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NightScythe Vespid fighter

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Its an old design I found in a notebook a while ago, And I realized it looked like it could be vespid since its partially insectoid/beetle.
This is primarily an air superiority fighter with short duration low orbit capabilities. Not meant for deep space. The design is highly maneuverable and adaptable to atmosphere giving it an edge over aerospace fighters
The primary weapon is an enormous neutron focusing crystal, similar to whats used in the vespid rifles. Capable of bypassing armor and damaging sensitive organic and electronic equipment inside enemy fighters. Thicker armor protects against its damage but cannot stop it. However this weapon, while instantaneous and therefore does not suffer Leading its target, is fairly short range (24inch) due to the difficulty of focusing a large flux of neutrons.

The ship boasts expendable weaponry including symbiotic rocket pods range 36 inches and two squid class organic missiles.

The vespid pilot interfaces directly with the ship using a specialized version of the "communication headsets" given to vespid commanders. This allows the multifaceted and multispectral sensor dome integrated onto the canopy, similar to insect eyes, to feed directly into the visual processing center of the pilot. While extremely fast and maneuverable, and capable of regeneration, the armor is no better than that of a barracuda. However top speeds are on par with the fastest enemy fighter, without sacrificing superior atmospheric maneuverability.

This ship was genetically engineered using dna from the vespid queens, plants that symbiotically link to vespid nests, and it is suspected, a bit of tyranid. The only pieces of technology implemented are the neutron cannon, its power supply, and the neural interface.

The core of the ship boasts an iridescent shell similar to that of the vespid while the outer wings express more plant like features. Since there is little metal in this its radar signature is remarkably low.
Image size
2509x8390px 4.42 MB
Make
SONY
Model
HDR-SR11
Shutter Speed
1/15 second
Aperture
F/2.0
Focal Length
12 mm
Date Taken
Apr 21, 2012, 9:03:03 PM
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1DeViLiShDuDe's avatar
:wow: This is cool! :D
Something I've been planning and gearing up for on my alien texture series in my gallery, but I'm having trouble with my video drivers not letting me run the apps I need to even apply my textures as bumpmaps to generic ship design configurations - to see what they would look like on a model.

Very creative stuff your making! :)