Colony Ship Mars-1 by NefariousDrO
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Description
In the decades prior to the development of the Rephi Portals the nations of Earth were finally making a more concerted push to develop space. The establishment of mining and manufacturing on the Moon made the next steps easier, and it was surprisingly quick that a colony on mars was initiated. The first settlers were moved by one of Vanguard Industries' "SolEx" line of ships, but before the second wave was even organized a variant of the SolEx was produced specifically to move passengers to and/or from Mars. This ship was christened "Mars-1" to indicate that it was only the first of a series. These ships were in fact so successful that even after the Rephi Portals made the trip much faster and easier they remained in service for many decades more. A tribute to the designers who not only worked to produce an effective ship, but planned for it to be in operation for many long years indeed.
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Ship was modeled in Bryce 6, and is really just a re-configured version of an earlier post. Most of the textures are presets, but I did modify the main hull texture somewhat. Postwork includes compositing the starscape/nebula and the picture of Mars came from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter website. Thanks for taking a look everyone, and comments,critiques and suggestions are definitely encouraged!
Comments (31)
This image really has some punch to it,the ship stands out very well against the background!Love the design and textures...nicely done!!
Fantastic image! Great POV! Corrie
Sub standard and boring.....Just Kidding!!!...lol... You know I'm a Big Fan!....A Must In Zoom!!!!!...
Fantastic sci fi the ship is amazing superb work !!
Excellent image, excellent write-up.
SUPER AMAZING CREATION!!!YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC GALLERY!!!!!
Great pic! The hull texture is much more better with all that details. ;) Mars and the background are awesome too.
great image, great contrast, fantastic work
Engine exhaust look fantastic!
You really are a constructor! This is awesome.
Very cool work!
You never cease to amaze me with your Bryce skills! Another fantastic and very realistic space scene! Fantastic, Mike!
I like the ship it's different. The colour balance and the planet are really good and the colour of your starscape pushes the ship out. very well done :)
Great scene and view of the ship!
THis is a very good series you are producing here.
superbe vaisseau!!
Excellent model and render -- the complexity of your designs, your attention to detail, and subtle texture work are always pleasing and impressive.
Would love to see a manned exploration of Mars in my lifetime. Nice job blending the ship into the starscape and planet.
Great work.
Nice work on the model ( really like the engine exhaust effects) Any postwork or compositing is spot on. And yes i recently discovered nasa freebie media textures and 3d models.
doing wonderful work here
Another awesome ship model and render. Wonderful work. :)
B E A U T Y
What is a rocket ship without a good zoom?Great detail.
Very well done picture, very nice story!
Fantastic modelling and presentation, as always a pleasure to view, all the very best my friend, and a happy easter to you and yours Steve :)
Excellent work! Well done!
NASA really should hire you to illustrate their projected space missions.Your ships are that good. Full size view is a must for this.
Love your modelling. This is excellent! Nice written accompaniment too.
That's a fine rocket model. Like the "subdued" Mars but wonder if it would really look that washed out? Sorry to be a late in making comments. The healing goes on faster than expected but longer than wished for.