FDC-307: My Scifi-Meshes Shakedown

[Mach Crit]

Very nice. I like the sharply angular forward hull. Kinda like a battering ram!

[Marrekie]

Thanks for all the positive feedback thus far guys. i really appreciate the warm welcome at SFM

Originally Posted by Major Diarrhia

It's a very cool design. Personally, since it has what looks like thrusters, I would like to see more thrusters in all the right places for full maneuverability instead of just lateral movement. That means turning left, right, up down, and sliding left, right, up down, forward, backward. That's right, it should have forward and backward thrusters too even though it has the big engines.

The rear guns don't sit well with me because the same section also has the engines connected to it on pylons. That section will have a lot of structural stress. The turrets are also going to have to penetrate the hull several decks for proper bracing, even if they are purely energy but especially if they fire a round of some sort.

Tnx for the comment mate. Of course you're right about the thrusters. Well spotted! In the back it has thrusters to maneuver around all axis'. You can hardly see them though, 'cause they're attached to the inner pylons. In the front there'd need to be more, but I sacrificed them to esthetics instead. I couldn't make it look cool, so I got rid of them...
I don't agree with you on the structural stress issue though. IMO the aft hull and engine pylons have been designed sturdy enough to withstand stress. You're right that the railgun turrets will add to the total stress but by comparison to the engine generated forces, this will be relatively minimal. In everyday life I'm actually an aircraft engineer and I can assure you there are simple solutions to channel the created forces through the ship's spaceframe.