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Ed Kolis August 29th, 2003 11:25 PM

Re: What Does This Look Like?
 
Elves have SPACESHIPS??? Geez, I never knew LOTR got THAT weird! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

BTW, the original design for the Romulan Warbird (the one seen on TNG, people always get that confused with the TOS Bird of Prey which looks completely different http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif ) was a vertical design; instead of the "wings" projecting outward, they were to project up and down. It got scrapped, IIRC, because a vertical ship is hard to get good shots of on a horizontal TV screen. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Cirvol August 30th, 2003 06:01 AM

Re: What Does This Look Like?
 
well, they were never called 'spaceships'...

just magical elf ships http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

don't get me started about turning a flat plane universe into spheres http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif (hint: read silmarillion)

narf poit chez BOOM August 30th, 2003 07:59 AM

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ok, to shorten it.

in lotr, some of the elves lived on a magical island. i think it's called valoran or something like that. at that time the world was flat. then there was mythylogical anger and the elves where kicked out and the world was made round. and the island was seperated from the world. but the elves can still get there on ships going flat.

it's magic.

Atrocities August 30th, 2003 10:42 AM

Re: What Does This Look Like?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Cirvol:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
How did watching The Two Towers make you think of making Minbari ships? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">prolly cuz the elf ships to fly off of middle earth reminded him about spaceships -> which might even look a bit minbari like http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

thats my guess at least
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is uncanny how much B5 seems to parallel LOTR

And yes, you are 100% correct. Minbari are the Elfs. Very perceptive.

narf poit chez BOOM August 30th, 2003 10:45 AM

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i thought there where just a generic 'mysterious' race.

well, when you read about 100 new books a year, some things get generic.

Atrocities August 30th, 2003 10:48 AM

Re: What Does This Look Like?
 
I did this ship to see if I could do it. I did it, and yes I can make it even better now, but I can see no reason to. I have even made the White Star, and it looks brillant, but I will never make a B5 set. Not my interest.

Design is, and to have been able to use a program like DOGA to do this was rewarding. I would love to learn 3d Max, had the program once, but can't find my disks. In retrospect, I should have taken more time to learn that program.

oleg August 30th, 2003 10:53 AM

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Hey ! At least release them so we can include them into "standard" Minbari shipset we have here !! Please... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

What Minbari shipset is really missing are transports - right now we are using Centauri ships http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Atrocities August 30th, 2003 11:23 AM

Re: What Does This Look Like?
 
Hey I have no problem making ships if people want them, but they might not be cannon or look spot on.

oleg August 30th, 2003 02:58 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Atrocities:
...they might not be cannon ...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">None of your ships are cannon for sure http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Seriously though, with your help we can assemble a decent Minbari shipset afterall http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

And above other Sci-Fi races, Minbari deserves the best ever ships ! (well, may be after Vulcans but you take care of that)

[ August 30, 2003, 13:59: Message edited by: oleg ]


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