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Gunboat Pack

Bryce Science Fiction posted on Dec 28, 2008
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Been busy with work, snow and writing, so it's been a while since I sat down and created something for fun. Normally, I'll have a sketch or something before I build a spaceship, but this time I built it up from a list from component parts (yes, I have a spaceship design spreadsheet that I use for that - OCD geek, I know). Anyway, I had no idea what my gunboat was going to look like when I started. Turns out to look vaguely like a cross between a B-17 and an X-15, I think. Merry Holidays and all that, and thanks for viewing and commenting. --- It didn't take long for the Roiders to start putting out new ship types. Their gunboats were a big surprise when they first hit us, but we're getting used to them now. They hide out in the deserted parts of the Belt, lost in the rocks and junk of centuries-old ruins. With so much crap floating around, we can't always get a good fix on them, even when we have a pretty good clue where they are. And they hunt in packs. Nasty critters. For the Belters, the good news is that their gunboats pack the punch of a ship four times their mass. And they only need a crew of four to operate and about six months to build. But of course, there are no miracles in ship design -- to do that, they had to sacrifice endurance and comfort. And armor. Yeah, they're a nuisance and there are a lot of them -- more every month -- but if they don't get off the first shot, they're going to have a very bad day. -- Commander Wilhelmina "Ace" Sarnow, lecture at the Martian Naval Academy after achieving her fifth gunboat kill; 8 January 2522

Comments (7)


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grafikeer

10:20PM | Sun, 28 December 2008

Very cool retro-looking ship design,and an unusual colour scheme too...really like the damage effects on the station ...very well done.I would have liked to have seen a nebula or some constellation to help spice up the background,but that's just a personal thing!Great work again,and another fine story to accompany it.

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kjer_99

1:29AM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Yes, I like what you've done with the station too. Like your description of the gunboats--seemed very apt.

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Biffowitz

5:38AM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Cool modeling my friend, I like the design. Looks like it can handle itself in a firefight!

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Rutra

2:14PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Very good work. The retro design looks great, the space station too.

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dbrv6

10:27PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Very nice modeling and good story!

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Seaview123

11:10AM | Tue, 30 December 2008

Great work on the modeling! And your fantastic story line keeps maturing. I'm looking forward to the novel!

dcmstarships

7:56PM | Mon, 19 January 2009

interesting damage effects on the space station


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