Bundschuh backbone ship

[Eternal]

Although I'm aware most people have little to no interest in the dealings of such a small faction like the Volksfront and have probably never heard about the Bundschuh , I can't simply allow this threat to be buried into oblivion.

Anyone else care to share his/her thoughts about this proposal?

Currently , Jinx has kindly agreed to give it a try with designing the ship. That is why if anyone has any ideas , they might be of use to Jinx , therefor , of use to us as well.

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[farmerman]

I'd add in more thoughts, but I gave them all to you in the chat. :D

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Faction info links: Samura Heavy Industries : LWB : Watchers

[Eternal]

And I have already delivered them , as best as I could , to Jinx.

Thoughts are always welcomed...

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[Turkish]

I'll have a drafted design for you by tomorrow, don't expect anything but a rough model though.

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I have a fetish for all things Norse.

[Eternal]

I'll have a drafted design for you by tomorrow, don't expect anything but a rough model though.

Thanks! Good to see you have some free time on your hands and you wish to spend some of it helping us.

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[Turkish]

Thanks! Good to see you have some free time on your hands and you wish to spend some of it helping us.

I'm glad to help, I think a lot of factions are really underrepresented when they really constitute untapped goldmines in terms of design and RP.

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I have a fetish for all things Norse.

[Eternal]

I'm glad to help, I think a lot of factions are really underrepresented when they really constitute untapped goldmines in terms of design and RP.

You have no idea ...

Now , it has come to my attention that it will be a good idea to "speed" up this discussion. Honestly , waiting for another year does NOT seem like a tempting idea. But perhaps we can manage if there are some , raw sketches of the ship.

I believe that two people have showed interest in creating the ship, those would be Jinx and Turkish. I kindly ask both , mostly Jinx , because Turkish said he will probably have something in the near future (1/2 days) , to create a raw model.

I , however , completely understand that an artist cannot be told to do something and expected to do it without an inspiration , please if you can't come up with something or you are simply too busy and cannot find time , do not worry , it's understandable.

Meanwhile , does anyone have any objections about us wanting to have a ship to call our own ? I would happily listen to each and every suggestion / criticism.

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[Jinx]

here is a first concept for a bundschuh fighter - i gotto admit, i wasn t really inspired at all - bundschuh is just one of "those" factions that exist but don t tell me anything sort of ( even if they have quite a rich history )

the design is based on a HEAVY fighter concept. - some sort of refitted Falcon. - it keeps its characteristic "bird of prey" silhouette but looks a bit more advanced. one single engine on its back along with the twin thrusters take it away from the eagle. - these components make it look a bit more like a "workhorse" - while the front profile remains very slim and hopefully elegant.

although the bundschuh are rubbing shoulders with the hessians, i decided not to derive a fighter from the hessian line, nor the BW line but rather the general civi line - which should be more accessable to them.

this ship offers like no ornamentation at all ( unlike GC ships or some others ) - but its simply a hull with wings and stabilizers.

statwise i cannot say what fits into rheinland. - i d like to think of a ship along the blood dragon lines, but that could easily be totally overpowered against the slow rheinland tanks.

edit: don t let yourself be fooled by the untextured ship - once it has the rheinland texture - it "looks" rheinlandish

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[farmerman]

Ooh! I do like that general design! We were talking before, and had the thought of a somewhat white/green color scheme. Kind of like a "good guy" version of how Rheinland's ships are now (as that's how they see themselves). Along those lines and thinking ahead, as a suggestion, having the cockpit area green-tinted like the Hessian ships perhaps?

I was also thinking, perhaps add a bit of something to the engine portion? While the overall engine looks really nice, what about adding some kind of extra visually interesting bit? I'm really not sure on specifics (you make awesome stuff, I figure I'd let you do your magic), but something in the area highlighted here:



Basically, something like the ornamental parts of the Kusari Train that are actually solar collectors. Some kind of fancy end part that helps direct the plasma in the engine, allowing for greater efficiency.

Perhaps some kind of tweaks with the bottom fin part, too. Maybe stylistically closer to that of the Stiletto? Or a bit shorter?

All in all, it's looking great as a concept so far! :D

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Faction info links: Samura Heavy Industries : LWB : Watchers

[Turkish]

I took some time to review the reaction to Jinx's design, and then redesigned portions of my own. Eventually it lead to a complete overhaul of the design, so this is technically a new model.

Thoughts, comments, its pretty raw so changes aren't a big deal.

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I have a fetish for all things Norse.