r/spaceships • u/PlanePea4349 • 50m ago
Artwork GALACTICA 1978 TOS, 36” resin model
galleryFinished this huge resin model for a customer, 36”
r/spaceships • u/Vondrr • 2d ago
We see bridges on almost every sci-fi spaceship, usually somewhere high up with big windows looking out into space. It looks cool, but how much sense does it actually make, especially on a warship?
Putting the bridge on top of the hull gives the crew a good view (big quotation marks needed), but it also makes it a pretty obvious target. Wouldn't it make more sense to put the command centre somewhere deep inside the ship, where it's better protected? You could still have sensors and cameras to see what's going on outside.
Then again, maybe having a good view is more useful than I think, or perhaps the ideal layout depends on what the ship is supposed to do.
The ship's role matters too. A simple sightseeing spaceship could have big windows because the passengers want to enjoy the view. But on a battlecruiser, you probably wouldn't want windows made of glass, or windows at all. Why create another potential weak point when sensors and cameras can do the job? Would you design a warship's bridge differently from a civilian ship's?
And what about the hard sci-fi side of things? Space isn't completely empty. Even tiny micrometeoroids can hit a spaceship at very high relative speeds. How well would a large glass window actually hold up against that? Would you need several layers of transparent material, or could materials such as fused silica or transparent ceramics offer a better solution? Maybe the windows could have armoured shutters that close during combat, or perhaps the ship wouldn't need windows at all and could use external cameras protected behind armoured housings.
There are other ways to approach the problem, too. What if the bridge had a direct view only when the ship was in a safe environment, with displays and sensors doing the work during combat? Could you have small, heavily protected observation ports instead of huge windows? And if the ship relies entirely on sensors, what happens when those sensors are damaged or jammed?
There's also the question of whether a spaceship should even have one main bridge. Putting all your command staff in one room sounds like a pretty bad idea if a single hit could take them all out. Would a realistic warship have several command centres distributed throughout the hull, with the crew able to take control from different locations?
Where would you put the bridge if you were designing a spaceship? Would you keep it high up, hide it inside the hull, or go for something completely different? And should a spaceship even need windows on its bridge, or at all really, in the first place?
What's the best designed spaceship bridge you've seen in sci-fi? Why is it Battlestar Galactica's one?
Bonus points if you can explain why putting the Star Destroyer's bridge on top of a giant tower is actually a good design decision.
r/spaceships • u/PlanePea4349 • 50m ago
Finished this huge resin model for a customer, 36”
r/spaceships • u/BOtDance • 1h ago
Introducing the MMW Broodforge Crown Arsenal Ship, a massive #Meldaen capital warship built for long-range bombardment, missile saturation, and strategic fire support in #MowMyWorld.
This vessel belongs to the HB (Human–Bugvex Hybrid) branch of the Meldaen civilization, combining Human military engineering with Bugvex living biology. Human technology provides organized weapons, armor, and logistics, while Bugvex biology adds regenerative structures, living weapon systems, and adaptive combat capabilities.
Proposed specifications
Size class: Capital
Type: #ArsenalShip
Hybrid composition: 60% Human / 40% Bugvex
Primary role: Long-range bombardment / missile saturation / strategic fire support
The Broodforge Crown is built around a massive armored strike platform with extensive protected ammunition magazines, a reinforced central combat spine, and heavy Human-style artillery batteries.
Bugvex living structures are fused directly into its weapons and hull, forming chitin-reinforced weapon roots, biological strike glands, parasite missile pods, and regenerative support systems. Layered interceptor defenses protect the vessel during sustained bombardment operations.
With its imposing command-oriented architecture, ivory biological armor, and dark gunmetal hull, the Broodforge Crown represents the heavy firepower and living adaptability of the Meldaen HB branch.
Full entry and more details:
https://botdancegames.com/games/mow-my-world/archive/meldaen/hb-broodforge-crown-arsenal-ship/index.html
r/spaceships • u/CosmicShipwright100 • 4h ago
Mods:Antares Supra, Mattell’s Project Fenrir, Ol’ Big X, ACS Deimos, Barrage Missile Launchers, Matilija Aerospace, Avontech, Inquisitor glow parts, and Micro Modules.
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r/spaceships • u/BOtDance • 22h ago
Introducing the MMW Forgecontinuum Twinrail, a colossal #Awakynet autonomous war-foundry mothership designed to manufacture replacement combat bodies and heavy modules while supporting major space fleet operations in #MowMyWorld.
Proposed specifications
Length: 5,830 m
Width: 3,380 m
Height: 1,750 m
Type: #ForwardWarFoundryMothership
Primary role: Forward manufacturing / fleet support / combat module production / capital ship warfare
The Forgecontinuum Twinrail is essentially a mobile military manufacturing fortress, built around two enormous armored longitudinal hull sections connected by a heavily reinforced central bridge and a massive rear industrial complex.
