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Aroo!

Squeezing my last submission in.
I have now made a ship model for every race :p (Lick)

Thanks go out to RCW05 (from EVE-online) for the name suggestion, o/ bro!

and

Komposti reggae radio, BIG UP!
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What else:
I think the dual 250mm turrets are bit out of scale (too big).
Plus my linetracer started striking, so 50% of the lines are hand drawn, try to look past that problem.
Discovered that that working on 4gb of RAM, when building stuff like this is a baaad idea...
Also drinking more then 8 energydrinks per day is also a baaad idea.. : /

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Bit about the name "manta"

The manta ray (Manta birostris) is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than 7.6 metres (25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of the sharks, rays and skates

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When I started building it, I had a catfish in mind. Then because it had wings and started to look ebil, I went for a stingray (goes good with scorpion class etc). But my friend told me it looked like Manta ... and it did : /
I don't know how, but Manta ray is the perfect fix.

Back-story on this one is quite standard though. No secret design contract, no special purpose. Just a big, bad killingmachine. Finished it's trials with minimal problems about a year ago and is now available to pod-pilots.

--enjoy