Airship in dock

Bryan K

@mike amos said:

I must have missed the original inspiration, however, it is an atmosphere that goes with a build/render that makes it and you have this in spades. Cracking.

Thanks! I am only copying a master, Syd Mead.

Pilou posted the original up thread.

Bryan K

And that should do it. Next I'll try a render this weekend.

landing dock23.jpg

Hepf

Nice, but I have some doubts. Airships are very sensitive to wind, so, unless they are in a closed hangar, they should always face the wind, held by the nose. The nose crane should be on rails, to move around to keep the ship facing the wind, and the land structures should be drawn so as not to interfere with the movement ...

Bryan K

@hepf said:

Nice, but I have some doubts. Airships are very sensitive to wind, so, unless they are in a closed hangar, they should always face the wind, held by the nose. The nose crane should be on rails, to move around to keep the ship facing the wind, and the land structures should be drawn so as not to interfere with the movement ...

It's not easy to see, but there are aft, port and starboard docking cranes as well.

tuna1957

Missed this one somehow. Turned out great Bryan.

L i am

Yes nice result Bryan, lot of work as well Was thinking if you did a render with an environment such as a sky dome with the surface of the balloon being reflective? I think that would look amazing........jus a thought.

Bryan K

@l i am said:

Yes nice result Bryan, lot of work as well Was thinking if you did a render with an environment such as a sky dome with the surface of the balloon being reflective? I think that would look amazing........jus a thought.

I in fact posted a render around the same time in the main gallery.

Here it is again.

landing dock render 2.jpg

HornOxx

@bryan k said:

... I posted a render ...in the main gallery
... which ended up just perfect!

Bryan K

Thanks everyone!

Daniel

Oh, the humanity! (sorry, somebody had to say it)
Fantastic scene, Bryan. But have to admit I liked the first terminal better, the one that mimicked the shape of the airship.

Bryan K

Thanks Daniel!

I liked the first terminal better as well, but decided to try to stay closer to the original design.