K'ki'Kya "Screamer" Conceptual Firekkan Light Fighter

[Fatcat]

This is my latest Conceptual design: The K'ki'Kya (nicknamed 'Screamer') Firekkan Light Fighter. It's designed for orbital and space combat, with a highly stable circular-wing design. Sice the Firekkans live in roosts, this would not have to land on the ground. I made the 'feather' texture with MS Word, surprisingly enough.

 

[Fatcat]

More pics:

 

[pygmypiranha]

The design looks like it has promise. kudos.

 

[Marc]

I am genuinly intriged. it's simple, elegant and most important to me, it looks good no matter what angle you show it.
It's kinda intimidating when it is up front like that (luky for me, I got Photoshop -so I saw the front pic after pumping up the brightness)

Very intriged.

 

[Malar]

Mh...

 

[Fatcat]

Thanks. Right now, i'm working on making a transparent cockpit and adding the VTOL fans and thrusters, along with a folding wing design that allows it to land on a flat surface like a carrier.

 

[Fatcat]

Ok, here is the redesigned model with modulated rear thrusters, more textures, and VTOL fans.

 

[Fatcat]

The last picture, a diagram showing how the wings fold so it can land:

 

[TurboTim07]

it looks great. but the ring and wings look kinda thin. like paper. perhaps you could make them a bit thicker to add some depth to them?

 

[Vermin]

i like it its inspired me to do some technical designs of Firekkan ships based around earth birds in flight trying to capture the sleek and look of a bird and firekkan culture in the designs, so they curve down and the wings bend upwards and the ends are like feather tips but im still not happy with them (ill upload tomorrow probably), i like the design its very sleek but like TurboTim said the wings and ring look too thin, but i like its curves quite a sexy little craft

Vermin

 

[Fatcat]

Well, here it is. I made a model of inside the cockpit.

 

[Sphynx]

I agree that the rings and the wings could use a little more "meat" on them. This is a good start, I think with some modifications it could turn out to be pretty good.

 

[d3r3k]

looks pretty interesting.

good concept.

 

[FlashFire82]

Good concept... I would almost tone down the circle, though. Perhaps a semi-circle? I like it... but it seems the circle is just a little too reminiscent of a bulls-eye. Also... perhaps a design concept that is a little less terran in nature?

Kudos on the feather texture... great idea.

 

[pygmypiranha]

*pounds on desk*

I demand more textures!!!

 

[Gliderboy]

I think that some of the surfaces should be a little thicker. The wings and the circle look razor thin, to thin to hold any sort of components. Still, I really like the design and I think it looks differnet then anything Confed or the Kilrathi flew which is very nice.

 

[Lazy Panda]

IMHO, doesn''t appeal to me because circular designs seem to be somewhat unusual to me. The targeting screen of the cockpit already shows that it's not meant for terrans

 

[GreyViper]

I like the fighter design Malar showed it looks neat and effective a real bird of prey. The ring ship offers to bigg target for most WC ships if its a cobat ship if not it would be interesting freight ship or transport..

 

[Edfilho]

I think the circle's diameter should be smaller, and the wings should be shorter...

 

[AdmiralHuang]

It looks like something out of Star Trek, though not bad-looking.