Since most seem to be working on the GaW mod and there's lots of talk about the Andros floating around the forums, I thought it might be a good idea to have a separate thread that featured references regarding the Andro invasion. As this is a modeling forum and ship designs being the foremost on my mind, I figure we could start by listing key characteristics regarding the Andros and Tholians. Put simply, just what makes an Andromedan ship Andromedan? What does it look like exactly? What are its most notable details? What are the common design traits that all Andro ships share?
The same goes for the Tholians though they have a simpler appearance. We all know what makes Federation ships stand out - the phaser emplacements, torpedo launchers, rounded hull(s), red impulse engines, blue nacelles, etc. I think the other races should have the same amount of familiarity which could help contribute to more of their ships being built as it's hard to work on something that you know little about.
I know we already have Andro and Tholian models that could be used as references but sometimes that isn't enough, especially if one wants to make something original or unique and don't want to rely too heavily on other's work (even if it is closely based on the 'real' thing). I myself am somewhat familiar with the race's designs, but every bit helps and other modelers might want to familiarize themselves with them should they want to make their own ships. In my experience, the best way to build a ship for a race is to understand how they think, how they fight, and essentially what makes them such a formidable opponent in battle. At the risk of sounding corny, in order to build a Klingon battlecruiser, for example, you have to think like a Klingon.
Hopefully, if enough information is gathered, this thread could be stick-ified for future reference so we lowly ship builders won't have to scrounge through 300 posts to find out just what the hell those green things are on so-and-so's warships.
Topic: GaW - Ship Design 101 (Read 3552 times)