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New IMG VHF Model - Vulkhard Muller - 04-22-2012
I may actually make a IMG pilot if this ship is put out...*nods*
New IMG VHF Model - ZeSKULLz - 04-22-2012
I like it's ship! give me textures!)
New IMG VHF Model - Irwin - 04-22-2012
The IMG is a mining faction, right? For some reason, this doesn't scream 'Independent Miners' to me. It just looks too nice. The current IMG ships convey the message of a miner quite well though. Maybe make this an RT replacement? I don't see anything about the current IMG ships that needs replacing.
New IMG VHF Model - Durandal - 04-22-2012
Remember, every faction needs sportscars in space. ;]
It's a Nyx Mk II. Would've done a new design entirely.
New IMG VHF Model - Ursus - 04-22-2012
' Wrote:Raven's Talon has never been part of the IMG line. It's a generic civilian ship.It's made by the IMG, for civilian use.
If it's made by the IMG it should like the rest of the ships in the same production
New IMG VHF Model - SparkyRailgun - 04-22-2012
' Wrote:It's made by the IMG, for civilian use.
If it's made by the IMG it should like the rest of the ships in the same production
Who's to say they didn't use different design teams for the RT?
Your point is good, until you put any sort of thought into it.
New IMG VHF Model - Ursus - 04-22-2012
' Wrote:Who's to say they didn't use different design teams for the RT?Yeah look, they're miners not GM (or BW in this case). They are going to reuse chassis and parts and production lines as much as they can.
Actually the fiction I prefer is that the mechanics on Java Station start with the base model and hot-rod the hell out of them to get the RT. Strip it down to reduce weight, add an engine for more power, result is faster and more nimble ship with less armor and cargo.
New IMG VHF Model - SparkyRailgun - 04-22-2012
' Wrote:Yeah look, they're miners not GM (or BW in this case). They are going to reuse chassis and parts and production lines as much as they can.
Actually the fiction I prefer is that the mechanics on Java Station start with the base model and hot-rod the hell out of them to get the RT. Strip it down to reduce weight, add an engine for more power, result is faster and more nimble ship with less armor and cargo.
They're miners with bloody battlecruisers.
I think they can afford to hire another design team and use some shipwright space for something they'll make money from.
New IMG VHF Model - Ursus - 04-22-2012
' Wrote:I think they can afford to hire another design team and use some shipwright space for something they'll make money from.They're a business, worse they are an industrial business, they are going to maximize return on investment. Why would they make a whole different production for a single ship when they can make it from the same line that produces their fighters and bombers?
Its not like hey we are going to produce Corvettes, with separate design team and factory and supply chain, just because we can. It's more like, we can make the civilian model with excess capacity, so we do. BW does the former because they have a catalog to fill, IMG does the latter because they are no-nonsense miners.
New IMG VHF Model - massdriver - 04-22-2012
producing fighter with accurate shapes is A LOT MORE cheaper than building whole capital ship even from scratch. I almost finished with new textures, probably it will use half civilian half new textures paint.