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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #180 on: October 27, 2008, 04:16:10 pm »
The Davids is an interesting design, but I find it looks too obvious like a bash because nothing was done about the deflector rim when it meets the saucer. Rather I'd see that transition smoothed out some, to make it look not so obvious.

The Trooper clearly has enough Photons, but what about Phasers? A monitor is supposed to emphasize defense and firepower over speed, yet the torpedo launchers are the only weapons I can make out on her hull (fixed forward, no less). At that rate, a Constellation could out-gun her (as Constellations have four torpedo boxes, IIRC, in addition to their phasers) and she can only engadge targets to the front. The namesake for the designation, after all (the Ironclad Monitor) was essentially a floating battery with a revolving turret. Trooper, while it seems to have lots of photons forward, can't fire and fly in two different directions.

The Ulysses looks nice though. :)
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #181 on: October 27, 2008, 04:45:23 pm »
I'll texture on some phasers to the trooper, however, just because a ship is named for it doesn't mean it must behave like its namesake.

I'm not really sure what mackie did to the original davids, but ill take what you say under consideration.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #182 on: October 27, 2008, 06:52:04 pm »
I'm only pointing out that the Monitor should excel in weapons potential at the expense of drives. The Trooper as-is would fit a Monitor profile only if it could face the attackers. It's potential for fighting decreases if it's attacked from any other angle. All other historical monitors I know of had this issue- all of their 'disproportionately large guns' were mounted in turrets so that they could attack enemies even broadside. In Trek terms, I would imagine this means many weapons with large coverage, but low drive capacity.

But, again, feel free to ignore me. I'm only putting out suggestions based on my opinions. Nice textures overall.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #183 on: October 27, 2008, 07:35:57 pm »
Abbe is done

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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #184 on: October 27, 2008, 08:09:37 pm »
The Abbé was an interesting design, as well as the Andor. I also liked the Loknar, remembering how distinctive it looked in an old, old magazine ad for the FASA lineup of trek ships.

Looking around at Abbé pictures on the net, it's interesting to note that the ship had a saucer-configured shuttle bay... but the doors parted on the top of the saucer. Other models represented the shuttle bay as one of the 'grid panels' painted with red and yellow caution bars. Can't say if I'm a fan of that development or not...

There's also a physical model out there somewhere that shoe-horns a deflector array into the underside of the saucer. Did you do that with your model?
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #185 on: October 27, 2008, 08:31:02 pm »
firebrand corvette.
ignore the windows on the neck - they will be removed.


I'll look into putting a saladin-style shuttlebay on the abbe, but it's not a major deal to me, you know?
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #186 on: October 27, 2008, 09:17:46 pm »
Quote from: Furyofaseraph on October 27, 2008, 08:31:02 pm
firebrand corvette.
ignore the windows on the neck - they will be removed.


I'll look into putting a saladin-style shuttlebay on the abbe, but it's not a major deal to me, you know?


I don't know if I would considering the size, height, of a shuttle. The hanger height would be about equal to the length of the necks height from the saucer to the launcher. Would make it rather big considering the length would have to be about 2.5-3.0 times the height
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #187 on: October 27, 2008, 09:25:49 pm »
naw, the shuttlebay was meant for the Abbe, not the Firebrand. The firebrand is a corvette and doesn't have a shuttlebay - all ship-to-ship traffic is done through transporters or the docking ports on the saucer and back of the bridge.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #188 on: October 27, 2008, 09:31:32 pm »
The Firebrand rocks, by the way. Good to have more small frigate/escort/corvette sized vessels to play with.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #189 on: October 27, 2008, 10:23:15 pm »
Just to let people know, I'm actually going to rename the Firebrand do something else, because it really didn't turn out like mackie's original firebrand. Not really fair to him, you know?



Just another frigate. Please ignore the double registries, I haven't changed the textures, yet. Also Don't have a class name, yet.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #190 on: October 27, 2008, 10:58:34 pm »
Might want to try it this way as I think it is alittle to blue in the tail right now
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #191 on: October 27, 2008, 11:04:36 pm »
You could always call it the Burke class frigate (refit), unless you intend on making a TMP version of the mini with nacelles under the saucer.

Neat little spaceships you have here :)

For the record, I'd just assume the Abbe didn't have a shuttlebay, or perhaps the shuttles came from side-opening doors along the spine to the nacelles. Personnel traffic and the warp conduit would run beneath the bay.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #192 on: October 28, 2008, 04:47:49 am »
I'm not really entirely sure if I am going to pursue that last one. The idea is to remake the destroyers and light cruisers you see in the OPPlus mod, but alas, I'm not really sure how much I like it. I would say that I need to sleep on it, but I just woke up from a 2 hour sleep and I'm still not sure. Until I decide, however, this one is on hold.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #193 on: October 28, 2008, 11:46:06 am »
GAFY, I used that part from the lexington. Are you saying thats somethin in the texture I should change on just that ship or to the part that affects the lexington as well.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #194 on: October 28, 2008, 12:53:38 pm »
Quote from: Furyofaseraph on October 28, 2008, 11:46:06 am
GAFY, I used that part from the lexington. Are you saying thats somethin in the texture I should change on just that ship or to the part that affects the lexington as well.

Both,
Would make the texture more white, as it fits this style of ship better, makes it match the rest more.
I would move the fins on the hull closer in or remove them, thinking more of remove
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #195 on: October 28, 2008, 07:30:39 pm »
I always state I convert to FS2 for two reasons (First: meshes taht are ok'ed specifically for the "game mod', and Two: Meshes that are to be used ONLY for the fanfic.) I need the engine for effects in staging battle and  recreating scenes.
I usually don't post a lot of what I mess with out of respect ( and never distribute it unless I have solid permissions)


You're revisiting the Yamato? (Awesome).

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I think I used the Overlord saucer and planned later to add an Abbe missile pod and then some Souyz gun pods...

I off to work ATM, but will defiately get you some meshes I think might inspire you by this weekend (promise)!
Been ill for a short bit.
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #196 on: October 28, 2008, 11:58:04 pm »
I haven't played FS2, yet, but thats pretty.

If you want to convert stuff, but keep it to yourself, thats fine, but if you distrubute, then yeah, i'd ask for solid permissions.

Okay, anyways: If anyone could direct me to some GOOD starbases and drydocks, I'll start up on those too. And as always, fighters are a plus/
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #197 on: October 29, 2008, 12:46:19 am »
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #198 on: October 29, 2008, 12:56:24 am »
Is that the kitbash MP did a while ago?
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Re: Busy Busy FoaS
« Reply #199 on: October 29, 2008, 01:01:10 am »
nope, its a bash i just did in 3 minutes. I wasn't aware that someone already put Churchill nacelles on a Connie.
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