WIP of TheUnknown - The Akula (mk II)

[Nebula]

awesome!

[JamesTiberiusKirk]

You might want the kessok heavy to launch mines over shuttle fraimwork.  ;)

[X_TheUnknown_X]

Hello again, everyone! I'm back  ;) !
It wasn't long after returning that I was already opening Blender (upgraded to a stable 2.5 Beta while I was away  ) and trying out some ideas for the Kessok Heavy (and maybe some revisions on the Kesosk Light, too).

So far, there's not much to show (I'll attach one picture to let you see where I've started). The nacelles are done, awaiting more model details, and the main hull is just the basic shape for now. Hopefully in a few more days I will have more to show off.

You might want the kessok heavy to launch mines over shuttle framework.

How about, we convert the Kessok Mine into a Minelayer, and give it some engines as well (I remember someone asking for a mobile Kessok Mine). I could get it to work like one of those Tholian web ships, but laying mines instead?

[Captain_D]

Looks like it's off to a good start.

[Nebula]

I'd give it 4 nacelles/engines...

[King Class Scout]

I'M the one that asked for the mobile kessok mine.  the thing is ship sized, allready, and even has windows slipped onto its texture   how would you pull off a minelayer, though?  oh, I can't get that to work.  must be my fussy install.

[X_TheUnknown_X]

How would you pull off a minelayer, though?

As JTK suggested, the Minelayer could easily deploy mines through the shuttle launching framework. The ship could then fly around firing torpedoes and laying down the occasional mine, using the right setup of AI.

I've done some more work with the Kessok Heavy, and it's looking a bit fulller now. Obviously, there's still much more to do from here.

I'd give it 4 nacelles/engines...

That might be because I had not yet added the impulse engines on the original render, how about now...

[Villain]

Personally not a fan of the Kessok design theory, but you've got a very slick mesh happening there.

[Nebula]

lol the 4 engine comment was for the minelayer XD

[King Class Scout]

Nebs: unless he makes a seperate mesh for the minelayer (which is likely).  the kessok mine allready has a threefer in impulse engines.  all it needs is a warp jobbie, as far as I'm concerned.

the way this is going, you'll be redoing the Sunbuster soon!

Un: i can't get the shuttle framework to work with the mine maker, yet.  i gotta fiddle with it.
could you be subtle with the impulse grates, here, like you were in the reimagined lite?  oh, and throw in a token "dome* on the rear scooped out area.

[Nebula]

Nebs: unless he makes a seperate mesh for the minelayer (which is likely).  the kessok mine allready has a threefer in impulse engines.  all it needs is a warp jobbie, as far as I'm concerned.

From what I got he is going to make a whole new mesh that would launch the Stock Kessok Mine.
The mines themselves stay the same.

[X_TheUnknown_X]

Nebs: unless he makes a seperate mesh for the minelayer (which is likely).
the way this is going, you'll be redoing the Sunbuster soon!

Both true  ;) .

From what I got he is going to make a whole new mesh that would launch the Stock Kessok Mine.
The mines themselves stay the same.

Not quite, Neb. What is now called the Kessok Mine in stock BC will be redone and turned into the Minelayer, that will deploy the lil' proximity-activated beasties  :evil .

[Nebula]

eh... isn't that what I said?? you are going to replace the Mine with a Mine layer that will launch the mine....

[Dalek]

eh... isn't that what I said?? you are going to replace the Mine with a Mine layer that will launch the mine....

Yes it is but you didn't actually say that the new mesh is the Minelayer which launches the mines.

From what I can gather its:

                        Launches
Kessok Minelayer ---------> Stock Mine (or possibly new mine model created by TU_X).

[Nebula]

yeah that's what I thought I said

[King Class Scout]

okay, lemmie see if I got this straight.

the Kessok Mine will be rebuilt from scratch into a minelayer instead, and after that, the SunBuster itself will be redone into something (hopefully) usable.

*evil grin* i just thought of something...I wonder if the STO players on here would be offended if the Kessok got crossed over to there?

[Kirk]

STO players on here would be offended if the Kessok got crossed over to there?

Why on earth would they?

[King Class Scout]

Why on earth would they?

besides all the "ugh, another race to deal with"?  how many STOers also play/ed BC?

[X_TheUnknown_X]

It's been a little while since my last update, mainly becuase I've found it very difficult to find a way to attach the impulse engines to the main hull, but I think I'm close now.

[King Class Scout]

one word...whoa!