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Published: 2008-11-07 19:40:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 4902; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 197
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So, I'm gonna enter the Whirled contest, I decided to do an airship. Though you likely won't be able to see the whole airship in Whirled, I still want to design it.I've never designed an airship before, I don't design a lot of vehicles... I'm not super technically-minded. But I did look at a lot of photos and illustrations of different types of airships and seaships before I made this. Having said that... just rip it apart! Even if I don't use your suggestion, really anything will help.
Note: Many of the fins are decorative, and those are propellers at the back, but they aren't big enough to hit that back tail fin.
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This is gorgeous! And perfect for the airship in our story...
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Thanks, are you planning on using this, or do you just mean it's an inspiration?
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It's an inspiration, and currently resides in both my gallery of faves, and my co-writer's!
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Aw okay cool, lol. Β I've just had people use my art as stock art without permission before 
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Oh, there's no WAY I would use your art without your express permission! But your fabulous airship serves as the base of our story airship design... hey, would you be interested in a commission down the road, to tweak the design to fit our story?
Thanks for the compliment on the avatar! I am TOTALLY jazzed by it β the inimitable created it for me, based on my photos showcasing my fabulous hat collection! She is SO talented at creating animated avatars...
Check out the one she designed for my BFF! β so much squee!
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As it's just an inspiration, that's cool. ^_^ Β Unfortunately I don't do commissions anymore, but there are lots of other talented artists on deviant art who take commissions! Β And those are your real hats?? I am so jealous of your collection. ;_;
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Heh. That's only a FRACTION of my hat collection... 
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It look like a mix between the airship in Teddy Ruxpin and the goblin airship in Warcraft
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Cool design! I'm really liking this so far.
And it was fun reading the nice advice people gave.
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Great sketch, reminds me of Leonardo da Vinci's works ;]
Good luck on the contest ;]
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This is such a cool design, I love the extra fins and the streamlined look of it. I agree with above advice about have a prop, or two props imo, for better to facilitate turning. Also, the horizontal fins on the ship part itself could be replicated a little higher on the end, for stability ya know. Just to give some purpose to any fins you might think are just decoration.
On zeppelins too, now that I'm kinda daydreaming about flying stuff, the cockpit usually is in the front bottom. Of course, the zeppelins I'm thinking about also say 'drink pepsi' on the side. ._o Not quite so cool.
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Oh thanks, that's some good advice!
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You're welcome, good luck on the contest. ^^^
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I hate giving advice, even when asked... one suggestion I might give would be to have the props coming off the back of the wooden ship's hull. The same steam engine that powers the props off the back of the ship would also provide heated air for the balloon above via a metal tube coming up from the deck to the balloon. Like the design... go for it!
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Oh thanks!! This is the exact type of advice I was looking for!
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You're Very Welcome...
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you really love tackling new things~!
I love your draft paper, very apt:}
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Woah... Looks pretty awesome. I can't wait to see a finished version. Good luck!
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This is fantastic! I love the design. It is so whimsical. I look forward to seeing the finished piece! Good luck with the contest!
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