The original intention of the Palatine cruiser was to have it like the starship Enterprise from Star Trek, in that these starships operate more or less without escort and are solo most of the time, just cruising around and cataloguing star systems.Then I discovered that while the Lathkos Sector universe I created is not as militaristic as, say, Battlestar: Galactica or Star Wars,...
Started working on elements for the interior of the Viminal class gunship. The key is to create interesting shapes which are very modular. The more these shapes can be copy/pasted throughout the model, the quicker the modelling process goes.For the rooms and compartments next to the outside hull (especially with windows/portholes), more specialized modelling has to happen, but usually most of the same...
Working on a name for this class of gunship. Keeping with the tradition I started with naming the Thrassi ships after the seven hills of Rome, I'm probably aiming for a name like the Viminal class gunship.This ship is very Thrassi in its design mantra. The Thrassi Republic (or, TR) has always been strapped for cash, so it decided to invest in a...
Started work on a gunship.The round spots on the top and bottom are where the gun turrets will go. Probably will have the warp drive winglets fold up and down like on the Palatine class. This ship was designed to be just a fast, powerful slugger with minimal armor. Its speed and atmospheric capabilities are its best defences. Its main armament is six...
Still tinkering with these two rooms. The third in the set, the conference room, is unchanged from the original, so I decided to not show it. The bridge itself is still very much a WIP. I'm struggling with the consoles and really dislike them. ...
