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Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-02-04 10:20:55 UTC
We need to talk about the ship models of EVE online. Just a casual discussion. For the record, I do not advocate remodelling anything, but I don't have a problem with any changes that CCP decide to make to the models. I like them all to be perfectly honest, even the ugly ones. Honestly, why does every ship in sci fi have to be a gorgeous work of art? But no, whether ship models need to be changed or not, whether they are beautiful or ugly, is not what this thread is about. I want to have a little fun with them...

This is about, what do EVE ships look like to you? What do you think the inspiration is behind them?

I'll begin by saying that I think the Bantam looks like a Hoover had a deformed baby with a Caracal.

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Arduemont
Rotten Legion
#2 - 2014-02-04 10:58:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Arduemont
Well, the Domi is quite clearly a potato... or a shoe.

Also, the Thorax is quite clearly a ******* *****.

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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#3 - 2014-02-04 11:03:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
The thrasher is clearly a dog.

The prophecy reminds me of a birds beak.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#4 - 2014-02-04 11:08:10 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
The thrasher is clearly a dog.

The prophecy reminds me of a birds beak.


The Thrasher is a hornet or a wasp or something. It's not a dog.

Oh god.
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2014-02-04 12:51:37 UTC
Riot Girl wrote:
Scipio Artelius wrote:
The thrasher is clearly a dog.

The prophecy reminds me of a birds beak.


The Thrasher is a hornet or a wasp or something. It's not a dog.


I dunno.... the solar panels on the sides spread out like frills kinda remind me of this.

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Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#6 - 2014-02-04 14:44:10 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
Riot Girl wrote:
Scipio Artelius wrote:
The thrasher is clearly a dog.

The prophecy reminds me of a birds beak.


The Thrasher is a hornet or a wasp or something. It's not a dog.


I dunno.... the solar panels on the sides spread out like frills kinda remind me of this.


Yeah, I've always seen the Thrasher as a fish or shark

The Rifter always makes me think of a dragster with stabilisers
SpoonRECKLESS
Beach Boys
The Minions.
#7 - 2014-02-04 14:46:49 UTC
The Raven is an Gundam lost in space.

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Angelica Dreamstar
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-02-04 15:19:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Angelica Dreamstar
I like the Stabber, Thorax, the Rokh and the Naglfar. The Avatar and the Hyperion aren't my thing at all and the Myrmidon reminds me too much of a hugging bird. :\

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Seth Darkness
Gang Bang You're Dead
Wrecktical Supremacy.
#9 - 2014-02-04 15:31:12 UTC
Most of the ships seem to be inspired from wild life with a few exceptions from sci-fi movies like the taranis/ares looking like a predator (movie)
Serene Repose
#10 - 2014-02-04 15:59:37 UTC
The Cormorant is an ant. A vicious killer ant. The kind that will bite your foot off if you try to squash it!

Which is odd, since it's named after a bird. A pair of cormorants live in my backyard. Very interesting predators. They swim underwater and capture fish, which they then swallow whole. They'll sit on the branches of my willow tree (overhanging the river bank) and spread their wings to dry out. Imagine being a bird and beating a fish on its home court...underwater.

So...why an ant? Don't get me wrong. I love the ship's design. One of my favorites. And, as lethal to fish as a cormorant can be, there are ants that are just horrifying if you happen to step in the wrong place. I guess The Ant isn't really that terrifying.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Pix Severus
Empty You
#11 - 2014-02-04 16:04:20 UTC
The Moa looks like a plucked chicken.

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Billy McCandless
Zacharia Explorations Group
#12 - 2014-02-04 16:10:11 UTC
Serene Repose wrote:

a fish on its home court...underwater.


is dat were fiss life? i wuz udder teh impurseyun dey liffed in der ski

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Dkeh Weis
Digital Innovations
#13 - 2014-02-04 16:17:02 UTC
I always thought that the Slasher looked like an insect. A nasty, buzzing, stinging kind.

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#14 - 2014-02-04 16:58:54 UTC
The Moa is clearly a Goose with a briefcase.

The Golem is a winged Platypus with a jousting lance.

The Thorax is obviously a giant.....well....

The Dominix is Space potato.

The Drake is a Spanish roofing tile....with missiles.

The Iterons....see Thorax.

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Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2014-04-06 08:48:32 UTC
1000 of 11.














I remember this thread!

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#16 - 2014-04-06 09:03:01 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:


The Golem is a winged Platypus with a jousting lance.


Lol

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Erin Crawford
#17 - 2014-04-06 09:18:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Erin Crawford
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:

The Drake is a Spanish roofing tile....with missiles.


...coffee went through nose! I've been watching too many Grand Designs! Roll

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WASPY69
Xerum.
#18 - 2014-04-06 11:44:36 UTC
My favorites are (and some have been mentioned already).

  • The Nidhoggur is a rooftop flying in space
  • The Moa is a dinosaur carrying a briefcase
  • The Dominix is a giant space potato
  • The Dramiel (and arguably the Executioner and Daredevil too) reminds me of a Cylon raider
  • The Fenrir is obviously a Sandcrawler in space
  • The Providence is the GR-75 Medium Transport from Star Wars.
  • The Rokh is an AR rifle rail.
  • The Oracle is the head of the Xeno in Alien.
  • The Drake reminds me of the Sea Shadow U.S. military stealth vessel, a similar boat also seen in the Bond movie Die Another Day.
  • The Cyclone reminds me of a locomotive with a huge headlight.
  • The Rupture reminds me of the old pirate ship Black Pearl but without the sails.
  • The Incursus looks like it's holding a huge jousting lance, alternatively one of those refueling things on aircraft.
  • The Avatar looks like a male sex toy, or a giant mushroom.
  • The Nyx kinda reminds me of the Millennium Falcon.


So yeah, those are the ones that come to mind.

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Solecist Project
#19 - 2014-04-06 11:50:28 UTC
Necro.

The OP isn't even playing anymore.

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