Thrasher:
Done this redesign for one of the older EVE ships ( http://www.evegiga.com/images/Thrasher.jpg )
Minmatar (the race in EVE this belongs to) have this duct-taped rust bucket aesthetic, so to stay in line with that (but also try to introduce some fresh elements) we’ve tried to go with the rusty-but-sturdy eastern block tank/assault helicopter feel. CCP office is in the harbour, so you can see these very rusty ships in dry-docks (I guess this is what its called?) being painted at any moment, great inspiration for this kind of stuff.
Tried to keep the overall composition and key elements of the original design, but I guess didn’t do enough of that as it didn’t fare so well with the players, they turned out to be waaaay more attached to the original than I expected, and so the reception for the new design was lukewarm at best.