17 April 2016
This is the second in our occasional series featuring models of some of the spacecraft that appear in the Jeff Hawke strip. Up until HEIR APPARENT the ships changed frequently , often from story to story, and Jeff Hawke never acquired anything with which he became synonymous in the way that , say, Dan Dare did with his famous Anastasia. This was to change after “C day”, when the three great starships, Faith, hope and Charity, became a regular part of the strip. They were capable of travelling the Solar system and beyond, but their great mass prevented any planetary landing. So each ship was equipped with landers which enabled crew members to shuttle back and forth to the planetary surface. According to Sydney, the landers had some anti-grav motors and also a back-up of more conventional rockets ( both situated at the base of the craft.They also possessed an array of searchlights , located at the underside of the dome. The usual crew was about three or four. This model was made by one of our club members with help and direction from Sydney Jordan. Skipper Prossitt
The HOPE’S LANDER comes to life! Another lovely model from a master of three dimensional creations and a dramatic foreword to another fascinating blog! Skipper Prossit is right on the nail with the research, more please, skipper!
Jan Hawkins.
Oh boy!! That looks absolutely fantastic!!! Do you know which 3D programme was used to construct the model? I’m currently working on CGI models of the Hope and her sister ships in Bryce and it would be great if they were compatible. The landers were also on my “to do” list but I’m pretty sure my version won’t be as great as this one looks – congratulations indeed!!!
It was made on Zbrush4 R7