2011.278 (October 5, 2011)

Terran Forces at the Ready

CMDBob has a couple more Confed ships to keep his Hornet and Drayman company. He's modeled a slightly larger fighter this time, the Scimitar, and a slightly smaller transport, the assault shuttle from Wing Commander 4. Both are drawn up in a fun animated style and painted in different primary colors to represent unique fleets or squadrons. It'd be fun to see a game built around these!

Once again, I bring more ships to the fleet! Fresh out of my shipyard, here is the WC4 UBW Marine shuttle. Oh, and if it seems like I'm not showing anything for a while, that's deliberate. I want to get both Rapiers all made before I show them off.

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

If you were one of the many peopled out there saddened by the passing of Steve Jobs today, why not celebrate his life with your Wing Commander friends? In addition to Mac OS games such as Super Wing Commander, WC3 & WC4, did you know an Apple device is currently the only way to obtain the WC Movie in high definition on demand? iTunes has a special iPad HD version of the movie available to rent for just $3.99. The HD edition doesn't show up in the PC-based store, but it will be present when browsing iTunes directly on the iPad. The film can also be easily streamed to your HDTV via an HDMI adapter or Apple TV. SD versions are available for $2.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy as well. No iPad? Feel free to just hit the link below to visit the CIC Forums and discuss with other Wingnuts.