Post by Jonatan on Feb 10, 2007 5:03:12 GMT 1
This is my first post here but I'd like to show a screenshot I took from Virtual Sailor, a game I play often and is an avid addon modeller for, and I thought I'd share it with you all as it is WotW related.
I love the HMS Thunder Child and hold a sort of "fearful fashination" of the tripods, that I'm scared but still fashinated by them.
I have read and enjoyed the book a number of times along with some of the e-comics out there aswell as seeing the Spielberg film.
The shot features a freelanced warship based on the Barfleur class but very much inspired by HMS Thunder Child. Also I have designed and created my own version of the tripod (of which I hope I haven't ripped off somebody elses design by mistake).
The image below portays HMS Gargantua in the role as Thunderchild in a staged scene against tripods with the transport steamer to the right. Additional smoke and effects were added in Paintshop Pro.
"HMS Thunder Child struck by the Heat Ray whilst fireing her guns"
The scene was inspired from listening to Poyks most exellent Chapter 5 soundtrack that also served as very good background music as I engaged the tripods in-game after taking the staged screenshot.
The outcome of the battle was as per the novel, I was dutyfully sunk.
For those interested, models can be obtained here. -> www.jonatan.maxxflow.com/ships/boats.php
/Jonatan
I love the HMS Thunder Child and hold a sort of "fearful fashination" of the tripods, that I'm scared but still fashinated by them.
I have read and enjoyed the book a number of times along with some of the e-comics out there aswell as seeing the Spielberg film.
The shot features a freelanced warship based on the Barfleur class but very much inspired by HMS Thunder Child. Also I have designed and created my own version of the tripod (of which I hope I haven't ripped off somebody elses design by mistake).
The image below portays HMS Gargantua in the role as Thunderchild in a staged scene against tripods with the transport steamer to the right. Additional smoke and effects were added in Paintshop Pro.
"HMS Thunder Child struck by the Heat Ray whilst fireing her guns"
The scene was inspired from listening to Poyks most exellent Chapter 5 soundtrack that also served as very good background music as I engaged the tripods in-game after taking the staged screenshot.
The outcome of the battle was as per the novel, I was dutyfully sunk.
For those interested, models can be obtained here. -> www.jonatan.maxxflow.com/ships/boats.php
/Jonatan