Its primary AI cognition vault is buried beneath three overlapping armored plates within the central structure. Six subsidiary processing nodes coordinate combat systems, manufacturing operations, and engineering functions throughout the vessel.
The mothership carries two heavy forward lances, twelve medium-heavy beam batteries, four twelve-cell defensive missile cassettes, and fifty-six point-defense emitters. Its modular weapon systems allow major combat components to be serviced or replaced independently.
Six enormous enclosed assembly doors and two protected heavy manipulation arms support the construction and handling of replacement machine bodies and major fleet equipment. Eight integrated main drives, twenty-four maneuvering ports, and eight reinforced radiator assemblies support propulsion and thermal management.
Warm ceramic pearl-titanium armor, dark graphite structural sections, brushed silver mechanisms, and restrained amber network lighting give the Twinrail a distinctive industrial warship appearance.
Combining heavy combat capability with forward manufacturing, the Forgecontinuum Twinrail allows Awakynet fleets to rebuild and maintain major equipment without returning to distant industrial bases.
Full entry and more details:
https://botdancegames.com/games/mow-my-world/archive/awakynet/forgecontinuum-twinrail/index.html
r/spaceships • u/CosmicShipwright100 • 1d ago
Mods: ASC Taiyo, Mattell’s Project Fenrir, Matilija Aerospace, Ol’ Big X, Barrage Missile Launchers, Mattel’s Hab Cockpits and Accessories, and Avontech
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r/spaceships • u/Defiant-Percentage37 • 1d ago
A very nice kit. Comes with a partial launch rail, and I might eventually build it. I wanted to show the ark in flight and landed on the planet Zyra. Original model work by me. Model was released by Pegasus Hobbies.
r/spaceships • u/BOtDance • 1d ago
Introducing the MMW Blackaxis Cradle-class Carrier, a new #Cryvum capital spaceship for #MowMyWorld.
The Blackaxis is a massive #CrystalMetalCarrier cultivated around protected internal deployment volume rather than conventional flight decks, runways, or mechanical hangars.
Proposed specifications
Length: approximately 1,600 m
Width: approximately 1,024 m
Depth: approximately 581 m
Type: #FleetCarrier
Primary role: Fleet deployment / vessel support / protected cultivation capacity
Its broad middle and rear form a heavily protected cradle structure for carrying and supporting Cryvum combat craft. The entire vessel is one continuous magnetite-based crystal-metal lattice, with propulsion, sensing, defense, and energy distribution emerging from coordinated states within the same cultivated material.
Its blue-black roots, iron-black crystal domains, gunmetal turning faces, and faint gray-teal internal activity are inspired by magnetite.
Full entry and more details:
https://botdancegames.com/games/mow-my-world/archive/cryvum/blackaxis-cradle-class-carrier/index.html
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r/spaceships • u/According-Field533 • 1d ago
Episode 10 of FLUNG by Jason E Raines comes out tomorrow on all your favorite webcomic platforms including Webtoons, Tapas, GlobalComix or in widescreen Epic Format at our homepage www.stardog.tv!
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r/spaceships • u/CosmicShipwright100 • 2d ago
Mods: Antares Renegade and Fulcrum, Mattell’s Hab Cockpits and Accessories, Mattell’s Project Fenrir, Tiger Shipyards, Barrage Missile Launchers, Matilija Aerospace, Ol’ Big X, Micro Modules, and Inquisitor glow parts.
r/spaceships • u/JCWanWriter • 2d ago
I've seen a fair bit of sci-fi, and I'm curious what you guys think. What's the most ridiculously powerful weapon mounted on a spaceship, in your opinion? Could be from a book, movie, TV show, comic, anime, or game. I'm talking about weapons the ship itself carries, not something a character holds. What's your pick, and where's it from?
r/spaceships • u/Defiant-Percentage37 • 2d ago
A Survey Eagle closely monitor’s Moonbase Alpha’s proximity to a gigantic ringed planet. Made with a 22 inch Eagle model.
r/spaceships • u/Defiant-Percentage37 • 2d ago
Diorama.
Eagle is 1:72nd scale with a scratch built cargo pod and toy barrels painted & decorated with Radioactive Hazard Labels. Buildings and equipment are scratch built. Background contains mountains from The Badlands.
r/spaceships • u/manufacu123 • 2d ago
so i was doing a spaceship, but i dont know how the radiators should go, in fact, i dont even know how do radiators work, so i need help in selecting the better looking/functional radiator
btw, this is just the base shape of the vessel, and the radiators are just the black part, as a template ofc :3