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gunship - Jamez - 06-10-2008
The latest model is very nice apart from the engines. They don't look freelancer-ish. Too shielded.
I welcome a replacement to the Orca, i'm not a big fan. (Sorry Angel ><)
gunship - Jazz - 06-14-2008
' Wrote:this is a new concept. - its a very conservative concept based on the hammerhead shape. - the picture shows all, render, a compared size to the orca and ingame pictures with transport turrets ( to check how turrets look with the model )
the model itself may look small, but both, the window size is as big as other gunship windowpanels. and compared with the old gunship, it is around 25% larger .... not from all sides though. its much larger from the side but harder from the very front ( not smaller, but i think - or i feel that side strafing is allways easier than up/down strafing... so that shape could be easier to dodge with )
edit: this is also just a concept sort of - i just textured / hardpointed it for fun. wasn t taking long, cause its such a small ship
![[Image: bhgcollection.jpg]](http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc79/JinxTT/bhgcollection.jpg)
You HARDPOINT for FUN? Wth? I cant even figure the dang thing out, all those abrv. names make my head swirl.... and I cant get the CMP editor to pickup my textures either...
gunship - Jinx - 07-02-2008
![[Image: allmanta.jpg]](http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc79/JinxTT/allmanta.jpg)
since there s been a lot of bashing, i made a quick replace for one of the BHGs mk2 fighters - ( i adjusted the model slightly to look heavier ( the canopy is now smaller and narrower ) ) - it looks more like a "manta" than the hammerhead model - with its rather wide wings and the tail. - all in all, it follows the bomber idea, which should be around the same advanced tech level.
hardpoints are located: 2 on the upper fin, 2 on the wings, 2 on a module below the cockpit, - so the placements are still similar to the original ( 2 on the lower fin, 2 on the front wing and 2 on the mid hull )
edit: the legs of the pilot show here on that earlier model - i moved the pilot back into his place... .
this model can easily use the avenger hitbox with its triangular wings. - just gotto be squeezed a little and stretched vertically.
not sure if i really submit it though - most factions mk2 fighters are the very same model like the vanilla
gunship - Dopamino - 07-02-2008
So is it a VHF or a bomber?
Either way the cockpit looks a little too bulbous.
gunship - Dusty Lens - 07-03-2008
I'd say that the cockpit fits perfectly in line with the development and aesthetic of the BH Bomber, which if we're led to believe is the latest in the BH line marks a change in the design philosophy from the "chin" design to something a bit more standard.
As to the MKII ships all having the same design as the MKI versions, I think that's more of a shame than something to consider.
The wings do feel like the strongest departure from the BH line, but nothing that detracts from it so heavily that you can't still tell what you're looking at. I suppose my strongest critique would run along the lines that it would fit the avenger hitbox so well because it looks an awful lot like an avenger.
gunship - Tenacity - 07-03-2008
I like it, maybe if something like this is added the bounty hunters will start using fighters and flying in packs more in core systems, instead of using capships for everything.
I've been considering starting a junker character in a sea serpent lately, but it just isnt feasible. I cant get other BH fighters or bombers to 'team up' for bounties, and almost every criminal out there is flying a gunboat or larger nowdays.
gunship - Colonel Z.e.r.o. - 07-03-2008
' Wrote:I like it, maybe if something like this is added the bounty hunters will start using fighters and flying in packs more in core systems, instead of using capships for everything.
![[Image: rolleyes2.gif]](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j242/photofruit123/SMILES/rolleyes2.gif)
gunship - Dopamino - 07-03-2008
It reminds me of a cross between the Snubnose Rh. Bomber and the Avenger, with a bit of the Emporer's shuttle from Star Wars thrown in.
gunship - Tortured_Soul - 07-03-2008
I agree with Dusty about the cockpit, it is too bulbous for my liking.
Also, the connection between the engine and the cockpit should be more angular. Instead of curving down to meet the bottom, it should have a vertical spur, that turns at a sharp angle, thinking 60deg from vertical down, to connect with the bottom of the cockpit.
I'll do a Paint job if you're not getting it.
gunship - Jinx - 07-03-2008
the wings - the canopy is smaller now - the ship looks better that way. - about the wings. - at first that model was a copy of the ships seen in the intro - with the bottom wings that split vertically. - but then i realized that Xing already used that concept for his coalition fighters - so i ditched it and moved the wings to the sides.
anyway - i got feedback from igiss now about the ships i submitted and their hitbox suggestions... and i have to revise the liberty BC and the gaian GB first ( that is more important than another model )
the liberty BC will get a much more detailed texture, the gaian gunboat will loose its "ears" in favour for 3 pairs of rounded solar panels that will look less playful and more functional ( and easier to hitbox )
i also PMed dreygon if he is going to finish the BHG warship line to replace the current ones. - i d simply love to see those ships replaced with the update.