Narkova Drive Yards Resolute-Class Cruiser, MK II

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

After careful consideration, I decided that Dino was right (as usual ) and that the Resolute-Class needed some visible weapons to round out the look. So, after a couple hours of experimenting, I came up with the Resolute MK II.

Resolute-Class Cruiser, MK II:

It is now equipped with 6 fixed-position heavy turbolaser cannons, 8 anti-starfighter turrets, and 17 light pulse cannons. I normally don't place visible weapons on my ships, so I don't know if this is underpowered or not. I mostly just put different weapons where I thought they looked coolest.

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I also added more greebling on the sides. I took a queue form PXR and used those handy minifig telephone receivers as part of the design (PXR, great idea, by the way ). I had to do some minor internal restructuring to allow the detailing and turret placements near the bridge structure (which is also new), and I think it came out great.

Before (left) and after (right):

As cool as I think the original is, I like this version much better. An .lxf should available shortly, and I'll post the link when it's up.

[GuestGuest]

Great job! I definitely like version two better, good as the original was. The extra detailing is fantastic, and I love the new bridge. Well done!

[PXRRecruit (No Affiliation)]

Now this is awesome! The original was already great, but the greebling you have added us amazing! It makes the ship look more complex, but not overly complex (which is good ). The guns near the rear hull (sorry, no idea what those are heavy turbolasers?) give the ship the classic Venator/Star Destroyer look, but at the same time, the overall design keeps it fresh and unique. The greebling makes the very, very cool, and I must say that I am rather jealous of your greebling now.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

MAD: Thanks! The bridge is actually one of my favorite little details.

PXR: Thank you! Those guns are the anti-fighter turrets. The turbolaser emplacements are on the sides of the front half of the ship. That's exactly the look I was going for.

Here's the link for the .lxf: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/701960d4-e113-44ed-9059-52f6ebf88bde?index=10&categoryid=64929898-c52f-49d8-b106-c0c36314093c

Enjoy!

[Lord Commandant JaceLord Commandant (MSI)]

Looks great, Spud! I love the bridge, and the unconventional armament despite my innate desire to optimize it of the cruiser.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Jace: Danke!

[JohnnyredCaptain (PCG)]

Looks like a Venerator that had too much to eat.

I like it though! Very nice work!

[Lord Commandant JaceLord Commandant (MSI)]

@Jred: Venator

[Dino27Captain (PCG)]

Now THIS is podracing, erm, awesome. I definitely meant awesome.

I LOVE the added details, the weaponry, and that gorgeous bridge! I LOVE that it looks original, but clearly took design points from the Acclamator . GREAT job! I don't see how it could get better, but I wouldn't mind if you surprised us all by proving that perfection can get better still with a third version... just because I enjoy looking at this ship so much.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

J-red: Danke! You know, now that you mention it, it does. Interesting!

Dino: Thank you! The class is actually named after the Resolute, a Republic cruiser that spent the Clone Wars under the command of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Yeah, I'm a nerd, I know.

Oh, by the way... challenge accepted. 

[Dino27Captain (PCG)]

Of course I know the Resolute Admiral Yularen usually command the ship, which was technically General Skywalker's, but General Kenobi was also known to command it, as well as Commander Tano. (Fellow nerd. )

I thought of the ship immediately when I first heard the class name, but I didn't mention it.

I look forward to the Resolute III.

[TetrahedronCaptain (PCG)]

I liked the original Resolute, but this is fantastic! For once, un-streamlining it actually made the ship look better. The newer version looks much less barren, and far more epic. I especially like the bridge design; I may steal borrow that at a later date.

One last question- What's the ship's length? I need to know that before I pass judgement on the stats.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Mightyman: If you go by the official PCG scale, which is (I think) 1 stud = 10 meters, then the Resolute is 540 meters in length. However, I imagine this ship to be more at the scale of 1 stud = 12 or 13 meters, or a length of 650-700 meters. You can take your pick as to which one you like.

[TetrahedronCaptain (PCG)]

This being a cruiser, the latter seems appropriate. Therefore, that would mean the ship is somewhat under-armed, at least for a frontline cruiser (of course, that would depend on the power of the weapons).

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Mighty: Well, the turbolasers are just standard ship-to-ship fixed-position turbolasers, and the pulse cannons are energy pulses that have about 30% less power than a standard photon torpedo. So, I'd say weapon power is about middle of the spectrum. It's something I'll address with the MK III.

[TetrahedronCaptain (PCG)]

OK- so it's better off than I thought, but still a little UP. If I may, I will say that the ship seems a little anti-cap-ship heavy; all it's weapons seem to be either anti-starfighter or anti-larger-ship (although, given my ignorance of SW tech, that feeling may be misplaced).

[Lord Commandant JaceLord Commandant (MSI)]

Mightyman: If you go by the official PCG scale, which is (I think) 1 stud = 10 meters, then the Resolute is 540 meters in length. However, I imagine this ship to be more at the scale of 1 stud = 12 or 13 meters, or a length of 650-700 meters. You can take your pick as to which one you like.

Links to use for some Star Wars comparisons for armament of (heavy) cruisers:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Strike-class_Medium_Cruiser
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dreadnaught-class_Heavy_Cruiser
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Victory_II-class_Star_Destroyer

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