Designing a new Gamma Quadrant species...

[Atolm]

A friend of mine asked me to come up with a Starship and look for this new race called the Kiilax
Here is the starship:

J'daa-Class Starcruiser:

Direct Links:
https://i.postimg.cc/4yKTZg9z/Exploration-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/N0fX4JX3/Kriilax-J-daa-Class-Starship-00a.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/85fjKqz0/Kriilax-J-daa-Class-Starship-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/2SdJv6dH/Concept-Kiiilax-Starship-00.jpg

 

[Cyfa]

Well, this is unusual - and definitely Atolm! The coloured no-background image immediately brought to mind a Rodney Matthews creature - I can't find the specific one, but this one is very close. The non-coloured version reminds me of a treehouse
I like it! Very distinctive, as always.

 

[Colonel Midnight]

Nice job! It somewhat reminds me of that critter in the Mos Easley cantina (not sure of its ‘official’ SW name, sorry). But that’s crossing universes, lol..

Cheers,
-CM-

 

[Atolm]

Well, this is unusual - and definitely Atolm! The coloured no-background image immediately brought to mind a Rodney Matthews creature - I can't find the specific one, but this one is very close. The non-coloured version reminds me of a treehouse
I like it! Very distinctive, as always.

lol..Thanks bro!

Nice job! It somewhat reminds me of that critter in the Mos Easley cantina (not sure of its ‘official’ SW name, sorry). But that’s crossing universes, lol..

Cheers,
-CM-

Thank mate.
Here is what the species looks like:

Direct Link:
https://i.postimg.cc/sDCZXLbs/Kriilax-Captain-00.jpg

 

[BorgMan]

Loving the style, have you already experimented with other ships? Did you have a "seed" from which you worked to settle upon a certain style?

 

[Kaiser]

Cool design and the alien looks like that supposed alien skeleton out of Russia or Ukraine few years back

 

[Atolm]

Loving the style, have you already experimented with other ships? Did you have a "seed" from which you worked to settle upon a certain style?

Nope... I just drew her up. I didn't skech anything for her. Had the idea, then laid it out.

Cool design and the alien looks like that supposed alien skeleton out of Russia or Ukraine few years back

thanks! you might like this article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/

 

[valkyrie013]

Like the ship, but was expecting something non humanoid, maybe like ur ships non symmetrical ☺

 

[Colonel Midnight]

lol..Thanks bro!

Thank mate.
Here is what the species looks like:

Direct Link:
https://i.postimg.cc/sDCZXLbs/Kriilax-Captain-00.jpg

Nifty... something like a civilized squid, perhaps? Lol.

It was the Ithorian that the ship design reminded me of, had to look it up.

Cheers,
-CM-

 

[Cyfa]

Very nice uniform for the Kriilax captain! Is that a mask s/he's wearing, or their actual face? It has a tribal, carved wood look to it

 

[Atolm]

Like the ship, but was expecting something non humanoid, maybe like ur ships non symmetrical ☺

Thanks Sorry to disappoint...lol but the species is not a non-humanoid race. This doesn't mean that they could not get a non symmetrical design down the road...it is afterall, only one ship class... lol

Nifty... something like a civilized squid, perhaps? Lol.

It was the Ithorian that the ship design reminded me of, had to look it up.

Cheers,
-CM-

I do not see them as Cephalopod offshoots, but thanks! Ithorians, the "hammerheads" yeah I can see how their heads could look like this ship. Thanks!

Very nice uniform for the Kriilax captain! Is that a mask s/he's wearing, or their actual face? It has a tribal, carved wood look to it

Thanks! No mask...that is how they look. As they get older they become more "pleated" and ridged. They live only to around 65-70 yrs old. Some rare ones can live to 95, but after that they begin to calcify, effectively becoming mummies.

 

[Michael]

Whoa, this looks massive! Very cool design. Love the unusual shapes.

Knowing that you're often inspired by everyday objects for your designs, I'm wondering whether the inspiration for this ship by any chance could have been some sort of coat hook?

 

[Santaman]

Really nice and very original, both the ship and the alien race.

 

[Atolm]

Whoa, this looks massive! Very cool design. Love the unusual shapes.

Knowing that you're often inspired by everyday objects for your designs, I'm wondering whether the inspiration for this ship by any chance could have been some sort of coat hook?

Thank you.
Believe it or not...it was Land. Land masses and forms...like a Mesa in the Arizona Desert. I wanted the ship to evoke some kind of "vastness" but not being too obtuse.

Really nice and very original, both the ship and the alien race.

Thanks!

 

[Finn]

Awesome

 

[Atolm]

Awesome

Thank you.

Here is a rough Bridge layout:

Direct Link (larger):
https://postlmg.cc/ykT5sWLQ

 

[Michael]

^ Fascinating bridge concept! With the centralized orientation I'm reminded of the bridge layout as seen on the Romulan bird-of-prey in the original series. I wonder, though, with that 360° holographic projector in the middle, would there still be the need for a traditional main view screen?

 

[Atolm]

^ Fascinating bridge concept! With the centralized orientation I'm reminded of the bridge layout as seen on the Romulan bird-of-prey in the original series. I wonder, though, with that 360° holographic projector in the middle, would there still be the need for a traditional main view screen?

Yeah, the projector is mainly used for situations (like the "pool table") And the Viewer is for Visual Contact an similar things
Here are the sketches to the Bridge, and some Alpha-Numerics:

Direct Link:
https://i.postimg.cc/G3xCP2z8/Concept-Kiiilax-Starship-Bridge-00.jpg

 

[Colonel Midnight]

Shoots, just make the Main Viewscreen a big honking window, and you’d have the best of both worlds.

Cheers,
-CM-

 

[Atolm]

Shoots, just make the Main Viewscreen a big honking window, and you’d have the best of both worlds.

Cheers,
-CM-

LOL that's not an option...as the bridge is imbedded in the base of the tower