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Published: 2008-10-28 02:08:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 4559; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 0
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Description My first real attempt at an original spaceship design, and I'm praying it doesn't look just like someone else's out there, because drawing it almost killed me T_T

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cleaned up the original image a bit and threw in a ref sheet that shows what it looks like flying folded. I haven't decided what colours to use yet, which is why it's all in greyscale

FYI, it flies closed, and opens when landing. It can walk using it's 'legs', and it takes off again using small engines in the underside of each limb. Once it's reached a suitable height it snaps shut and activates it's main engines.
It has to rise a decent height before closing because doing so cuts the inner engines, and the ship drops before the second set kicks in.

the dents on the sides contain sensory bundles, and the ship 'sees' primarily using heat vision, although visual and sound sensors are also present. The entire fuselage is pressure sensitive.

The four hatches on the legs each contain a single laser weapon that can fire at a range of just over 110 degrees in all directions. As a result it can focus all four in front of it, but can't fire fully backwards. the lasers can be used to fire independently.

The ship itself has an inbuilt computer, programmed to protect it's pilot at all costs. The ship will only move or open fire on its own if the pilot is in danger, normally all actions are made by it's driver.

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Comments: 27

Tawadi [2011-11-27 20:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Very unique design, I like it. Not much space for the driver or provisions though with all those engines and guns, wouldnt make the best interplanetary/-stellar fighter without a carrier. Maybe thats the next design?

Great job for a first try, its pretty believable. I have yet to master machinery

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Jesseth In reply to Tawadi [2011-11-28 02:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
and yes you're totally right, they're really not built for long distance trips... a ship like this is much more the sort you'd have stored in a carrier vessel and dropped en-masse on a target XD.

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Tawadi In reply to Jesseth [2011-11-28 04:28:17 +0000 UTC]

Since the drivers seat seems to be positioned in the back, the carrier might have the pointed noses protruding from the sides, so it looks like a saw....
Or something. Maybe they dont feel the need to rush things and take off normally. Or get dropped...
I could go on all day XD I just hope they dont get dropped on me!

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Diaboy [2010-09-04 16:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Psscheewww!!!
Looks awesome. For some reason I think it looks especially cool when the legs are 'flat', like on the small sketch on the top right of your page!
Brilliant

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Umaseti [2009-09-04 23:12:48 +0000 UTC]

i have a spaceship that looks very similar to that. My design also transforms into a robot with 4 triangular legs, it closes up making a flat four sided pyramid in flying mode, but i did not upload it on da.

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Jesseth In reply to Umaseti [2009-09-05 02:08:17 +0000 UTC]

well, as long as it's similar but not identical, I'm not bothered

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ninjakirby14 [2009-05-01 17:26:57 +0000 UTC]

This ship kicks ass

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Jesseth In reply to ninjakirby14 [2009-05-03 02:48:44 +0000 UTC]

XD why thank you!

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ArcadeBumsted [2009-03-05 21:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, that's like the coolest spaceship I've ever seen. I love mech stuff, keep it coming!

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Jesseth In reply to ArcadeBumsted [2009-03-05 22:00:42 +0000 UTC]

aha~ thankyou so much

I'm still learning how to draw machines.. they're a completely different world compared to manga characters 0_o but I'm getting there..

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ArcadeBumsted In reply to Jesseth [2009-03-05 22:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I totally agree. I'd love to be able to draw machines...I've been working on one for the longest time. It actually looks pretty nice, but the fact that it takes months and months is pretty discouraging.

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Jesseth In reply to ArcadeBumsted [2009-03-05 22:18:49 +0000 UTC]

well, I'd love to see what you did once it's done

and don't worry, I'm so bad at visualizing 3D objects in my head, I had to cut up a load of fruit to try and get the shape right... before that I mistakenly believed this ship would work out with a spherical outside, which I now realize it just wouldn't be able to walk XD

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ArcadeBumsted In reply to Jesseth [2009-03-05 23:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, well cool. Maybe I'll get back to work on that. I have to say, I am inspired now. Thank you for that.

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Jesseth In reply to ArcadeBumsted [2009-03-06 00:43:21 +0000 UTC]

hee :3

you're welcome~

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ArcadeBumsted In reply to Jesseth [2009-03-06 03:37:04 +0000 UTC]

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Mocksee [2008-10-31 23:08:56 +0000 UTC]

whoa! That is such a cool idea! @.@ Its sooooo amazing!

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Jesseth In reply to Mocksee [2008-11-01 16:38:08 +0000 UTC]

aw, thanks

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FreeStarLight [2008-10-29 16:55:45 +0000 UTC]

That's one cool Spaceship !
I like the design very much ^^
and I think it looks good in white.

nice work !

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Jesseth In reply to FreeStarLight [2008-10-29 17:25:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks bunches! feedback AND a fave..
~

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Crashdandicoot [2008-10-28 02:18:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, that's really awesome . You liar, you said you couldn't draw spaceships and here you are with an amazing design. I told you you'd be perfectly able to draw one with your level of creativity.

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Jesseth In reply to Crashdandicoot [2008-10-28 02:24:35 +0000 UTC]

this crummily penned sketch took me all day and I had to dissect FRUIT >_<

still, I'm glad you like it, especially since as a more serious gamer than I you should be better able to recognise quality...

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Crashdandicoot In reply to Jesseth [2008-10-28 02:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Well, considering you've never drawn a proper spaceship before it's hardly surprising that it took you a while. What's a little surprising is that you managed to get it so damn good looking on your first attempt considering what you said. It looks a lot like something you'd find in Final Fantasy 8 actually which is a good thing. That game is full of awesome /crazy spaceship/mech things. And that little symbol on the 'legs' is quite similar to a logo ingame. The dissecting fruit thing was a clever idea by the way. There's always inspiration to be found in nature.

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Jesseth In reply to Crashdandicoot [2008-10-28 14:22:57 +0000 UTC]

oh snap. I knew that logo looked like something from FF... I think I saw a black wing/white wing thing like this in the final fantasy 7 movie...

does it look too much like my idea? here's the in-progress pic:

[link]

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Crashdandicoot In reply to Jesseth [2008-10-28 15:38:32 +0000 UTC]

Nah, I wouldn't worry about it at all, it's only a vague resemblance, See for yourself by typing 'seed logo ff8' in google image. That in progress logo looks very nice though.

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Jesseth In reply to Crashdandicoot [2008-10-28 19:20:48 +0000 UTC]

*phew* that's allright then

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Crashdandicoot In reply to Jesseth [2008-10-28 20:07:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh cool, you added more stuff. Ah, I was wondering how it flies and now I know. If you keep this level of awesome up then you'll be well on your way to perfecting your drawings. All that's left is interiors now isn't it.

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Jesseth In reply to Crashdandicoot [2008-10-28 20:10:34 +0000 UTC]

interiors= guhhh D:

and thanks. Glad it makes sense now.

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