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Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Scifi and related GB => Topic started by: taiidantomcat on January 25, 2016, 11:54:17 AM

Title: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on January 25, 2016, 11:54:17 AM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lS29j0BOBuk/hqdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on January 27, 2016, 02:09:15 AM
http://fuckyeahsciencefiction.tumblr.com/ (http://fuckyeahsciencefiction.tumblr.com/)

Title has that naughty word, but other than that its a great  :)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on January 29, 2016, 10:30:05 PM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z5-mD6Dy7c0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on January 30, 2016, 12:17:57 AM
https://es.pinterest.com/pin/510454938987520107/

Can be acceptable something in this line?
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on January 30, 2016, 11:47:32 AM
Oh yeah YSI!!^

(http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/2014/sparth/sparth_02.jpg)

(http://40.media.tumblr.com/26ed84ea6e31223fe5cf57a380dea1ea/tumblr_nzuh4xEHvD1r5ajivo1_1280.jpg)
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/7eb2af0969b905e46dbe3ebf099026a6/tumblr_npl6hzS8K41qhttpto3_250.jpg)

http://sparth.tumblr.com/ (http://sparth.tumblr.com/)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 02, 2016, 05:00:12 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ6By_7WcAAfZeK.jpg:large)

Desert Runner by Shae Shatz from here: https://twitter.com/shaeshatz1/status/693134106020974592 (https://twitter.com/shaeshatz1/status/693134106020974592)


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaH--jnWkAA1cmj.jpg:large)

Artist unknown, from here: https://twitter.com/70sscifiart/status/694116168458702849 (https://twitter.com/70sscifiart/status/694116168458702849)

There's loads of great stuff on '70s Sci-fi art':

Tumblr: http://70sscifiart.tumblr.com/post/138472892817 (http://70sscifiart.tumblr.com/post/138472892817)

Twitter: @70sscifiart
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: perttime on February 02, 2016, 10:15:17 PM
(http://pre14.deviantart.net/24da/th/pre/f/2013/353/a/d/year_s_3090_oldtimer__hawani_engineering_speedster_by_skavenzverov-d6yjdao.jpg)

http://skavenzverov.deviantart.com/art/Year-s-3090-Oldtimer-Hawani-Engineering-Speedster-420807696?q=gallery%3APSDVault%2F28431691&qo=22 (http://skavenzverov.deviantart.com/art/Year-s-3090-Oldtimer-Hawani-Engineering-Speedster-420807696?q=gallery%3APSDVault%2F28431691&qo=22)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Goonie on February 03, 2016, 08:47:31 AM
a little bit of concept art from homeworld universe:
(http://www.videogamesartwork.com/sites/default/files/images/image/1378636715/homeworld2_hiigaran_interceptor.JPG)
(http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Samarth/HW2-Scout/zoriginal.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 03, 2016, 10:35:40 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaS6rYFXEAEx7uo.jpg:large)

Uncredited, from here: https://twitter.com/70sscifiart/status/694885496997203968
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Frank3k on February 04, 2016, 01:22:16 AM
RetroFuturism on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/)

A sample:
(http://i.imgur.com/xJ4cgcs.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: jcf on February 04, 2016, 02:54:34 AM
Aarrgghh! It's not bloody Retro-futurism, it's just plain period Futurism or Modernism
or Sci-Fi or whatever, Retro-Futurism is artwork/design created today in a style reminiscent
of the old artwork/design. Retro by definition is an imitation of the past, so please to explain
how art or design from the past is an imitation of itself?

 :-X
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Frank3k on February 04, 2016, 06:22:22 AM
Aarrgghh! It's not bloody Retro-futurism, it's just plain period Futurism or Modernism
or Sci-Fi or whatever, Retro-Futurism is artwork/design created today in a style reminiscent
of the old artwork/design. Retro by definition is an imitation of the past, so please to explain
how art or design from the past is an imitation of itself?

 :-X


Meh, it's reddit. Home of underemployed vaping dopeheads in their 20s who live with their parents and like cats.

