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Published: 2014-04-16 16:19:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 4853; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 181
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Another in Rob Caswell's and my series of images based on the novel 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke.One last time, Discovery's plasma drive comes to life among the moons of Jupiter.Β The now combined Discovery and Leonov begin their complex departure from Jupiter's increasingly enigmatic space. From the novel: "Strange, thought Floyd, how terminology often survives long after the technology that gave it birth. Only chemical rockets were capable of ignition; even if the hydrogen in a plasma drive did come in contact with oxygen, it would be far too hot to burn"
Done in Lightwave 10 and Photoshop CS6.
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I think you messed up on the design of the Leonov.Β Β The BABYLON 5 "gravity wings" (for lack of a better description.. and yes, I know B5 took those bits of the Agamemnon from 2010) are missing.
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Our design is based on the book 2010. In the book there was no centrifugal gravity on the Leonov, to save weight, and,also, I think, to emphasis the no frills nature of Soviet spacecraft design. The big centrifuge on the movie Leonov was put there by the filmmakers to make the ship look like it was "doing something" during long shots in Jupiter orbit, and so they wouldn't have to shoot a lot of wire-work with the actors.
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Brilliant angle for this image!
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That was the intention, with the composition and lighting, to get the viewer to think about the intellegence actually controlling Discovery. Glad it worked for you!
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While I didn't much go for the movie Leonov, as I've told Rob Caswell, with its inflatable-bouncy-cushion heat shield (
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Of course, this is totally awesome...and it seems to have a Yamato feel to it...for BONUS awesomeness!
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Y'know, I hadn't thought about the Yamato similarity at all...but your right!
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It happens on rare occasions.
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Love the work you do, makes me feel as if I'm actually there.
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Thanks! That is the intent--I'm glad it worked!
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"Three, two, one... ignition... full thrust."
Okay, so that's the movie. Sue me.
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Yeah, and the book, too, pretty much.
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I gotta reread this book (after I find it. Β Went looking and only found 2001, 2062, Red Mars and Coyote; that's almost my entire dead tree collection).
I don't quite remember how it went down in the book, but I do remember the lead up to the burn was a tense moment in the movie.
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It was as intense as Clarke gets, I think. There was a certain dire uncertainty.
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This reminds me a LOT of Captain Future's spaceship. Β An old german animation series.
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Hmm, it appears that the visual design of Captain Future dates from the late 70's, so, actually, The Comet looks a LOT like the Discovery, the design of which dates from 1966-68, not visa versa. Both designs share the prevailing wisdom of the time, that the crew module would have to be separated by some distance from the drive module, which housed very lightly shielded nuclear reactors. What may be further confusing the issue is that, in this illustration, Discovery has been docked with the Soviet spacecraft Alexi Leonov, as I interpret it from the pages of Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2010. You can get a better look at what Leonov looks like on her own in many of the other images in my series.
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Youβve captured the dramatic impact of the scene with subtlety and skill, an absolutely spectacular composition. Great job guys!
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Thank you, sir, sometimes these things just fall together really well! I'm glad you like it!
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COOL! Glad you like it!
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Tres excellent, dude.
I thought the EVA hatch of Leonov was supposed to be connected to the Discovery's emergency airlock with a pressurized tube, even when they were strapped together...
Not digging on the image, mind. Just a little confused.
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You are a detailed and observant reader! I just couldn't figure out any way to make it work. The tube would have to be REALLY long and ungainly--and susceptible to vibration problems during thrust. Instead, I assumed a set of lines connecting the Emergency airlock on Discovery to Leonpv's EVA lock.
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Yeah, I can't really see them here, though.
Another question: would the effects of thrusting be enough to shake off some of the accumulated sulfur on the Discovery? Just something I've wondered.
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I've wondered that myself. Clarke says the acceleration is about 1/20th of a gee. Some of the sulfur was still hanging on to the Command Module when Discovery was windmilling at what looked like considerably more than that. But I'd think the acceleration would knock SOME of the stuff loose.
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Well consider with the thrust there's probably gonna be some degree of lateral shimmy that would loosen things, unlike the more stable (but higher gee) pinwheel.
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Anyone consider asking the folks at NASA about that? I would figure they'd know.
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Great image, nice to see a different version of the Leonov too.
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Thank you. As nearly as Rob and I could figure out, this is more what Clarke was describing in the novel.
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Had a lot of fun lighting this one. Thanks!
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You're welcome ^^
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Beautiful! I really dig the lighting on this, and the perspective and composition give it an epic feel.
And at a glance, it looks a little like Serenity ... 
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Thanks, Ptrope! I hadn't thought about the Serenity similarity at all, but you're right!
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You know, if this were square (and it's so close!) it would make a dynamite album cover, too! 2010: Odyssey Two by Ignition would be on my record shelf, for sure!
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hehe would that be Serenity sporting the naked chicken look?
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