Community Event / Creation New models of Elite universe

[Andrew77]

Hello everyone,

since my original thread was closed, I open a new one.
This time, I'm back after some time with a fresh interpretation of the Skeet Cruiser from Frontier: First Encounters, here reimagined as an AWACS/surveillance/spy spacecraft, filled with sensors, radars, etc.
What do you think about it?



Here, the original Skeet Cruiser:

And here, my original thread:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/230171-My-models-of-the-Elite-universe

 

[Andrew77]

An idea is to give to the Federation a roughly equivalent of the Courier (the Courier intended as the heavy spaceship of the original FE2 and FFE).
Tentatively named "Valkyrie", is somewhat smaller than the imperial cousin and larger than the Asp.
Contrary to my rounded and sleek imperial designs, the federal are more squared, modular, practical and this makes no exception.

 

[Andrew77]

Another derivation of the Osprey family: the Osprey Y, an original design of mine that is substantially an enlarged and heavier Osprey X.
It has also a bit of the original Kestrel airfighter from FE2.

 

[Andrew77]

Finally, I've reached a satisfyng design for my interpretation of the venerable Asp Explorer. The original ship was one of the most beloved ships in the original Frontier Elite 2, along with the original Imperial Courier. I've chosen to play a bit with it and to retain the "hexagonal" look as much as possible.

Some elements are taken from my "Valkyrie" design (check above). Coincidentally, the final result is in some ways similar to the "Cylone Raider" of the original Battlestar Galactica show.

 

[Cosmo]

The Skeet Cruiser looks like something from a cartoon.

The Valkyrie is a bit too simplistic like an airplane in space.

The Osprey Y looks cool, it's appears like a larger version of the Eagle. It has a very airplane-design though.

The Asp Explorer your re-design I think it looks less stylish than the in-game version. It does resemble more a space-craft than your other designs.

 

[Andrew77]

Thank you for your feedback. I would glad to have your impressions even to the other ships I designed (look at the topic linked on the top). Keep in mind that most of my redesigns are only proofs of concepts. Only a strict and selected number of them will evolve (hopefully) in a a more detailed form. The Valkyrie itself is a quick idea that needs to be explored further. Regarding the Asp, I always felt the Dangerous version somewhat... clumsy. The original FE2 version is more streamlined but in both cases the ship is not such a fenomenal design, compared to others.