[brandx0]

This mod is still focused on authenticity for sure.  With designs like the Z-95 and E-wing, however, there is no one set standard.  This is the case with many EU designs, most of which have little to no consistency in their depictions at all, so why not chip in a little and take recognizable components of their various depictions and add a bit of a spin to them as well?  When researching the Z-95, for example, I came across no less than a dozen different designs, all official and canon and very few of them having much recognizable similarity between themselves.

[brandx0]

Also, for the haters hopefully they're satisfied that I've beat the hell out of this thing =)

[Vector Leader]

This mod is still focused on authenticity for sure.  With designs like the Z-95 and E-wing, however, there is no one set standard.  This is the case with many EU designs, most of which have little to no consistency in their depictions at all, so why not chip in a little and take recognizable components of their various depictions and add a bit of a spin to them as well?  When researching the Z-95, for example, I came across no less than a dozen different designs, all official and canon and very few of them having much recognizable similarity between themselves.

That's all well and good for re-imagining the craft, and believe me when I say you never fail to impress, but my point is why not pick the incarnation you like most (or at least the one you feel looks best) and implement it with your mad modeling skills?

Well, you are the modeler. So it's your call. I just would like to see accurate depictions of all the Star Wars craft (EU or other) just as much as I would like to see your slick re-imaginations.

Also, for the haters hopefully they're satisfied that I've beat the hell out of this thing =)

Case in point, SUH-WEET. Man, you gotta put together some new wallpapers featuring all your new models. lol Absolutely gorgeous.

[Snail]

* Snail compares the clean and dirty versions.

So that's why the prequel trilogy sucked...

[brandx0]

Okay, so I'll acquiesce to the demand and do a canon Z-95, chosen off of my favorite depiction of it.  In this case, I think I'll go classic, and do one of the original two appearances of the Z-95, for authenticity's sake.  One of the two shown below, or maybe a hybrid.


or

[Dragon]

Z-95 indeed came a long way from this to X-W-like shape.

[Snail]

Look guys I still don't know if the Z-95 has 2 or 4 engines.

[Dragon]

It depends on version, this one seems to have 2, with 4 exhausts.
I may be wrong though.

[Vector Leader]

Okay, so I'll acquiesce to the demand and do a canon Z-95, chosen off of my favorite depiction of it.  In this case, I think I'll go classic, and do one of the original two appearances of the Z-95, for authenticity's sake.  One of the two shown below, or maybe a hybrid.


or

Now your just patronizing me. Point taken. Considering your exceptional taste in re-imagining these craft, I sincerely doubt you love "the classics". Don't make me hold you to it, though.

[headdie]

It depends on version, this one seems to have 2, with 4 exhausts.
I may be wrong though.

looks like it and I think I have come across descriptions of it in places so its a canon feature on some variants

brandx0
that texturing would look about right sat almost forgotten at the back of some rebel hanger or in the middle of some low-mid range merc outfit

[Archaic]

wings are too clean compared to the fuselage

[swashmebuckle]

She's a superfreak! Superfreak!  That girl's a supafreak!
Woooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooe!

[Thaeris]

...It seems I've instigated a riot. Sweet!

From when I first heard of and saw the Z-95, it always had these features:

-Four engines. Always. On a single, non-moving wing.
-A bulge behind the cockpit for the hyperdrive motivator, or something like that.
-A bubble-like canopy. Lucas Arts seems to have added progressively more canopy framing over time - no idea why.

The Z-95 that the XWA Upgrade Project has (linked to previously) is pretty much the most faithful rep for the fighter I've seen, despite its comparatively low quality. I think Totally Games did a superlative job in the early days of keeping details/aesthetics right, even when they were dealing with really low poly-counts. That was compensated for with additional material supplied with the games.

Now, if there is one thing I can cite that's a problem with the older DReim Z-95 that the new one covers well is the lower fuselage shape. The Z-95 always bowed out on the bottom, and my preferred version has a good looking, albeit wrong, serpentine profile. The angularity of the fuselage in key areas before the wing is one thing the new model does pretty well - the older one would need a touch-up in that regard.

[General Battuta]

...It seems I've instigated a riot. Sweet!

From when I first heard of and saw the Z-95, it always had these features:

-Four engines. Always. On a single, non-moving wing.
-A bulge behind the cockpit for the hyperdrive motivator, or something like that.
-A bubble-like canopy. Lucas Arts seems to have added progressively more canopy framing over time - no idea why.

The Z-95 that the XWA Upgrade Project has (linked to previously) is pretty much the most faithful rep for the fighter I've seen, despite its comparatively low quality. I think Totally Games did a superlative job in the early days of keeping details/aesthetics right, even when they were dealing with really low poly-counts. That was compensated for with additional material supplied with the games.

Now, if there is one thing I can cite that's a problem with the older DReim Z-95 that the new one covers well is the lower fuselage shape. The Z-95 always bowed out on the bottom, and my preferred version has a good looking, albeit wrong, serpentine profile. The angularity of the fuselage in key areas before the wing is one thing the new model does pretty well - the older one would need a touch-up in that regard.

Brand-X's model doesn't look particularly different from that XWAUP model to me.

[Thaeris]

Brand-X's model doesn't look particularly different from that XWAUP model to me.

Er... Take a more critical look there, Seth. The generalites are all there, but the finer details are in question here.

[General Battuta]

Brand-X's model doesn't look particularly different from that XWAUP model to me.

Er... Take a more critical look there, Seth. The generalites are all there, but the finer details are in question here.

Maybe I should've added 'in any way that matters'.

The only changes I see are a reduction in the big ugly hump and merging the front half of the engines on each side.

That's Battuta to you.

[TopAce]

That pair of holes on the wings disturbs me the most.

[swashmebuckle]

Dudes, this ship is--how you say?--pretty much done.  Considering it's at least the 3rd version Brand has worked on since I joined the project, my guess is that he's pretty happy with how it turned out.  Remember, nothing's stopping anybody from making any version of the ship they want with any combination of desired features.  It's not that there's anything wrong with constructive criticism, but repeatedly bringing up points that the artist has addressed in earlier posts isn't the most tactful way of going about your business.  Move along.  Move along.

[Snail]

Yeah guys, give it a rest. They'll be flying past so quickly you probably won't notice anyway.

[Scourge of Ages]

Have I said yet how awesome this thing is? 'Cause it is.