The one in the middle reminds me of something from the original Wipeout game (awesome!)

I'm with you on that.

My thoughts exactly!

Don't know, never played it X3

how ironic is it that i'm listening to the freespace OST

X3 Good call there then

Very nice designs. Remind me greatly of battlestar galactica and star trek.

I come from the classic sci-fi series, so I guess it's natural that my designs are influenced by them somewhat

I have to agree, very nice concept work.

Thanks ^^

They all look great! :)

And the very last one (meaning lower right corner) reminds me a LOT of one of the Rogue Trader escort ships from Battlefleet Gothic ;)

Hmmmm, have to admit, I never got into Gothic much o.o interested me for a little while, but it never caught on with me X3

Well, If I was any closer to you I'd totally come over and play it with you right now! ;)

Anyway, I just couldn't help mentioning it :)

Awesome :D

Thanks :3

nice, we should swap ideas on some things some time

Perhaps some time ^^

All wonderful designs, though is it bad that the top right one looks like a robotic version of Crabs to me?

No, it's actually meant to look like some sort of insect like thingy

I meant crabs as in the STD xD

Huh, no one's mentioned homeworld yet!

My first though as well, especially looks like something the Kushan would make.

Again a series I haven't played

I really like the designs which are like number two and three on the top row. The middle one would make a great "Drop Ship" design for "The City of Baraboo" from Circus World. Of course Number three would still look pretty frightening coming out of the clouds no matter how colorfully painted it was. Great concept sketches, and well mechanically thought out too.

Thank you ^^

I don't know the references, but I'll just take your word for it X3

Oh. "Circus World" was a series of "Potboiler" science fiction stories written by Hal Clement, (I think.) that revolved around an interstellar traveling Circus and the performer's finding a world to settle on and establish a new society. The stories really didn't make much of n impression on me, but I liked how the author incorporated the lore and traditions of the traveling Circuses from the early to mid 20th Century into his writings.

I must confess that being a "Science Fiction Model Builder," I'm always on the look out for new and interesting ideas, so I hope you don't mind my enjoying your concept sketches. You've come up with some pretty impressive designs. I mentally add the dents, scratches, rust stains and paint schemes. That's all.

I like the one in the upper right.
Designs that look inspired by nature are cool ;)

Aye, I agree ^^ Thanks :3

FFFFF- The one in the center matches the idea I have in my head for the Zhas perfectly. IT'S LIKE YOUR IN MY MIND!

X3 Well, the design spirit is still the same

Thanks for sharing with us, these are simple but yet pretty badass designs the way I lov'em

Hehe ^^ I rarely show what the sketches are like, I just put out the finished designs. The hologram in the last big picture is an example of a stand-up design from scratch making it onto the net X3

dear santa,

X3

Glad to hear, I hope to continue to impress ^^

I really like these.

Thanks :3

*Nods*

Well... the bigger pictures usually consist of already existing designs. Designs that are specific for one picture are either just done by trial and error on the picture in question, or they are sketched and evaluated separtely.

Can't really say I have a favorite or a least favorite. All of them can turn out to be a real pleasure or a true pain, though I suppose I don't do ship designs very often, because I can't get into the level of detail I want in the sizes I sketch at X3 On the other hand, I love doing them either way and here I had an opportunity to let my mind create something different than a warship for once, which is a welcome distraction, as much as I love designing the intimidating stuff X3

Hehe, I'm glad you like the designs =^-^=

Modular designs are the best ones, very inspiring. Join 8 frigates to get a destroyer. Join 12 workers to make a carrier.

That kind of modularity is difficult, since the ships are unlikely to reach their full potential in either of their roles and anything that needs to be connected for the thing to function is essentially a weak spot

Maybe some kind of controlled super-adhesive would help glue stuff together. There could be ships specialized for kinetic armor or particle shielding.