Hello-
I'm looking for an interesting military/futuristic/landmark BAT of the Russian Ekranoplan. Does anyone know if this has been done or even planned?
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vincelewis.net%2Fmyimages11%2Fek-04.jpg&hash=c0566b4bb0068262a3218292b2ef7d9d82f40286)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vincelewis.net%2Fmyimages59%2Fekkyx.jpg&hash=dd6dcc71d442b7e8209bdee82493ea196cf49c9e)
http://www.vincelewis.net/ekranoplan.html (http://www.vincelewis.net/ekranoplan.html)
http://acidcow.com/pics/7956-russian-tank-ship-plane-86-pics.html (http://acidcow.com/pics/7956-russian-tank-ship-plane-86-pics.html)
http://www.youtube.com/v/bbecl88NsEQ&hl=en_GB (http://www.youtube.com/v/bbecl88NsEQ&hl=en_GB)
(great footage of this in action at 4:40 and 6:07)
Even better, automatas that will replace the Maxis ships with these babies :thumbsup:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatics.atcloud.com%2Ffiles%2Fcomments%2F125%2F1256045%2Fimages%2F1_original.jpg&hash=f30ab4aec6d23ef88587ade6d5cba05abe7358f2)
Ekranoplans haven't been made by any English speaking creators, there's a slim chance a Japanese fansite has some.
None of the current teams have any planes for such aircraft/ships, that I'm aware of. The nature of these aircraft make it somewhat unlikely that they'll ever be made; unless of course, someone volunteers.
Also, I can't really see the purpose in bringing these vehicles into SC4, aside from aesthetics, but that shouldn't stop any creators.
Here's the link (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=10961.msg339400#msg339400) to the Aircraft Request thread within the SCAG board, feel free to make something of a request there.
Adrian.
Haven't seen anything like this on any of the Japanese sites or threads. ()sad() I will give the SCAG suggestion a try. Thank you!
Terring7--great idea for automata! :thumbsup: