Panther Clipper? Pit-Con.

[Rubbernuke]

It also appears you are in the picture, so stop being so secretive!

It can't be me because I'm not dressed as a space clown selling burgers.

But it will be very interesting seeing the articulation on this one- given its going to be a massive slab of beef having such movable bits is going to be epic on takeoff.

 

[Rubbernuke]

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This Tuesday's FU episode is going to be a zinger

@Bigmaec is literally going to pop.

 

[Cosmo]

What I mean is, where did FD start from? From a mechanical standpoint it looks like Prometheus but with a second articulation joint connecting the engine pods.

Notice that in both the Pit Con pic and the concept art the rear and front engine pods are spaced the same- that is the front pods are set apart and would fold up.

What is Pit Con. Is that official art?

 

[Rubbernuke]

What is Pit Con. Is that official art?

Its a convention organised by Commander Burr IIRC thats happening right now.

 

[Weps]

I wonder if enough stuff pivots and articulates for what I'm assuming to be the front thruster to drop down below the rear thruster while in flight.

My guess is both engine nacelles (also the one in front) rotate the same way, between regular flight and landing. Similar to the Mandalay's.

I read that again... completely misunderstood your comment.

Yes, it's a very valid point. On the Alliance ships I think the engine pods are slightly offset so that thrust mass from the front one doesn't hit the aft. Here it would make sense for the offset to be on the vertical axis, hence the swingarm.

 

[Darrack]

Is the Scorpion hinting at a combat ship?

O7

 

[Dragsham]

And this latest iteration/info, and consequent speculation has derived from?

 

[Vedmo]

My guess is both engine nacelles (also the one in front) rotate the same way, between regular flight and landing. Similar to the Mandalay's.

Most likely, that mystery arm between the nacelles just got me wondering.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Is the Scorpion hinting at a combat ship?

O7

Or chonky armed trader? At this point its probably too early to tell.

 

[GJ51]

Available Soon for only

200,000,000 ARX

 

[Darrack]

Available Soon for only

200,000,000 ARX

Can i have 2?

O7

 

[thistle]

You're going to need a bigger mailslot.

 

[Cosmo]

You're going to need a bigger mailslot.

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Seems like the thruster can move horizontally. A bigger mailslot would be cool though.

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It shows 2 thrusters (front and rear).

 

[Cosmo]

Here is what I assume was the starting point- it will be interesting to see how FD evolved what has been around concept wise as well as the half finished model in game:

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Yeah it looks more like that with additional details and curves. Less like the Newsletter PC concept.

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This Tuesday's FU episode is going to be a zinger

I though it's on Wednesday.

 

[Vardaugas]

You're going to need a bigger mailslot.

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Eh. It fits. Don't mind that antenna, it fits.

 

[vanFace]

Eh. It fits. Don't mind that antenna, it fits.
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Fortunately colonization ships have open platforms and the steel, titanium and CMM sources are mostly surface ports. If we really get Panthers of that narrow mailslot fit, I see a meme coming up.

And I hope they sell for double the price, after all they are double the size .

 

[GJ51]

ADC only

 

[Kimosabe_X]

ADC only

What ? pff No way...

Hold my beer...

 

[Shadowsnog]

What is Pit Con. Is that official art?

 

[Darrack]

What ? pff No way...

Hold my beer...

A 16ft Scania in front of me once had that idea, the bridge was 14ft 6.

O7