Star Wars : Katanga Class Rebel Ship
A friend of mine asked me to design a Star Wars ship. He wanted it to be almost like a Corps of Engineers ship. It goes in, like a drop ship and can drop cargo, supplies and a full maintenance crew anywhere. It has cargo containers and a large hold that can act as a maintenance workshop/garage.
It's a variation of a Corellian YT freighter, which is well known for customisation and different configurations. With the main saucer section chopped in half with a large hold in-between it makes it a very flexible vessel.
I did my first concept sketches very quickly using black fibre tips and letraset marker pens.
The idea is that my friend will build this ship at 1:72 scale as a real model. Studio scale.
At the same time I have started to build my own CG version in Lightwave 3D.
First and then second attempt at the design. The chassis of the ship would be based on a Correllian light freighter. There's a history of these vessels being very flexible and come in all shapes and sizes in the Star Wars galaxy.
Side view and rear view.
A go at losing the undercarriage boxes from the underneath (too Falcon like) and trying for a more streamlined look. Then a view from ground level.
WIP. Topside front.
WIP. Topside rear.
WIP. Topside front.
WIP. Topside rear.
WIP. Rear.
WIP.
WIP. Side view.
WIP. Front underside.
WIP. Rear underside.
WIP. Underside with detached cargo container.
WIP. Nose of the ship topside.
WIP. Nose of the ship.
WIP. Close up of the cockpit. The interior is partially finished.
WIP. View from ground level, very similar to one of the early sketches.
WIP. The crew boarding ramp open.
WIP. The crew boarding ramp closed.
WIP. View of the main hold with the doors open.
WIP. View of the main hold with the doors closed.
WIP of the hold/garage interior.
WIP cargo container.
WIP airlock and engines.
WIP engine vents and maintenance pits.
WIP topside rear saucer.
WIP topside front saucer and sensors.
WIP topside front saucer and maintenance pit.
WIP mandibles gak band.
WIP no containers and hold/garage doors open.
WIP view from the rear topside.
WIP. Close up of rear gun turret.
WIP. Interior of the corridor that runs along the spine of the ship, with access to the four life pods and the container crane cabins.
WIP. Partially built cockpit interior.
WIP. Partially built cockpit interior.