[Aardwolf]

Yes, close the thread, even though the OP's posts are mostly on-topic. 

[Spoon]

Yes, close the thread, even though the OP's posts are mostly on-topic. 

Its what you get with overeager new moderators 

[Colonol Dekker]

Seems they'll just give *the powah* to any old nub

[Snail]

Seems they'll just give *the powah* to any old nub

I NOT NUBS!

[Dragon]

Also, don't close a WiP thread, I'd like to see more progress on that gunship.
If we're lucky, we may even get another ship with external primaries.
If you have to do something with off topic, split it instead.

[MastaRyan]

Alright, I'd like to post something before this topic gets locked by Snail, so here's some more pics.


Multi-part turret.
Spiky things are missile launchers. Gatling gun is meant to be an anti-capital gun. Good thing, too, because you couldn't hit anything smaller than a cruiser with it.
Thruster flames.

[Snail]

Modelled thruster flames are unnecessary. The SCP doesn't use them anymore. You could do without them.

[MastaRyan]

Oh.

[Colonol Dekker]

The way to imagine your gun ship and missile racks is to make them empty. Make a socket for the gun to go in. And empty missile pods. Just make sure the weapons fit when you make them as seperate objects and it will all be nice when it's finished and you can swap everything out later when you make new weapons.

[MastaRyan]

So i should make the missile racks empty boxes and then model missiles to put in them?

[Snail]

That's generally what people do.

[TrashMan]

That depends on what kind of ships you want. Internal or external weapon mounts.

Regarding your gunship - keep working on it. Refine the design and model. It's the best way to learn

[Titan]

External missles really don't make sense. What happens when a 50 kiloton missile gets hit by another 50 kiloton missile?

[Bobboau]

it makes a trail of orange glowy poofs.

[Aardwolf]

Modelled thruster flames are unnecessary. The SCP doesn't use them anymore. You could do without them.

I <3 the old modeled ones.

[Snail]

But... They had no depth and were fugly

[Dragon]

So i should make the missile racks empty boxes and then model missiles to put in them?

That, or you can make an external missile pod, like Steve-O.

[MastaRyan]

Hmm. I think i'll get rid of the external missiles. But I remember they looked good on the Loki

[MastaRyan]

Oh, and, does there need to be a light on a primary gun mount. Because there needs to be one on a turret.

[Woolie Wool]

External missles really don't make sense. What happens when a 50 kiloton missile gets hit by another 50 kiloton missile?

The same thing that happens when the missile hits an internal missile bank and breaches the hull. Besides, since they're most likely nuclear missiles, they won't detonate if blown up like that, the missile must be armed and set to detonate. Just damaging a nuke isn't going to set it off.