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I decided to model the Ikazuchi from Mospeada/Robotech: New Generation a while ago, and finally feel it's 99% done. I made a number of modifications to the design as I went, largely based on what I felt was missing from the ships design. 1st I made the turrets retractable on both top and bottom of the ship. The main reasons being that I wanted a way for the ship to retrieve it's Alpha fighters after combat, so I needed to add a runway and hangar deck to the top of the ship. I also felt that since it was likely that this ship would be expected to land on a planet at some point, the bottom turrets would need to be retracted, or they'd be crushed by the weight of the ship. I also went with the idea that since this ship was built to combat Zentreadi and heavy cruisers, it would need a main gun for ship-to-ship combat. Since it's a Robotech ship, and seeing as how it has a bit of a modular design, and the designers had ample time to study the Zentreadi main cannons, they would incorporate some aspects of Zentreadi design into this ship. The fighter bays all open, and if I need to, have several Alpha fighters inside.

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I decided to model the Ikazuchi from Mospeada/Robotech: New Generation a while ago, and finally feel it's 99% done. I made a number of modifications to the design as I went, largely based on what I felt was missing from the ships design. 1st I made the turrets retractable on both top and bottom of the ship. The main reasons being that I wanted a way for the ship to retrieve it's Alpha fighters after combat, so I needed to add a runway and hangar deck to the top of the ship. I also felt that since it was likely that this ship would be expected to land on a planet at some point, the bottom turrets would need to be retracted, or they'd be crushed by the weight of the ship. I also went with the idea that since this ship was built to combat Zentreadi and heavy cruisers, it would need a main gun for ship-to-ship combat. Since it's a Robotech ship, and seeing as how it has a bit of a modular design, and the designers had ample time to study the Zentreadi main cannons, they would incorporate some aspects of Zentreadi design into this ship. The fighter bays all open, and if I need to, have several Alpha fighters inside.