54 minutes ago, strikenowhere said:

Why why why are there so many ships in the Star Wars universe that are asymmetrical? I abhor asymmetry in design and this ship looks ridiculous. Same with the weird Nebulon-C frigate in the Last Jedi & the rebel troop transport. Even the Millenium Falcon design seems strange - it would feel so weird to me having to account for my left side being much wider than my right side when piloting it!

I don't like the design of the ship either, it looks like it could be remote-controlled or something. Looks like a good up-teched Quasar though.

But to say that there are so many ships in the Star Wars universe that are asymmetrical is ignorant of the many that aren't, see for example 90% of imperial fleet.

13 minutes ago, xanderf said:

I think some artists get hung up on modern carriers and are all 'hur, durr, they are asymmetrical because that's cool, so we want our ship to be cool, so it needs to be asymmetrical' without bothering to puzzle out why our modern carriers are asymmetrical.

That is exactly it though, isn't it. There is almost certainly pros (and cons) to symmetry, in a practical sense i.e decentralised support systems etc. But aesthetically speaking it is arguably just as important within and without the Star War universe to represent certain things. For example Mon Cal ships have some of the most asymmetrical ship designs, and I have no comment on the practicality of this, but to me it makes them recognisable in that they are 'lumpy' and streamlined - they look like there were produced by natives of an aquatic world.

Modern military is a poor example of this though, I think. Most modern day platforms are geared only for practicality (which is understandable and found in imperial fleets (mostly) as opposed to the complexity of a galaxy of countless species and a millennia of space travel. The ships should reflect that imo

3 hours ago, strikenowhere said:

Why why why are there so many ships in the Star Wars universe that are asymmetrical? I abhor asymmetry in design and this ship looks ridiculous. Same with the weird Nebulon-C frigate in the Last Jedi & the rebel troop transport. Even the Millenium Falcon design seems strange - it would feel so weird to me having to account for my left side being much wider than my right side when piloting it!

I don't like asymmetry either...unless it makes sense. The YT1300 makes complete sense if you understand how it works and what it was designed for. The bridge being on the side of the freighter makes complete sense.

This design doesn't seem to have any reason for it though. Now if they come up with a valid reason, I don't mind. It does however make itself noticeably different than other imperial designs (while maintaining the distinct imperial feel) making it easier for us as consumers to identify it. So I strangely don't outright hate it. Some reason for it would be appreciated though. Does the ship have light weaponry so typically brings along an escort ship that rides close to the upper hull on the opposite side? Was it originally to have 2 bridges on two separate towers? One to handle ship based commands while the other is a dedicated fighter command deck, but they cut corners during construction and just subtracted a command tower?

On 3/26/2018 at 12:48 PM, kmanweiss said:

I don't like asymmetry either...unless it makes sense. The YT1300 makes complete sense if you understand how it works and what it was designed for. The bridge being on the side of the freighter makes complete sense.

This design doesn't seem to have any reason for it though. Now if they come up with a valid reason, I don't mind. It does however make itself noticeably different than other imperial designs (while maintaining the distinct imperial feel) making it easier for us as consumers to identify it. So I strangely don't outright hate it. Some reason for it would be appreciated though. Does the ship have light weaponry so typically brings along an escort ship that rides close to the upper hull on the opposite side? Was it originally to have 2 bridges on two separate towers? One to handle ship based commands while the other is a dedicated fighter command deck, but they cut corners during construction and just subtracted a command tower?

I think there's a very good reason for the slanted carrier bridge, and that long strut...

The Resurgent can carry the light cruiser in its forward nose right?

The Maxima has a lot right above the slanted slit that looks absolutely perfect for snuggin a light cruiser in there, perhaps the Dilligent we have yet to see.

that slit could also serve as a back up fighter launching mechanism, and the front bit looks like it could dock another small ship.

The thing is a fleet carrier, in every sense of the word.

On 3/24/2018 at 3:46 PM, thecactusman17 said:

OK, I've seen this ship several times now and I have to say:

That artist is terrible.

The artist is Phil Noto . Technical illustrations aren't really his specialty, but his character work is among the best in the business.

On 3/24/2018 at 7:33 PM, Norsehound said:

...Huh? Oh yes, I did try to model that didn't i?

This was of course long before the issue came out showing us the bottom of the ship, which looks like this:

Oh well. But its easy to imagine the Maxima as the nu-age Gladiator for the First Order.

Don't feel too bad, Mel Miniatures gave it a flat-bottom hull as well.