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Title: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Deshara on March 16, 2023, 09:48:06 PM
sometimes i think about how much money i would spend to have my favorite mech i built in Armored Core 4 modeled & 3d printed and i get a stab of pain thru my heart that that will never happen, & when it happens it makes me wonder what ships from SS i would let someone empty my wallet to produce figurines of
what do you guys think?


i think for me a ship to be THE ship it has to be A) sexy (so no Onslaught, sorry),
2) iconic IE not like another ship in-game or that you might see in another game, (so no medusa despite it being sexy (its just a flying saucer, sorry) or odyssey (whose silhouette is defined very heavily by the circles for its turret mounts which is visually similar to SPAZ1 ships (the SPAZ wiki has no pics & when i google "SPAZ ships" i just get pics of SS ships LMFAO so i couldn't tell you which it looks like), or paragon (ring ships have Been Done),
3) visually readable (i couldn't imagine how the eradicator is supposed to look so if someone put one on my desk i couldn't say whether it lives up to my mental image. similarly, the wolf is covered in guns so aside from the general shape i don't actually know what it looks like; put one on my desk without telling me what it is & i couldn't tell you what it is. lasher too)
4) single handedly impactful in combat (no atlas, sorry), &
5) have a distinct combat role (so no Falcon, which is Just Okay At A Lot Of Stuff)

out of all the capitals that basically leaves the Astral. obviously the Tempest. I think the Gryphon could fit but I doubt most players have been run down by a SO annihilator Gryphon like I have. the Shepherd fits the bill. Harbringer too. the Monitor is pretty distinctive & readable, even if the Brawler just barely isn't
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Princess_of_Evil on March 16, 2023, 11:19:22 PM
Onslaught is all of these things.
Otherwise, if you like high tech so much flux efficiency is a myth to you, the High Tech Armored Donut.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: CapnHector on March 16, 2023, 11:53:35 PM
Uhm the Conquest is all of those. Also I would totally buy Starsector premium edition for 50$ with a Conquest figurine/keyring.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: smithney on March 17, 2023, 04:28:17 AM
Gotta be Invictus for me. Can't wait for the ship to hit live ^_^ Can you imagine its figurine having activable "Lidar array" lasers? How can you get more bad*ss than that?
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: FooF on March 17, 2023, 06:09:31 AM
I’d love to see a 3D render of an Aurora. Reminds me of a Mon Cal cruiser from Star Wars somewhat. The Conquest is also pretty unique in terms of silhouette and would probably translate well to a model.

The Onslaught is also a unique design that I haven’t seen many parallels, too. Same with the Dominator. They’re all brutalistic looks but they have their own charm.

While the Eagle is a flying wedge, I think it also would make a good model. The Heron and Apogee would look pretty sleek too.

Finally, the ISS Black Star (Hammerhead) should make an appearance for posterity’s sake.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Psigun on March 17, 2023, 04:01:58 PM
Apogee! Love how it's reminiscent of the Galaxy-class from Star Trek in both appearance and function. Well, except that it's a Cruiser rather than Capital in Starsector.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Bummelei on March 18, 2023, 11:17:37 AM
Why has no one proposed Doom yet? This is Starsector's signature ship, after all. Well, for me in second place is Conquest, of course.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Cruacious on March 18, 2023, 02:50:44 PM
I'm going with the Conquest here. I just like it.

On the side, 3D printers ARE a thing so if someone can make a workable design we could have desktop model Starsector ships.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Ramiel on March 18, 2023, 03:07:17 PM
A 14th Legion with some Broadswords would be awesome.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Daynen on March 18, 2023, 06:06:19 PM
Atlas Mk II.

What?  You don't think two large ballistics with an ammo feeder makes an impact?  FIGHTME.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Doctorhealsgood on March 18, 2023, 08:50:54 PM
A Tesseract that can be disassembled and assembled back again into its shards would be an interesting novelty
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Sandor057 on March 19, 2023, 01:24:35 AM
Sunder and Wolves for me. Would be kickass.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Kanjejou on March 19, 2023, 06:24:27 PM
honestly? the starting low cost frigate like the Lasher maybe...?
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: RoboticManiac on March 24, 2023, 09:27:27 PM
I'd go for either one of the shuttles or a hound. Thinking about it a bit more, definitely the hound. A real classic of the game.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Fenrir on March 25, 2023, 09:10:22 AM
Conquest it is then. Moderately to highly sexy, has an iconic double-bow with hollow in between, highly readable as most capitals are, non-questionably impactful in combat, and has a distinct role of battlecruiser IMO.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: SafariJohn on March 25, 2023, 01:57:52 PM
Hound model has to have an Assault Chaingun. Bonus points if it comes with a wing of Talons.
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Deshara on March 27, 2023, 08:58:06 AM
Hound model has to have an Assault Chaingun. Bonus points if it comes with a wing of Talons.
i was resisting the obvious answer until now but id pair that with a kite with sabots
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: Ojum on March 27, 2023, 09:51:15 AM
oooooh has to be Prometheus Mk.II.  or just the basic Prometheus, it's such a cool design and I'd love to have a physical version of it :)
Title: Re: if you could pay IRL $ to purchase a figurine of a SS ship, which would it be?
Post by: eert5rty7u8i9i7u6yrewqdef on May 06, 2023, 07:29:00 PM
Hyperion for me.
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i think for me a ship to be THE ship it has to be A) sexy (so no Onslaught, sorry),
It looks very nice.

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iconic IE not like another ship in-game or that you might see in another game
I can't think of any that look like it.

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visually readable
It has three weapon mounts, all on the front facing a single direction. You can't find an easier ship to read.

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single handedly impactful in combat
With safety overrides, it's one of the best brawlers in the game. SO is no longer relevant due to its nerfs, but it is still an excellent brawler with a kinetic weapon and a phase lance.

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have a distinct combat role
Battle line breaker. The combination of being a close range brawler alongside its teleport means it throws battle lines into absolute chaos. Only phase ships have this combat role, but they are really, really bad at it.