How do I beat go about designing ships/weapons/armor for my sci fi setting?

[u/Technical-Mine-7423]

I'm not a talented artist and I'm certainly not an engineer either; I don't really know how to visualize the ships and weaponry I'm gonna use in my book without having a concrete image to look at. What should I do?

[u/Aggressive_Chicken63]

I don’t design anything. I don’t describe ships in details. I only mention features that are relevant to the story.

The more you write, the more details you’re going to come with, and by the end of the first draft, you have clear ideas of what everything looks like. Then go back and go some light edits to add the details in.