The ORIGINAL Star Destroyer: Colin Cantwell's Design Reborn

[@k-874]

I love how the original star destroyer is basically a normal battleship superstructure glued on a giant dorito

[@watchman0062]

Lmao

[@TheGibusDemo]

Yeah it just looks like the stuck a crappy pre dreadnought on an angry wedge

[@greycatturtle7132]

Yea

[@cyanyde4950]

@@TheGibusDemo I will forever call them angry wedge ships now

[@sebastianthomsen2225]

GIANT ANGRY SPACE DORITO! 🤪

[@TrappedInTheMatrix]

I actually met Colin Cantwell. He came to my local game shop and talk about his experiences designing these ship. It was really cool.

[@eeyon2269812]

I'm jelly but I'm glad you got to meet him!

[@beastmastergaming8039]

No no u don’t use a spoon....... Hi I’m fork

[@crook7493]

@Beast Master Gaming Hi, i'm knife

[@beastmastergaming8039]

@@crook7493 Hi, Im spork

[@unsharded8503]

Hi I’m hands

[@EckhartsLadder]

What an am amazing video. We're very lucky to have your talent in the community.

[@StuartLugsden]

Henry should work for ILM.

[@EckhartsLadder]

@@StuartLugsden Agreed

[@Echomage1215]

Eck should have been the one making the new trilogy instead of jj trash

[@mattdickson2]

tankace1215 now now behave child

[@dbzdanman]

All amazing

[@zefft.f4010]

The colors on the original model makes me think it could've begun serving in the Republic, maybe towards the end of the Clone War, alongside Venators and Victory cruisers. Regardless, very impressive! Nice work.

[@edwardoliver7610]

I had the same thought but I imagined it as being a first gen star destroyer as in this is what was made before massive amounts of recourses were diverted to naval build up.

[@firstoffproductions1462]

Well after Starforge made a few small animations with the ship, it now makes more sense as a late-war to early-collapse era Heavy Cruiser, or a better term because of the Turbolasers, Mini Star Destroyer.

[@maxstirnersego]

The colors make me think it was most likely a captured republic vessel used by the CIS

[@Weeping_Willoe]

I like to think the Incursor class would have been designed to fill a role between an Arquitens and a Victory class, but got screwed by Tarkin's naval doctrine of ISDs everywhere

[@thelad5]

I like to think of it as an Old Republic era Star Destroyer.

[@alarii2582]

With those big Antenna arrays the Incursor-Class Cruiser looks like it could be used as a communications or electronic warfare cruiser

[@Drangir]

Something like Boeing E-3 Sentry, but capable of defending itself, being in the center of the fleet and gathering data or sweeping suspicious area by itself!

[@Hotspur37]

exactly how I saw it too

[@swimfeared]

I think that this ship should be recon/ communication support vessel with it's official purpose is for long range communication outside of the range of the hyperspace network. It's actual purpose used to listen for any kind of communication to hunt down either separatist holdouts or to pick up transmissions from pre-spaceflight or other undiscovered alien civilizations.

[@benablaze9435]

that was what i was thinking, maybe it can block communications in a system

[@gildedbear5355]

So much this. It's capable of holding a system mostly because its sensor/antenna array is big enough to monitor the system. If something nasty shows up it knows early enough to slink away while it calls in the big guns.

[@jakelogan2342]

Given the over-sized antennae, I could see the "Incursor" Class function more like a modern-day AWAC, acting as a long-range sensor and communication platform to assist in Imperial fleet movements as well as an early warning system.

[@Tigershark_3082]

Ooh

[@stephenhester9804]

Escorts for an Interdictor Class ?

[@_TEKNOIR_]

Definitely feels like it could be a heavy electronic warfare platform. Great for enforcing outlying systems. Controlling communications and restricting information.

[@Halocon720]

The ISC (Imperial Star Cruiser) Longcaster

[@protiod]

Star Destroyers traditionally operated close enough to the core worlds to communicate with relay stations or destroyers in neighboring systems. The Incursor was designed to operate far from the core fleet, often in the Outer Rim where relay stations were difficult to defend from pirates. The oversized antenna array allowed the Incursor to project force into the Outer Rim while still receiving orders from Palpatine. At times they would be deployed as mobile relay stations, daisy chained together to send messages across the galaxy. Relay ships were tempting targets for rebels, as destroying one could sever communications to entire sectors. However, they generally hid far away from supply lines and could take a punch so very few were ever destroyed.

[@commanderjaw]

For head canon purposes, one could say these ships were sometimes mistaken for a destroyer and vice versa. This could explain why Han Solo called the destroyers that came after the Millenium Falcon in Episode 4 cruisers as from a distance it's difficult to tell them apart.

