Star Cats on the Prowl...

Atolm · Mar 11, 2021

Just some Lyran designs I've worked up last night (these are all dorsal views and the bow of the ship designs are on the top)

Jaguar-class battlecruiser:

Lion-class command cruiser:

Tiger-class dreadnought:

Panther-class cruiser:

Clouded Leopard-class cruiser:

Leopard-class light cruiser:

Cougar-class destroyer:

Caracal-class corvette:

Serval-class frigate:

Liger-class battleship:

Lynx-class carrier:

Puma-class monitor:

Cheetah-class police ship:

Ocelot-class assault ship & 2 Oncilla-class siege pods:

Lyran-Bobcat-Class-Assault-Ship-Oncilla-Class-Siege-Pods-00.jpg

Jaguarundi-class scout ship:

Michael · Mar 11, 2021

Very pretty and vaguely floral and organic. The symmetry is very satisfying. They are interesting even if just as graphical elements. :techman:

Would be interesting to see how you imagine other perspectives.

Santaman · Mar 11, 2021

They look like ornaments, and I mean that as a compliment. :mallory:

Atolm · Mar 11, 2021

I updated the first post with 3 more dorsal view hulls...

Michael said:
Very pretty and vaguely floral and organic. The symmetry is very satisfying. They are interesting even if just as graphical elements.

Would be interesting to see how you imagine other perspectives.

Thanks! I'll see what I can do.

Santaman said:
They look like ornaments, and I mean that as a compliment.

Thanks

Atolm · Mar 12, 2021

Updated with a couple of more...almost done now

Santaman · Mar 12, 2021

They're purrrrfect..

Atolm · Mar 12, 2021

Santaman said:
They're purrrrfect..

LOL

That's it... The whole mainline fleet is done.

Psion · Mar 12, 2021

Atolm, I love these! But they're not like the original straight-line CATamarans, so I have to hate them. But the originals are bland and boring, and these look so alien!

Have you done any Kzinti yet?

Atolm · Mar 12, 2021

Psion said:
Atolm, I love these! But they're not like the original straight-line CATamarans, so I have to hate them. But the originals are bland and boring, and these look so alien!

Have you done any Kzinti yet?

LOL...thanks.
I did keep both the trimaran and catamaran concepts, but I tried to make it more exotic... Or as you stated alien

I also opted a single hull design philosophy on their smallest of vessels, but kept it uniform by implementing the hour-glass overall hull shapes of the fleet.
As for the Mirak... I've been thinking on it (I do have a couple of older designs...but I might have to do some updating). I am thinking that they would be another offshoot of the Kzin(ti).

Psion · Mar 12, 2021

Atolm said:
LOL...thanks.
I did keep both the trimaran and catamaran concepts, but I tried to make it more exotic... Or as you stated alien
I also opted a single hull design philosophy on their smallest of vessels, but kept it uniform by implementing the hour-glass overall hull shapes of the fleet.
As for the Mirak... I've been thinking on it (I do have a couple of older designs...but I might have to do some updating). I am thinking that they would be another offshoot of the Kzin(ti).

As always, I look forward to all the work you produce. Your designs are always fascinating and so clean. And inspirational, too! In thinking about my own approach to doing hypothetical Lyran ships, I came up with a new way to model some of these shapes in Blender. I might have to dust off my old SFB miniatures and start a thread of PsionVerse SFB warships!

Atolm · Mar 13, 2021

Psion said:
As always, I look forward to all the work you produce. Your designs are always fascinating and so clean. And inspirational, too! In thinking about my own approach to doing hypothetical Lyran ships, I came up with a new way to model some of these shapes in Blender. I might have to dust off my old SFB miniatures and start a thread of PsionVerse SFB warships!

Please do mate!

tesral · Mar 13, 2021

Orthographics would be nice.

Atolm · Mar 13, 2021

tesral said:
Orthographics would be nice.

They would, wouldn't it

(I'll see what can be done about that... No promises)

Atolm · Mar 13, 2021

Here is my attempt to reconcile the enigma of the Kzinti of TAS and the Mirak of SFB fame.
(I believe I can work with this compromise)

Kzin-Mirak Dinofelis-class cruiser:

Smilodon-class battlecruiser:

Megantereon-class battleship:

Eusmilus-class frigate:

Eofelis-class destroyer:

Nimravides-class light cruiser:
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Metailurus-class corvette:

Xenosmilus-class police ship:

Direct Links:
https://i.postimg.cc/bJVfmV18/Kzin-Mirak-Dinofelis-Class-Cruiser-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9Q5tMrk6/Kzin-Mirak-Smilodon-Class-Battlecruiser-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/x8QNQz85/Kzin-Mirak-Megantereon-Class-Battleship-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/hvXG1YWw/Kzin-Mirak-Eusmilus-Class-Frigate-00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/YqP0nMdS/Kzin-Mirak-Eofelis-Class-Destroyer-00.jpg
i.postimg.cc/053ymxL2/Kzin-Mirak-Nimravides-Class-Light-Cruiser-00.jpg
i.postimg.cc/ncDcGgJK/Kzin-Mirak-Metailurus-Class-Corvette-00.jpg
i.postimg.cc/W1mNQZth/Kzin-Mirak-Xenosmilus-Class-Police-Ship-00.jpg

Santaman · Mar 13, 2021

Another cool design, love the two sperical details. :mallory:

Atolm · Mar 14, 2021

Santaman said:
Another cool design, love the two sperical details.

Thanks! those are the warp nacelles

publiusr · Mar 14, 2021

Atolm said:
Thanks! those are the warp nacelles

My favorite

Atolm · Mar 16, 2021

Direct Link:
https://i.postimg.cc/FzFzyV15/Star-Cats-on-the-Prowl-00.jpg

StarCruiser · Mar 16, 2021

Don't try to pet those kitties!

tesral · Mar 16, 2021

StarCruiser said:
Don't try to pet those kitties!

Put out a box, they will crawl in and you have them.

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