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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [QB] That's a very nice photograph! And it just proves my point! To the untrained eye, the size and the tailfin placement is the only difference. Their fuselage, air intakes, wing angle, even their teardrop canopies, are practically identical. If it wasn't clear in my previous post, I'm only talking of aesthetics and visual impression, not what's under the hood. Of course you should mimic your competitor. If they've come up with trial-and-error findings guaranteeing efficiency, you'd be an [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richelieu-1.jpg]idiot[/URL] not to. In terms of ship design and sci-fi concepts, however, I like diversity, the Babylon 5 universe coming to mind. Endless variations inspired from animal shapes, renaissance decadence or quaint UFO ideas. Compare that with one of the most tragically wasted design opportunities ever, the total synaptic death that is [URL=http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs28/f/2008/049/6/b/Jaynes_Fighting_Ships_1905_PD_by_thomasthecat.jpg]the Honor Harrington universe[/URL]. You can talk about efficiency all you want, but fan-art friendly it is not. Unless one is a [URL=http://www.disguises-fancy-dress.co.uk/bmz_cache/e/eba7dd15a10e67656a2676c280932961.image.300x200.jpg]alternative hobby aid designer[/URL]? :) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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