[@cjclayton99]

RIP Colin, thanks for giving us all these unique designs

[@harbour2118]

And he is now immortalized in Star Wars with his first star destroyer concept: the cantwell-Class arrestor cruiser, and it’s beautiful

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

That design speaks "Support Cruiser" to me. As in: second-line warship. In that vein the large turrets on either side of the superstructure would be housing capital-grade weapons to deliver additional hitting power against bigger vessels, whereas the smaller turrets have a point-defense-vibe to me - basically a cruiser to screen proper ISDs from small craft during fleet engagements, while also adding a bit of capital-grade punch to the fight. On their own this would make them fairly versatile and a tough opponent to take on for any ragtag gang of pirates of system-bound insurgents. Add to this a wing of small craft (TIE-fighters or interceptors) and you end up with a rather terrifying opponent in its weight class. Those are my thoughts on the design. Thank you for sharing.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Basically a battle cruiiser. Combining the best of a Battleship and a Cruiser but not reaching each of it.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

@@HappyBeezerStudios Battlecruisers - according to my definition - feature battleship-grade weaponry in a smaller, faster, and less armored hull - which is not the same as my proposal. I am really talking a regular cruiser here, dedicated to supplement formations of larger vessels with its versatility while maintining solo-viability on smaller scale

[@jaymikevillanueva1212]

I'm thinking of this ship as somewhere between a heavy cruiser and a heavy destroyer while retain the "Star Destroyer" name. Imagine a handful of these ships be escorts for the larger Imp-Class ISDs. It could be detached to support other cruisers (say, Vindicator cruisers and Carracks) in harassing enemy fleets to being part of a pursuit unit designed to chase fleeing enemy units. Where ships like this would be dangerous at is if three of these warships escort Interdictor cruisers alongside gunships.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

@@jaymikevillanueva1212 precisely what I meant with support cruiser.

[@DimoB8]

@@HappyBeezerStudios To me they sound like the Courageous Class battle cruisers (or large light cruisers as they were called) , relatively small cruiser killers that pack quite the punch. But cannot hold their own against proper capital ships.

[@Zeoinx69]

Well, shouldnt be much more then a week before the comics show this in a issue in place of a star destroyer.

[@theghostanihalater9391]

Sadly I don't doubt it

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Tbh I’m down with old concept art and designs being repurposed

[@magus3872]

@@ItsButterBean1020 Same, so long as it is explained within canon as its own thing, We don't want another miss-hap where two ships are confused for one another.

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Magus oh definitely I like the idea of this being a smaller vessel that helps aid in communications or even carrier roles

[@redenginner]

James Burgess The joke is that EC henry has had is renders ripped off with zero credit by Star Wars comic book authors.

[@scottmcintosh4397]

I used to be a professional model builder. Spacecraft were my specialty. I'll have to try & build this one for pure relaxation 🌌🚀👽

[@aaronmarks9366]

Build it and post to YT so we can see

[@baccaismemebob2603]

Agreed

[@michelangelo5903]

Scott McIntosh i agree with these guys! i’d love to see that! i love peoples projects

[@stardude2006]

Scott McIntosh Same. I'm gonna rebuild the ones I made when I was a teenager.

[@anavan7]

Do it! Good...good. Let the creativity flow through you.

[@kiltmaster7041]

Random idea - The incursor is much more fuel-efficient than the standard star destroyer. Being a mere one sixth of the weight of it's larger sibling, the Incursor utilises an order of magnitude less fuel. This makes it an ideal choice in situations where supply lines are wearing thin, or in regions where resources are scarce and unlikely to be able to support a larger and more powerful vessel for a prolonged period. It is also ideal for the cost-effective deployment of surgical strike teams and squadrons, where sending a much larger vessel would be determined to be overkill, but the flexibility of a star destroyer (or similar class,) would be advantageous. During the galactic civil war and other engagements, Incursors took over anti-piracy, policing and patrol duties from their heavier sibling - freeing up valuable (and much needed) ships of the line to be deployed in other vital theatres. In short, I envision this vessel to be more of a lone wolf operator, rather than a ship of the line/fleet. It's designed to operate as a portable base of force projection in regions where larger vessels would struggle for logistic, supply or cost reasons.

[@kirknay]

I could see that, but the sheer bulk of point defense screams AA screener in larger battles.

[@ryanbutcher8357]

I'm curious if you've ever decided to tackle Uglies? You've shown a lot of creativity with these refurbishments, so I'd imagine you'd be able to come up with some inventive/engaging scrapyard kitbash oddities. =)

[@WasatchGarandMan]

This Cruiser seems to fit right into a replacement for the Aclamator class ships of the Republic.

[@BossVolt]

Not really. The Acclamator has at least 100 metres on this, and were more suited for deploying planetary invasion forces, rather than combat operations. Personally, I find it's more like an upscaled Arquitens-class, in terms of length, firepower, and capacity

[@MYTHGUNDAM]

I see this more like an specialized Victory-Class variant

[@_Pickle-]

@@MYTHGUNDAMit’s smaller than an Acclimator and half the length of a Victory

[@joannaleiserson9120]

I really love the image of the Incursor in front of the Devastator. It's reminiscent of many episodes of Star Trek TNG where the Enterprise-D would be flanked by a smaller starship, usually an Excelsior. The pairing of an iconic ship with a smaller cousin is really meaningful for me, for that reason.

