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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => SciFi & Fantasy => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on March 01, 2015, 07:34:41 PM

Title: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: The Big Gimper on March 01, 2015, 07:34:41 PM
Source: Rhys Taylor (http://www.rhysy.net/index.html)

Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive

During the early design phase of 2001 : A Space Odyssey, the idea was floated that the ship's nuclear propulsion should be somewhat more explcit than what eventually made it onto the silver screen. Specifically, the ship would have had an Orion nuclear pulse drive, probelling itself by detonating nuclear warheads (a.k.a. "pulse units") a few hundred meters behind it. There's a detailed write-up on my blog (http://astrorhysy.blogspot.cz/2014/06/learning-to-love-bomb.html).

(http://www.rhysy.net/Galleries/Discovery/8.png)

(http://www.rhysy.net/Galleries/Discovery/7.png)

(http://www.rhysy.net/Galleries/Discovery/13.png)
Title: Re: 2001: Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive
Post by: Silver Fox on March 02, 2015, 12:04:25 AM
Very plausible
Title: Re: 2001: Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 02, 2015, 02:38:27 AM
I recently read a good book on the Orion concept - very interesting:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416Uck7MXCL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
Title: Re: 2001: Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive
Post by: elmayerle on March 02, 2015, 09:47:05 AM
One of Robert Forward's more interesting efforts.  I would have loved to have seen that properly portrayed on the big screen (of course, Hollywood and "accurate portrayal" are almost completely opposite terms, but...).
Title: Re: 2001: Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive
Post by: jcf on March 02, 2015, 11:31:10 AM
Forward? Orion wasn't one of his, that was Ulam and Everett's concept developed by Ted Taylor and Freeman Dyson et al.
Title: Re: 2001: Discovery using a Orion nuclear pulse drive
Post by: elmayerle on March 02, 2015, 12:07:07 PM
*slaps forehead* Oops, begging y'all's pardon, I did mis-remember what name was associated with Orion.
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 14, 2017, 10:13:52 PM
Now this is cool. Click on image to enlarge.

(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15936481_1548454981838806_7901692734827470722_o.jpg?oh=1cc1562cb2975a7a318bd3f8bb6e7997&oe=591FC715)

Source: Facebook 3D Sci-Fi Renders January 11
 
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 15, 2017, 02:20:39 AM
 :)
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: The Big Gimper on October 09, 2017, 04:10:45 AM
Aries trans-lunar shuttle. Space Station V has two docking bays on either side of the rotational axis of the station. We did not see the lunar shuttle side in the movie.

(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22254939_1394192574031106_6318422369330156347_o.jpg?oh=f090414bce5c39e3a1e0e102a71d2a0c&oe=5A3ED184)

Source: Chris Hicks on Facebook
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: The Big Gimper on October 09, 2017, 04:12:51 AM
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22220011_1393591067424590_6282735726642902439_o.jpg?oh=fa489b64f1305bb87b166b378c2052ed&oe=5A876695)

Source: Chris Hicks on Facebook
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: The Big Gimper on December 08, 2017, 09:43:49 AM
More fan art. Click to enlarge.

(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/24799578_10204081483794252_5812081958598008001_o.jpg?oh=4a864183a6997e42fffe1d0e92fa392e&oe=5A8B3BF8)
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 09, 2017, 02:57:39 AM
 :smiley:
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: The Big Gimper on September 06, 2021, 07:26:06 PM
This is not the 1/72 CultTVMan Orion but a good reference for a cargo version in 1/144 (Stargazer models).

Kit built by John Payne.

Note: Images are not loading. Click on website link below for now.

(http://www.inpayne.com/models/scifi/orion2-00.jpg)
(http://www.inpayne.com/models/scifi/orion2-01.jpg)
(http://www.inpayne.com/models/scifi/orion2-16.jpg)

More photos here: http://www.inpayne.com/models/scifi/stargazer-orion2a.html (http://www.inpayne.com/models/scifi/stargazer-orion2a.html)
Title: Re: 2001: All Things related to 2001: A Space Odyssey Film
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 07, 2021, 02:04:26 AM
 :smiley: