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Plutonian
Plutonian Shore
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Posted - 2008.02.18 07:58:00 -
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Dragonfly Light Freighter
Intrigued by the discussion on mini-freighters (and always looking for an excuse to build yet-another-starship-model), I decided to try my hand at a Gallente light freighter.
The model is not yet textured; I'm currently adding details to the geometry. And several areas are yet to be filled in; those big smooth blank areas will be getting some attention this week. 
Dragonfly Freighter (in progress)
Dragonfly Freighter Side Profile (in progress)
Dragonfly Forward Detail View (in progress)
Comments and critiques welcome. Will update the thread as I progress.
Cheers!
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Mystic5hadow
Caldari
Knights of Minas Tirith
The Immortality Project
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:02:00 -
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Looks great so far, can't wait to see the finished result.
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Victor Valka
Caldari
Kissaki Corporation
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:04:00 -
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 Originally by: Plutonian
Dragonfly Light Freighter
Intrigued by the discussion on mini-freighters (and always looking for an excuse to build yet-another-starship-model), I decided to try my hand at a Gallente light freighter.
The model is not yet textured; I'm currently adding details to the geometry. And several areas are yet to be filled in; those big smooth blank areas will be getting some attention this week.
Dragonfly Freighter (in progress)
Dragonfly Freighter Side Profile (in progress)
Dragonfly Forward Detail View (in progress)
Comments and critiques welcome. Will update the thread as I progress.
Cheers!
I approve.
(I see what you did there. Yes, I too think that Gallente shuttle is the best looking ship in the game.)
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Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
Deadly Addiction
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:05:00 -
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Its a dragon fly a caldari fighter used by carriers
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umop 3pisdn
Minmatar
Fnck the blob.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:09:00 -
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Name taken unfortunately, though its only caldari, so we can just kill them and take it
Very cool, a big exequror would be pretty sweet.
Man I wish they would kill off the exequror...
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Plutonian
Plutonian Shore
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:11:00 -
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Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
Its a dragon fly a caldari fighter used by carriers
Crap.
You're right... that name is certainly taken.
Figures. 
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
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Victor Valka
Caldari
Kissaki Corporation
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:22:00 -
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Originally by: Plutonian
Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
Its a dragon fly a caldari fighter used by carriers
Crap.
You're right... that name is certainly taken.
Figures.
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
No can't do, dear.
You gotta keep consistent with Gallente naming scheme which means you have to pick a name out of Greek mythology. Chop chop!
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Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
Deadly Addiction
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:27:00 -
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Originally by: Victor Valka
No can't do, dear.
You gotta keep consistent with Gallente naming scheme which means you have to pick a name out of Greek mythology. Chop chop!
Thorax is not a greek god
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Victor Valka
Caldari
Kissaki Corporation
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:30:00 -
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Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
Originally by: Victor Valka
No can't do, dear.
You gotta keep consistent with Gallente naming scheme which means you have to pick a name out of Greek mythology. Chop chop!
Thorax is not a greek god
I MIND YOU!
(Sorry. WoW related joke on EVE forums. I'll go sit in the corner now.)
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Alski
Gallente
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:38:00 -
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Edited by: Alski on 18/02/2008 08:42:36
Originally by: Victor Valka
Originally by: Plutonian
Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
Its a dragon fly a caldari fighter used by carriers
Crap.
You're right... that name is certainly taken.
Figures.
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
No can't do, dear.
You gotta keep consistent with Gallente naming scheme which means you have to pick a name out of Greek mythology. Chop chop!
Should probaley rename the Obelisk as well then, since the Charon's name is more fitting for gallente, and doesent fit the Caldari nameing scheme at all.
edit: clicky broken, eveo doesent seem to like URLs with brackets in them it seems.
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Victor Valka
Caldari
Kissaki Corporation
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:42:00 -
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Originally by: Alski
Originally by: Victor Valka
Originally by: Plutonian
Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
Its a dragon fly a caldari fighter used by carriers
Crap.
You're right... that name is certainly taken.
Figures.
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
No can't do, dear.
You gotta keep consistent with Gallente naming scheme which means you have to pick a name out of Greek mythology. Chop chop!
Should probaley rename the Obelisk as well then, since the Charon's name is more fitting for gallente, and doesent fit the Caldari nameing scheme at all.
Fine. Whatever!
It's open season, folks! Lets all punch holes in Vic's argument that has about as much integrity as a wet paper bag!
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Jonus Rath
The Collective
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:43:00 -
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Lovely ship that is!
I could imagine it better as planetary flight specced freighter because of it's huge engines and winged like design.
I'd love to fly one of these :)
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ArmaggedonPSA
Minmatar
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:52:00 -
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I fully approve
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Vitrael
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:55:00 -
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Originally by: Plutonian
Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
Keep in mind the Gallente naming convention is using names of gods.
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Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
Deadly Addiction
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:59:00 -
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Originally by: Vitrael
Originally by: Plutonian
Edited by: Plutonian on 18/02/2008 08:13:13
Hmmm.... what's dragonfly in French? Libellule?
Keep in mind the Gallente naming convention is using names of gods.
Thorax the greek god of insect midsections?
