January Art Challenge--MLJames

MLJames · January 31 2011, 04:42 PM

This is the first contest where I've actually felt I could contribute something. Unfortunately, I'm too wet behind the ears here to post images yet, so I'll have to make do with a link:

http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/tcjq...9deeh7vf8bsmca

Now for the background. The basic idea here is that when World War III hit, Zefram Cochrane found himself stuck on the old Moonbase Alpha instead of that missile silo in Montana. As a result, instead of using an unfired missile for his launch vehicle, he used a mothballed, obsolete space fighter from the 1990s: the Mark IX Hawk.

I thought I would have to do a lot of manipulation to blend the two, but when I began the work I was pleasantly surprised that the Hawk was almost the same size as the movie Phoenix. The fighter was less than half a meter longer. It was just a matter of adjusting the configuration so that the Hawk-based variant would have the same proportions.

So, assuming anyone gets to see this, feel free to beat me severely about the head and shoulders for doing such a lousy job.

Doesn't matter to me; I had a lot of fun doing this.

One thing to note about the gallery: the first two images are scaled for posting. The two duplicates at the end are the full-size images, drawn at 1:72 scale.

Kaiser · January 31 2011, 05:28 PM

Honestly your design is prolly more realistic than the original Phoenix design IMHO

Klaus · January 31 2011, 09:21 PM

Nice to see another Anderson entry... cool, looks spiffy to me!

largo · January 31 2011, 10:22 PM

awesome. don't knock your work, its better than mine.

January 31 2011, 04:42 PM	#1
MLJames Lieutenant Commander Location: Riverbank, CA	January Art Challenge--MLJames This is the first contest where I've actually felt I could contribute something. Unfortunately, I'm too wet behind the ears here to post images yet, so I'll have to make do with a link: http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/tcjq...9deeh7vf8bsmca Now for the background. The basic idea here is that when World War III hit, Zefram Cochrane found himself stuck on the old Moonbase Alpha instead of that missile silo in Montana. As a result, instead of using an unfired missile for his launch vehicle, he used a mothballed, obsolete space fighter from the 1990s: the Mark IX Hawk. I thought I would have to do a lot of manipulation to blend the two, but when I began the work I was pleasantly surprised that the Hawk was almost the same size as the movie Phoenix. The fighter was less than half a meter longer. It was just a matter of adjusting the configuration so that the Hawk-based variant would have the same proportions. So, assuming anyone gets to see this, feel free to beat me severely about the head and shoulders for doing such a lousy job. Doesn't matter to me; I had a lot of fun doing this. One thing to note about the gallery: the first two images are scaled for posting. The two duplicates at the end are the full-size images, drawn at 1:72 scale. __________________ If a tree falls in the forest and it lands on a mime, does he make a sound?

January 31 2011, 05:28 PM	#2
Kaiser Rear Admiral Location: Boyertown, PA as of July 2011	Re: January Art Challenge--MLJames Honestly your design is prolly more realistic than the original Phoenix design IMHO __________________ https://www.facebook.com/groups/112860258811333/ For all your Sci-fi ship model and mini goodness 3DS Friend code: 0731-4800-6817

January 31 2011, 09:21 PM	#3
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: January Art Challenge--MLJames Nice to see another Anderson entry... cool, looks spiffy to me! __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

January 31 2011, 10:22 PM	#4
largo Fleet Captain	Re: January Art Challenge--MLJames awesome. don't knock your work, its better than mine. __________________ SIG 1701-A

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