Variant Type S

[Vargas]

See http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=1ba39aa3f8c7d1fd276f18e1878b6edb&threadid=1067 for a look at a different kind of Scout ship.

 

[Nearside]

Wow. That's pretty!

 

[tlindsey]

Wow, that guy is doing some great 3D work. Always nice to see new interpretations of Traveller "classics". I can't wait to see his finished ship interiors.

BTW, if anyone's interested, there's a few new images of the updated Scout and System Defense Boat on my site:

http://www.tedlindsey.com/3d/

 

[Rodina]

Ted -

Those are lovely! I especially like the yellow and black zebra-striping.

 

[bozzutoman]

That's a pretty nice redesign of the SC, and the stuff at his site is well done... but I take exception to his belittling attitude toward the original designs.

Duh... it's supposed to be uninspirational. It's the equivalent of a coastguard patrol boat.

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BTW: Ted, your stuff looks great!

 

[Vargas]

Yes, some of the editorial comments rankled me as well. But no doubt, it's a heck of a project.

 

[Scarecrow]

Er... That'll be my 100 Ton Scout/Courier then!

Glad you guys like it - even if we disagree about the Suleiman =)

It's called a Florian class and the intent is that it's a sort of custom job. A refit, if you will of the classic wedge. I thought it'd be nice if a small family company built these ships based on the standard Scout/Courier frame. A bit like the Ford Sierra Cosworth. To design it I took the absolute basic stats from the LBB and threw in a couple of pulse lasers on the allready fitted double turret for self defence.

I'll be regularly updating that thread with the modelling as it progresses and I intend to disect the whole thing on a website when it's done. This
will include stills, animations, cutaways, tech guff and downloadable floorplans in 15mm and 25mm scale.

If I finish it...

There's more if you're interested:

http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1298

This is a 3D model of Regina I made from scratch. It needs work but it's
pretty much there for now.

and...

http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1435

This is a still of the Florian Scout approaching Regina.

Enjoy,

Crow

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/scarecrow

 

[Scarecrow]

Just a wee note-ette to let you know that the Scout has been updated with an AVI run of the cockpit. It's not completed yet - but gives more of a feel of the shape of things.

If you're interested.

http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=37046#post37046

Crow

 

[Shadowdancer]

That is excellent work.

 

[Vargr Breath]

Scarecrow:

The Scout looks really nice. I'm just wondering if, somewhere in the back of your mind, you were thinking of the SR-71 when you were designing it? It's not a bad thing, I was just wondering

Here is a picture of the SR-71 in almost the same view.

 

[Scarecrow]

Actually, not even slightly - however, it was in turn - let me explain....

I originally took the classic Type-S Wedge. I decided I'd like to have the engines exposed rather than sat in a great hall in the back of the ship. With this in mind I started curving it's lines to make it more genuinely streamlined.

The resultant desing smacks rather a lot of Amidala's Nubian design from the Phantom Menace. Once I realised that I kind of just went with it.

The Nubian itself is based on the SR-71 so I guess in a way it is based on the SR-71 but not intentionally so.

Regards,

Crow