| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
I seem to remember someone asking about them a while back, but can't recall who at the moment. I think they may have asked about 15mm. Anyway, I just found this:
link Cool screencaps and concept art as a little bonus: link link link artofvfx.com/?p=2427 link link Well I hope the information is still useful. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2014 4:22 p.m. PST |
Even if done for 15mm, those ships would be pretty massive:
link Tap on these: link link This is cute:
link QUESTION: Does anyone remember who it was that asked about (15mm?) models for those John Carter airships? I still can't find that thread. Thanks, Dan |
| tsofian | 13 Sep 2014 4:33 p.m. PST |
I might have, but not sure. Either way those images are great! |
| HistoryPhD | 13 Sep 2014 4:48 p.m. PST |
I think Barsoomian air battles are best done in a scale far smaller than 15mm. |
| dBerczerk | 13 Sep 2014 5:08 p.m. PST |
Somehow I always found the earlier interpretations of Barsoomian flyers more interesting.
-- A Fighting Man of Mars cover art by Robert Abbett. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2014 6:04 p.m. PST |
Yes. That's what I keep finding, for the most part, among most VSF gamers. Lots and lots of threads about that style. However, though it might not be in line with ERB canon, a few of us have found the new "Ryan Church" airships to be a rather refreshing departure from the too-obvious boat look, and a very pleasant and bold move toward a spaceship hybrid appearance. Dan |
 20thmaine  | 14 Sep 2014 5:05 a.m. PST |
I was thrilled when the airships appeared in the film. They looked truly splendid on a big screen. |
| commanderroj | 14 Sep 2014 5:56 a.m. PST |
I prefer a more flying dreadnought look, albeit with maybe a flatter superstructure. Certainly that is the impression that stands out to me from ERB's writing, most especially in Llana Of Gathol, where a fleet attacked a polar city. I don't like the flying cathedrals with wings, although generally I liked the movie, even some of its innovations (but not the walking city!) |
| Coelacanth | 14 Sep 2014 5:58 a.m. PST |
Ryan Church was (if memory serves) the artist who did the redesign of the USS Enterprise for the 2009 Star Trek film; so, he has good days and bad days. I think he was having a very good day when he designed those Barsoomian flyers. Prior to seeing the movie, I pictured them either as giant flying surfboards, or a bit like Jabba's barge from Star Wars. I also remember the Gino d'Achille covers, with a distinctly yacht-like interpretation of the flyers:
Gino d'Achille art found at: theartofbarsoom.blogspot.com Ron |
| dwight shrute | 14 Sep 2014 7:33 a.m. PST |
awesome , I am looking for a 1:1 scale Dejah Thoris :-) |
| War Monkey | 14 Sep 2014 7:43 a.m. PST |
Seeing that some of the other images are rather boat shape as far as the hulls go, I'm thinking one could make a boat shape vessel add to the sides some pontoons or out riggers with catwalks and gangways. :D |
 Parzival | 14 Sep 2014 12:49 p.m. PST |
The designs for the film manage to look alien and formidable, yet fragile as well. Unfortunately, they may have been a bit too complex, as it's hard to get a feel for the purposes of all the design elements. They're also a bit "busy" as well. While I appreciate the nostalgia of the boat style vessel, the water-hull design doesn't make much sense. Yes, a streamlined shape, but more like a fuselage or even a bird or pterosaur profile than a water-going vessel. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Sep 2014 1:32 p.m. PST |
Parzival, Well said. All of it! And, if those new designs were a bit "busy", then check these out (also by Ryan Church):
Dan |
| Kropotkin303 | 14 Sep 2014 1:54 p.m. PST |
Awesome designs. They are rather reminiscent of these:
Definitely alien and cool. |
| kmfrye | 15 Sep 2014 10:17 a.m. PST |
I am looking for a 1:1 scale Dejah Thoris Aren't we all? :D I must say, the film versions worked very well for the film. I simply like the Abbett design better for wargaming. Great Post, Dan!
Keith F. |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Sep 2014 8:15 a.m. PST |
Glad you're enjoying it! Guys, I think I may have found the thread I was searching for: TMP link Dan |
| dilettante | 18 Sep 2014 5:18 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 18 Sep 2014 10:19 p.m. PST |
I often hear people say that they pictured them similar to Jabba's sail barge:
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link YouTube link Still boat-like, but at least a bit more alien-like. Dan |
| majormike69 | 30 Sep 2014 10:58 p.m. PST |
Disney really screwed us over by not producing lots of cool toys! |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 Oct 2014 3:29 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 01 Oct 2014 5:48 p.m. PST |
Disney really screwed us over by not producing lots of cool toys! A very unusual decision from the Mouse Empire, at that… |
| Cacique Caribe | 02 Oct 2014 6:19 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 05 Oct 2014 6:43 p.m. PST |
The more I look at these in the bottom, the more I like:
link Looks like a good hybrid design, somewhere between the nostalgic boat/yacht style and the fresher ones in the JCM film. Dan |
