks like a gear
its kinda wierd

maybe make that a layered armor plate or something, cause the gear just aint doin it for me

[karajorma]

Like it. Is this going to be a community release then since you've got no plans for it?

[karajorma]

Like it. Is this going to be a community release then since you've got no plans for it?

[Axem]

Yup, most of the projects I'm apart of aren't even in the FS2 universe. They can't use it, so everyone gets it!

Updates to the model:
A retractable docking port has been added
Added doors that hold the AWACS domes so they can be put away when you don't need them or want them to get damaged.




I think now I can start adding turrets and other finishing touches.

[bkd86]

It looks pretty good. When you add your turrets, compact ones without really long barrels would look good on that design.

[aldo_14]

Neat.  I like the sensors

[StratComm]

Random suggestion on the sensors (though it'd be much harder to actually impliment): make them flip out facing forwards rather than up.  Since in front of you would probably be the area you're most concerned about.

[Axem]

Certainly worth a thought. I was more thinking the sensors were to be used more as wide area sensors. The ship would still have its own combat sensor suite somewhere else.

But I wanted to see what it would look like, so I came up with this in 5 minutes.

[StratComm]

Ideally they'd flip out perpendicular to the surface underneath (so that the open panel lined up with the engine greebling behind it) but actually making that work in-game would be... tricky.