I was talking to a friend of mine about SS and this mod and showed some screenshots to him. I must say he is impressed but he pointed out that the ship itself seems to be a bit too lack luster. He mentioned that the ship should have 5 main cannons (four in the front and 1 in the back) instead of 3.
I went ahead and looked it up again and found this
Apparently, The Isaribi has 2 guns in the bottom of each side, still similar to the guns visible that are from birds eye view. Though, I'll be honest, that can be ignored since its not visible. Also, more guns means more flux build up and more ordinance issues.
Looking at this pic I remembered that the wikia page has the concept art for the ship:
Other than the size comparison with the ship and the ideal height of an MS, and the alternate colors, I noticed this particular illustration:
While it is impossible (as far as I know) to make a turret move back and fort without turning in SS, The guns can actually "turn" broadside, technically allowing the ship to shoot its main guns on the side. I quoted the word "turn" since it doesn't actually turn like a normal turret but it can turn 180 degrees left and right. Though we really haven't seen this being done in the anime.
To be honest. I have the mixed feeling of both love and hate on the guy who did the design to the Isaribi, The ship is filled with flaws for an "Armored Assault Ship", especially the lack of AA coverage and the odd rear gun placements (Why put a gun in such a low position where it can't be used even for broad side attacks?).
Setting that aside. Are there any plans to add more ships from the series? Like the Hotarubi and the Hammer head? or the pirates (Brewers) warship?
Yeah there isn't much to do with those two on the bottom, I mean I could just add hidden mounts but ultimately it would just be weird. The turrets on the front I might revisit at some point, but having them rotate would look completely off with the way I did them. I do plan to add some more ships in time, mainly just stick with the ones you listed.
The ships look quite small compared to the mobile suits, shouldn't they be bigger?
The size is pretty tricky to do due to the design of the ship, since the ai will have a hard time with the long end part, but I'll probably fiddle with it at some point.