[@a101a6]

This guy really made the Star Wars equivalent of a Armored cruiser

[@DimoB8]

Sounds more like a Courageous class small battlecruiser which was built kinda like Meanwhile in 1915 British Admiral:" So how much money we got?" Designer: " Exactly 2 pounds and a pb&j sandwich" Br. Adm.: "Ok, so how about we get a light cruiser... double the size...put enough armor to kinda stop a pistol....stick two bigass turrets in it and call it a day" Designer: "Just send me to fight in the trenches, it would be less painful"

[@joehayes9933]

Protected Cruiser perhaps

[@Hello-og]

@@DimoB8 Although funny, that was not the reason for the Courageous class. They where meant to assist with a naval invasion of Germany's Baltic coast line. This placed many design limitations on them. I would recommend you watch Drachinfel's video on them.

[@Hello-og]

Also they where not battle cruisers.

[@Hello-og]

@Tavorisch ISU 152 I know, which is why I said it was funny.

[@JonarusDraconius]

I really love this design! Good work as always! To expand on the "lore" of the 'Incursor Class Cruiser' - I really like the idea of emphasising its long-range sensor and communications systems (both being far greater than other ships of similar size), and have it acting as a sort of 'deep space recon command ship' - I've had an idea in mind to re-create the 'deep space task force' seen in the original TIE FIGHTER computer game. This "Imperial Deep Space Expeditionary Force" (IDSEF) would escort colonisation efforts, patrol uninhabited and/or 'transit systems', track down and eliminate pirate threats, with 'occupation duties' being a relatively rare task for them. To aid in these duties, the various taskforces of the IDSEF would have a high proportion of hyperspace capable fighters. In the early days of the empire, this would have been 'Imperialised' ARC-170s and V-wings, but over time those would be replaced even in this role, mostly with 'XG-1 Starwing' Assault Gunboats, and (another nod to you here EC), various hyperspace capable TIE variants, like the 'TIE Vector', and later the 'TIE Avenger' (TIE Advanced) and, though it never actually happened, theoretically, the 'TIE Defender' could have seen deployment with such groups. The 'capital' ships of the IDSEF would have been much more limited in size than the 'standard/battle fleet', with a distinct focus on range and speed over firepower, especially Corvette and Frigate sized vessels such as the 'CR-91a Imperial Corvette', and the Nebulon B1 and B2 frigates. However, each taskforce still had at least one 'heavy cruiser' sized command ship, which while also emphasising speed and range over firepower, also had a heavy focus long-range communications and sensor systems... Originally designed during the later stages of the Clone-Wars alongside her 'battle fleet' sister-class (The 'Victory Class SD'), the "Incursor Class" cruiser, which was originally intended as a more basic 'heavy patrol cruiser', was taken on by the fledgling IDSEF, and re-designed to better suit their needs, with reduced armaments that focused on lighter weapons, enhanced command and communications facilities, and an enhanced Class-1 hyperdrive along with more powerful sublight engines. The ships hangar facilities were also enlarged for more deck-space for 'support craft' such as shuttles and Stormtrooper Transports, although this also meant that the 'standard complement' of 12 TIE-model fighters could be expanded with 3 'long-range heavy fighters' (Initially ARC-170s, later replaced with XG-1 Starwings), and with enough space to carry a full further 12 TIES in 'emergencies'. These 'TIE family' fighters varied over time, but included all the 'standard' variants (fighter, Interceptor, Bomber), but also more specialised models such as the Atmospheric 'TIE Vector', and the multi-role 'TIE Garrison'. ~JD

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

Why does this remind me of british colonial era pirate hunters?

[@JonarusDraconius]

@@user-ft3jq5vi2l Because in part, that is exactly what I was going for!

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

Well, good job! I would acttually really like to see this in some kind of comic or novel.

[@JonarusDraconius]

@@user-ft3jq5vi2l Yeah! There's an idea! Of course, I've always though the (now 'legends') X-wing series of novels would have made an awesome animated series too... So I may be biased... But keep it imperial... Have you not seen the "TIE Fighter" animation? By that Otaking guy?

[@mikhail6746]

Thats cool!

[@StormingARC]

I love that they used Cantwell ship design from 0:44 as a ship in Andor and named it after him.

[@harbour2118]

A nice farewell to Colin after his death, honouring and acknowledging his first iteration of the most iconic imperial ship ever known

[@Azakadune]

"Maintaining a tradition star destroy was unnecessary or otherwise *COSTLY* " *Palpatine Laughing*

[@Azakadune]

The Four Horsemen lol I wrote that in 20 seconds, didn’t really care. If it bothers you so much make your own comment about it then

[@Azakadune]

The Four Horsemen you said it was quoted wrong, it bothered you.

[@Azakadune]

The Four Horsemen yea well, I was making a joke, you don’t get the joke from simply watching the video, I added the fact that palpatine finds “expenses” laughable. But I get it, some people just quote shit for likes, it’s annoying sometimes (mostly cause it works lol)

[@zequadragaming8984]

@The Four Horsemen dude, being triggered over someone who didnt quote exactly what was said in the video is dumper, especially if the meaning of the original quote was not lost. "I honestly don't really care all that much" replying 5 times gives the impression, that you do.

