Author Topic: Federation Fighter idea. (Read 6551 times)

kruunch · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2009, 11:33:08 AM »

OK fair enough

Quote from: Furyofaseraph on February 13, 2009, 11:31:58 AM

The model you are referring to comes from Starfleet Command. That fighter is the exact reason why I want new fighters, lol.
I will give the scoop thing a try when I get the computer back up and running, but to be honest, I don't think it will work well. I'll post pics.

Quote from: kruunch on February 13, 2009, 11:27:39 AM
I'm ok with ventral or dorsal mount but I agree the nose would look better more like a 50s or 60s "scoop" intake fighter like an mig-15 through 19 or a Sabre jet with a deflector..kind of like..ah..I think theres one called a wasp or a hornet which is from some other game...if you get the TMP Ark Royal carrier it comes with the fighter I'm talking about...this one could have a smaller deflector

Quote from: FarShot on February 12, 2009, 08:17:44 PM
Personally, I don't like ventral mounted nacelles in fighters. But that's just me.
As for the nose, to make it more TMP, I'd make it look like the front of a MiG-17, and instead of an intake, have a mini deflector.

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:29:00 PM »

I just started my format and reinstall. All my data should be safe, as I swapped out the drive for another one and then I'll slave it back in later.
Wish me luck.

MLeo · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:36:09 PM »

A scoop at the front would be very Viper like (BSG).

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #23 on:** February 13, 2009, 03:02:23 PM »

Quote from: MLeo on February 13, 2009, 01:36:09 PM

A scoop at the front would be very Viper like (BSG).

Lol, another reason not to do it >.<

MarkyD · « **Reply #24 on:** February 13, 2009, 03:20:55 PM »

looks neat, and well constructed too.

FarShot · « **Reply #25 on:** February 13, 2009, 04:15:02 PM »

You could do an under the nose type deflector, like the F-16.

moed · « **Reply #26 on:** February 13, 2009, 07:13:22 PM »

Looks very similar to an XB-70 Valkyrie bomber.

This was a mid 1960's experimental Mach 3+ bomber that was way ahead of its time.

Only 2 were made but the project was scrapped due to cost and maintenance. The 2nd one was involved in a mid-air collision with a F-104 Starfighter during a demonstration flight.

FarShot · « **Reply #27 on:** February 13, 2009, 07:43:01 PM »

Yeah, read about that. Cool plane, sad story though.

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #28 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:01:04 PM »

my 3ds max is back up

eh.

FarShot · « **Reply #29 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:03:00 PM »

I know you don't really like it, but I do. I envisioned the nose section like the Protector from Galaxy Quest. This is very close--maybe a little too long, but very close.

I know you're probably tired of my input--I get that from a lot of people

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WileyCoyote · « **Reply #30 on:** February 14, 2009, 12:30:28 AM »

I imagined that Federation fighters are more like a shuttle variant with a curved/rectangular cockpit nose section. I like the wing sections. If they were angled, they would remind me of the Argo shuttle.

Nebula · « **Reply #31 on:** February 14, 2009, 12:45:10 AM »

why not try a dauntless type deflector??

ACES_HIGH · « **Reply #32 on:** February 14, 2009, 03:02:17 AM »

meh, I still don't think that nose works, it's not that the nose isn't very trek like, but it doesn't fit with that boxy body, I suggest making the nose a little more boxy, like the nose on a Viper.

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #33 on:** February 14, 2009, 06:31:38 AM »

I don't know about a boxy nose either.
Trust your local FoaS :-) Thing's come together in the textures.

Tried the cut-off nose further up. still not working for me

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #34 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:27:55 AM »

Here's a shot of all three with the original fuselages.

I played around with a new fuselage idea. Unfortunately its a little too Andorian for my tastes.

Trying something else.

I think im going to go for the third idea, but I need to rework the meshsing.

limey BSc. · « **Reply #35 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:32:12 AM »

I like the middle/left one in the top pic the most.

Dalek · « **Reply #36 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:49:46 AM »

The last one looks like an Aquatic/Xindi ship.

And I like all of them.

FarShot · « **Reply #37 on:** February 15, 2009, 02:19:50 PM »

They is all very beautiful....
Me gonna go cry now. :violin

ACES_HIGH · « **Reply #38 on:** February 15, 2009, 04:06:26 PM »

actually I think the last one is starting to go in the right direction, try something like that with the round nose, maybe a F/A-18 like cobra hood

Billz · « **Reply #39 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:31:50 AM »

That last W.I.P definatly looks better. The other W.I.Ps, still look like F-18s with TMP nacelles glued to them, lol.

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