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    Heavy ion cannon fighter —Thomas Jost
   Hi there Here's something a built recently: The heavy ion cannon fighter. The ship was somehow inspired by the work of John Douglass. You can find his ion cannon frigate "Feng Zhu" here: (URL) ship is more or less in micro-scale 1:35 (see the pilot (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)  
   
        Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Tom McDonald
     (...) radars on the sides are a good look. The mounting for the huge cannon looks good and strong. I like the detailing at the engine exhaust as well, as it's not overdone. I'm not sold on the boats. Though that is an interesting use, I feel they're (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Thomas Jost
     Tom Thanks for feedback - you're right on the swooshability, the thing is quite massive! (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Kyle Vrieze
     (...) snip (...) No need to apologize for the photos, I thought the quality was quite good. I like your color scheme, and the overall ion cannon construction, specifically the rocket fin piece pinned in reverse to the 4X4 round brick, the reversed (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Thomas Jost
     (...) I actually tried to manage those four engines in 45 degree (of the original by J.Douglass) but I just couldn't get it right...perhaps I could give it another try.. (...) Thank you for your words - I hope to have something to show you soon. (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Soren Roberts
     Sexy, reminds me of The Fifth Element a bit. I like the way you colored this beast - good scheme, good control. The detailing is nice too, especially the main engine port. I actually kinda like the boat hulls, but I think they need something more (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Thomas Jost
     (...) I'm glad you like it. (...) I might go over the two engines again - anyway thanks for the feedback (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Heavy ion cannon fighter —Paul Baulch
   (...) I think your is way better than his. It's such a great-looking design, I think you've really improved on the original, I much prefer yours. Which is really the way it should be - after all, why imitate if you're not refining the concept? I (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 

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