Re: Rebuilding the Man-O-War :) opinions on the style?

Well here's some more work :) going form the faint illustration on the
box of SJ, I put a huge crystal panel down the side of the rear section
(it’s about 3' thick)
http://www.silverblades-suitcase.com/rhino/2007/manowar_2007_1k.jpg

and a low quality cartoon render (need to buy that render one day, lol)
http://www.silverblades-suitcase.com/rhino/2007/manowar_2007_11.jpg

I put two turrets on the rear section, up and down. (not SJ turrets, I
just mean weapon emplacements ;) )
That I think makes sense, goes with Loki's (??) work, up-gunning the
vessel.

Anyone note the deckpalns let OUT any bloody doors into the Main Deck
Cargo/Detention (#3 on deckplan) areas? Lol!! Those areas are huge,
ceilings go up to near 11', but not high enough for a true extra deck.

Sorry "Big Mac", but this ship does have 10' high decks ;) Again, SJ is
not the actual Age of Sail, deckplans look very tall, elves culturally
like large spaces, allows bionids to operate if they are there, plus any
other odd races/allies the elves have, allows room for tall plants. I
can agree that many Human Tradesmen maybe made to "penny pinching"
scale, hehe, but not a Man-O-War made by *elves*.

The narrow tube connection between front and rear halves, I made larger,
allowing passageways on BOTH gravity planes (up and down) I may change
that though and keep it to one plane and reinforce it, hm?

The deckplans also miss out the fact there's obviously a deck UNDER the
main deck, plus the Cargo deck area has two grav plane defined decks
too. The way the boxed set card is made, it looks like there's three
decks in the cargo area, one above the others, but that's impossible,
simply not enough height available (unless you built it for chatters,
hehe), Building very close to exact deckplan scales, the maximum height
between the internal walls of the rear section is 22'...but...the area
is a tapered oval, plus the decks themselves must be at least 6 inches
thick...you'd end up with the middle deck with the grav plane going
through the bloody MIDDLE of the middle deck, lol. 
-However, if I move the entire tail section vertically up 6', it then
would be plausible! Ah Ha!

When I finish it, I'll make a "ship card" with art and deckplan, oh
remind me and I'll give you the exact volume too, so you can work ot
tonnage and I'll put that in the "card"

 :)



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From: Spelljammer Setting Discussion
[mailto:SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com] On Behalf Of Loki
Sent: 05 September 2007 13:28
To: SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Rebuilding the Man-O-War :) opinions on the
style?

I like the panel idea, its one I never thought of. As to the ships, I
belive
there are references to the both being crystal and beig grown from the
starfruit plant so I bet it could go either way.
-Loki

 

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