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Post by Vince T » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:30 pm

No, not the Executor, but be asured, that one's well on its way ;)<P>Somebody once complained I was making too many big ships - hardly any escorts.
Well, there you go. A few weeks ago I posted first model shots of the <B>Katana</B> (working title). <P>Here's a first impression in color ;)
BTW, if anyone can think of a better name for it, I'm open for suggestions. Length is about 700m.

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Post by Vince T » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:48 pm

That's only a perspective matter, it's nice and sleek, if you check the 'raw' model shots
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Post by FellSkyhawk » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:16 pm

I like it, I like big ships, small ships. I actually like all the big ships you made and wasn't tierd of them, though being that there is a limited amount of total ships one can have in XWA having too many big ships isn't good for fighters but. It looks great, I don't think it looks to squashed along any axis. And great name for it to. All, except mabey the Venator but its better then I could ever hope to make, are superior and make me love the SD again. They have excelent form of a venator with the tough lookingness of an ISD. :) Can't wait to fly against it, for it, through it(anouther reason I like your ships, lots of hanger space, except the Venator which is suppose to have hanger going down spine but...), between it, below it, any preposition it.
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Post by Dragon » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:01 am

Hm... what's about Protector- or Defender-class? <P>Or should it be more aggressive? ;)
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Post by Major Wes Janson » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:11 am

Katana seems like a name for a larger ship. <P>Maybe Bodkin or Cutlass
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Post by Vince T » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:52 pm

Hmm, Reaper's not bad, but I already have a TIE Reaper that's waiting to be released for what....4 years?!?!?<P>Keep'em coming, guys, I feel we're close.<BR>Could be the glow-wine, though :D
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Post by Darksaber » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:31 pm

Oberon Class
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Post by Vince T » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:43 pm

So many options ... I'll have to sleep over that :o Damn!
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Post by Omega_Trust » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:14 pm

I'm thinking Stiletto class, or some variant... Switchblade maybe?

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Post by Drake26 » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:48 pm

@ Kell: Most of those names definitely are for something bigger. If you go to the battle threads you'll see Excalibur is taken and its something like 37 times bigger then that thing. The ones in your edit are closer and I do like Hellraiser.<P>@ DS: Oberon sounds cool, but should go to something big and powerful, maybe a space station even.<P>@ Omega: Stiletto and Switchblade sound like fighters or maybe corvettes. Stiletto could be a missile.<P>I think Katana should go to something heavier, I'd go with tanto or wakizashi.
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Post by Dragon » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:00 am

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by General_Trageton:<BR><STRONG>... That name fits to a bigger ship. I feel the sudden urge to build one.... :o Damn!</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Suppress that, at least until "She" is completed. ;)
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Post by General Edor Crespin » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:26 am

Out of curiosity, why did you decide to go with this design (general similarity in shape to *SD)?<P>Still, looks like a good model. :)<p>[ 14 December 2007: Message edited by: General Edor Crespin ]
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Post by Omega_Trust » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:53 am

Fair enough... How about Rapier, Gladius, Crossbow, Falchion.

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Post by Drake26 » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:15 pm

I'm liking those ones Omega. Any of those would work for me.
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Post by Darksaber » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:59 pm

Trinity class, that sounds smaller
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Post by Vince T » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:13 pm

@Dragon, just ignore him, he's got no idea.<P>@Darksaber, Trinity sounds nice indeed! ;)
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Post by Igma » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:01 pm

@K:<BR>Sorry for being offtopic, but: thank you so much for that!!!

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Post by Rookie_One1 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:09 am

as i dont have any creativity, i suggest that we go with the name that darksaber proposed, Trinity Class
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Post by General Edor Crespin » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:50 am

Just throwing this out there as my personal opinion, Trinity seems too graceful a name.. *shrugs*
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Post by K_Kinnison » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:55 pm

i think people identify Trinity from the Matrix now. We could go with some more Roman style names<P>Sentinel, Crusader, Gladius<P>to be quite honest, G_T you are probably the best one to find a name... look up words in a Thesaurus
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Post by Vince T » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:03 pm

Don't say that, K, I might end up with something like Bob or Charlie! :D
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Post by Mako » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:47 pm

All hail Bob!
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Post by Rookie_One1 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:05 pm

Go Bob!
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Post by FellSkyhawk » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:48 pm

Bob-class intresting. Trinity makes me think though of God, then Matrix, so... Try looking at Latin or Mando'a, alot of shipd are named after latin terms that mean really simple things like Excelcior=higher I believe, and while no one whould say Higher-class they will make an Excelsior-class. Kad-class (Mando'a for sword or saber) sounds nice, though so do Saber-class (I made a saber class SSD which doesn't look much like a SD in LEGO (which I made it in <A HREF="http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/14831" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/14831</A> here is link) however its a bassed SD wedge with a hammerhead front and a huge laser on bottom) How about Obi-wan class or Vader-class, or even Omas-class. Solo-class is nice, used that for <A HREF="http://swgames.wikia.com/wiki/SWC:C0:So ... _Destroyer" TARGET=_blank>http://swgames.wikia.com/wiki/SWC:C0:So ... stroyer</A> that one I made. Don't mind if you use any ideas or images shown here either if you need any SD design ideas for whatever one you do next afterwords.<p>[ 16 December 2007: Message edited by: FellSkyhawk ]
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Post by Vince T » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:09 pm

It doesn't have much of the typical SD traits, but seriously, from the looks that Saber-class would make a damn fine heavy fighter or combat yacht. Mind if I go nuts on that design and try to model it?<P>As for the Solo-class, reminds me of a crossing between a Venator and an Eclipse. Very nice indeed.<P>Damnit people, when am I supposed to model all that stuff?!? :D
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