AF-145/B strike jet
The AF-145 is a series of modern, heavy atmospheric strike fighters that's been a mainstay of many ground-attack squadrons for over a century, from rag-tag mercenary forces to professional corporate militaries.
The design originated as a prototype in the workshops of Stratos Shipbuilding before being obtained and turned into a successful production model by Grumder Aerospace Company.
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The massive aircraft is propelled by a set of four heavy turbofan engines; in addition to the default air-breathing configuration, the fuel system of the fighter can be adjusted for function in other, more exotic environments, such as the skies of gas giants.
Its pylons accept a wide range of armaments from antique-style gravity bombs to chemical lasers, and the entire bottom section of the fuselage carries several thousand rounds for its large rotary autocannon. The B-model also boasts a pair of prominent multi-purpose rocket launchers on the upper section of its hull.
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As it's often deployed to support the first waves of planetary assaults, the AF-145 is fully compatible with assault carriers, featuring reinforced landing gear and the equipment needed to take off and land using catapult and arrestor wire systems, respectively.
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Concept art for my Morningstar science fantasy project.
Obligatory guitar riff shot - earlier version with a tiled texture for the fuselage, before the final unwrap and paint
The scene was rendered with Blender's Eevee engine. The smoke was done with flat texture cards; I removed them here because the "plates" covered most of the scene in the unrendered view.
The space-overalls were given a tint mask to quickly create different colors for the carrier runway crew. The final scene features yellow, red, green and blue for different roles, though not all of them are very visible.