[@zequadragaming8984]

@The Four Horsemen says the guy who did 4 replies already to the same guy, and when he asked you if it bothers, then you replied: "Yeah, guess it did" (wich is basically the same as being triggered, difference is the "how much" in this case). too bad, that you'll have to do better with sarcasm to unphase me

[@DomPatek]

Absolute genius work here. Well done.

[@redshirt0479]

Personally I like the design in the 300 meter range, but I like ships closer to real world vessels given the insane dimensions and massively underutilized space in most sci-fi designs. Here though, I'm thinking that that the vessel was built to fill a Radar Picket role. Using the powerful communication and sensors to scan farther than any other ship in the fleet to track ship and possibly even fighter craft movement through hyperspace. Could have also been built with the Scout Cruiser role in mind, a vessel designed to patrol and take on enemy ships below her own weight class. Powerful sensors would be of great use there and what appear to be oversized tractor emitters on the ventral hull could be there to capture ships for inspection. This could even be a late clone wars or early empire design that was commissioned for raiding/anti-raiding work (either way, love to see the design in Republic Red) Oooh, you could also have subtypes that drop the fighter bay in exchange for an extra reactor and/or missile/torpedo tubes. to help the vessel take on enemy cruisers and capital ships,

[@yobeefjerky42]

Hey there Red

[@bujtorm]

Maybe, it was mostly assigned to fringe backwater systems with minimal infrastructure and far from the Imperial core worlds, and the antenna and the oversized comm equipment served a dual purpose: First, turning this vessel into a mobile relay for communications for all Imperial vessels operating in the surrounding systems, second, it could singlehandedly intercept or jam all communications - both incoming and outgoing - in an entire system. Useful, when it came to blockades or controlling information.

[@redshirt0479]

That would also fit with Scout Cruiser role, although I like that this would also give the vessel expanded EWAR capabilities.

[@duncanmcgee13]

Luckily most Star Wars ships have a cross section you can find so you can see that its not all empty space

[@KuK137]

"Insane" dimensions? Wot? Following the size of current naval ships is what would be dumb, especially seeing how tiny screw and engine is compared to space propulsion, the fact the sea ships don't need life support systems or protection from radiation, or the fact they have endurance away from port measured in days, not years like SW ships. These factors alone would make SW ship order of magnitude bigger, never mind the size of reactor capable of powering gigaton-per-shot guns...

[@johnford2872]

almost looks like the bridge design (for the Star Destroyer)was inspired by WWII era Japanese naval vessels.

[@danielkorladis7869]

Probably was. Lucas was a fan of old WW2 movies.

[@alastairward2774]

I was thinking they should have gone full pagoda.

[@Juliet1106Tango]

I feel like you and Fractal Sponge would work exceptionally well together

[@sim.frischh9781]

There is definitely a lot of potential there, i agree. Both Fract and Henry did amazing models and came up with plenty interesting ideas.

[@marrqi7wini54]

Check out the channel SkyForge. They and some others are involved with the project there.

[@thejfoshow1320]

This is actually amazing, I love how you fit it in the lore. It’s in my head canon now.

[@jamescooper7878]

Same XD, but in my head canon its a Heavy Cruiser/Sniper cruiser, but instead of the dual ion cannon disk on each side, there is dual 460mm shock cannons aka Space Battleship Yamato style cannons that can rip up pretty much anything.. and yes i have incorporated Cosmo Navy Earth tech XD and yes my head universe covers pretty much anything XD

[@dukecordo6506]

The Imperial Star Destroyer was always my favorite Star Wars ship. RIP Colin Cantwell.

[@brujay9321]

This is something I would love to see to be made canon. It’s genuinely surprising that lucasfilm and Disney hasn’t hired you

[@harbour2118]

He’s too good, Disney tends to choose terrible ones

[@BlueFox_Sage]

Disney would call his work trash and create more trash movies that curse actors and movie directors images.

[@ohilevoeauca789]

It's incredible that they brought back the design of the original Imperial carrier as an interdiction and picket cruiser, and paid homage to Cantwell by naming it after him.

[@pozgaming4665]

I frigging LOVE this ship! If you're interested, I can think of a few more roles for the ship: Escort: The thought if the full-blown Imperial-class Star Destroyers being capital ships, similar to carriers and battleships, kinda leads into this. Whereas an ISD would serve the role of, say, an Essex-class fleet carrier, the Raider-class corvettes would act akin to the Fletcher-class or Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers, the Incursors would be more like a Cleveland-class light cruiser, a bigger, more powerful ship in the second ring of an ISD's anti-starfighter screen. Thusly, I'd imagine that the four dual turrets on the upper levels of the superstructure, as well as the three single guns on the lower levels, are dual-purpose batteries, while the larger turrets serve as the main battery with likely some limited AA capabilities. Destroyer leader: Similar, again, to Second World War heavy and light cruisers, I'd imagine that Incursor-class cruisers could capably lead smaller ships into battles where an ISD would be less suited; for instance, a battle consisting primarily of fast-moving corvettes and frigates. Two or three Incursors, plus between five and eight Arquitens-class light cruisers and Raider-class corvettes, would force the enemy to break up their fire between anywhere from seven to eleven Imperial vessels, rather than concentrate their fire on one large, rather unmaneuverable target.

