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russcolwell — Bow View Interstellar Vehicle
Published: 2005-06-22 21:25:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 4342; Favourites: 66; Downloads: 120
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This is a bow view of my beam core matter/antimatter propulsion system multi-generational interstellar exploration vehicle. Modeled by me with 74,598 Bryce primitives over 5 weeks in Bryce 5. The craft is 1545 feet long with two 400ft. diameter counter rotating artificial gravity toruses. Theoretically capable of near light speed.Related content
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You say this is the bow view, and it's designed to be a high subluminary speed interstellar exploration vehicle? I like the essential design, though I would like to see the entire vehicle. My concerns stem from the fact that even at low sub-luminary speeds, very low, the vehicle would face danger from impact by even tiny particles of dust. It would seem to require a deflection field, or some impact shield. I prefer one of water within a cellular balder in a plano-convex lens shape. The water of course, can be allowed to freeze, forming an ice barrier, or possibly used as a heat sink which would allow impacts to slow down in a dense semi slush state.
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Not seeing the entire vessel, it's hard to say if this is practical or not. I doubt the ESA could finance such a venture; it would bankrupt Europe. Interstellar manned flight will (if it ever occurs, which I doubt) be international in scope.
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Are you helix3d? Because this is a helix3d's render of a helix3d's model.
If so - where have you been hiding, mate?
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That's a very good and detailed model.
How big is the file and how long did it take to render?
I do some Bryce rendering myself as well, although I usually don't put as much time into something as you did with this piece.
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i absolutely love it
where do they keep the antimatter? : )
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Just behind the artificial gravity toruses, in the shadows are 4 lander/ascent vehicles mounted nose first with the aero/heat shields mounted.
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Nice work, cool design.
I think it would be interesting to add some dropship type vehicles to the haul, because I doubt you'd come all that way just to look!
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Very good job love all the little detils. +fav.
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Interesting idea, and awesome design. Nice work. Fav
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