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Nice guns, now you have some clearly different ones for different purposes
Jacking up the detail level of the guns has unfortunately made them stand out a bit too much graphically on the simple line rendering but I doubt it would be a problem with textures applied. (probably a lot to do with the interior of the barrels degrading into a very solid black spot that draws the eye at longer zooms).

Well, I've been playing Freespace 2 and decided I'd do a Colossus-style ship....so....:

ITS AN UR-QUAN!!!

Actually, thats this one

Grahf: Seeker Of Power wrote:









Introducing the might fusion cannon (with helpless battle thrall slaves in the windows for a perspective of size).

I thought Ur-Quan carriers were a lighter green than that?

Next you'll say they don't really look anything like that and there's no scale cues in Star Control so people just make whatever they want.

PS placing gun turret in the valley between two higher structures = lol.

What sort of worthless nerd do you have to be to complain about the particular shade of green used in a space ship?

Also Grahf, it may just be me, but I think the Magnum Colossus would look better with a more symmetrical head.

Stark wrote:Next you'll say they don't really look anything like that and there's no scale cues in Star Control so people just make whatever they want.

PS placing gun turret in the valley between two higher structures = lol.

WRONG! The Orz can launch MANZ who can fit inside the corridors of COMMANDER HAYES' NIGHT CLUB SPACE STATION thus suggesting an upper limit of say 3 meters for their size. THUS WE HAVE A SCALE CUE.






Sorry.

Intruder!

I suggest we scale everything from average planetary size, because Star Control needs planetoid-sized warships. *nods seriously*

Whut no Deep Children? Come on, make with the Mycon-inspired shipz!

A blob shat some other blobs?

JointStrikeFighter wrote:A blob shat some other blobs?

It would certainly present modelling challenges, to say nothing of the textures. Do not make me "Grow Turgid" Zakky. Just don't go there.

Have done a good amount of work on my new model....lots of guns....







and for those wondering about firing lines/arcs:

Damn dawg... that is some serious forward firePOWER!!!

Needs more forward opened hangars though...

OK... look. Here is your mission if you chose to accept it. Make some ships that have circular patterns as their base shape. I'm not sure if the program you have lets you do that, but I would like to see what you come up with.

The guns on the wings are great. They can all broadside, all but one on each wing can fire forward etc. It's got strong forward and sideways killing power. However, given that it is a larger ship again, have you considered even heavier cannons? Perhaps along the spine.

ps hav get your ass into gear and put some art on the board

Ask and you shall receive....and before anyone even blinks, yes, the new ones are about 50% larger barrel than the old ones....and added missile goodness:

Havok, this is the closest thing I've done to what you suggested:

Interesting ship there, Looks very Bentusi I like it!

Damn. That is actually pretty close to what I was thinking about.

That new one is gorgeous. And at the rate you are producing these things too...sketchup master.

As for the new battleship with the wings, I like the new larger gun. However, scattering the turrets on those large wings is not working for me aesthetically. They're like warts, they feel out of place and just simply don't look good IMO. Might be because the wings are not informing the placement of the turrets.

I'd personally go for something utterly gigantic, like each wing IS a gun, but maybe you don't want that so you can homogenize your firepower for non-aesthetic reasons.

aimless wrote:That new one is gorgeous. And at the rate you are producing these things too...sketchup master.

As for the new battleship with the wings, I like the new larger gun. However, scattering the turrets on those large wings is not working for me aesthetically. They're like warts, they feel out of place and just simply don't look good IMO. Might be because the wings are not informing the placement of the turrets.

I'd personally go for something utterly gigantic, like each wing IS a gun, but maybe you don't want that so you can homogenize your firepower for non-aesthetic reasons.

or maybe even a hanger...

Anyways I like your styles... while simple, they are catching on...

Because I know you guys dig size comparison charts and orthographic charts:

Wow... talk about looming. Your Capship manages that quite well.

I was aiming less for a pleasing shape and more for a sheer sense of massiveness and power.

All you need to do now, is replicate them and get them on a star field.... I need a new desktop. I'm tired of looking at the naked chick I have now.

Looking really good.