So about the new ship kit for the Python MkII ....

[Alien]

I can't be the only that sees this ...

Spoiler: Space, the final frontier ...

You see it too .... right?
(here's a link to the store page, just so you know I haven't made this image up .... well, other than the text)

Python Mk II Spacehawk Pack - Ship Kits - Elite Dangerous Gamestore

Track your prey and uncover their weakness with the Spacehawk Ship Kit. Includes: Tracker themed pieces with a rotating radar style piece o...

www.elitedangerous.com

 

[GroG79]

It has a nice additional function
Pic from cmdr Monarhk

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[Disemboweled Ego]

The saucer section has no collision by the way except for 1 invisible magic pixel above it.

Overall I think it's a so-so shipkit, despite subpar modelling work, only 3 shipkit parts and pretty meh paintjobs that are recolors of the set you get with another shipkit. Would look better with tactical ice, but I'm not spending another 6k arx on that.

It would also be a case of "explorer shipkit for the corvette?", but the nacelles and dish fit too well on the Python mk II in an unique way that wouldn't really work on other ships.

 

[IstvaanDCIV]

The ship kit description is clearly intending to evoke AWACS, but I agree that it ends up looking more like a Star Trek ship. Like it belongs on a more exploration-focused ship than the Python Mk2. Although there absolutely nothing stopping anyone from outfitting and flying one for that purpose anyway.

 

[Greasetrap42]

Do you think that top piece spins based on the speed you travel?

The paint job should have placed a spiral on it. To confuse enemies, and make them dizzy.

 

[metatheurgist]

Multicrew AWACS role confirmed?

 

[aRJay]

Dense atmosphere access confirmed.

The saucer opens out into a set of rotors.

 

[Kamiyoda]

Finally, I can be commander Sky Eye