I think the big issue with the raider, for those who think it looks small... Is it needs more junk in the trunk.
It's a pretty narrow wedge, and I think that's what gives the impression of a lack of mass. A ISD or VSD is a much wider cone.
Disappointed with Raiders Size
The only issue i have with the raider is that I cant see anything that would be docking hatches or any way for the ship to land.
Minor gripes that are non-issue in the context of the game, but lore-wise it is frustrating me.
Because ships don't land on it.
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The only issue i have with the raider is that I cant see anything that would be docking hatches or any way for the ship to land.
Because ships don't land on it.
No but they do dock with it. There's 2 cutouts just fore of the wings that are docking stations for fighters. At least I think that's what they're supposed to be.
Looks fine to me:
You may cue the Imperial March when ready.
The only issue i have with the raider is that I cant see anything that would be docking hatches or any way for the ship to land.
Minor gripes that are non-issue in the context of the game, but lore-wise it is frustrating me.
Because ships don't land on it.
You didn't seem to understand my post; i was not infering that ships would land ON or IN the raider, but that the Raidet itself should be able to land, and there should be docking hatches for crew and supplies to be loaded on or off the ship.
Looking at the greebling in the depressions on the side, i cant see anything that resembles boarding hatches/docking ports. The only poosinilities are the hatches are recessed like the gun ports, or the detailing on the ventral and fore section is such.
Why should it be able to land though? It's a vessel designed to intercept space fighters, it's not a ship designed to transport troops or goods. No reason for it not to be permanently spacebound.
Crew can enter and leave through the ports on the side and supplies are a matter of hooking up a few tubes.
Maybe the docking and access hatches are hidden under panels. Would make sense for a dedicated warship to protect vulnerable points like airlocks to avoid a lucky hit causing massive depressurization. Maybe we is all thinking too hard about pretend spaceship toys.
If scale worked out, I would love to have Gladiators in X-wing. To me, they look close enough but not too close to classic Star Destroyer to be recognizable without feeling like they are trying to hard to be "baby Star Destroyers."
Why should it be able to land though? It's a vessel designed to intercept space fighters, it's not a ship designed to transport troops or goods. No reason for it not to be permanently spacebound.
Crew can enter and leave through the ports on the side and supplies are a matter of hooking up a few tubes.
Didn't a star destroyer completely suck up a corvette? maybe the raider ressuplies and changes crews that way. Just moves up into a star destroyer and hovers there where in low gravity, crews board and depart.
or just space stations and stuff
which do exist in this mythos
The CR90 wasn't designed specifically as a warship. It halled freight or could be a passenger liner, etc., depending on configuration. The Raider is a warship, specifically for fighter support. Maybe like comparing an attack sumarine(Raider) against a destroyer(CR90).
I actually think to the contrary: I think the Raider's massive.
Lets not forget that The Raider is a FAST ATTACK CRUISER. So it's built for speed in combat.
If The Raider is a Corvette (as its dial suggests), then the CR90 is a Subaru Hatchback.
Im happy with the dimensions.
Give me a scooby over a 'vette any day!
You missed my point. Im perfectly fine with relative scale-cr90 looks cool and fits scale.
I mean that Raider looks to small in comparison to cr90, to sleek . Like i said it looks nice next to fighters, but compared to cr90...
I agree. Love the Raider, but would have been a bit nicer if it had been designed to be about 20m longer then the CR90, and the model still built to scale with the CR90. I would have paid a bit extra for that.
The raider is already a bit longer then the CR-90, by about .5 inch/13mm I think. Haven't actually measured it, but it's a bit longer.
Why should it be able to land though? It's a vessel designed to intercept space fighters, it's not a ship designed to transport troops or goods. No reason for it not to be permanently spacebound.
Crew can enter and leave through the ports on the side and supplies are a matter of hooking up a few tubes.
As to the ports ob the side, I dont see anything that resembles a hatch.
The section where it would be doesnt have anything really.
Not everytype of supply can be sent through a "tube". Fuel, oxygen, water, sure. Spare parts? Tools, droids, food, not so much.
Edited by That Blasted SamophlangeThe CR90 wasn't designed specifically as a warship. It halled freight or could be a passenger liner, etc., depending on configuration. The Raider is a warship, specifically for fighter support. Maybe like comparing an attack sumarine(Raider) against a destroyer(CR90).
If this is a consular ship, where is the Ambassador?
True, it may not be able to land, though for emergency repairs, having that ability could be handy. Of course in star wars they have droids to send out to repair in space.Why should it be able to land though? It's a vessel designed to intercept space fighters, it's not a ship designed to transport troops or goods. No reason for it not to be permanently spacebound.
Crew can enter and leave through the ports on the side and supplies are a matter of hooking up a few tubes.
As to the ports ob the side, I dont see anything that resembles a hatch.
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The section where it would be doesnt have anything really.
Not everytype of supply can be sent through a "tube". Fuel, oxygen, water, sure. Spare parts? Tools, droids, food, not so much.
True, but droids can go in through the human entrance, carrying the food and tools. 
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It is a bit dependent on how many crew are actually on board. As it doesn't carry people, like a Gozanti, it'd be reasonable to estimate it's a few dozen at most. They don't need much by way of sustenance.
The only issue i have with the raider is that I cant see anything that would be docking hatches or any way for the ship to land.
Because ships don't land on it.
No but they do dock with it. There's 2 cutouts just fore of the wings that are docking stations for fighters. At least I think that's what they're supposed to be.
Not necessarily.
Those two cutouts don't appear to be docking hatches. The only ingress/egress ports appear to be located along the spine of the ship.
Given that the size of the Raider is comparable to the size of the CR-90, and we know that the CR-90 fits into the main hangar of an ISD, I think it's fair to assume that the Raider does all its business while docked INSIDE a larger capital ship or docking port then launches via tractor beam like everything else.
Now, I'm imagining a group of A-wings approaching an ISD prepared to take on hordes of Tie Fighters when the ISD instead spits out 4 Raider Corvettes...
I don't think the Raider is designed to carry its own fighters, nor does it have a docking bay. That's not the role of the ship. It's the equivalent of a destroyer class warship
It is meant to support larger ships, such as Star Destroyers, that are vulnerable to smaller fighters and increase the survivablity of allied small fighters.
I thought there was something about ties being able to dock with it. But that may of been speculation or just my own delusions.
I thought there was something about ties being able to dock with it. But that may of been speculation or just my own delusions.
Think so, it specifically was paired with hyperdrive capable ships after all.