Planetfall by RedSteve
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Description
"AN Airbus-Boeing AT808 Medium Transport Spaceplane about to touchdown at Xianti Field, Xianti, Capital of Heinlein-4.
The AT808 was popular with both the crews and military planners due to it's ruggedness, reliability and effiency.
The AT808 could carry 150 tonnes in conventional flight and boost 80 tonnes into orbit. This particular craft, UNSR100407, is seen in the buildup of Terran Federation forces just prior to the outbreak of the third Raanian Border War in June, 2342 S.C."
Or something!
Modelling in Imagine, with rendering (and some modelling) in Bryce 5. Post production in Photoshop 7. This is still WIP, but as a render is now taking 17hrs, I won't go much further with this...
Hope you like it! Let me know what you think.
Re-uploaded 19/5 with some small changes, most notably the flaps added to the plane.
Steve
Comments (6)
psychodan
RonGC
Nicely Done :-) Has the feel of a ship landing, like the smoke off the tarmac, nice touch that!
tuttle
The ground and buildings are brilliant. You need to do a bit of work on the jet thrusters, though. Maybe use elongated cones instead of cylinders, and / or use a longer fade.
RedSteve
Thanks for the comments guys. RonGC, that bleedin' smoke was what got me going on this image in the first place - having made the smoke I then needed a reason for it :] tuttle, thanks for your remarks. I tried a cone but it just didn't look right - I now realise that I actually need 3-4 concentric cylinders, each a little longer than the first to make it work properly, but at 17hrs per render, I might give it a shot, but don't hold your breath...
RedSteve
Oh, I should add that some of the buildings are mine but some are downloads. The Hangars are from Baument, I can't remember where the other bits came from.
Beardo
Excellent model!!