OT: Eric Henry & a picture

Raging Deadstar · #1 October 17th, 2004, 08:44 AM

Nie Escort.

How about placing something on the back to offset the "incompleteness." I've always wanted to see a shipset with solar sails on the ships or something like that.

AgentZero · #2 October 17th, 2004, 10:14 AM

Hmm. I know I have to do something to the back to offset the size of the front, but Solarian ships are big, chunky bruisers built to survive serious punishment, so I don't think something as fragile as a solar sail would really fit with the concept. I think I'll come back to it when I'm putting the finshing touches on the set. In the mean time, what do we think of this Light cruiser (attached)? I still have a few finishing touches, such as adding 'windows' along part of the gun deck, but otherwise it's more or less done. Unless anyone can think of anything else?

Aiken · #3 October 17th, 2004, 11:31 AM

Good. But these guns remind me a ... b&w lollipops

Of course, it's just my pervent perseption, but... probably different texture? Turning them into the Big Freakin Guns (mean making them larger)?

AgentZero · #4 October 17th, 2004, 11:46 AM

Exactly which ones remind you of lollipops? All of them or one in particular? And it's only a light cruiser, the BFGs will show up starting with the Battle Cruisers...

Aiken · #5 October 17th, 2004, 02:24 PM

Those on LC and escort. It's a alternate black and white rings on guns that make them look like lollipops (or ice cream). Then again it's just my impession, nothing else.

PS: I like lollipops (and ice cream), that's the reason I think

AgentZero · #6 October 17th, 2004, 06:09 PM

Dear God, you're right! The Solarians aren't feared protectors of the Galaxy, they're bleedin' ice cream salesmen! What have I done?! Seriously, don't worry about offending me or anything like that by telling me things don't look right with the ships. That's why I post things up here.
Anyway did a fixer-uper so have a look. This time it's a Destroyer since I accidentally overwrote the LC and now I gotta start all over! I'm going to be changing the guns so they look a little better by tapering the ends and hollowing them out but that can wait til another day.

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 October 18th, 2004, 04:26 AM

Hate to tell you this, and it might be just candy talking, but the guns now look like a line of nerds painted white and glued together.

* Nerds are also a type of candy. Don't ask me why.