[@Palpatine001]

Looks like an Electronic Warfare Gun Boat and a very early version of a Victory Class which was a gun boat. Are we able to get a comparison with how this Cantwell Class Star Destroyer Design paralleled say with the Victory then the Imperators?

[@Palpatine001]

I forgot the Venator - whoops

[@crumb167]

@@Palpatine001 WHOOPS

[@SaadNabil]

R.I.P. Colin Cantwell! Thanks for making Star Wars happened! May The Force Be With Us!

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

2:25 I would put the turrets on different heights in a superfiring position so they can all fire in the same direction. I would also say the shipclass has a good point defence weaponry and would serve alongside ISDs to provide anti air support and additional firepower. Overall it would have the same specifications as heavy cruisers and the german Deutschland class panzerschiff from WW2.

[@zacharywoudstra5917]

It makes me happy that the Cantwell Class finally got the screen time it deserved in Andor.

[@noodles5438]

Looks amazing. like as if it was reborn For the next video can you make a Star Wars version of the a-10 wart hog

[@startreker20]

We'll call it the W-wing

[@SoloWing88]

I think you mean the K wing?

[@DruidicRifleman]

^ EC Henry THIS!!! ^

[@AngelSamael]

It kind of already looks like a Star Wars fighter. It has large square wings, the large engines are entirely behind the cock-pit, it has a big, visible gun and it's very blocky. The main thing to change is what you would do about the wings because the wings on starfighters generally serve a purpose such as holding engines or guns or cooling guns but the A-10 only has bombs on its wings. I would give it engines located around the tail and make the main gun a compound laser like on the B-wing prototype with the other laser points being on the wing tips.

[@dead-ishchannel6212]

ARC-170: Am I a joke to you?

[@Stingra87]

I really, really love it when you do design videos. It is so hard to find people on the Internet that love to talk about starship designs and have the ability to actually follow through with making said designs a reality.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

I’d have this as a jamming/communications hub for Fleets. I can imagine one of these being just out of shot in ESB.

[@anzaca1]

3:40 Your sclaed-up version makes me think of real-life "pocket battleships". Such ships were basically in between heavy cruisers and full battleships, and like your design, only had a handful of main guns, in two turrets.

[@dracoeris]

I love these model videos Seriously wish I could 3D print these and display them they're that cool I'd put them on a shelf. I know they're a lot of work but I am in awe at the final results! Keep it up!

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

1:07 I just saw Andor and it shows up in the show as well. nice

[@lukerope1906]

This thing to me looks like the ship that could have been originally designed to replace the Acclamator-class assault ship in the Imperial Navy.

[@stardude2006]

" The Star Destroyer is the empires top of the line in mobile fighting ships. Heavily armored and bristling with guns, the Star Destroyer is a floating fortress. " - The Star Wars Sketchbook by Joe Johnston I have this out of print book , and when I was 16 I kitbashed 3 of these ships , I gave one to my best friend and still have 2 , I made them just for fun using spare kit parts. I appreciate that you have revisited this classic design ! 👽💚

[@stardude2006]

Bocaan The Humble Patience young one ... Patience 😎

[@MikeBailey74]

Love this. Absolutely love the Cantwell StarDestroyer concept, but I love his paint scheme - understand why you removed it to tie in with the established Imperial aesthetic, but that paint scheme was so unique to the Cantwell ship.

[@quattobeast]

I got to meet Collin at a model show in Denver last year, he was great to visit with

[@thehowlerofthenight2061]

RIP Colin Cantwell, he is now one with the force. May 21, 2022

[@Chsae314]

This was incredible EC Henry - I am continually blown away by your videos and the 3D Models that you create!

[@cadentanner7334]

I know it's an old video but that star destroyer with three dishes is now in the Disney plus series Andor

[@felixbenvenutty1969]

Thank you for the hard work, and thanks to all of the previous artists who shared in this work. We the fans adore your work!

[@raider1_163]

It looks like a Corvette killer

[@llamabing5215]

This is my first vid after eck told us to look at you. I AM SO IMPRESSED. Your skill and critical thinking on show in this small vid is amazing

[@MrNiceGuy214]

Could you do a star wars interpretation of the uns c infinity...what would it look like in the star wars universe and can use a ok it's features. I think it could be a great idea.

[@gen2mediainc.577]

Yay new ec Henry video! I love that you make these videos so easy to understand! I can look at the pretty shapes without a CAD degree!

[@odstbag337]

My thought, due to the size and apparent armament, would be that it would be used as a more heavily armed, and thus rarer, version of the Legends timeline's Vindicator-class heavy cruiser: as an escort for lone capital ships that could hold its own in combat.