From the description -

1. Futurist visions from eras past.

2. Contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme.

There's also:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FuturePorn (https://www.reddit.com/r/FuturePorn)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryTechnology (https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryTechnology)

Image by Marco Goreli (https://www.artstation.com/artist/mvgorlei (https://www.artstation.com/artist/mvgorlei)  and http://mvgorlei.deviantart.com/gallery/ (http://mvgorlei.deviantart.com/gallery/))

(https://cdn1.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/742/161/large/marco-gorlei-dropship.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on February 05, 2016, 01:41:17 AM


Meh, it's reddit. Home of underemployed vaping dopeheads in their 20s who live with their parents and like cats.


You forgot "neck bearded"  ;D


Still, good contributions  :)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 05, 2016, 02:55:36 AM
But couldn't the contents of the that Reddit thread be inspiration for retro-futurism, the same way the contents of this one arn't models, just the inspiration for them?

Anyway, from a link on there, check out the gorgeously Jetsons GAZ-16A hovercar at 1:30 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0rEDRzXdj0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0rEDRzXdj0)

(http://oldconceptcars.com/wp-content/uploads/conceptcar.ee-gaz-16a-prototype-1962-01.jpg)
(http://oldconceptcars.com/wp-content/uploads/conceptcar.ee-gaz-16a-prototype-1962-02.jpg)
From here: http://oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/gaz-16a/ (http://oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/gaz-16a/)

Few more details here: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classic/car-show-report-gaz-24-volgas-45th-anniversary/ (http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classic/car-show-report-gaz-24-volgas-45th-anniversary/)

Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Dr. YoKai on February 05, 2016, 06:49:55 AM
Some years ago I discovered the mind-bending* illustrations of British SF artist Ron Turner. There's an entire gallery on FLickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gems_from_the_collection/sets/72157600000117243/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gems_from_the_collection/sets/72157600000117243/)
A couple of samples:
(http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Jnj1t4X0MkY/ThOMjtEA7xI/AAAAAAABfsM/97mvnkh3xZQ/s0/r54gtwe4fwefwefe.jpg)

(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NWh7dQNtzDc/UxpgViMPoZI/AAAAAAACNdY/K-EKXe3rv38/s0/ergtwergwegweg.jpg)

And your Dr.'s personal favorite:
(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JrHpgQIUiqA/ThOM4SDX97I/AAAAAAABfsg/1wD5j5MRrhI/s0/r65y7uertyertrtr.jpg)

* For given values of mind. and bending.
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on February 05, 2016, 08:49:36 AM
Some years ago I discovered the mind-bending* illustrations of British SF artist Ron Turner. There's an entire gallery on FLickr.

And your Dr.'s personal favorite:
([url]http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JrHpgQIUiqA/ThOM4SDX97I/AAAAAAABfsg/1wD5j5MRrhI/s0/r65y7uertyertrtr.jpg[/url])

* For given values of mind. and bending.


Love the Pulp Magazine covers.

I suspect "The MASTER WEED" is a California classic.  :o
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 05, 2016, 05:41:41 PM
Peter Elson did a range of ship styles, but I particularly like his NASA-ish ones. The one in the lower LH corner of the 'graveyard' one looks particularly buildable, and I may have a crack at it one day since the egg-shaped front end appeared in several other paintings.

(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/large/SpaceshipGraveyard.jpg)
(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/WelcomeToMars026.jpg)(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/PiratesOfTheAsteroids.jpg)

Some others that look buildable:

(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/WithAStrangeDevice.jpg)(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/TheWordForWorldForest.jpg)
(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/ToOpenTheSky.jpg)(http://www.peterelson.co.uk/images/gallery/medium/TheBigSunOfMercury.jpg)

Official tribute gallery here: http://www.peterelson.co.uk/index.php (http://www.peterelson.co.uk/index.php)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: perttime on February 06, 2016, 01:31:56 AM
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvm6lAOTgsw/T6pH5HDqLvI/AAAAAAAACa8/iuXOyWd6i0A/s1600/e_0598.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on February 09, 2016, 10:13:48 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/iZs26am.jpg)

Source: Imgur
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on February 09, 2016, 10:14:49 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/vqiaXBj.jpg)

Source: Imgur
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Old Wombat on February 09, 2016, 10:59:14 AM
([url]http://i.imgur.com/vqiaXBj.jpg[/url])

Source: Imgur


Now, that's pretty! :-*
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on February 10, 2016, 01:25:54 AM
(https://cdn0.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/717/916/small/derek-stenning-wired-ht-stenning.jpg?1451635224)

