Flanker's 2d blog

Hudson Class Starship

2011-06-14T15:46:00.000+02:00

Decided to call it the Hudson Class after Henry Hudson a english explorer who sailed to the Arctic for the Dutch East India Company.

Some information:

Having a crew of 280 with an emergency capacity to carry up to 3000 people the Hudson is one of several new programs commisioned by Starfleet Command to increase its exploration fleet.

Armed with two phaser rings on the saucer, dual photon/quantum launcher located in the neck and phaser emitters positioned on the nacelles and engineering section it can stand its own ground when engaging hostiles.

Capable of achieving warp 9.85 (1 hour) its main cruising speed is warp 8 and only needs to return to resupply or refit once in a year.

Private Jets

2011-05-22T10:49:00.000+02:00

A design for a small private jet with limited orbital capabilities. This allows the craft to land on larger space craft. Having only one pilot and 5 passengers it is quite small compared to most design seen in Chronicles of Man.

Finished liner and escape pod

2011-05-22T10:42:00.000+02:00

The completed liner:

And a perspective shot of a general usage escape pod to come with it:

WIP Liner 2 and the start of a Deviant Art Accounts

2011-05-02T17:06:00.003+02:00

Another liner in the making:

And as a second scrap of news is that I started posting on deviant art. After some consideration I decided that I wanted to get some more comments and inspiration and Deviant Art seems the place to be for just that.

This is my startpage http://handofmanos.deviantart.com/ and I hope to add more in time.

Warsaw Class Advanced Scout

2011-05-02T17:05:00.000+02:00

Finished the Warsaw class advanced scout.
Basically a slightly better armed defiant/voyager era vessel for fast attack, scouting and escort duties.
It comes equiped with a phaser array, dual microtorpedoes, dual torpedo launcher and two phaser strips at the rear.

Since I have finished this, and the receiving party was pleased with it I consider this one finished

Finished Liner

2011-04-13T00:20:00.000+02:00

Decided to call it a Okinawa Class Liner after finishing it. Added several small details since the last post most notably the additional plating, insignia and depth through shades and reflections.

Freighter/Liner WIP

2011-04-10T20:38:00.000+02:00

A new project and this time a non military vessel. It was intended to be a bulkfreighter but in the end it had more of a liner thanks to its sleek lines.

Finished Bushido Battleship

2011-04-08T19:05:00.000+02:00

Completed all details, insignia and added its final weapon loadout.

Veridian Battleship

2011-04-01T11:01:00.001+02:00

The largest and most detailed CoM design for me so far. Currently working on adding colors and insignia.

Final version of the Firehawk Corvette

2011-03-17T11:01:00.000+01:00

Added additional details like insignia and some wear and tare to go along with it. It turned out quite well I think.

Atlantean Empire Fire Hawk Corvette

2011-03-16T11:40:00.002+01:00

Sabre Cut Out View

2011-03-08T21:07:00.000+01:00

A continuation of the previous post. Now with some explanation of the various parts.

2011-03-07T22:09:00.000+01:00

Some might know I do some minor work for the Wing Commander Saga team (see link on the right of the page). And as such I decided to post something I've been working on. The model is not my work, that has been made by the excellent model department of the WCSaga team. Yet I am working on the internal view of the ship. So far I have got the basic hull skelleton ready and now it will be ready for adding machinery like sensors, flight control devices, flight recorder, energy banks, shield generator etc.

MG 151/20

2011-03-04T10:55:00.000+01:00

The MG151/20 is a German (Luftwaffe) 20 mm cannon used in many of its fightercraft.
I basically use photos and some technical schematics found on the internet as reference to recreate this weapon.

After finished this I intend to work on a 30 mm MK108 gun, both are used by the Heinkel HE 219 "Uhu", the aircraft I am planning to work out.

Tromp Class Destroyer Coast Guard Variant.

