One thing that always got me about the J2 was the number of levels it had inside that just didn't fit the external size. Bridge level, habitation level AND engineering level. That was shown once when it was decided to turn the reactor into a spherical ship to reach Earth. To reach it they opened a hatch on the floor and looked down at the reactor and I'm sure that was from the lower level. Naturally Dr Smith hijacked it and crash landed on the same planet. Perhaps someone could create the ship from the inside out. Do the 3 levels, then clothe it in a J2 hull of suitable size.
I don't know if you've ever seen the original pilot episode, (available on Hulu free of charge) but the ship only appeared to have one level. When they modified the story and shot the first episode, they changed it to three levels to give the crew things like quarters and the engineering deck. The problem is, they'd already built the model. So, they modified it slightly, but nowhere near enough to realistically look like it has two levels, let alone three
As I start the animation-phase of this project, here's a small render of the J2 making a quick landing. Looks like Don is fighting gusty winds as he tries to pin the landing.
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I don't know if you've ever seen the original pilot episode, (available on Hulu free of charge) but the ship only appeared to have one level. When they modified the story and shot the first episode, they changed it to three levels to give the crew things like quarters and the engineering deck. The problem is, they'd already built the model. So, they modified it slightly, but nowhere near enough to realistically look like it has two levels, let alone three
A simple fly by as the Robinsons are in route to their next adventure.