(https://cdn2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/641/262/large/derek-stenning-ek-r-stenning.jpg?1449997003)

(https://cdn1.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/096/985/large/derek-stenning-ek-ifx-b-stenning.jpg?1443928808)

(https://cdn2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/994/810/large/derek-stenning-2da-02-stenning.jpg?1443932253)

Art by Derek Stenning

https://www.artstation.com/artist/derek_stenning (https://www.artstation.com/artist/derek_stenning)

Blog:

http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/ (http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Frank3k on February 10, 2016, 01:57:38 AM
([url]http://i.imgur.com/iZs26am.jpg[/url])

Source: Imgur


That's by Chris Moore: http://www.chrismooreillustration.co.uk/ (http://www.chrismooreillustration.co.uk/)

Here's more of his work: http://astrona.blogspot.com/2007/09/chris-moore-sci-fi-illustrations.html (http://astrona.blogspot.com/2007/09/chris-moore-sci-fi-illustrations.html)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 10, 2016, 10:31:11 PM

Art by Derek Stenning

[url]https://www.artstation.com/artist/derek_stenning[/url] ([url]https://www.artstation.com/artist/derek_stenning[/url])

Blog:

[url]http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/[/url] ([url]http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/[/url])


Industria Mechanika do some Derek Stenning figures but they're out of stock at the moment:

https://industriamechanika.com/shop/22-1-8-scale (https://industriamechanika.com/shop/22-1-8-scale)

Here's a video of Adam and Norm from Tested.com building a couple:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBHQ7lQGOf0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBHQ7lQGOf0)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 11, 2016, 10:29:25 PM
That's what happens when you park in a 'wretched hive of scum and villany':

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca8LPGWXEAAmJKQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 12, 2016, 03:02:16 AM
Oh dear...
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Buzzbomb on February 12, 2016, 06:09:12 AM
Stop it.. all of you. :D
I am loving all these pictures and now scouring the stash for a suitable quick build.
I have candidates  :)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on February 12, 2016, 10:58:50 AM
(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/9/90/Wings_of_the_Master_thumb.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151112023125)

(http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/reb_ca_1138_de0e1cbc.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1081)

(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/b/ba/Fire_Across_the_Galaxy_Concept_Art_23.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150303060646)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 13, 2016, 05:13:41 AM
Two of my favourites:

(https://astroengine.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/b5-starfury_002.jpg?w=1778)
(https://astroengine.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/firefly.jpg?w=1778)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on February 13, 2016, 06:42:58 PM
New set of retro posters issued by NASA:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbFkY23XEAIubCJ.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: Old Wombat on February 13, 2016, 07:20:39 PM
([url]https://astroengine.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/firefly.jpg?w=1778[/url])


Unsurprisingly, this is my favorite! ;)

Sci-Fi land vehicles are in short supply here, so;

From the movie "Moon":

(http://www.imcdb.org/i256103.jpg)

From the movie "Moon Zero 2"

(http://rennlist.com/forums/attachments/928-forum/524806d1301702276-greg-brown-powered-vw-bus-bug.jpg)

(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg561/spacejockey1/moon_zero_two_lunar_vehicle.jpg)

A whole raft of stuff here (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=science+fiction+vehicles+images&biw=1120&bih=625&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi16ZnbzvTKAhUHW5QKHUS2BzoQsAQIGg).
Title: Re: Inspiration
Post by: taiidantomcat on February 14, 2016, 02:33:20 AM
Two of my favourites:

([url]https://astroengine.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/b5-starfury_002.jpg?w=1778[/url])



I love the Starfury. Easily one of my top one or two ever as well. The more I look, the more I like it. Its funny because for me it was kind of the first starfighter outside of Star Wars I had ever seen way back in 1993.--I was 10 and instantly enamored

I made a RTV copy of the cockpit from the 1/72 kit, putting that cockpit on things instantly "sci Fi"s something Ive been test fitting on various kits.  :)


(http://www.gkane.de/3dfiles/images/starfury_5view.jpg)

Original Concept art

(http://pre04.deviantart.net/8741/th/pre/i/2010/259/4/7/starfury_by_steve_burg-d2yuikb.jpg)