Destrier

[jammi]

Whups, sorry. I'll doodle it in Photoshop then edit it into this post.



Right, so push in the wings so they're more flush with the hull. That'll reduce the frontal profile and make it look less like an obese freighter and more like a combat ship.

Shave the corners off the cargo section on the underside to make it seem more rounded. Alternately, just copy the Clyde's general curvature - that seems to work alright.

Instead of the outer hull being one block of armour, divide it into three sections (already done by the rill plates) at the base. Rear wing is the longest, and covers the engines (this is present on the stock Clyde). The next rill plate terminates slightly higher up, but still lower than the main hull. Main hull meshes neatly with the cockpit.

This would probably do well with a Clyde cockpit, with the edits I've doodled in. So, three armoured sections to make the current glass bulb a lot less exposed. That'll make it look like a much meaner target, and is generally more appropriate for a combat ship.

The square above the cockpit would be space for an embossed Bretonian flag. That can either be set into the hull or extruded out of it.

Food for thought. :P

EDIT2: Actually, another idea for the cockpit. Might be cool if there was a flattened section on the top and bottom for a equipment mounts. Might look a little too odd though.

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