This month's challenge is to replicate or design the best space/atmospheric ship following concept designs provided below.
There are 3 class of ships, pertaining to 3 particular designs and requirements. You may choose one, or as many as you'd like.
1. Freighter - A ship designed to withstand repeated extreme heat, wear and tear upon atmosphere reentry accompanied by adaptable side airfoils, ability to commute long distances, bounce on high altitude atmospheres for global commute with minimal damage, VTOL for easy drop off's and pickups, large cargo capacity, large life support and fuel capacity for inter planetary commute's, and sufficient engine capacity for ease of escaping any orbit provided.
2. Harvester Freighter - A ship designed principally for atmospheric transport for short distances, adaptable high efficient hybrid turbines, air dynamically efficient, semi large cargo hold for liquid or solid state cargo's, VTOL for easy drop off's and pickups, limited inter planetary ability with replaceable onetime solid fuel engines and reentry shielding.
3. Scout Vessel - A ship designed principally for high speed and high maneuverability in atmospheric conditions for rapid exploration into unknown planetary environments, air dynamically efficient, low cargo capacity, large life support, VTOL for landing in tight locations, limited inter planetary ability with sufficient engine capacity for ease of escaping any orbit provided, limited replaceable reentry shielding, limited weaponry for self defense from hostile encounters, mapping and scanning sensors.
Other sketches and ideas
Conditions:
-Entries will be accepted until 2400 EST, 31st of May, 2012. Voting will commence immediately untill the 2400 EST, 5 of June, 2012.
-The entries must resemble the ship's class concept art or include the ship's class technical requirements. These will be the judging factors.
-The entry must require 1-3 beauty shots no larger than 1024x1024. Link to large images are accepted.
-The entry must require an *.obj, *.fbx, or *.x of the model available for download or attached in a *.zip file with the entry
-The entry must not contain more than 35,000 polygons
-[optional] The entry can contain 1-3 wireframes no larger than 1024x1024
-[optional] Start a WIP and share your progress!
Terms:
-In uploading your design, you agree to retract all copyright to the host of the competition as to how the model may be used and/or redistributed with the guarantee of a creditable creative commons license with modification and redistribution and monetary permission upon use of your model.
Prize:
-Right to host the next challenge!
-The right to have their design credited to you in a 3D scifi film that will one day be made!
-My latest development in a 64 ray REALTIME Ambient Occlusion light rig for WS of trueSpace!
-And a super fantastic collection of Scifi Spaceship concept art collected from the depths of the internet!
All images have been downloaded off tumblr and CG hub free. I do not take ownership nor right to any images given. If you win the package and wish me to credit or delete any of the given images, I will do so.
