I used Tinkercad to make my latest Retro-design rocketship. The forward-swept wings, the thick fin-root nacelles, the pointy nose and the long cockpit canopy are reminiscent of the American space race design phase following the launch of Sputnick by the Soviet Union in 1957. […]
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American movie spaceships of the 30’s
While American rocket science pioneer Robert Goddart was busy experimenting with real rockets, the popular newspaper comic pages was serializing the exploits of space buccaneers like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. The 30’s is one of my favorite decades for American design. Bulbus, rounded […]
My First 3D Spaceship
Tinkercad is a great 3D design environment for artists. For engineering, it’s limited too kit will get in the way fairly quickly. But when I design robots, rocketship and game pieces, it is my go-to platform. It’s intuitive, quick and browser-based. And, it’s completely […]
