Broadsword Class Mercenary Cruiser render

[aramis]

The aries 1B main sphere is about 68.5 Td, so it's probably about 75 to 80Td, given the engine and landing gear clusters.

 

[BlackBat242]

How many tons do you suppose this ship is?

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No, none of the image code, link, or anything showed... nothing to indicate there even was a link/image... until I hit the quote button, then the coding showed up!

I've removed two of the brackets to allow the URL to show.

 

[Shonner]

Started work on the pinnace.

 

[far-trader]

Started work on the pinnace.

Pinnace? Going old school or just a name change?

The original had two 40ton pinnaces iirc. Later this was changed to two 50ton modular cutters.

Looking forward to it in any case

 

[Shonner]

I've been using JTAS #8.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

The plans say pinnaces, the text says cutters.

 

[Gatsby]

One of Each!

 

[Khan Trav]

In Broadsword LBB (page 23) there is a cutter module/frame that holds 4 six ton fighters. I would like to see that illustrated, it seems like a way to really maximize the Broadsword Class.

 

[Shonner]

Giving some definition to the spine and bay module. Re-did the wires for the nose for better cockpit window flow for the next update.

 

[Shonner]

Pushing and pulling on polygons and using artistic licensing for the jump drive. Still not sure yet on the windshield.

 

[far-trader]

I quite like the drive

Yep, don't know about the view port, don't like mine much either* on a long languishing incomplete project outlined here:

http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=16299

Maybe you can nick some thoughts from it though...


* but it was what the mini looked like and I was working on staying close to it

 

[Shonner]

I quite like the drive

I wonder what the engines will look like when Hollywod makes a Traveller movie? Movies tend to settle any modeling disputes for the fans. Until then, we're all having fun making our own designs to post here.

 

[far-trader]

I wonder what the engines will look like when Hollywod makes a Traveller movie?

They'll be huge, spit fire, and make a proper throaty rumble that you can feel in your bones...

...all in the vacuum of space Oh yeah, and they'll never need fuel.

Or they'll be so tiny as to be unnoticed (or they won't exist at all) and no one will explain how they work. The ship just goes where it needs to at the speed of plot.

 

[Shonner]

Or they'll be so tiny as to be unnoticed (or they won't exist at all) and no one will explain how they work. The ship just goes where it needs to at the speed of plot.

Sounds like the Valley Forge.

 

[nyrath]

Still not sure yet on the windshield.

You are the artist.
I'd consider something like the windows on the Aries 1B or the moon-bus from 2001 A Space Odyssey (i.e., sunken corners)

 

[Shonner]

Thanks.

Since this thing is considered streamlined, I thought maybe the nose/windshield should be left smooth. But if there is some sort of field generator thing surrounding it, I could recess the window, etc.

 

[Shonner]

I just remembered, there is a rear view of the engine on page 38 of the JTAS #8 PDF. I was way off.

 

[far-trader]

I just remembered, there is a rear view of the engine on page 38 of the JTAS #8 PDF. I was way off.

But, it really doesn't show much, and yours is much cooler imo, so stick with it

 

[Shonner]

Ok. I'll stick with them. I have this crazy idea of Ripley punching the thrusters button and the Alien being blasted out of one of the engines. Love the exhaust in that film. Looked almost underwater-like.

 

[whitedalek]

well... they did film the rocket exhaust by using water