Hephestus

[Sebastian Wolfe]

I've decided to get into modding, and as Freelancer's pretty easy to model for, I thought I'd give it a try.

originally, I was going to start small, but then I found out just how detailed the fighters can be. So, I'm working on a Dreadnaught.

I call it the Hephestus.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8268/hephestus.png

Pretty early stages yet.

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Don't tell them the truth : That in reality you are a potbellied german VW factory worker named Horst.

[Bass_masta992]

Keep going, remember to add proper depth and size to it, don't overboard it but don't leave it plain

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[Sebastian Wolfe]

I've worked on it a little more, adding details such as windows and a docking port.





EDIT: In case anyone's wondering, I don't have a faction in mind for the Hephestus. I was actually thinking about auctioning the production rights off to the highest bidder. I've got a lot of things to do before then, though. In terms of scale, she's roughly the size of a Kusari Battleship, though not quite as tall.

Since posting the image, I've increased the height of the docking port too. Damn thing couldn't fit a Rogues figher, so I increased it, and now she'll take Humpbacks without an issue.

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Don't tell them the truth : That in reality you are a potbellied german VW factory worker named Horst.

[DartStriker]

I've worked on it a little more, adding details such as windows and a docking port.





EDIT: In case anyone's wondering, I don't have a faction in mind for the Hephestus. I was actually thinking about auctioning the production rights off to the highest bidder. I've got a lot of things to do before then, though. In terms of scale, she's roughly the size of a Kusari Battleship, though not quite as tall.

Since posting the image, I've increased the height of the docking port too. Damn thing couldn't fit a Rogues figher, so I increased it, and now she'll take Humpbacks without an issue.

It needs to be thicker along the X and thinner along the Y, depending on how you have it sitting on the grid.

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[Linkus]

The main 'body' needs more height to it.
Right now it's like a pancake with stuff attached onto it.

I'm liking the general shape right now, keep working on it though.
Remember to try make the ship fit into Discovery as well, with current design ideas in mind.

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[Sebastian Wolfe]

The main 'body' needs more height to it.
Right now it's like a pancake with stuff attached onto it.

I'm liking the general shape right now, keep working on it though.
Remember to try make the ship fit into Discovery as well, with current design ideas in mind.

OK, just to clear something up, when you say "body", do you mean the deck (Flat bit with the launch pad on it), the engine's hub (everything below the deck) or the bridge (the part with the windows, at the back.)?

Here's a size-comparison between the Hephestus, the Rheinland and Bretonian battleships.

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Don't tell them the truth : That in reality you are a potbellied german VW factory worker named Horst.

[Bass_masta992]

Attention to detail, take a look at how much more depth the compared ships have.

Keep on going

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[Linkus]

Indeed the 'deck'.
Currently it cannot hold anything that could launch from that launching pad.

It needs more depth or height, like the Rheinland battleship next to it.

Also requires a lot more detail, though preferably use a style that is in use in Disco, so it can maybe be put into the game.
Makes no sense having a great model but nowhere to put it since it doesn't fit in.

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Facilitating the rise of robotics since 0 A.D.

[Luis]

Right now it's like a pancake with stuff attached onto it.

and now we need syrup? Mhmm

[Sebastian Wolfe]

Indeed the 'deck'.
Currently it cannot hold anything that could launch from that launching pad.

It needs more depth or height, like the Rheinland battleship next to it.

Also requires a lot more detail, though preferably use a style that is in use in Disco, so it can maybe be put into the game.
Makes no sense having a great model but nowhere to put it since it doesn't fit in.

Oh, right. Forgot about that. Here, how's this?
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9827/hephestusshowoff.png

I've increased the deck width substantially, and now it has modelled turret mounts

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Don't tell them the truth : That in reality you are a potbellied german VW factory worker named Horst.