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What makes a ship 'Romulan'?
capnmanx
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So, I don't like the look of the T2 Romulan ship revealed in LoR Dev Blog 3; I've stated my reasons why elsewhere. I do kinda like the T5 one, but a lot of people don't; and, while I do like it, I'm not sure how well it matches Romulan design themes.
I really like the look of the concept pic on the teaser site (you know, the one that looks a bit like a Mogai inspired carrier). There are several things about it that I like, one of which is the silver 'feathering' on the wings; however, I suspect that many Rommie fans would say that they should be green, and that them not being green makes the ship look less 'Romulan'.
Anyway, this all got me wondering 'what makes a ship look Romulan?'
It can't just be the Raptor theme, since not every Romulan ship has that beaky nose or particularly impressive wings. Romulan ships tend to have a certain elegance about them, but there are plenty of elegant things out there that look nothing like Warbirds; so 'elegant' doesn't mean much by itself as a description.
What are the key points of Romulan ship design to you guys?
I really like the look of the concept pic on the teaser site (you know, the one that looks a bit like a Mogai inspired carrier). There are several things about it that I like, one of which is the silver 'feathering' on the wings; however, I suspect that many Rommie fans would say that they should be green, and that them not being green makes the ship look less 'Romulan'.
Anyway, this all got me wondering 'what makes a ship look Romulan?'
It can't just be the Raptor theme, since not every Romulan ship has that beaky nose or particularly impressive wings. Romulan ships tend to have a certain elegance about them, but there are plenty of elegant things out there that look nothing like Warbirds; so 'elegant' doesn't mean much by itself as a description.
What are the key points of Romulan ship design to you guys?
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The extra nacelles under it is a ship that detaches.
Pretty sure that's a support craft; the diagram in the corner of the pic suggests a separation mechanic.
ooooo...then what is the ship that is just in front of the t5 in the picture?
the ship detached
I can imagine a reman ship whose captain will say "I'm batman..." :P
The only thing that gets me is I can't discern the function of the sharp angles of the upper wings; there's a glow there, so it does something, but they don't have any apparent weapon ports or other functional design features. I like the double arch look a lot in theory, I just with the in-practice model looked like it did something.
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Based on the concept art, it looks like the second set of nacelles is a second ship which separates from the main ship. Similar in concept to saucer sep or the breakaway escort/BoP on the Odyssey and Bortasqu.
Same here.
This ship has a very modern Romulan aesthetic to it.
We are three.
It really look Romulan, but very modern to. I hope it's not a low lvl ship.
Five.
Romulan ships, with the exception of the TOS Bird-of-Prey, all have a noble but predatory look to them. The Dhelan looks more like a brute force kind of ship, like one would expect from a Klingon design (not that Klingon ships are ugly, but they're not really elegant in the same way).
Some Reman designs would be great. I'm not a huge fan of the repainted Romulan ships, even if they kind of make sense.
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The tier 2 one just has too many straight lines and not enough curves. Sure, it has the beak and the hollow wings, but triangular wings do not screem 'elegant' to me. It's just not a Romulan aesthetic when it comes to ships. Perhaps I could buy it as a reman ship-the scimitar was plenty angular enough, but not romulan.
I'd fly that as a standalone but then again its as close as I'm gonna get to a V-30 winged defender
please make it so:D
I loved that game, too. :cool: I had a lead miniature of the V-30. But darned if I can find it now.
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Well, six; since that is the one I was talking about. And not one complaint about it not being completely green. I'm shocked, and a little impressed. :P:D
Honestly, I think the silver touches help make the green stand out more; unrelieved solid colour can seem kinda drab, which I always felt did the definitely not drab Romulan ship designs a disservice.