Narkova Drive Yards Jaeger-Class Battleship

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Edit: The .lxf is now available here: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/9f2c6286-d4ba-455c-8a10-e76eb696bed7?index=1

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been very active as of late. I was pretty bogged down with school for a while. I haven't commented on a couple of the new ships around, so I'll get to that as soon as I can.

Anyhoo, the Jaeger-Class!



It's just a little something I've built over the past week or so when I could find the time. The Jaeger-Class is essentially the more athletic younger brother of the Resolute-Class. It's not as pretty as it could possibly be, but then again, it's not supposed to be pretty. It's supposed to blow bad guys out of the sky (or space, rather).

The weapons loadout is pretty standard: rapid-fire laser turrets, torpedo launchers, forward turbolasers, and broadside cannons. The Jaeger-Class is also equipped with a MkII Warp Cannon, an upgrade from those found on the NDY Experimentia-Class. This one is smaller and more accurate.

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Visible to the left of pic 3 is a hangar bay with the doors in the middle of opening. I really like how that turned out.

The color scheme was pretty random. I didn't really know what to paint the thing, so I copied the colors of the Resolute-Class.

Now for stats!

Stats:

Armaments:
    x20 rapid-fire anti-fighter turrets
    x36 torpedo launch turrets
    x10 forward fixed position turbolasers
    x20 broadside turbolaser cannons
    x1 MkII warp cannon

Propulsion:
    x6 Mk9 MaxThrust plasma stardrives
    x1 standard hyperdrive

Powerplant:
    x2 MegaPulse fusion reactors
    x4 backup power generators

I'll post a link to the .lxf once it's posted to the LEGO Gallery. Enjoy!

[Lord Commandant JaceLord Commandant (MSI)]

Looks really nice, Spud! I have to say two things:

1. Can't find the hangar. Looked all over. No dice.

2. The bridge structure kind of...vexes me, really. The rest of the design is powerfully sleek, and then...you've got the bridge-thingy stickin' outta the top. Not only does it mess with the nice lines, but it also screams "shoot me here!" which I've never approved of. Ya wanna see space? Get outta da bridge an' go t' an observation deck!

[Andre TholvelCEO]

I agree with ARC on the bridge-- elevated bridges are kind of a pet peeve of mine, but it's your call, really.

I really like the ship overall, though-- very sleek and well-armed, though the binocular-style weapons kind of break up the sleekness in an unpleasing way. The embedded guns are beautiful, though. The SNOT technique with the center disk is always nice, and seems to gradually be becoming standard practice for medium-sized ships like this; much better-looking than having open bottom studs from layered plates, ew.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Jace: Thanks! I see what you mean about the bridge structure. I'll do something about it over winter break, which starts at the end of tomorrow.

Also, I forgot to post the pic that shows the hangar. Hehe... oops. Here it is for real!

Underside:

I arranged some fin pieces to make it look like the door is in the midst of opening.

Daragon: I totally agree about the bottom studs. Bleck. Anyway, thank you! I'm thinking of toning down the number of torpdeo launch turrets (the binocular weapons). Looking over it now I do agree that they are kinda disruptive. Thanks again!

[TetrahedronCaptain (PCG)]

Oooooh, my-oh-my! This is probably my new favorite or yours; it's just looks so sleek and powerful! The turrets look very nice, though I'm starting to agree with the other two in that the middle ones look a tad disruptive. The bridge could also use some streamlining, but it honestly looks fine as-is IMHO. I agree about the hangar; it is, indeed, quite impressive. Great job!

[Dino27Captain (PCG)]

Wow.... that is seriously NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!! I LOVE this ship! 

As others have said, I would change the bridge. I would also visually reinforce the connection between the hull and the engine pods. 


I LOVE this ship! The shape, the design, the SNOT work, the engine pods, the weapons, the coloration, the overall aesthetics, the half open hanger bay, the engines themselves, it's just a gorgeous combat ship that screams "come on, hit me with your best shot, 'cause you won't live long enough to hit me with your second!" WELL done!

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Tetra: Thanks! I do agree about the bridge. Now that I think about it, it kinda looks like it's wearing headphones. I think for the MkII, I'll remove a few of the binocular weapons and make the bridge super slick.

Dino: Thank you! What exactly do mean about the connection between the engines and the body? I'm making a list of improvements I'm going to implement on the MkII.

[Dino27Captain (PCG)]

Looking at it head on or from the direct rear, the weapon/engine pods are only held on by a stud thick connection to the main hull. That looks kind of flimsy on a warship like this.

[KojanHigh Admiral (CIR)]

Words. I lack them.

Seriously, this is an amazing ship. It matches your MSI style, but it's also unique and sleeker than any of your other ships. 10/10. Amazing ship.

[Lord General SpudLord General (MSI)]

Dino: Ahh, gotcha. I'll see what I can do.

Kojan: Thank you!

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