after a discussion about minmatar ships and a merlin i sketched this
looks still a bit like a worm
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Nice, but it needs more detail, like extra plates bolted together to form the hull.
Also it needs more Rust…
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How to add rust. Put it in blender > Right click> Decimate geometry. Fixed
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needs some duct tape
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Needs more solar panels!
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Also it looks too sturdy for minnie ships, make the “fins” of the merlin solar panels.
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im drawing these typical solar panel lines used on minmi ships in illustrator, still figuring where to place them
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Oy vey. Cabin fever has struck.
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how many shaders does a ship use?
for example, is it possible for a ship to have a big shader for the major part of the ship but other shaders for example the glass or displays etc etc
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the solar panels on the wings need to be changed, they are sticking to high up and i figure that might be bad for any hard points so i need to think of new solar panels
like projected forward
*edit: i said solar panels, but they seem to be “Republic Fleet RT-60 Ladar Sensorfoils” or similar type if i can trust the firetail cross section illustration by Will Burns
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since i figured its more of a circuit instead of a battery of energy gathering modules
i did some drawing
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Those engines look awfully close to falling off
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worse, they aren’t even attached yet
i tried to roughly build the engines used on the slasher
once they were made i cut out a section of the wing to fit them where they are now
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Don’t see why the Minmatar would want to steal Cardari tech. and modify it with rust.
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nor do i 
other then the shape
the 2 ships are nothing alike
engines are different, cockpit isn’t at the top but at the center front of the hull
this ship uses Republic Fleet components
besides if i want a plain rusty looking merlin i just take the worm
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so with full confidence i added the newly drawn ladar panels
annddddd
in my amazing gaze into the future they looked allot cooler
so no, no no no no i need to thing of something else
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We appreciate your effort, however if from this they come out with rust skins for Caldari it will be your fault!!
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They’re not solar panels, player canon (Clear Skies) says that they’re wingy bits.
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AKA The Target.