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Ppffffft
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:59:00 -
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It looks like the galaxy transport ship from Planetside
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Bodwad
Gallente
British Federation
Sleepless Knights Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.18 09:35:00 -
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Cool model, would be nice to see some more small transport ships
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Phoenicia
Black Sea Industries
Insurgency
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Posted - 2008.02.18 09:43:00 -
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They use names of *obscure* Gods btw. No "Jehova", "Zeus" or "Allah" will ever make it into the game. Well, Zeus might... But nothing too current.
How about Heracles? "Can carry lots of weight"...
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Tajidan
Mortis Angelus
The Church.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 10:28:00 -
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Atlas
everything said
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Roy Batty68
Caldari
Immortal Dead
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Posted - 2008.02.18 10:38:00 -
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Naming issues aside, that's a pretty cool looking ship.
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Nova Fox
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Posted - 2008.02.18 11:06:00 -
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You should have told them about the kitsune (and the fact they mutilated the fox into a snake), its still whorshipped today by buddist in japan.
other than that good work better than some of the work I've procured fan wise and your seeming better with curves than the current modeler I hired with isk.
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Sopha Serpentia
Core Dynamics
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Posted - 2008.02.18 11:36:00 -
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Its too symmetrical and un-eve like.
I'd stick the side engines closer to the body and distort them so the look more organic and maybe stick the third "mini" engine on the right engine housing just cause.
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Zaphod Jones
Minmatar
Quam Singulari
The Church.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 13:28:00 -
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for all your ship naming needs
click here
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Plutonian
Plutonian Shore
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Posted - 2008.02.18 17:08:00 -
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Thank you for the comments everyone.
Originally by: Sopha Serpentia
Its too symmetrical and un-eve like.
You're right, way too symmetrical for the artsy Gallente. I'll add in some changes this week. (Modelers are soooo lazy... always wanting to mirror geometry to save time. )
Originally by: Ppffffft
It looks like the galaxy transport ship from Planetside
I'd never played Planetside, and just did a search for the Galaxy transport. From the top it does resemble the craft (that's what I get for using the basic 'aeroplane' design), but when the model is completed it should look very different from the Galaxy. Sopha's changes will go a long way in that direction.
Interesting note: The forward 'wings' are actually cargo holds, much like those seen on the Obelisk. But judging from the replies, many seem to think they're large engines. I'll have to find a way to differentiate the two.
Thanks again for the replies everyone. Think you guys could come up with a new name for the ship? I like Atlas. Any more ideas?
All feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Zaphod Jones
Minmatar
Quam Singulari
The Church.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 18:11:00 -
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Atlas should have been used as one of the original freighters, as a mini freighter I would suggest Hebe.
See my previous post for god/dess name lookup.
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Dictum Factum
Gemini Sun
The Reckoning.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 19:11:00 -
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Very nice looking base model. It would be nice to see it in the game, along with the functionality it offers. I have wondered why there is no mid-sized hauler in this game. It seems a little odd that your options for hauling volumes are either a suitcase or the entire planet.
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Tajidan
Mortis Angelus
The Church.
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Posted - 2008.02.18 19:25:00 -
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Originally by: Zaphod Jones
Atlas should have been used as one of the original freighters, as a mini freighter I would suggest Hebe.
See my previous post for god/dess name lookup.
i agree, obelisk as atlas and charon as obelisk. would be much more inline especially with caldari and their onyx and golem.
new proposal for the light transport here, Hermes
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000Hunter000
Gallente
Missiles 'R' Us
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Posted - 2008.02.18 19:33:00 -
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Pegasus! (it's a horse that flies and horses are pack animals )
Bout friggin time that ccp released something intermediate between the biggest hauler and the freighter impo, something that cost like 100 to 200 mill and can carry roughly 100k base load, and have some slots, for the rest it can be as fragile (and gankable) as any of the other transports/haulers.
Just make it need hauler at L5 and introduce a new skill (racial cargoship skill or whatever) adds 5% more room per level and 5% speed/agility/whatever per level. Have slot layout of 1/2/4 for gallente and mebbe roughly the shield/armor/hull stats of a BC and the sig of a BS.
CCP, let us pay the online shop with Direct Debit!!!
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Plutonian
Plutonian Shore
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Posted - 2008.02.19 05:53:00 -
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Experimented with several configurations which were highly unsymmetrical... and ugly to boot. Didn't like a one of them. There is a fine line between 'unsymmetrical' and 'unbalanced'. I finally decided to restrict the non-symmetrical elements to secondary geometry (the Dominix and Vexor are good examples; minor hull items are different from side to side, but overall the outline is fairly balanced).
Rear View - Breaking the Model's Symmetry
As you can see, the rear and undersides of the model are currently devoid of any detail.
Spent more time tonight researching ship names than actually working the model. Researched all the Gallente ship names to get an idea of the pattern (as wandering as it is). Leaning towards one of the following names:
Atlas - a titan.
Notus - the south wind in Greek mythology.
Iris - messenger of the gods.
Argus - multiple sources.
Crius - a titan.
Not much of an update, and will hopefully accomplish more tomorrow.
Cheers!
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Phoenicia
Black Sea Industries
Insurgency
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Posted - 2008.02.19 06:30:00 -
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Originally by: Plutonian
There is a fine line between 'unsymmetrical' and 'unbalanced'.
See also: Blackbird.
I'd have to say Argus is more something for a cov ops/scout ship... Atlas and Heracles still have my preference.
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