Fan Art Throwback: Galaxy and Drayman Merchant Ships

What happens when you dig really deep for Wing Commander stuff to share? You find some wild gems like these! Turn the clock back 20+ years for a time capsule of WC fan art that raeder made back in the 2003-2005 era. Apparently these were created in an old school program called Bryce. I would say the Galaxy model is actually very good for the time and it's mostly the textures that would benefit from a little more consistency. Of course, the background art and flame effects are pretty dated, but they still have a certain vintage charm!

Over a decade has passed since these ships first ran the starlanes of the Gemini Sector, and the improvements just keep coming. New B&S scanners, cannon and turret mounts, improvements in storage capacity, heavier generator mounts, and room for improved counter-tronic equipment has fast made them popular among the freighting community. While they will never be a true combat vessel, the Galaxy starfreighter has proven time and again it is as home on the fringes of civilization as any fighter.

This is another render of the Galaxy starfreighter from the Origin space flight-sim, Privateer. Like? Don't like? Let me know, I will continue to work on it.