Inspiring spaceships images (ED and other media)

[Lobstris]

I'll just leave these older thread links here. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=107134 and https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20515

 

[aws357]

Some Moebius... (no, not mobius...)

 

[OamodSias]

Covers in the 70s early 80s have this special esthetic you don't find in newer artworks... or maybe it's nostalgia speaking...



Using a star to make s'mores?

I was hungry.

 

[Bostlabs]

Anyone else remember this?


http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/IMG/mim-fireball-3ft.jpg

Nope (heh!)
[video=youtube;6ifS2nP53Zs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ifS2nP53Zs[/video]

 

[aws357]

Nope (heh!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ifS2nP53Zs

While we are in the 60s...

Elite 1964. With the Cobra Mk 0.1 beta...

Martian mission concept image from Nasa in the 60s...

 

[Iskariot]

Some Moebius... (no, not mobius...)
http://www.artfutura.org/02/imagenes/moebius02_big.jpg

I love Moebius' art.
I have a huge collection of his work. He was one of the most versatile artists out there.


Some artwork I found very inspiring (I forgot who made it):

 

[OamodSias]

Some artwork I found very inspiring (I forgot who made it): <snip>

Stefan Morrell.

 

[Iskariot]

Stefan Morrell.

Thank you so much.
He is so talented.
He created some awesome cityscapes too.

 

[OamodSias]

Despite my first post here, I felt the need to contribute... things like this always inspire me.

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[Surly_Badger]

Lest anyone forget Druillet and his Lone Sloane, Delerius, and Salammbo books from the 70s...

 

[Wolfman]

Andromeda Ascendant - Empire Battleship?



Source - Andromeda Wiki.

 

[Gray Lensman]

Some noteable omissions so far ... especially the first three below!

 

[CMDR Brock Samson]

Man, i have always loved anything by Chris Foss...

Just look at that:
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Have some rep.

 

[Poy]

The day I undertake my long walk into the cursed earth my last wish would be that we get something like the "Clara Pandy" into the game as a massive liner. Just grace and cool cruising. We might need a bigger mailslot though!

Surely there will be the need for an external dock at some point, the mailslot is very limiting design wise (see the lack of the original Courrier)

 

[mugendo]

Anyone else remember this?


http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/IMG/mim-fireball-3ft.jpg

Goooinnggg hoomeeee!!!!!!

 

[aws357]

Andromeda Ascendant - Empire Battleship?

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah269/Wharmton/Andromeda_Ascendant_zpsigozcbgx.jpg

Source - Andromeda Wiki.

Imperial Corvette? (to go against the federal corvette)

While we are looking at ships with imperial vibes...

This would be a nice Imperial Gunship... (just add the imperial pods at the wingtips, if you insist... )

(the viw on the right has to be the bottom view of the ship... showing how the wings go flush with the body when not in use)

 

[Caramel Clown]

God this movie was pretty. Too bad it wasn't any good. But I've found ship design to be fantastic. I like variable vector thrusters, and I think it would fit ED style quite organically.

 

[aws357]

God this movie was pretty. Too bad it wasn't any good. But I've found ship design to be fantastic. I like variable vector thrusters, and I think it would fit ED style quite organically.
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The ship was indeed the best part of an otherwise forgettable movie...

...that is getting a sequel...?!!! (onoz)

 

[aws357]

Another beautiful picture from Manchu

 

[Bran Tse Mallory]

Alan Dean Foster's books have an incredible drive system: http://www.alandeanfoster.com/version2.0/frameset.htm

Sure the ships don't look pretty but who cares when you can wipe out a planet just by turning the drive on!