2011-03-01T22:59:00.000+01:00

With a different colorscheme and a top view this version of the Tromp Class destroyer is in service with the Veridian Border Security (Coast Guard).

Tromp Class Destroyer profile shot.

2011-02-28T09:05:00.000+01:00

Finished the updated version of the Tromp Class Destroyer.
Named after Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, a naval hero from the 16th century, the Tromp Class destroyer is a bigger unit compared to the Loki Class destroyer. Also better armed and with a internal hangar for dropships the Tromp Class still is in use with the Veridian Navy thanks to it easy to maintain and modernise modular internal hull.

Even more planets

2011-02-22T08:50:00.001+01:00

Again some planets, now with a ring attached to them. Need to experiment some more with these to get it feel right but for the intended purpose (wiki images) these will be just fine.

Again the tutorials found at http://www.solarvoyager.com/ are of great help. And with combining techniques I already know and adding some detail here and there you can get some interesting results.

Planets and more planets

2011-02-17T11:04:00.000+01:00

http://www.solarvoyager.com/tutorials.asp Being a great source for tutorials when it comes to planets starbackgrounds etc. I decided I will give it a go and these two are my first attempts. A green planet with little detail so probably unihabited and the second a blue one with on the dark side city lights. The city lights was the most work since that was a bit of a tryout for me but in the end I think it turned out pretty well.

Finished Gunship

2011-02-14T08:50:00.000+01:00

Finished it actually a while ago even so here is the full coloured version:

Roofvalk Gunship WIP

2011-02-05T23:24:00.000+01:00

A perspective shot of a gunship design. Having rotable engines it can achieve fast speeds without sacrificing its ability to hover.

So far the line drawing is completed and only coloring needs to be added.

Tromp Class Destroyer

2011-01-24T21:23:00.000+01:00

A new Destroyer Class. This time it is called the Tromp Class MLU(MidLifeUpdate) destroyer which is a more heavier armed, yet slower and less modern version of the Loki Class. The background story is that the Loki, being more modern and easier to construct, will replace some of the older Tromp class while the remainder will me modernised to a MLU version that will act as a squadron leader to several Loki destroyers.

Veridian Uniforms

2011-01-21T10:19:00.000+01:00

As part of the Chronicles of Man universe I thought lets add some more backstory. In this case I wanted to add uniforms for the Navy, Space Forces and Marines. The image here shows some of the uniforms so far. There will be some changes, mainly color, made here and there but in general the basic layouts are finished.

CSS Shiloh - Heavy Cruiser

2011-01-16T23:23:00.000+01:00

As a continuation of the work done for Chronicles of Man I made another heavy cruiser.
And is what is hopefully plain to see is that this design is much more aggressive looking compared to it Veridian counterpart who is much more roundish and curved in design.

A design made for another contributor's s nation I will use this dagger shaped ship as a base for any future designs I might make for him :) And I already have a few sketches lying around that will use the a similar design as the heavy cruiser.

Crew Quarters onboard the NX Class part I

2011-01-12T19:07:00.001+01:00

A design for the main characters living quarter. Bigger then a regular crewmember these rooms are reserved for officers and are twice as large compared to a normal quarter. It has a desk, bed, table (with chairs) and most important a shower :)

Still a Work In Progress but the main layout is completed.

Final version of the heavy trooptransport

2011-01-09T17:39:00.001+01:00

Finalized version of the trooptransport. Also added a logo and some minor changes detail wise. For Illustrator I just got working on some simple projects but given time it will certainly help a lot when designing.

Trooptransport Mk1

2011-01-04T11:04:00.000+01:00

A new project has arrived... still in photoshop though. Hopefully I will get the hang of it eventually :D At the moment to busy to give it the attention it deserves.

Heavy Cruiser Part II

2010-12-28T16:16:00.000+01:00

Finished the heavy cruiser calling it the "Seax" Class after a sidearm used by the Vikings during the Middle Ages.

