(CONCEPT ART) This is some concept art for some Spelljammer

[universalmonster]

This is not a finished project but in the other thread someone mentioned Spelljammer and it got me thinking about trying to model some of the ships I drew for my Spelljammer campaign. I was looking through some old notebooks and also found a sketch of a funny scene that happened in a game. So anyway, these can be considered Creative Commons "use and remix" now, they are just old sketches and I'm going to attempt either the fish ship or the bumblebee ("Persephone") 



THIS is actually the main ship for the campaign. It was modeled after a Betta fish. 


Here's the Persephone, which was a much shorter lived part of the campaign, and I think this ship got set on fire. Whoops. 

These two ships seem doable- I think Sgt Slag mentioned paper mache as possible, maybe with a giant flying base. The Persephone has landing gear. I went googling for a plastic bee toy and I found a couple but they were too small. 

 
Here's a Dwarven Ale Tanker (lol) I dunno, it was a crazy campaign. 

And finally...


Here's a dumb/funny thing that happened in the campaign. Of course I'm an Oz fan. 

And just to bring this back to miniatures for a second, some 15mm "Skrulls*" I painted up about an hour ago. I see now I missed the leaders belt. 

*(not actually Skrulls)












The sketched artwork (except Tik Tok!) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Feel free to use and remix into whatever. I'm the original artist. 

[Draklith]

Those are some really cool drawings...thx for posting them. It's actually on my list to build a spelljammer ship that is a remote controlled flyer

lots of helium lol

[sgtslag]

With papier mache', you need an armature to apply it to. One thing which comes to mind, is the old-fashioned, chicken wire. I had relatives living on farms, as a child.

It is lightweight steel, it typically has a square, or hex, pattern, it is very bendable. It strikes me as a good armature material due to its properties. You should be able to form it easily, into your basic shapes. Then drape the papier mache' over it, let it dry, then move on to the next piece.

Do not consider this as the only option.  Merely a suggestion of what might work.  Looking forward to seeing the project move forward!  Cheers!

[erho]

Great schetches!

[universalmonster]

Guys, I am fired up by your comments and suggestions. I think what I'm going to do is start with that Betta-ship, and use a styrofoam or paper mache egg, tilted forward 45degrees, and then build it out backwards with cardboard. I can paper mache the fins off of some kind of armature- maybe just more light cardboard. I have this notion of using cellophane somehow but I'm not sure how to do it yet.

[factoriatabletop]

please go ahead and show us your beautiful crafts!
liked so much, did i told you?
cheers man