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JAB
JAB
4 years ago

Looks like an armed fish. With ion engines.

DarthCatius
DarthCatius
2 years ago
Reply to  JAB

It does look like it should be swimming in the sea! >

Jeffrey Isbell
Jeffrey Isbell
4 years ago

Where is the bridge on this thing?

Ryadra777
4 years ago
Reply to  Jeffrey Isbell

Fractal said it is a internal bridge.

PhoenixKnight
PhoenixKnight
4 years ago
Reply to  Ryadra777

It a CIC

Ryadra777
4 years ago

So Fractal if the Aiwha a light corvette and the Vigil a heavy corvette then what your idea on the medium corvette?

Sierra
Sierra
4 years ago
Reply to  Ryadra777

I would guess a Raider class. He hasn’t done one of those yet but I hope one comes. It deserves better representation than what it’s had so far.

TacticalApproach
TacticalApproach
5 years ago

Reminiscent of a horseshoe crab. Very nice design, but unfitting of an Imperial ship though.

Winter eclipse
Winter eclipse
5 years ago

Great job Fractal, what are its dimensions?

David S.
David S.
5 years ago

Flounder, with TEETH.

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 years ago

What is the other ship in the photo

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 years ago
Reply to  Anonymous

The Vigil class star corvette (it is a heavy corvette)

Bob
Bob
5 years ago

What are the triangular louvrered sections on the upper hull, and if those ball turreted cannons on the nose are ion weapons, what’re grade are they?

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 years ago

What are the triangular louvered areas on the port and starboard side upper hull?

Bob
Bob
5 years ago
Reply to  Fractalsponge

Thank you! Is this about 170 meters in length or a little longer?

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 years ago
Reply to  Bob

150 meters the same as the CR90.

Grand Admiral
Grand Admiral
5 years ago
Reply to  Anonymous

Wow! Those are big escape pods!

Anonymous
Anonymous
6 years ago

So Fractal if you are going to make a Raider class Corvette will it have a similar role to the Aiwha class or a much different role?

Anonymous
Anonymous
6 years ago

I wonder how fast this corvette is like 3500-3700g?

Anonymous
Anonymous
6 years ago

Love the look. It screams Mon Call to me, due to looking reminicent of a crustacean.

Admiral Drakkmar
Admiral Drakkmar
6 years ago

How far off axis can the ball turrets traverse? I’m guessing 45 degrees. Please correct me if i am wrong.

Anonymous
Anonymous
6 years ago

Fractal which ship do you think will win in a battle this one or the Raider?

Anonymous
Anonymous
6 years ago
Reply to  Fractalsponge

Right ok then so the question i should have ask is which is more powerful this or raider?
I guess the Aiwha would have more power due to it’s duel MTL on the top and it’s Ion cannons but might lack the speed of the raider right?

Hecatomb
Hecatomb
6 years ago

Now this is what the Raider Corvette should have looked like. The design brings to mind the Defiant from DS9: something very fast and highly maneuverable, but also heavily armed and tough. Not a ship I’d want to tangle with!

George Apley
George Apley
6 years ago

Wonder who makes this puppy. Doesn’t have the aesthetic of a KDY design. Good stuff!

Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon
6 years ago

I wonder if there’s any room in Palpatine’s order of battle for a dedicated heavy missile corvette based on this chassis. If one removes all the turbolasers/ions, you could probably pack 12 ordnance tubes of the same size as the Dreadnaught-Refit’s tubes Fractal did a while ago, which would allow such an Aiwha-II to deliver a punishing alpha-strike to any Rebels it stumbled across before jumping out. A fleet outrider recon-ship with the ability to punch far out of its weight class for a few moments before getting out is a capability that not only the Alliance should have.

RhysT
RhysT
6 years ago

Holy Cow! Awesome stuff. Oh how much I wish you were one of the design leads for the Star Wars Films. Not that I’m in any position to criticize the guys who are. I mean, I’ve got enough art and design education under my belt to realize just how much work has gone into even ONE of their creations. And I admit I certainly couldn’t do their job… Just wish they’d gone for different look for a lot of the new trilogy stuff. I digress, this is awesome. Keep up the good work.

gorkmalork
gorkmalork
6 years ago

This star stingray sports a fine blend of clean lines & fire arcs, and the scale comparison with your Vigil class is much appreciated. Incidentally, would the Aiwha boast enough thrust to keep up with, say, an Indictor on fast recon duty?

Soren
Soren
6 years ago

Quick question; her bridge, where is it?Since I can’t see it I assume it is an internal bridge, instead of the standard outer bridge seen in most SW ships. Great! A ship without an immediately visible target!

Soren
Soren
6 years ago

Beautiful ship! Looks like the sort of ship I’d want in a fleet!

Soren
Soren
6 years ago
Reply to  Soren

In my* fleet!

gorkmalork
gorkmalork
6 years ago
Reply to  Soren

Certainly good to challenge the Mon Cal monopoly on spaceborne ‘marine’ aesthetic now & again, even if their designers seem stuck in a ‘submarine with skin condition’ rut. And the bridge is probably somewhere near/beneath that little sensor dome just above/behind the bow turret, though good luck pinpointing that while chasing a ship with this much thrust.

Astro1derboy
Astro1derboy
6 years ago

SWEET!!!