[@petera.michaelsen4657]

The best Star Wars video I’ve ever seen on KZbin. You sir are a total genius.

[@HoofmanJones030397]

Colin Cantwell just passed away two days ago.

[@tfallspark5104]

I think I have a new favorite ship! It is everything I love about the Star Destroyers, but without what I don't like. You are a genius!

[@darkninjacorporation]

I love this ship. Despite being much smaller, this really looks like more of a bruiser than the full ISDs.

[@whoami4597]

I just heard that Colin has passed away. RIP to him and thanks for all the great memories.

[@bp_cherryblossomtree723]

This later became a passenger vessel after The Battle of Jakku

[@Primedwhite]

Again, some beautiful work here. Funny that you mention Angelos Karderinis. I saw some of his recolors of your 'future' Y and B wing models on Pintrest and Artstation. Glad to see you two are collaborating. ... and now, a quick thought. For Patreon subscribers, I would recommend/offer some close up shots of your models in high res (like what one would see on fractalsponges's website) available for download.

[@HobnailJohn]

For some reason this makes me think of the original 7 frigates of the US Navy. Just shy of a proper ship of the line, designed to out run anything it couldn't out fight, or out fight anything it couldn't out run.

[@maximevandermersch2005]

I could watch all of you're ship design videos over and over again

[@michaelandreipalon359]

*sighs* Be one with the Force, Mr. Cantwell.

[@CaptainJess]

3:31 Dam, he's so small, but i bet that he is really fast. Its like a light cruiser

[@davidnobre5660]

2:32 dude what?! those are the ICONIC deflector shield generators! what the heck... I can't believe you said that...

[@jonathansullivan6706]

A common misconception, though in the case of the Executor, they did serve a dual purpose.

[@nibeliopoulos4260]

I cannot find a single source (besides this) that says those domes are not shield generators. Also, if what you say is true about the Executor, then it must be true of Persecutor in Rogue One, which is an Imp-1.

[@nibeliopoulos4260]

Wait, I found an article on Wookiepedia that says they’re sensor domes....but another article lists them as shield generators.

[@davidnobre5660]

@@nibeliopoulos4260 I'm pretty sure in the movies it's supposed to be shield generators

[@Dies1r4e]

the lore you do is breath taking please do more!

[@Grymbaldknight]

"In addition to their role as a backwater monitor, Incursor-classes are frequently assigned as impromptu escort vessels for larger ships, or as part of a small fleet. They provide the necessary firepower to deter lightning strikes by lighter Rebel warships, but without the excessive risk or cost of deploying additional Star Destroyers. Where the toughness of a warship is needed, but a Star Destroyer would be excessive, Admirals often favour the pluck and reliability of the Incursor-class."

[@Galdenberry_Lamphuck]

So just a Victory 1 or 2. Cuz thats what a Victory is. You could also use a Vindicator or Acclamator if you wanted something smaller

[@SaiIor_Moon]

@@Galdenberry_Lamphuck Then let's just say that the Incursor-class Cruiser is Kuat Drive Yards' answer to the increasingly popular Victory-class Star Destroyer designed by Rendili StarDrive towards the end of the Clone Wars.

[@Galdenberry_Lamphuck]

@Black Wolf wut

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@SaiIor_Moon nah, it should be rolling out at the same time as the Victory class is entering service into the Clone Wars.

[@SaiIor_Moon]

@@merafirewing6591 Right, as Kuat Drive Yards' answer to Rendili Stardrive's Victory-class. Launched at the same time. Also, you responded to a 4 year old comment 😅

[@therichieboy]

SOOO cool. I always loved this greeblie, naval looking design. I think you've brought it to life with respect but with an injection of coolness. That front view is too damn good!

[@superkamiguru6856]

Incursor Armament: 2 Heavy Long-Range Dual Turbolasers (the disk ones) 4 Medium Dual Turbolaser Turrets 1 Forward Firing Turbolaser (On the very front of the hull. Note, this also may be a Proton Torpedo launcher, IDK. If it was, this just makes the ship scarier.) 2 Dual Long-Range Turbolasers (on the end where the trench curves into the Engine. There's one on each side) 6 Laser Cannons (On the Broadside, by the disk turrets. 3 on both sides) 1 Triple Laser Cannon (For point defense) 2 Single Laser Cannons (I Think I see two parrel turrets on the bottom) A squadron of 9 TIE Fighters. Source for the numbers: www.artstation.com/artwork/lVPNVz As well as this video. Overall, a pretty scary ship. It has some nice AA abilities plus can hammer into crappier rebel ships. This ship would probably be best with one on the flanks of an ISD.

[@samiamrg7]

Yeah, I imagine it like a real-life Battlecruiser, or a “pocket battleship.” It kinda splits the difference between an Arquitens and a full Star Destroyer.

[@aarondevaldez9134]

I would add missile weapons to complement it's energy weapons, perhaps concussion missile launchers mounted in the bow. Obviously, bugger-all missile capacity is the Victory-class' shtick, but warhead launchers would round out the Incursor's combat capabilities nicely.

