tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318702596419171382.post1396692124506117300..comments2024-03-07T20:37:26.769-08:00Comments on DUNE - Special Edition: Atreides OrnithopterSashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037554916061176077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318702596419171382.post-33840969152728385522010-01-27T13:19:24.976-08:002010-01-27T13:19:24.976-08:00It's definitely an artful adaptation of the ra...It's definitely an artful adaptation of the rather un'thopter like movie version. My only problem with the design is the apparently impossible center of mass vs. center of lift position (very, very nose heavy). <br />I recall some illustrations by John Schoenherr who did the original cover illustrations in an old copy of Omni magazine eons ago. They look more like a cross between dragonflies and high performance gliders. I currently can find only one image online (although he did several "Dune" paintings that were published in 1977) at http://ski-ffy.blogspot.com/2009/11/analog-dune-world-part-two.html<br /><br />Also consider a shallow sideways figure 8 wingtip motion instead of flapping for hovering (such as the landing on your anim).Zubiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931010091075836036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318702596419171382.post-20331387565776901932009-11-10T03:04:19.086-08:002009-11-10T03:04:19.086-08:00It looks good and animates well, but watching it i...It looks good and animates well, but watching it in action gives me the distinct feeling that it's just a box flapping around. Some sort of fins or rudders on the bottom back would really give a sense of stability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com