Here are three quick renders of a design I've been toying with, off and on, for about a year now. I got the idea from a game graphic I saw on the Internet. Can't remember where I saw it, but I think it was actually called "Sabre" or something close.
Anyway, as I said, these are quick renders. I didn't play much with the lighting nor other scene-building effects. At this point I'm trying to decide where I want to take the design.
I was thinking that I should move the nose gun underneath as sort of a 'chin' gun, much like that found on the Apache helicopter. I like the idea of a weapon that can be moved to track on a target. Or, maybe leave the gun in the nose and add a new one underneath. Might be a little much, though.
I do know that I want to animate this puppy. I'm having visions of a close-in camera trained on one of the missle pods as they fire in rapid succession. Also, have the 'chin' gun remain locked on a target, firing, as the Sabre flies around overhead.
We'll see... this is one of those projects that I work on, put away and go back to every few months or so. :-)