I will be going over to adobe illustrator for any new designs. So hopefully more designs will be made using that program.

Heavy Cruiser

2010-12-20T11:50:00.000+01:00

As of yet unnamed heavy cruiser class spaceship for the Republican Navy. Bristling with weapon hardpoints and missile launchers the heavy cruiser is usually found as a convoy escort leader and as an antipiracy squadron leader. Having an above average missile launch capability and increased ECM and EW capabilities the ship lacks in heavy kinetic based weaponry.

It only needs some coloring in my opinion and then it is off to the next project.

Another Dropship

2010-12-18T20:56:00.001+01:00

An older design I have neglected to post... thus far. In this case a WW2 style design for a future space to surface combat transport. Again a design made for Chronicles of Man.

Wing Commander Workpod

2010-12-17T22:58:00.000+01:00

As inspiration of a book I was reading, and a gamemodification I am helping with... a little (wing commander saga). I finished a simple side profile of a workpod for use in space construction and other EVA work in which more power is needed then only suited up workers.

Equiped with two arms with interchangeable grappling claws the ship gives the pilot a full view of his or her surroundings and is highly agile thanks to multiple thruster assemblies.

Landreich is a faction seen in the Wing Commander Universe and is a selection of systems on the frontier with Kilrathi space. Currently they are still in a state of war with the Kilrathi Province bordering them. As such their Naval programs are constantly in need of good personnel and equipment like this Mk IV Buzzer workpod.

Atgeir (Halbert) Anti Ship Missile

2010-11-12T13:58:00.000+01:00

The main multipurpose Atgeir anti ship missile is the main striking weapon used by the Veridian navy.
Capable to carry different kinds of payloads the missile has two notable variants, one is the standard missile which is highly agile while the second one (lowest picture in the image) has increased speed but looses some of its agility in comparison to the standard missile.

Both units have 1 main propulsion system supplemented by 4 boosters which are ignited near the target or when a new target is selected in the case the intended target is either destroyed or is given a lower priority.

Kame (Turtle) Class Transfer Shuttle

2010-11-06T18:40:00.001+01:00

As work continues for Josh's universe I've made a new contribution for the Veridian Verge Nation. In this case an unarmed shuttle intended to be used by the FRVN (Veridian Navy) as a tranfer shuttle between space stations and ships for either personel or cargo. It has also limited atmospheric capabilities but does not have the speed and combat profile as seen in dropships.

Entry to the ship goes from the rear, where a large dropable hatch opens from where troops, cargo modules and even small vehicles can be carried when required.

In general it sports two rows of chairs to accomodate passengers.

Notable variants are a command and control shuttle (able to provide groundtroops with tactical support) and a medical evacuation shuttle which is equiped with its own surgical theatre and can carry up to 14 wounded people and a medical staff of 6.

Mantaray Class Corvette

2010-10-23T14:39:00.000+02:00

A renewed version of a original version I made for the Star Trek Enterprise Recognition Manual I mentioned before. The first image showing the old version while the new one shows the more detailed and final version.

The Mantaray is a well armed small starship mainly used in a support, escort or fast attack roles by Starfleet Command. Armed with rapid fire microtorpedo launchers along with 4 phasers it packs quite a punch.

I hope that one day I might finish this job but as it stands now some more presssing issues are at hand. Even so it was a fun project.

Star Trek ENT Era Recognition Manual

2010-10-17T10:44:00.000+02:00

A project that deserves much more attention then I am giving it right now.

A Jane's Fighting Ships style booklet but then situated during the Earth Romulan War.

I am in the progress to updating the images with a new style so I will first post the old images and add newer versions as I go. Even so I have some images that I will keep since those already worked out quite well.

2 Of those are a fighter and a bomber design. The fighter being a single seater armed with pulse lasers and missiles while the bomber has a dual seat configuration similar to a A-6 Intruder and is armed with only torpedoes and a impressive electronics warfare package.

