Space Hauler

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2004-05-10 05:45am

I made this ship for a friend of mine. I think it turned out pretty well considering all I had to work from were a set of somewhat vague sketches.

Textures are from Freelancer, in case you're wondering.

Original concept by Nicholas Mahaffey and David Dixon.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-05-11 05:36am

Not bad at all. Keep up practicing.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-11 05:43am

Well, it's okay since you can in fact do something which most of us can't. But your friend's design isn't that good.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-11 08:09am

It looks too "sleek" to be a cargo hauler, though it does look "fat." It also looks like a bird, for some strange reason.

I agree with Shroomy, poor design, but that doesn't mean your technical skills are flawed. I say this not to diminish or disparage your skills. I'm just saying the ship itself looks ugly; not the artwork.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-11 08:15am

Its nose looks like a beak. Its body looks like a roasted turkey.

Get a better design and your work will be much better.

EDIT: And said beak nose is too...angular and sleek, like a stealth bomber, while the body looks like a bottle of mineral water.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-11 08:49am

Shroomy, you have a way with words that I envy.

Looking back on my comments makes me want to vomit.

Bob - essentially, the design of the ship looks ugly. But that wasn't meant to mean you suck or anything.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-11 09:01am

Stofsk wrote:Shroomy, you have a way with words that I envy.

Looking back on my comments makes me want to vomit.

Thanks!

I have a hyperactive imagination and can put it into words.

Here, have a barf bag *hands out barf bag*

Bob - essentially, the design of the ship looks ugly. But that wasn't meant to mean you suck or anything.

^

The guy's right. It's just aesthetically unpleasing. And the ship's windshield looks too big, making the lower half of the ship's "head" look puny. The neck could use some thickening too.