no you won't find anything... I've never really settled on anything for them. all you'll find is a number and the two letters of the base its registered to, so this one is ship 55 of the lunar outpost.
This letter brought to you by my shear and complete petty jealousy of your talent and skill.
Its ok, you can hate me a little.
here's some detailing of one of the wheel bogeys. Also a pic of the shuttle, which was half built some time ago as a ship that would fit into the XR2's cargo bay - the XR2 is a SSTO i built for orbiter.
Indeed. Some of us have been doing it for years... :flippy:
Love what you've got so far Steve. Looks very much to be an extension of Earth-based NASA technology such as the Shuttle. Great stuff. :thumb:
feel free to send hatemail Tim, it's always hilarious... If you recall I did once have a death threat from one particularly deranged SFM'er
essentially it was something like 'you're rubbish at 3d, and i will kill your family to prove it' except it was about 4 paragraphs long and written by a moron.
And from the last angle, I'm getting an impression of tall and thin. Lanky in a way. Almost like a double decker bus. Point is that it does seem like it could get tipped on its side easily. Interresting image (the getting tipped on its side one...).
Slightly confused by the floating bits......But i'm loving this
It was some time ago, just before the SFM disk crash of '06 i don't think i mentioned it outside the staff forums. Some of you probably know who i mean, he posted here a lot but that email was the last straw iirc, and he was banned, only for some unfathomable reason to be let back on (under a different username) on the new sfm... Something i wasn't happy with but there you go....
He had some talent, but the guy i think was always jealous of how popular my work was at the time and had a real problem with me as a result. Eventually he was banned again -nothing to do with me, he pissed a lot of people off, I hope he's grown up a bit these days.
As for the floaty bits, the lower one is a folded fin, i haven't built the connecting parts yet, the other truncated cone is something i used to boolean out the landing gear pivots and really shouldn't be there.
the tyres are new, i don't like them that much, previously they were low poly wheels from the XR2. the material is just a temporary thing, i agree it looks a bit too wet.
John Harris, Chris Foss and even a little Chris Moore. But mostly John Harris. That is what this 3D piece of awesomeness reminds me of. Especially your last posted picture. Wow
John Harris, Chris Foss and even a little Chris Moore. But mostly John Harris. That is what this 3D piece of awesomeness reminds me of. Especially your last posted picture. Wow
I'm huge Foss fan, but i'm not familar with the others, my real design hero is Ron Cobb, because he makes things which look like they actually work, and thats something i try and do as well. most illustrators don't really consider that so much (admittedly, they don't generally need to) Foss has a very fantastical style for example... so what i hope to accomplish here is to marry an interesting slightly fantastical design with working features and set it up so it looks like it really works.
yasotay, ya really think i'm gonna leave that hanging out of the side there?;)
I'm huge Foss fan, but i'm not familar with the others, my real design hero is Ron Cobb, because he makes things which look like they actually work, and thats something i try and do as well. most illustrators don't really consider that so much (admittedly, they don't generally need to) Foss has a very fantastical style for example... so what i hope to accomplish here is to marry an interesting slightly fantastical design with working features and set it up so it looks like it really works.
yasotay, ya really think i'm gonna leave that hanging out of the side there?;)
Oh then please google John Harris. I would bet that you have seen a lot of his art and just never knew who created it. Or try googling "Crystal Henge". That is one of his best known paintings. He has a nice site but my work computer will not let me see it. Chris Moore has some amazing work out there too.
ok, here's a bit more detailing on the nose... i've given a slightly feathery look to some panels on the border of the TPS and hull material, and the split canard control surfaces for a slightly more bird-like finish.
It just occurred to me that this would be even cooler if it were a composite vehicle. (Forward section and a drive section) Not sure why that would be needed, but it might look cool.
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Ha! Ok - thought I was overlooking it.
Hehehe, I want a pin-on button or an iron-on badge of that!
I hate you.
Sincerely,
Sorceress21
P.S. I don't really hate you.
This letter brought to you by my shear and complete petty jealousy of your talent and skill.
Its ok, you can hate me a little.
here's some detailing of one of the wheel bogeys. Also a pic of the shuttle, which was half built some time ago as a ship that would fit into the XR2's cargo bay - the XR2 is a SSTO i built for orbiter.
*Shrugs*
Indeed. Some of us have been doing it for years... :flippy:
Love what you've got so far Steve. Looks very much to be an extension of Earth-based NASA technology such as the Shuttle. Great stuff. :thumb:
feel free to send hatemail Tim, it's always hilarious... If you recall I did once have a death threat from one particularly deranged SFM'er
essentially it was something like 'you're rubbish at 3d, and i will kill your family to prove it' except it was about 4 paragraphs long and written by a moron.
Slightly confused by the floating bits......But i'm loving this
She is definently looking massive now. great job bro!:thumb:
And from the last angle, I'm getting an impression of tall and thin. Lanky in a way. Almost like a double decker bus. Point is that it does seem like it could get tipped on its side easily. Interresting image (the getting tipped on its side one...).
My one and only (minor) crit on this marvelous model, is that tires are too shiny.
It was some time ago, just before the SFM disk crash of '06 i don't think i mentioned it outside the staff forums. Some of you probably know who i mean, he posted here a lot but that email was the last straw iirc, and he was banned, only for some unfathomable reason to be let back on (under a different username) on the new sfm... Something i wasn't happy with but there you go....
He had some talent, but the guy i think was always jealous of how popular my work was at the time and had a real problem with me as a result. Eventually he was banned again -nothing to do with me, he pissed a lot of people off, I hope he's grown up a bit these days.
As for the floaty bits, the lower one is a folded fin, i haven't built the connecting parts yet, the other truncated cone is something i used to boolean out the landing gear pivots and really shouldn't be there.
the tyres are new, i don't like them that much, previously they were low poly wheels from the XR2. the material is just a temporary thing, i agree it looks a bit too wet.
I'm huge Foss fan, but i'm not familar with the others, my real design hero is Ron Cobb, because he makes things which look like they actually work, and thats something i try and do as well. most illustrators don't really consider that so much (admittedly, they don't generally need to) Foss has a very fantastical style for example... so what i hope to accomplish here is to marry an interesting slightly fantastical design with working features and set it up so it looks like it really works.
yasotay, ya really think i'm gonna leave that hanging out of the side there?;)
Anyway, I really love the shuttle's current color! It's like a stylelized mini sub right now.
I not had time to read the thread. (but I will.)
I've got say for a hunter she does not look much like a war ship.
But she does look like one fine ship to replace the Shuttle.
Oh then please google John Harris. I would bet that you have seen a lot of his art and just never knew who created it. Or try googling "Crystal Henge". That is one of his best known paintings. He has a nice site but my work computer will not let me see it. Chris Moore has some amazing work out there too.
First result on google was for the journalist and author.
Yep, that's him
Loving the work so far! Keep it up!