Basking in the summer sun,
I greeted the seabirds.
But then...
I entered the demon's den.
-from Ship Archives

R-9A Arrowhead
While not a perfect reproduction by any stretch of the imagination, I kinda like this. It's intended to be an overhead view of the R-9A, using R-Type Final's R Museum as my reference. It is exceptionally fragile if you hit it directly, just trying to stay true to the game. The Force pod is, as always, indestructible.
Weapons:
Couldn't do good missiles.
Wave Cannon replaced by generic Laser L. Another of those "couldn't do it" cases, but the Wave Cannon is important enough I had to replace it with something...
Anti-Air Laser uses a well-timed and carefully-placed string of four Plasma Rings. Not perfect, but as good as I could do. Unfortunately, it makes the ship's design a little less clear since I placed it partially behind the Force instead of in front of it, to try and minimize how much it sticks out.
Now I know why the Vic Viper was included in pre-made ships and not the R-9... it had simple weapons. I'm gonna have to try to refine this one more...
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I swim through a sea of stars,
without looking back to shore.
Faster than light, bending time.
Forever
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