Surveyors by hailmark
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Description
Psi Orionis,116 light-years from Earth, and twin Planetary Survey Vessels, PSV Toliman and PSV Agena, orbit above the 4th planet in the star's system, Hesiod. Each ship is laden with an enormous array of instrumentation, and they will spend an entire local planetary year (312 Earth days) mapping the planet's surface, determining its atmospheric composition, examining its geological makeup, observing its seismic activity, cataloging its climate and seasonal changes, detailing its ecosystems, and much, much more - all to determine if this lush and promising world will prove suitable for human habitation. Pioneers in a vast new frontier, the dedicated crews of these ships will determine whether Hesiod will provide a suitable site for colonization, or whether humanity's expansion into the galactic realm must be directed along a different route.
Ships and planets created in Bryce, backdrop created and composited in Photoshop.
Comments (4)
MarcoCraine
Nice image composition and ships; they seem to have have a realistically utilitarian feel to them while still coming with a lot of character.
hailmark
Thanks for the feedback. I was trying to go for an impression of functionality, but I don't really know what all those gizmos do, lol
giulband
Absolutely a marvelous realization !!!!
hailmark
Cheers!
BryceHoro
Great modeling skills shown here. Great work.
hailmark
Thank you! Took a while to build, but it was lots of fun. I'm learning all the time.
starship64
Fantastic work! I hope the planet checks out as suitable for colonization.
hailmark
Thanks. And so do I! I hope I didn't build those ships for nothing, lol