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Dadrick In reply to Riverfox237 [2013-06-06 23:14:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear that you liked my sketches. That one dragon sketch was indeed an earlier version of my dragon persona. I was quite happy with how the wings turned out. But, when I decided to go with the steampunk theme, the wings jusr seemed like a bit much.

Lol, I had to do a double take there. What do you mean I won? I had read the original post, so I thought that Lorien had won that category. (Which was completely understandable, since her entry was awesome.) Thanks for the heads up, that made my day!

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Riverfox237 In reply to Dadrick [2013-06-06 23:18:25 +0000 UTC]

The wings do look nice, but your final design looked excellent, so I see no problem with this decision. ^^

Yeah, there was a miscommunication! I contacted Cheeko immediately when I saw it and she got it fixed. Congrats! We'll have some titles figured out eventually and hopefully pick the overall winner soon. ^^

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Dadrick In reply to Riverfox237 [2013-06-06 23:43:02 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome, and thanks again!

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Dadrick In reply to diana-hnd [2013-06-06 14:55:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, coming up with ship designs is something I really enjoy doing. I'm glad you liked them.

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diana-hnd In reply to Dadrick [2013-06-07 16:50:54 +0000 UTC]

You know, looking at these ships, it suddenly occurred to me; most of them are mostly catered for the battlefield. Is that right?
I mean, if we compare the Star Trek's wide, flat-ish ship with these ones, it's obvious that your ships have more maneuverability, especially in flying fast and avoiding shots.

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Dadrick In reply to diana-hnd [2013-06-07 23:37:26 +0000 UTC]

There are a few battleships here, but most are actually frieghters, small cargo ships, and there are even a few mining vessels.

When I design ships I like to make them resemble actual sea fairing vessels you might find here on Earth. I think it makes them feel more plausible as a working vessel, and in my mythos, most ships are designed to land on water. (It's a lot cheaper than building massive parking lots for spaceships on land ) So, I suppose you could say I design them with practicality in mine. They are robust enough to take a beating, and nimble enough to out run whatever they can't handle... usually.

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diana-hnd In reply to Dadrick [2013-06-08 12:50:01 +0000 UTC]

I think it makes them feel more plausible as a working vessel, and in my mythos, most ships are designed to land on water. (It's a lot cheaper than building massive parking lots for spaceships on land )

Oh... It does make sense! I guess that would make seaports a hub for both marine ships and space ships. (The sea would have all the space needed for all the ships to land there, wouldn't it?)

But wait. With advanced technology now, would solely-marine/air ships still exist? For some reason, I can imagine that the space ships could do both marine/air travels now.

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Dadrick In reply to diana-hnd [2013-06-09 01:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely, boats and conventional aircraft would still be around in one form or another. There would still be a use for things like fishing or short flights from one place to another. It's sort of like how trains didn't become obsolete when the automobile was invented. They all serve different roles in unique industries.

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