That Fer de lance, though!
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Not a fan.
How many of these have pointless winglets? Why?
And why do so few evoke the ships of old? So far only the Sidewinder, Cobra and Anaconda feels like the ships from the original and just the Eagle from the 90's sequels.
Believe it or not, but a ship made out of 16 polygons is not better than what we have currently, nostalgia has to stop somewhere...
Not a fan.
How many of these have pointless winglets? Why?
And why do so few evoke the ships of old? So far only the Sidewinder, Cobra and Anaconda feels like the ships from the original and just the Eagle from the 90's sequels.
What's so pointless about those winglets? Even if they don't make fully horizontal flight possible, they could still help stabilize the ship during atmospheric flight and reentry. In space, they could be used for mounting equipment that works better when separated from the hull (like sensitive sensoring equipment, for example).
I do agree about ships not looking like the old variants. I like that manufacturers have their own style and such, but I would really like to see future returning ships looking a bit more like the originals.
A quick Photoshop with the bits I dislike removed:
This is by far my favorite of the photoshopped designs. Carries enough menace without extraneous shuttle wings and still manages to give a nod to the original '84 shape