Thrust SSC by drawbridgep
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Description
They say that a man's car is an extension of his penis. So if you stick two jet engines onto a tube shaped car that can go over 800mph and you call it "Thrust", what does that say about the man? ;-)
[Extract taken from the official website before the attempt] ThrustSSC is the most powerful, most extraordinary car ever to be designed to attack the Land Speed Record, and as the SSC (SuperSonic Car) in the name indicates, it is also one of the first with genuine potential to breach the Sound Barrier.
Where Thrust2 used a 17,000 pound thrust Rolls-Royce Avon 302 engine from a Lightning fighter, ThrustSSC is the first car to use not one, but two turbojets. These will initially be Rolls-Royce Spey 202s from the Phantom fighter, each producing 20,000 pounds of thrust. Richard Noble has acquired two of them, but also has two even more powerful 205 units (25,000lb of thrust) for use when ThrustSSC has proved itself in transonic testing. ThrustSSC thus has the power of 1000 Ford Escorts, or 145 Formula One cars...
It will weighs 10 tonnes, and initial performance estimates suggest it will accelerate from standstill to 100mph (161kph) in four seconds or 0-600mph (1000kph) in 16 seconds. Within five miles (8 km) it will then reach its maximum speed of 850 mph within half a minute.
This is my entry into the Bryce forum "Speed" challenge. Modelled from primitives and rendered three times (ground, car and schematic) and then layered in photoshop and tweaked (radial blur mainly). The schematic effect was a Bryce render and I used find edges in PS7.
Thanks for looking, and thanks for reading this far. :-)
Comments (23)
draculaz
That's awesome! :)
Arvanor
This looks very good.
susanmoses
Awesome modeling and entry! I personally know a young guy (in his 30's and an heir to a Billion dollar fortune) that died going 140mph off a Santa Monica Fwy. offramp in his Ferrari this last Friday night. His girlfriend lived... He is survived by his father and younger brother... I wish you the best with this entry Phil... the graphics are perfect as well!
colas
awesome work,and prentation,good idea.vote
razzell2
(((They say that a man's car is an extension of his penis. So if you stick two jet engines onto a tube shaped car that can go over 800mph and you call it "Thrust", what does that say about the man?))) IT SAYS THAT THIS MAN IGNORES THOSE TV VIAGRA AD'S. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PINUP TYPE RENDERING. YOU'VE GOT MY VOTE. VERY COOL! (personally, i do not have the "thrust" that this man does, so, by "extension", i watch the viagra ad's.
RobertJ
Oh sure, you got my vote as well, this is Speed. Best i have done on land so far was 270 km/h with a Shinkansen (off course not driving it myself).
zulaan
Wow !!!! Fantastic !!!! ;)
Hythshade
Incredible piece. Captures the feel of speed perfectly. Well done!!!
garyandcatherine
Gets my vote. Gorgeous render and fabulous illustration work.
kimpe
Your work is fantastic, full of intensity.
Doublecrash
Cool concept and rendition.
mrscience
Great effect of speed! Good luck!
MoonGoat
This is probably the only place I will be able to get away with saying the following: "I love your penis extension!" Truly bewildering image, keep it coming!
airlynx
My heartbeat raised a little when I first clicked on this, great image Phil
striving
DAMN!! I saw your WIP in the forum, I liked it then, but this is better that I thought it would turn out. Very well done. GREAT post work and construction here. And sweet presentation.
Bungalo
Think this is the most excellent and the "fastest" render of a kind to this day.
melevos
Fantastic!!!Most excellent!!Super job!!
Wolfsgirl
This is very nice hon. I love what you did with this =0
Incarnadine
Yah done got me beat RobertJ. 262.4 kph (164 mph) Customed Mustang w/ nitrous, that was a ride. Sorry for the diversion Phil. Wonderful piece of work.
alan23dg
Sense of speed is fantastic- excellent illustration!
bagemage
Cool rocket car.
Claymor
I still really like this one...looks like something I would have had on my wall as a kid.
Pelican
Excellent illustration !