It Still Works (usually) by NefariousDrO
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Spacecraft from the early days of private development of Earth's immediate neighborhood tended to be less "pretty" and more interested in "practical". Unfortunately that often meant they seemed to have been designed by accountants more concerned with saving expense, rather than such minor concerns as the comfort of the crew. It's often amazing that anybody actually lasted long enough to make the explosive leap outward later on even happen, considering how spare and often dreary the life must have been.
Even more amazing is the number of these ships that continued to operate by stubborn and highly resourceful crews long after their planned operational lifespans. Humans can be a very independent breed, and those with the skills to keep these ships running seemed to love tinkering with them almost as much as they loved operating them.
This ship was from a series of almost jury-rigged transports that moved supplies and materials between the different stations and the orbital depots for Earth and the Moon. This particular ship has had three different names, as it passed through half a dozen owners, but recently its original name was restored by a wealthy investor who liked the history of such a ramshackle old craft.
Thus the "turpis pennae" is once again making infrequent trips between Lunar orbit and Earth's larger stations.
-From the newsdesk of the Transorbital Vision, a short-lived attempt to revive old-style video news presentation.
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Nostalgia is a fascinating thing to me, especially how often we transform things into something that scarcely even resembles what it originally was all in the name of nostalgia.
This space ship was my first new ship in ages, and I can tell how rusty I've gotten at it. Given how ugly the thing was turning out the name just kind of fits: "Ugly Wing"
Ship was modeled in Bryce, the background stars and nebula were done in Photoshop, as was compositing and a great deal of postworking.
It's great to be doing Scifi again!
Comments (16)
geirla
I won't call it ugly. Just functional. And the textures are great.
blankfrancine Online Now!
Fabulous sci-fi model and texturing.
Faemike55
At least it doesn't look like the 50's/60's spaceships, all needle-nosed and sleek with three fins on the aft end so it can 'land' on a hostile planet... Great work on this scene
grafikeer
A beast of a ship,functional as geirla said...good to see you posting sci-fi ship images again!
bebopdlx
Most excellent modeling and work.
Mutos2
Excellent ship, I like much its nitty-gritty looks and its modular design.
peedy
Fantastic image and modeling! Corrie
Ancel_Alexandre
I like this design, as far as I'm concerned... And it's great to see you doing scifi again! ;)
Debwhosmiles
I like this one too~ Great design and graphics! It looks good with the large size of the objects filling in the field. =)
Tripper
very cool
stnaper
Oustanding spacecraft!
pat40
Amazing pic.
RodS
Oh, man..... You do the best spaceships, Mike! It still amazes me that you do this in Bryce - just shows what it's capable of in the right hands. And your hands have a mastery of it, indeed.
ia-du-lin
great modeling and lighting, great sci-fi image
Jay-el-Jay
Very goodwork on the ship and the backup storyline.
danapommet
An excellent render of this space transport and a fantastic background with the moon! I love the details in zoom!