I very rarely cant get inspiration for a new ship. I often think what class of ship am i building. If it is say a cruiser, i say what is the race like. If they are a dominant military race, with little value for the asthetic, the ship may be large and bulky, with enormous ammounts of turrets. If they are advanced and artistic, the ship might be smaller, more sleek, faster and look more graceful. But if I think about the ships function and origin, the design often comes easy to me. If you just want to have fun, create a random race and ship class, and do it from there. Design an sleek organic cruiser, or whatever.
Joe

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I remember Nova6 had an excellent example of taking ship models and changing them into something else. He created his "Terran Interceptor" (posted months ago in the Image Gallery) by simply flipping a Confederation cruiser around. Funny thing is, he had to tell us before I realized what he had done.

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~Captain Skyblade

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