MiniMagOrion Interceptor

The "Gatecrasher" interceptor is a common fixture of anti-piracy operations in the edges of many star systems.

This space interceptor really has it all. I was quite proud of this render, from the detail to the color grading, I think I did a decent job. While relatively small, the "Gatecrasher" is designed to pack a punch, dropping through wormholes at high speeds to evade or break blockades, though it also serves as a decent defensive spacecraft when used correctly. 

Visible in this render are missile bays, laser turrets, and conventional kinetic turrets, as well as separate radiator loops and RCS blisters. Note how the radiators are tapered so as to keep them in the radiation shadow of the drive, a MiniMagOrion fission pulse engine, which uses magnetic fields to induce explosions in small masses of fissile material. While not nearly as high thrust as its progenitor, the Orion drive, which used full-sized nuclear bombs, the MiniMagOrion is still quite the capable engine, trading some impulse for much higher efficiency. 

Towards the nose of the spacecraft is an exposed docking ring and a phased-array antenna, which is mounted directly on the hull to reduce the likelihood of it getting damaged in an engagement.

While its lore implications are minimal, the "Gatecrasher" was a step up to a higher level of detail in both the model and the compositing, and represents a new direction with my designs as its hull material makes use of Blender's "Coat" feature, allowing for a separate nonmetallic sheen akin to the painted aluminum of an airplane.