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For a while now I've wanted to do the Discovery from 2001 as she was conceived by the designers - that it including the main drive's radiator panels which Kubrick chose to remove for aesthetic reasons.

I figured, since I was making that change, that I'd go ahead and picture the original mission as well: Saturn and its moon, Iapetus. As you die-hard 2001 fans know, Clarke kept that destination in the novelization. This all leads me to yet another book cover image :)

Hope ya like! Discovery model via Vanishing Point.
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*madshutterbug Feb 1, 2013
Nicely done.
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*Arcas-Art Feb 3, 2013  Professional General Artist
Thanks :D
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~GhostBirdofPrey Nov 5, 2012
Weren't the radiators on the Discovery said to be triangular in the book?
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*Arcas-Art Nov 6, 2012  Professional General Artist
They were... but the whole ship was a slightly different design. I believe this is the configuration of the radiators proposed by the movie's tech designers, before they were nixed Kubrick.
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~kedamono-mizudori Aug 15, 2012
To let you know Arcas, I just added your image to my blog, Realistic Spaceship Illustrations. It's great looking!

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*Arcas-Art Aug 16, 2012  Professional General Artist
WOW! Very cool - THANK YOU!!!!!! :squee:
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~kedamono-mizudori Aug 20, 2012
You're welcome!
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*celticarchie Jul 3, 2012
Having recently listened to the talking book of 2001, Clarke's description always seemed pretty sparse. I can't really see how anyone could get a clear mind picture of how the Discovery looks, I thought if I'd read the book without seeing the film I'd be imaging a very different looking ship. :)
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*Arcas-Art Jul 10, 2012  Professional General Artist
Well... as I said above, this is really a sort of fusion.... a book/movie compromise image.
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*celticarchie Jul 10, 2012
Yeah, just wondering what I'd imagine without the films influence. Probably something from a Chris Foss book knowing me. :)
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