Shebacca, Her Solo and Lucy Skywalker...

...And the Millennium Falconesse.

I've always loved Star Wars, but I would kinda like to see this version as well. Sometimes it really annoys me how stereotypic genders are portrayed in actions movies. 

Recently I stumpled upon the talented Austrian artist lanimalu, who'd illustrated the hobbits from LOTR as female characters, and I really loved that take on the tale, so I decided to have a go at it myself.
Especially because Han in Danish means Him - so it made sense calling this charming rogue Her :)

Bilba Baggins. Art by lanimalu

Star Wars Trailers just keeps on giving...

Im just... speechless!

45 Years ago these days the first men walked the Moon!!!

45 Years ago these days Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walked as the first humans on the lunar surface.

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, Aldrin slightly less, and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted thecommand spacecraft alone in lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip back to Earth.

 - From wikipedia

What an astonishing feat! I wasn't even born then, but I've seen the footage like a gazillion times, and it's still incredibly exciting to watch. 
They did what people for millennias had been telling stories about: They landed on the Moon! What these 3 guys did, was both to show us what we are capable of and how fragile we are. Just by turning the camera around from the surface on another world, and thereby showing us what an amazing and unbelieveable place we inhabit. I am still in awe... 

Thanks to Buzz, Neil and Michael! #Apollo45 

Battleship - Corvette Class



My newest ship - the HMS Hood - the famed battleship is now SketcheUp'ed, and I'm rather pleased with it.

I like the wrench shape of it, like a tool designed for a function an not to look good.

I want to make a battleship - a cruiser or dreadnaught class ship - based on the shape of an axe or a cleaver, but that might be a bit of a challenge to get that one exactly right...

Here's the corvette again:

Freighter - Hauler Class

I'm currently working on the design of the cargo freighter, belonging to my main protagonists - but I still haven't worked it out yet. This one is somewhat in the right direction, but it does looks like something you've seen before. And I think it's a bit too big. I still like it, and that's why I decided to post it here. 

The ship I need got to have a little more personality, but nothing like the Millenium Falcon (where do Han put the cargo on that ship???) and a bit more together than Serenity (it does look like they mashed 5 ships together into one)...

And thanks to Google SketchUp...

Art of Francis Tsai

Francis Tsai is an American comic book artist, illustrator, author and conceptual artist, whose work includes contributions to Star Wars, Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering trading cards, Marvel Comix, ImagineFX magazine and several games. He has written and illustrated 3 books "Fantasy Art Academy: 100 Ways to Paint the Coolest Fantasy Figures"(2008), "Extreme Worlds" (2009) and is currently working on his third how-to book "Anatomy: The Fantasy Artist's Bible" (2010). 

But even though he is an extremely talented artist, I must admit that it's his ships that really makes my day here... Just take a looong look at these two eerie vessels! Great design. Check out his website here.