The Venom is the sinister spaceship of a Sith bounty hunter.
About this creation
The Sith Venom was built mainly as a diversion from the typical gray, utilitarian designs that dominate my gallery. This ship features a sleek overall shape combined with sharp angles to produce a mean profile. I kept the greebling to a minimum and focused more on shape than detail, although I'd say this ship does offer good but subtle details.
It is not a stealthy ship like the Infiltrator or even Slave I. Although the ship supports one pilot, and perhaps one or two live captives, it is oversized for intimidation and, with it's massive engines, speed! Overall, I like how this ship turned out. The pictures could be a little better but my camera seems to have a tough time with red.
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The overall shape of the Venom draws on several inspirations, some deliberate and some apparently sub-conscious. For instance, the engines are bit of anime splashed with Sebulba's pod racer (particularly the split-X). The front was semi-inspired by "Event Horizon."
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This head-on view shows the unique angle of the canted engines, which at first glance in the previous view seem to be at 45 degrees to the body. It's actually closer to 50 degress or so (I'm really not sure). I tried the 45 degree angle using click hinges but it looked too neat. So I used sloped bricks with studs on one side (typically used for anchoring plate roofs) to get a sharper angle.
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The rear of the ship offers the most complexity and greebles.
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For some reason, the intake strakes in this view make me think of Saruman's tower from LOTR.
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A low angle view with the landing gear up. This view accents the low-slung ventral engines, which remind me a bit of the Rockwell B-1 bomber.
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A view of the rear hatch opened and ramp extended. The Venom features a holding cell for live captives.
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The front window removed to view the pilot's seat. The venom doesn't boast much of an interior. It was a compromise for a sleeker shape instead of a detailed interior.
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The nameless Sith bounty hunter in front of his/her ship.
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Comments
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i like it, but i don't like the shape of it. it seems to slender. other than that, good moc. |
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April 20, 2010 |
Awesome. Love the body design. |
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I like it |
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September 19, 2009 |
very goooood but the sekund vershion is bether |
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I like it |
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Legion of Doom February 1, 2009 |
Wow. Very enjoyable. |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
Awesome ship mate. You have some serious building skills, keep on brickin' :) |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
I had seen this terrific MOC on Brickshelf and I wondered to myself if it could be found here.
Great job. Your use of some unorthodox shapes really brings out a type of fear in the ship. Love it. |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
Wow, posted April 20th, 2005?! You must've been hyped up on waiting to see Episode III… this ship oozes originality, I love every greeble and weapon on it! |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
Awesome ship! Very good design! |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
I find your work very inspiring like many here. Every aspect from color, shape, and theme, to photography and editing is top notch. |
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That is just brilliant"!!!!! you've inspired me. |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
I think all parts of this build are well thought out, it makes this ship coherent and distinctive. Really nice with the color. |
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I like it |
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February 1, 2009 |
cool. |
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I like it |
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March 13, 2008 |
I know your creation since a long time. I love this one, but in fact, everything here deserve a 5/5 , or maybe a 6/5 if possible. You're in the top five of the great great great builders of space things ! Thank you for the dreams.
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November 9, 2007 |
Cool, very cool...Your ship (or all your creations) was a big inspiration for me...most of all for my P-2 Predator... |
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I like it |
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October 10, 2007 |
dunno why but reminds me of the alliance battleships from the movie serenity. |
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I like it |
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January 12, 2007 |
I like the cockpit, it reminds me of a cackling madman. |
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I like it |
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January 2, 2006 |
so cool |
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I like it |
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April 25, 2005 |
Wow. Very cool.
I agree with Rags naRock, it does look like something the Imperial Guards might use, being red and everything. It has a certain...identity to it...as many of the bounty hunter's ships do. |
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I like it |
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April 23, 2005 |
I'm blown away, once again! Why can't I seem to make ships this smooth?! I wish I had that many of those big red slopes. Awesome ship: big, red, and tough-looking. |
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I like it |
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April 22, 2005 |
Wow, once again a flawless piece of work. |
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I like it |
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April 21, 2005 |
Wow. Being all red is enough for 5 stars! It looks like it could be a personal ship for one of Palpatine's elite guards. My favorite part is the vents on the engine intakes. Very cool. |
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I like it |
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April 20, 2005 |
Wow now thats a great one reminds me much of Hell's Anvil yet much like a cruiser. Most of all I love the original detail and designed smooth look of it. |
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I like it |
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April 20, 2005 |
holy crap, nice man |
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I like it |
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April 20, 2005 |
Great original design. |
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April 20, 2005 |
As all of your stuff deserves, 5/5! The ship is awosome but what's even cooler is the pilot. I mean...sith are awesome...and bountu hunters are awesome...so a sith bounty hunter is beyond cool. Keep the creations comin'!!! |
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I like it |
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April 20, 2005 |
Quite intimidating. The whole thing looks like an exotic close combat weapon of some sort. And the landing gear is the tightest retractable set I've seen in a good long while. |
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