Here's three ships I'll donate for the comic. They're not textured, so if you use them I'd like copies of them with textures. :)
Number 111 started life as one of the more crappy parts from DOGA. After geometry corrections and very extensive changes and additions it became Number 111. The two powerful beam cannon and two side weapon bays (the red bits) plus (literally) tons of armor make this a formidable opponent. However, the engines are a bit undersized for its mass, making it not a good choice for chasing down fighters. It works very well for planetary defense, protection of space stations and asteroid mines as well as interdiction of pirates or shipping. This design should prove useful against capital ships if accompanied by about 1/3 to 1/2 its numbers in fast fighter escort. The heavy armor helps it survive while the escorts take care of any pests.
Number 52's three engine cover/pods are extensively rebuilt and enhanced from a DOGA part. The nozzles poking out the back are my creation. Then I used three copies of that at 120 degree angles and built the rest of the ship from scratch. The pics here show it armed with two MLS missile pods (could also mount energy or kinetic weapons in them) on the sides and a rotary magazine ordnance pod ventrally. In one view there's a cargo container on the bottom, which can also be used in the side positions. Stripped down it can take the role of a racer or fast courier. Racked up with three cargo pods it can haul small loads of time-sensitive cargo. Fully equipped with weapons it becomes a fighter/bomber. Or you can fit it with any combination of additions, though asymmetrical loadouts should be avoided.
Almost all of the parts included with the freeware DOGA L1 have extensive geometry problems like disconnected verts and edges, overlapping faces and single-sided faces sticking out in the wind. I've fixed up several of them and some of those I've gone on to fix up into complete ship models.
Sleek is not a fighter at all. It's a rich kid's speedster. With five engines it's fast but quite short ranged though that can be extended by using only the center engine. The side engine pods are separate objects so they can be changed for other engines or things like weapons pods or extended range tanks can be mounted between the engines and the body. I suppose it could have a couple of weapons stuffed into the nose... somehow. For the most range, jettison the side engines to drop a lot of mass, and a lot of cash for replacement parts.
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