[@automotiverenderings]

Consistently blown away with the work you are doing. Tremendous

[@techformsmaster930]

imagine if the empire actually made massive carrier craft that carried full size star destroyers, those things would be HUGE with the current scale

[@sixmint2904]

I imagine it would be impractical, as Star destroyers are built for sustaining themselves. Also, having a massive, bulky ship with no purpose other than holding destroyers, would be a massive target to attack. A ship that size should really be an attacking based dreadnought like the eclipse or the executor.

[@techformsmaster930]

@@sixmint2904 true, but the empire cares more about intimidation, and you could equip it with a death star style laser

[@sixmint2904]

@@techformsmaster930 well I mean that would just multiply the size by many times of what you suggested before, and then it would be more like a mobile base.

[@sixmint2904]

@@techformsmaster930 actually, now that I think about it, it could be a mobile dock for Star destroyers to restock or be repaired, and since it would be so massive, it could be protected by maybe 30 ultra heavy ion cannons.

[@techformsmaster930]

@@sixmint2904 yeah, at this point we've outdone the death-star, but it certainly screams empire! the AT-AT of space

[@YourOldUncleNoongah]

THANK YOU! And all those who labor to bring this stuff to life. May The Force Be With You, Always.

[@raenfox]

Hey, this is an awesome interpretation of the design. Just one thing, those "sensor globes", aren't those actually the shield generators? About purpose, I think the ship could do much more. With those large antennas, it might also be able to provide long-range reconnaissance and surveillance, maybe also serve as a communications center. For example, if there are multiple battlegrounds in a battle, a ship like this could serve to coordinate all those. It also "feels" much more like a multi-purpose craft than a Star Destroyer, which is kind of like a one-trick pony in my eyes. It's a pure battleship, and that's all it can do. The Incursor-class is certainly cheaper to produce, and can fit (or be fitted to) a much wider range of mission profiles. So basically, whenever there's a mission that's not suited for a Star Destroyer, or where a Star Destroyer would be overkill, the Incursor would come into play.

[@dahebable]

Yes. When I google "star destroyer shield generators", I see lots of pictures of globes. It looks like the two globes are the shield generators.

[@jonathansullivan6706]

A common misconception. The globes are not the shield generators.

[@raenfox]

@@jonathansullivan6706 What are they then?

[@jonathansullivan6706]

@@raenfox The globes are indeed the sensor domes, likely inspired by their real life counterparts in the form of radar domes. I don't recall at the moment where the misconception of them being shield generators started, but I do know that, despite it not being their intended function, someone decided that they must be the shield generators, and from then on our, everyone just went with it. The shield generator or generators are concealed within the hull of the ship.

[@jasonrobertson9618]

What a gorgeous design. I loved that you kept the disc shaped turrets because I've always felt Star Destroyers needed a couple big turrets and these do perfect. Which actually I think the turrets could be another point of specialization. Given their seemingly restricted arc of fire they could be specialized for orbital bombardment. And then the larger antennas could be specialized for probing atmospheres and piercing through typically stronger planetary defenses / interference.

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

This vessel seems like a link in the overall chain of an imperial fleet to me

[@benhansford4290]

Absolutely glorious build, sir. Just patreon'd it up!

[@zatharos6427]

Fairly certain those “sensor arrays” are shield generators

[@alastairward2774]

Thought that too, it's what those A-Wings took out to drop Admiral Viers' shields.

[@madsharlev2581]

wow, your models look amazing. And i love that you are reviving old concepts. Peace

[@mewtwo.150]

Heyyyy do now a video like this of the x-wing, tie fighter and y-wing as closer as the original prototypes

[@eoftar3192]

You did an amazing job here! Bravo! What I love about Star Wars is that nothing goes to waste - every old idea and concept art will be reimaginated and later brought to life by LF or by fans. Thank you and artists, who worked on this! Thank you very much! PS may I have your oermission to use it in my RP session with my frined? :) I just love its design and idea.

[@grand-dadmiral]

Some point defence systems would be nice. A lot of them.

[@DimoB8]

All of the point-defence! Tarkin can shove his doctrine up his rear!

[@Galdenberry_Lamphuck]

@@DimoB8 Tie fighters are your point defense

[@mattmilsop4003]

Excellent video! EXCELLENT model. Totally out of left field! I never expected to see this design made by anyone, even a fan. Personally, I would have made it as long as an Imperial class Star Destroyer. Additionally, I would have tried to make the bottom of the vessel different in some way. Perhaps play with the shape of the hanger and remove the reactor bulge. Perhaps have some different shapes down there. Anyway, excellent work. I'm glad you're making Star Wars and Star Trek fan art!!!

[@Lycon721995]

So the Incuror-Class Cruiser is now cannon to me. Disney i regect your reality and substitute my own!

[@kriegscommissarmccraw4205]

Not unless it gets yeeted into the comics

[@holden_7597]

Califf Toten Disney did away with the best piece of SW media ever, Clone Wars 2003.

