Bundschuh Heavy Fighter

[Turkish]

Having been tasked by the Volksfront with designing an HF for the Bundschuh that held both traditional elements from the Borderworlds line as well as vestigial Rheinlandish design I set to making them a fighter. My first concept was well recevied, but when I had a new concept pop into my head I ran with it.

This is the result of that design, completely redone and from an entirely different design style. The model is in its final stages after only a days work, little remains until I texture, hardpoint, and produce a hitbox for it. With the consent of the VF) and Eternal himself I'm posting the design.

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[Jinx]

the ship looks convincingly and good. - however, i d be interested in a side-view cause i suspect a proportion issue with the front and the rear of the ship.

the front is detailed while the rear appears just to be cut off. - that means, there isn t anything behind the cockpi anymore, no engine case, reactor or much structure - which then means that the whole ship is quite flat on the topside with only the canopy popping out of it like a bubble. due to the very short rear it also appears to be a bit too much placed in the rear of the ship ( bit like those air ralley ships - here is a link: http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/lar...55691071-00.jpg )

as you can see - the white / red planes cockpit is basicly at the side rudder. - only this fightermodel doesn t have the rudder, which functions as a vertical counterweight for the massive front.

anyway - i particularly like the way the wings are attached to the body. it looks simple, strong and easy to maintain and replace. - the square vertical fins in the back ( or flaps or whatever ) are pretty good, too. - they give the whole model some sort of archaic look that sets it apart from the sleek and sophisticated BW line itself. ( its usually little details like that that are noticable imo )




sizewise - the ship doesn t look bigger than the dagger - and due to the wings being a lot thinner than the daggers wings ( actually they are wings, while the dagger is more a triangular body ) - it might be harder to build on it to achieve a heavy and a very heavy variant ... IF that needs to be done at some time.

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[Eternal]

Simply put - I LOVE IT !

It needs just a bit more tinkering , but all in all a great design !

Thank you , once again , Turkish!

EDIT - Jinx was first ...

sizewise - the ship doesn t look bigger than the dagger - and due to the wings being a lot thinner than the daggers wings ( actually they are wings, while the dagger is more a triangular body ) - it might be harder to build on it to achieve a heavy and a very heavy variant ... IF that needs to be done at some time.

All in all , I agree with your suggestions , Jinx. As I said , there is a bit more work to be done , but it looks good so far. One of the things that I was considering is adding two spoilers/stabilizers/thingies (what ever you wish to call them) on the bottom section of the ship , acting like counterparts for the large wings and adding SLIGHTLY more bulk to the ship , just enough to be a Heavy Fighter , the role it's meant to fulfill.

This is a design of the Heavy Fighter , not a LF. Just to let anyone know.

EDIT 2 - Yes , Turkish's idea about how the main wings are attached to the body is , indeed , brilliant! It is perfect in RP for quick repairs and for storing more ships in a smaller base.

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[ryeguy146]

I would reactivate my Rheinland character to pilot one of those. An excellent ship.

[Jinx]

maybe you can downsize the canopy a little and elongate is slightly - after all, freelancer ships ( even the tiny ones ) are really big - much bigger than many other sci-fi settings suggest fighters to be.

i do sometimes find it hard to imagine how large they ought to be. - and this ship is roughly the size as the cavalier or the very tiny patriot.

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[reavengitair]

You just made me join the bundschuh.

[farmerman]

Well, I obviously like it, given we were talking about it and all. :D

Add some light Rheinland texture with green highlights, and I call it a win!

I like the idea of reworking the bottom a bit. And posting from some more angles, but I'm quite happy. :ylove:

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[VincentFerrex]

Jinx, the ship you posted up there really reminds me of the Paranid Pegasus in X2 - The Threat.

Aidan, lovely ship. I just might make a Bunschuh char just to fly that sexy piece of metal.

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[n1kodemus]

Looks stunning.
You got skill in modelling, keep it going.

[Eternal]

You just made me join the bundschuh.

Reading this proves my point. This ship is designed in RP to attract attention to itself , offering a new design , "a new look over Rheinland" if you wish.

This means one thing only , the design is a success.

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