Space doodles

[Melchior]

A pair of quickly coloured classroom sketches with a "space travel" theme (actually, the first one is a point-defence missile):

[Darth Ruinus]

The first one is a missile?
Those are pretty cool, I wish I could do that, since I've never been good at coloring pictures.

[Melchior]

The first one is a missile?

Yes, and a three stage one at that. It's meant to be cold-launched with a railgun (the end of the rails are visibile on the left) to help escaping detection; it's also equipped with its own deployable interferometer (detail inspired by a discussion on sensors that I read on this board, actually).

[Melchior]

This picture, not being a doodle, isn't exactly on topic, but there isn't probably any need for a new thread.



It's my first serious attempt at modelling, texturing and rendering something cohesive, and, as such, is generally built around my ignorance of most the functions of the software I'm using (Modo, if anyone is interested; old version, I haven't yet updated to the new student edition).

[Big Orange]

Now you're talking...

[Phantasee]

Fins! Are those supposed to solar panels or radiator fins? I dig it.

[Melchior]

Fins! Are those supposed to solar panels or radiator fins? I dig it.

Radiators. Since the thing has several nuclear reactors (the thrusters are VASIMRs and need electrical power) they are probably unrealistically undersized, but bigger ones would have visually unbalanced the design.

Better picture (featuring simulated depth of field), from a different viewpoint:

[Memnon]

Fins! Are those supposed to solar panels or radiator fins? I dig it.

Radiators. Since the thing has several nuclear reactors (the thrusters are VASIMRs and need electrical power) they are probably unrealistically undersized, but bigger ones would have visually unbalanced the design.

Better picture (featuring simulated depth of field), from a different viewpoint:

What I like best about these pictures is the way the light plays off of the render. Despite its somewhat staid and serious structure, the way it's washed out in light gives it a sort of lightness of being :P Also, it's pretty sweet anyways.

Just one thing- is anyone else getting some weird text picture for the missile?

[Melchior]

Just one thing- is anyone else getting some weird text picture for the missile?

Try this one. Does it work?
EDIT: Might have something to do with this.

I'm reworking the model into something rather bigger:

[Melchior]

Some slow progress:

[Memnon]

Some slow progress:
pic

It looks somewhat bloated as it is now, though I like where the nose is going. Possibly a different point of view (one where everything is showing) would help?

[Melchior]

Some slow progress:
pic

It looks somewhat bloated as it is now, though I like where the nose is going. Possibly a different point of view (one where everything is showing) would help?

That image was framed to avoid showing anything that was grossly unfinished. For reference:

[Memnon]

Some slow progress:
pic

It looks somewhat bloated as it is now, though I like where the nose is going. Possibly a different point of view (one where everything is showing) would help?

That image was framed to avoid showing anything that was grossly unfinished. For reference:
[side view]

Oh, I see. Hm, what is the boom for? And are the engines (or reactors) properly sized for that big of a load? o.o

[Melchior]

Oh, I see. Hm, what is the boom for? And are the engines (or reactors) properly sized for that big of a load? o.o

Boom? You mean the long, featureless, flat deck? It will house additional reactors, engines, and reaction mass (and will end with a suitably impressive prow).

[Memnon]

Oh, I see. Hm, what is the boom for? And are the engines (or reactors) properly sized for that big of a load? o.o

Boom? You mean the long, featureless, flat deck? It will house additional reactors, engines, and reaction mass (and will end with a suitably impressive prow).

oh, that makes a lot more sense than what I was thinking. In my mind, it was some kind of air forklift, hence my thinking that it should have bigger engines XD
looking forward to see what emerges from the blank canvas, then!