[@jamesduffy2446]

Love it! It's a fantastic update from the original design, and the name and function are perfect.

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

I want to see how you would change the new Starhawk design. And I assume you would, given your handle on SW iconography.

[@mr.worldwide1934]

That One Guy that would be so sick!

[@BoisegangGaming]

I don't really know what could be changed about the Starhawk. I mean, it's a pretty solid design.

[@66desdichado]

Excellent work! You were both creative, and faithful to the Star Wars aesthetic.

[@AppleInk]

2:32 Those are shield generators, my man.

[@jonathansullivan6706]

A common misconception, though in the case of the Executor, they did serve a dual purpose.

[@AppleInk]

@@jonathansullivan6706 Very true. 👍

[@jonathansullivan6706]

@Eye Above All On Imperial star destroyers, those domes were sensor domes. Apparently, however, the Executor also had shield generators built into them, probably because the ones on a super star destroyer were a lot larger and had more room.

[@brpadington]

This is an amazing video. I have never seen this stuff before. Subscribed!

[@spacecowboy2957]

If by "sensor bubble" you mean "shield generator" then, yes, it's a shield generator.

[@firstoffproductions1462]

Misconception, they're sensor globes. They are connected to internal deflector shielding systems which could cause a chain reaction hence removing them. Much like how if you look at the details, Stormtrooper aim is better than any reports according to historical records.

[@spacecowboy2957]

@@firstoffproductions1462 They're shield generators. Every source confirms this.

[@firstoffproductions1462]

@@spacecowboy2957 The directors commentary when the films were made and the ship blueprints state otherwise.

[@spacecowboy2957]

@@firstoffproductions1462 www.thingiverse.com/thing:2147398 I do get so tired of always being right and having to correct every naysayer.

[@MrBoom6009]

@@spacecowboy2957 I get so tired of misinformed people posting links to random images created by other misinformed people. They're sensors. They were designed to be so based of off actual navy ships and the position of their sensors. Stuff like shield generators would be protected in the hull a ways more. The globes blowing up in Ep. 6 while they were mentioning the shields were down was evidence of them being down, not the cause.

[@nx9100]

It would be cool to see Colin Cantwell's reaction to your update to his original model. Finally gets to see it flying in space!

[@EODChaosWo1f]

BTW the "sensor globes" as you call them arnt sensors those are deflector shield globes

[@Brandx1982]

This thing yells "Radar Picket ship". This looks like it would have an impressive sensor array and would work alongside other ships of the line to patrol and dominate a system. Figure a Star Destroyer working with one of these Sensor ships and a pair of support ships like some Lancer frigates would make a nice battle group for controlling a contested area. Great video once again.

[@borheimer]

This looks amazing! Can someone please twitter this to @colincantwellcb ?

[@GJBricks]

This video made my day! Great bit of history I'd never seen and brought beautifully and sensibly to Star Wars life! Those towers definitely look like they are equipped for some pretty thorough scanning work. Possibly to help monitor the traffic on those backwater worlds and make sure nothing nefarious is going on! Thanks for sharing this!

[@akumaking1]

Incursor-class cruisers should also be fully capable of trans-galactic communication and relaying information.

[@BlueLightning12]

To the 49 people who disliked this video... I honestly have to say I well and truly pity you. This is awesome work and deserves to be appreciated as such.

[@thestarwarsguy1821]

And then this appears in marvel comics In a few months

[@devan6935]

always.

[@sjschauer4235]

I love that this popped back up in my queue as I am going to get to meet Colin Cantwell next month.

[@barrybend7189]

Now make a detailed SDF-1 Macross for a video.

[@kabob0077]

I second this.

[@KarasSteiger]

Such an amazing work - it really looks stunning.

[@badmojo90]

"Sensor Globes" No, those were not Sensors, those were Shield Generators.

[@Rohan2300]

Common misconception. They're definitely sensors. The scene that messes with people is in RotJ when some rebel fighters destroy one of the Executor's globes and immediately afterwards a bridge officer reports "Sir! We just lost our bridge deflector shields!" but they're depicted in most if not all official materials as Sensor globes (one of the designers referred to them as being radar domes back in the 80s). The compromise is that they also mount local shield projector vanes, which were destroyed with them.

[@UnfocusedRacing]

@@Rohan2300 except on X-wing and Tie Fighter games all call them shield generators. In fact destroying them in X-wing and X-wing Alliance downs the Star Destroyer shields.

[@Rohan2300]

@@UnfocusedRacing x-wing is heavily based on the West-end Trading cards, which notoriously had their own ideas about star wars.

[@UnfocusedRacing]

@@Rohan2300 images.app.goo.gl/gY1dn4LNvAoe1sPd7

[@Rohan2300]

@@UnfocusedRacing I had that book. It was also heavily based on the X-wing and west-end games cards.

[@ronaldkreimel8501]

Amazing!!! I have seen tge original model at an exhibition many years ago. Along with the Executor and so many more models. They were stunning!!! This one was placed right next to the SSD. It was like being among "real" ships, there was so much life and character about these models.