Wow, I've been not checking updates on this like I should be. I love that one prior to this latest one (the one with the rings and stuff.) That's really sweet. This latest one looks good so far also.
Added details, and rotated the drive gimbal. I thought about having the drive rotate to isolate the rest of the ship from whatever turbulence would exist in drivespace. (Or maybe to keep the sublight drive exhaust from scorching the paint on the translight drive.)
I think the guns you have there are a solid concept, however, you might want to move the clear area towards the base of the gun a bit. Make it look more like a pre-fire chamber.
I kept the clear parts of the guns, and added more. I liked the idea of a pre-fire type thing, so I added more clear parts which help the whole assembly look less like a table lamp but more like a heavily armed wheel chair. I'm okay with that.
Looking good. How about ending the weapon with a metallic collar just short of the muzzle? So you'd have a see through pre-fire chamber or whatever, and then a little more weapon casing and then finally the glass beam emitter type thing at the end. Might help you lose the lampshade factor you're worrying about.
One of those days. 'Screwed up most things I touched, and had to go back and fix them... then had to fix what the fix screwed up. Managed to add aft ports for drones and flares and stuff.
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Anyway, I added upper and lower hanger/cargo doors (that gave me a headache) and a few details to the engine.
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I started on this today...
Tag: 0000 1181000-001433
Type: habitat / research platform
Status: mothballed
Location: 3rd libation point Sonorous 3/3a
(Orion/Perseus Interregnum 040.98+21646.72)
Culture: Jenevis/Reveth Compact
Est. Age: 1.1 million years
Size: 2.13km
Nickname: Yonder 16
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Tag: 0000 117428-0023992
Type: spacecraft
Status: adrift
Location: Aleph Thurin 16
Orion 001.44+010098.45
Culture: unknown
Est. Age: 8 thousand years
Size: 918m
Nickname: AT-17a
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Added details, and rotated the drive gimbal. I thought about having the drive rotate to isolate the rest of the ship from whatever turbulence would exist in drivespace. (Or maybe to keep the sublight drive exhaust from scorching the paint on the translight drive.)
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Next:
Tag: 0000 188081-0103900
Type: spacecraft, fast attack scout (typical of 620 units)
Status: extended storage
Location: Coserin Dock 16, Bay Ley Fleet Yards
Orion 006.06-010668.11
Culture: Bay Ley
Est. Age: 17 thousand years
Size: 25m
Nickname: bayscout
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later...
Added engines, and started reworking the landing skid.
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Damn... missed a spot.
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