Chronicles of Man II

2010-10-10T16:30:00.000+02:00

Something new and something old. Showcasing a revised version of a destroyer replacing the older image (the second). It mainly has different details and in my opinion a better layout then the old design which looks less convincing armed with to heavy guns and a large dropship bay.

The new version seen here has 2 single barrel guns, 6 missile tube (3x2) and 2 at the front as its main offensive capabilities. It also is issued with state of the art CIC and ECM capabilities making it able to command a small taskforce and deploy effective anti missile screens.

The old design was less agile looking but was better armed missiles wise but needed to sacrifice ECM and sensory capabilities. It was also sacrificed speed since its single cruiser sized gun turret soaked up a lot of the available energy.

Chronicles of Man I

2010-10-04T17:53:00.001+02:00

A fast transport, a civilian variant and its military counterpart. A design I actually like better then several of the warship designs made so far (which I will post later on). It is atmospheric capable and is able to land as well.

Star Trek Origins part II

2010-10-03T13:43:00.000+02:00

This weekend I worked out two designs for Star Trek Origins one being a Borgified Romulan Warbird, the other being a 'Borg' Vessel. Both ships turned out pretty well in my opinion.

I added the Enterprise in the second picture as a scale reference.

Chronicles of Man Designs

2010-10-02T12:10:00.000+02:00

As part of something completely different I have joined the universe, designed and created by Josheua Samuelson (http://thechroniclesofman.com/), quite some time ago and created several starship designs for several factions. The main faction is the Free Republic of Veridia which is loosely based on Scandinavian and the Low Lands during WW2 but with Scandinavian and Chinese immigrants. But that being said in the far future obviously.

Two designs of a small gunship/dropship and a larger dropship which are both used by the FRVN Marine Corps (Free Republic of Veridia Navy) to be added to the bigger capital ships for boarding and planetary drop missions.

Mercury Class Scout

2010-10-01T10:12:00.000+02:00

As an ungoing venture I designed this vessel as part of a starship recognition book. Showcasing Enterprise era/Earth-Romulan War. In this case I am redesigning older designs in a new improved look.
The first image shows the old design and the second the new improved one.

The Mercury Class scout is a advanced high speed vessel with a crew of 8 man. Lightly armed the ship relies on its advanced sensors and speed to gather information and report back to its assigned fleet. It has 1 small specially designed shuttlepod for atmospheric exploration and can reach up to speeds of warp 6.3 with a standard cruising speed of 4.

Star Trek Origins interior concepts

2010-09-30T10:14:00.000+02:00

This are two shots for an adventure game called Star Trek Origins. Its setting is based on the tv series star trek Enterprise and shows a exterior shot of the NX01 in spacedock and a interior shot of a messhall.

I also used this shot for the header of this blog.

The USS Sagan & some old schematics

2010-09-29T12:49:00.000+02:00

As part of a Pbem (Play by Email) I've decided to make a MSD for use for the site or whatever use the site adminstrator could think of. It is a technical schematic of a regular Nova Class starship with some minor alteration made by me - the major one being the interior design of the warpnacelles and the addition of two type 15 shuttlepods in the cargobay and shuttlebay.

The Nova class is a improvement of two older MSD's I made of a Oberth Class starship (sciencevessel) and a own design which I eventually called the Caprica Class (Survey vessel) of whom I am making a new interior design and possibly try a few other things like 3d modelling it.

A restart of sorts

2010-09-28T10:45:00.000+02:00

After some consideration I've decided to restart this blog again by removing every old post and starting to add finished projects.

I'll start first with some technical perspectives for a star trek adventure game called Star Trek Origins based on Enterprise. First of I wanted to show a starbase and a concept of a small gunboat.

Both designs are inspired by already existing designs but I also added some parts myself, perhaps most notably the docking arms and a more 'open' structure compared to the enclosed Space dock as seen in the movies and other series.