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Revamped Ralari Readied For Battle
After a virtual fleet of amazing human capships, Howard Day has returned to Kilrathi models. This Ralari is based off the original design shown in WC Pioneer's announcement update, but the mesh has been tweaked and the textures considerably reworked in greater detail. Some parts were also inspired by the high detail Fralthi on the cover of the FM Towns WC1 box. The colors are accurate to the WC1 paint scheme, and sharp-eyed Wingnuts will notice a few common elements with ships like the Bengal. It looks great.
Still to do is a bit of clean-up around the engine nozzles, and the main turrets - top and bottom. Those will be comparable to the main anti-shipping turrets on the Exeter and Bengal. Incidentally, does anyone know what the huge cannons on the wings were for? I'd guess they were early AMGs, but that's pure speculation on my part. Enjoy, everyone.
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Aces Club Reaches Its Teens
Another US tax day has come and gone, so that means the Wing Commander Aces Club is another year older. Long time Wingnuts will remember the Aces the largest organized body of Wing Commander fans of the 1990s. They focused on coordinated email stories but also spawned a large assortment of role playing games, website resources, web boards and more. The club's thirteenth year has been somewhat subdued, but its main storyline - Holding the Line - is still readying its next chapters and conclusion. In addition to its own story achives, the primary HTL website maintains an Aces Lounge with links, history, forums and a collection of classic stories published by the club.
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