I think there's a half-buried wreckage of something Gunboat-y in the background of the newest TFA trailer. Look in upper right of frame on that wide shot of the ruined Imperial hangar. And no, I'm not talking about the wrecked Lambda in the foreground.

This is quick and dirty ... looks like something with 5 wing fins, assuming symmetry and the proper understanding of how this object is leaning in the sand.

First the full frame, then the zoom:

Could well be.

I'll be staring at that for a while.

Huhm... Okay, I'm kinda' convinced.

Not to criticise your efforts PaulTiberius (and a big thanks for posting the images)- and maybe it's just my old eyes.. but all I'm seeing is a black rectange with a blue line in it.

Not to criticise your efforts PaulTiberius (and a big thanks for posting the images)- and maybe it's just my old eyes.. but all I'm seeing is a black rectange with a blue line in it.

I am in the same .....starfighter....lol.

Yes. The -class.

Are the Imperials going to get it?

If the Rebels get it we might get the Gunboat to compensate.

If not, meh. It's not a bad looking ship. Just not as good as some.

Kinda looks like a Manta Ray.

looks more like a snake to me

Yes. The -class.

Are the Imperials going to get it?

If the Rebels get it we might get the Gunboat to compensate.

If not, meh. It's not a bad looking ship. Just not as good as some.

Kinda looks like a Manta Ray.

looks more like a snake to me

Oh, no you don't. I see your plan.

You're trying to guilt trip me for not buying Elite aren't you?

Well it's not working.

Definitely not working.

I have to say if we see the assault gunboat in the film, even just as wreckage, it would be interesting and go back to the idea where the weakened Empire couldn't really just continue to field cheap numerous swarm ships with limited resources and manpower. So it would be interesting if they had the gunboat take the role as the in-between fighter before the Empire resolidified and gained enough power to use the new First Order ties.

Plus I am more than willing to welcome any excuse to have the ship in the game.

let's be honest here, with the design "direction" evident in TFA, a re-done version of the gunboat getting in over the classic design would be travissty

let's be honest here, with the design "direction" evident in TFA, a re-done version of the gunboat getting in over the classic design would be travissty

Well, if it's only appearance is as some piece of wreckage, it's not like it'd be some new First Order version of the Gunboat.

Not to criticise your efforts PaulTiberius (and a big thanks for posting the images)- and maybe it's just my old eyes.. but all I'm seeing is a black rectange with a blue line in it.

I am in the same .....starfighter....lol.

Is this helping?

Assuming the ship is more-or-less nose down toward the camera, I outlined the conjectural right wings and dorsal fin, with maybe the side of the right weapons pod.

Yes. The -class.

Are the Imperials going to get it?

If the Rebels get it we might get the Gunboat to compensate.

If not, meh. It's not a bad looking ship. Just not as good as some.

Kinda looks like a Manta Ray.

looks more like a snake to me

STEP UP YO' GAME BROHANAKIN SKYWALKER

let's be honest here, with the design "direction" evident in TFA, a re-done version of the gunboat getting in over the classic design would be travissty

Sorry dudes, I want to believe that's a Gunboat I really do but:

A. If you draw perspective lines to the wreck using the floor as a guide it's just too big, even crumpled up.

and

B. It is just wreckage in the back of a crashed OT Star Destroyer. A full ship maybe we'd have a basis for a model but the wreckage just re-canonises it, maybe.

Right now that particular wreck is about as close to being an X-Wing starfighter as the 2001 a Space Odyssey parts in Watto's Junkshop are to being a pod.

Re-canonization would be cool though.

Separately, I'm wondering about colors.

Despite the red marks being the traditional paint job, I think a grey, white, or blue would be much more coordinated with the existing imperial lineup.

Personally I'd prefer all grey to the red, but what do you think?

Is this helping?

All I can say is...

Yes. The -class.

Are the Imperials going to get it?

If the Rebels get it we might get the Gunboat to compensate.

If not, meh. It's not a bad looking ship. Just not as good as some.

Kinda looks like a Manta Ray.

looks more like a snake to me

Oh, no you don't. I see your plan.

You're trying to guilt trip me for not buying Elite aren't you?

Well it's not working.

Definitely not working.

meh - I'm old school - killed my first Thargoid in 1984

Right On Commander!

Assault Gunboat in W9, the Avenger, too.

the game would feel so much more complete for me..

*hrmpf, might install that glorious tie-fighter-sim, some way, some day*

let's be honest here, with the design "direction" evident in TFA, a re-done version of the gunboat getting in over the classic design would be travissty

Sorry dudes, I want to believe that's a Gunboat I really do but:

A. If you draw perspective lines to the wreck using the floor as a guide it's just too big, even crumpled up.

and

B. It is just wreckage in the back of a crashed OT Star Destroyer. A full ship maybe we'd have a basis for a model but the wreckage just re-canonises it, maybe.

Right now that particular wreck is about as close to being an X-Wing starfighter as the 2001 a Space Odyssey parts in Watto's Junkshop are to being a pod.

Re-canonization would be cool though.

Your right, FFG get on that pod.

You know, on the subject of Elite: Dangerous, we haven't seen a Thargoid yet.

But we have seen a sign.

You know, on the subject of Elite: Dangerous, we haven't seen a Thargoid yet.

But we have seen a sign.

Just engage full dive or climb as you make a hyperdrive jump..... you're playing the BBC Model B version right ?

You know, on the subject of Elite: Dangerous, we haven't seen a Thargoid yet.

But we have seen a sign.

Just engage full dive or climb as you make a hyperdrive jump..... you're playing the BBC Model B version right ?

Certainly not..!

I really don't understand why the gunboat hasn't been made yet. Honestly, I expected it to be one of the first EU ships to be made after the Defender or Phantom.

I'm still amazed the HWK-290 was there before the Gunboat.

Despite the red marks being the traditional paint job, I think a grey, white, or blue would be much more coordinated with the existing imperial lineup.

I hope that when they add the Gunboat, it uses the same color scheme as the Lambda.

Despite the red marks being the traditional paint job, I think a grey, white, or blue would be much more coordinated with the existing imperial lineup.

I hope that when they add the Gunboat, it uses the same color scheme as the Lambda.

Yeah, either that, or the blue/grey of the TIE fighter hulls (as in fractalsponge's renderings)