Some Redesign Results

[Knight26]

SOme of you may remember this thread from a few months back before I went underway on the USS Reagan for a couple weeks.

Well I finally got around to doing some of those redesigns. I will post more pics of the changes and new designs later but my home internet connection is down right now until I get my new DSL hookup. I have pictures of two of the redesigns that I feel came out really well.

First off the new Mitchell Class Light/Escort carrier. Its now about twice the size and mass off the original design and IMHO looks a hundred times better. I may do some more work on this one to add details and such, which all of my designs need really. ANyway a few hardcore BSG fans may recognize the overall configuration. I drew insipration for this design from Ralph McQuarries original BSG design concept. I thought it was such a cool design and perfect for a small carrier design. First shot is my customary four view:

Edit: Added a link to the original concept I drew inspiration from.

Edited August 10, 2004 by Knight26

[Knight26]

Next up the five view registry shot, as always any comments/critiques are welcome, oh and after I made these renders I changed to a different texture, no pics of that yet, oops:

[Mechamaniac]

Mmmmm, Battlestar Galactica.....

[Knight26]

Next up the Tenrack bomber. THis one was not a full up redesign but instead was more of a tweaking of the old design to make it look far better IMHO. I haven't textured it yet but really I don;t think it needs it really at this point. I still need to add more details to the landing gears and the landing gear wells, as well as the bombbay, buy the landing gear and the doors are all there. I am also going to redo the cockpit interior. Right now my biggest concern with the bomber is not its design but its name, Tenrack has never been a good name and now no longer even fits as the redesign added two more torpedo mounts. So any suggestions right now I am leaning towards Valkyrie or Vampire.

[Knight26]

Next up the five view registry shot:

[Knight26]

Here's a nice little render I did just for kicks, a Tenrack, two Mosquitoes and a pair of Solaars Mk-3 launching off the redesigned mitchell. The redone Brekhov came out pretty nice but needs something in my opinion, will post pics tomorrow. THe redesigned GF tactical dropship is coming along nicely too but needs a lot of detailing work, mostly it needs an interior and doors at this point. ANyway here is the pic:

[Vostok 7]

Mmmmm, Battlestar Galactica.....

Mmmmmm, Wing Commander 3......

Vostok 7

[Stamen0083]

That's an unusual side view.

[Knight26]

QUOTE (Mechamaniac @ Aug 10 2004, 08:20 AM)

Mmmmm, Battlestar Galactica..... 

Mmmmmm, Wing Commander 3......

Vostok 7

Yes yes something of mix between the two, this is one of my few through deck carriers, most have seperate launch and landing areas that are not immediately connected.

That's an unusual side view.

Aargh, I keep forgetting to update the registry template, need to fix that, thanks for point that out, bugger. ANy comments on the designs though?

[ewilen]

The perspective in the four view (first post) looks kind of weird to me, as if one of the corners is tilted up.

[Knight26]

Not sure I know what you mean Ewilen, its just a standard perspective shot using a 25mm camera lense.

[Stamen0083]

I rather like the Tenrack bomber. Vampire would be a fitting name.

I like the hangar/launch bay of the carrier. I'm not fond of the nacelles and the arms holding them to the hull, though. I get a feeling that they would be ripped off easily in the middle of maneuvers.

I think if the engine pods were attached to the body directly with a fairing around it would make it look pretty damn cool.

[Knight26]

I will probably keep the engine nacelles, but have been considering beefing up the connecting arms, giving a much more solid connection to the hull. If you look at the old thread you will see that those are basically the last hold out of the old design, guess they are goners now. Besides, its a carrier not really designed to be pulling hard Gees.

Edited August 10, 2004 by Knight26

[ewilen]

Not sure I know what you mean Ewilen, its just a standard perspective shot using a 25mm camera lense.

Look at the top right picture. It looks like the port side of the bow "ramp" is twisted upward.

It may be just a freak of perspective combined with the shape of the ship. Or possibly some kind of distortion introduced by the (virtual?) lens.

[Knight26]

Probably just a perspective trick, or may be the bow fork sticking out there that makes it look twisted up.

[Knight26]

Ok I promised you the Brekhov, and here she is. I think I may have gone a little nuts with all the anntennae on it and I still think that it is lacking something, any opinions? It's hard to see but the underside does have a small hanger for dropships and docking points for a full squadron of fighters along with shuttle docking ports along the rear. I think this design is far superior to the original but I don't know it still seems to be missing something.

[Knight26]

Man I really should have added a second light source under the ship to illuminate the bottom, oh well. Here is the registry picture:

[Knight26]

Now the Osprey, the GF tactical dropship. This one may never proceed much further beyond where I have it now becuase it is being a pain in the rear. FOr some reason I can't shell it to make it hollow inside and make the cargo bay. I will keep experimenting to get it to work if I can, but for now this is good enough. THough I really should add the landing skids. ANd yes before anyone jumps on me for it I do see the resemblance to the SA:AB dropship, that wasy not intentional, it just came out that way.

[Knight26]

Just in case you are wondering all four sets of engine rotate independently of one another, I was just too lazy to rotate them to show that prior to rendering the images.