Originally Posted by Titon (Post 277286)

Well i pulled out my old (veryyyy old) modeled version of the pulsar deck. It needs overhauling of course before it would become a permanent fixture on the ship but here's a look at how it might look placed on the landing bay's. This is just one section but from watching the show it looks like the gun's were placed close the the launch tube exit's. Of course they could be placed virtually anywhere along the landing bays.

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Originally Posted by Titon (Post 277293)

Up close and personal. I would imagine some sliding doors that would open in order to expose the guns when the laser turrets are activated from the bridge.

Originally Posted by Titon (Post 277296)

I agree with that but not much they did made sense if you ask me. :)

But again it's just something that didn't make sense at all. I guess it's a catch 22.

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Originally Posted by peter noble (Post 277300)

There is actual evidence to support Don's placing of the laser batteries. There is a shot of a Viper coming out of a launch tube and it's the far wall of the emplacement that is in the foreground of the shot and the Viper is on the same level as the wall.

As for the lasers themselves, they must have some sort of recognition system in them that can tell the difference between the shape of a Raider and a Viper, so a friendly fire incident is lessened to a degree.

Originally Posted by Titon (Post 277305)

1. Upper row laser turrets.

2. lower row lateral lasers-which could include the pulsar cannons along the outside of the landing bays. Of course this is all hersay but does that make sense?

Originally Posted by Wildcard (Post 277317)

It would make sense that the buttons would operate an array or cluster of weapons. Or maybe there is another panel of switches for the other side of the ship. :D

Originally Posted by peter noble (Post 277219)

Don,

You've got the advantage that the physical modellers never had, you've got a virtual Big G that can let you do unlimited add-ons while they were stuck with a model (albeit beautiful) that was only 76 inches long. So they had to make gun emplacements and landing bays at larger sizes because of the fixed scale of the miniature.

It seems that you're now 100% percent happy that the overall shape is correct hat you're now thinking about doing these things.

The hope must be that once you've finished it (in 2018) that it will be used in a professional production and that you will be compensated for its use.

In that case it's going to have to be the best that it can be (as if we had any doubts).

So, yes, you've got to have the gun emplacements with the two types of cannons.

Symmetry. Yes. Why make it hard on yourself.

Fathom out the landing bay until you feel that you've nailed it. You're going to have to pour over the landing bay scenes again and again methinks. Also, the bay must be compartmentalised to some extent. If a it wasn't the fire that takes hold in FIS would make the bay completely unusable for yahrens.

May I make a request for the observation dome? ;)