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8 8 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 2 Terminus Blue Team and Synnax Shuttles These are short-distance shuttles, like taxis, that move people and products between the planet and the upper atmosphere. Hover Car This is my homage to Luke Skywalker's landspeeder. The design is utilitarian: If Terminus had a and oer dealership, this was our Defender. Imperial FTL Ships (including knife ships, battleships, Imperial shuttles and the ubicon FTL is an acronym for faster than light. The FTL ships are the pride and joy of the Empire. They provide the ability to travel through the galaxy at incredible speed and to establish an authoritarian rule over other planets. Something that needed to be figured outwas how passengers would be seated or held in place during FTL travel on the ships. I came up with the idea of a type of mesh that would lock you into position and send you to sleep for the ourney. first looked at the aquatic proboscis worm. Some subspecies catch prey by shooting forth a sticky, web-like substance that ikipedia describes as a mass of sticky spaghetti." I thought some version of this projectile, biological mesh would be an interesting type of protection for T trael. oweer, this concept proed too dicult and costly, so turned to a type of medical mesh that is used to keep patients steady during scanning. Imperial FTL Ship: Invictus The Invictus is an ancient Imperial battleship with old T tech, a giant uggernaut that can fire in every direction. The design can accommodate a big camera move out the main bridge window, something I look forward to seeing. Thespin Lancer Ships Thespin fighters are remotecontrolled by on planet pilots. Each pilot and ship are bonded, so the ship can only be piloted by a single individual, and that pilot cannot be untethered from the ship, even if they are physically separate. Thespin Tech Ship: Beggar's Lament ike the Thespin fighters, this Thespin tech ship is bound to its pilot. Beggar's Lament is the space- faring equivalent of a long-haul truck, designed to carry containers to be deliered to faroff worlds. For Beggar's Lament, wanted to create a different and unique shape, distinct from other cinematic spacecraft. The ship is two stories high, with multiple access points. I knew from the start that the show would be spending a lot of time on Beggar's Lament in season one, and likely even more in season two, so the ship needed to be structured in a way that could grow with the series. Anacreon Corvettes These are warships covered in a type of wood- based armor. hile the making of Foundation did not involve thousands of planets, it did bring together thousands of artists and craftspeople from a multitude of nations on our own world. Unlike the characters of Foundation, we were not at odds, but rather all working toward the common goal of achieving an end result that is both spectacular and unique. ADG A. SYNNAX SMALL SHUTTLE. ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL CHADEISSON. B. HOVERCRAFT. ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL CHADEISSON. C. IMPERIAL FASTER THAN LIGHT SHIPS. ILLUSTRATION BY JEREMY GILLESPIE. D. INTERIOR INVICTUS BRIDGE. ILLUSTRATION BY BARBARA AGBAJE. E. BEGGAR'S LAMENT INTERIOR. ILLUSTRATION BY BARTOL RENDULIC. F. BEGGAR'S LAMENT EXTERIOR. ILLUSTRATION BY KARL CROSBY. G. THESPIAN LANCER SHIP. ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL CHADEISSON. H. ANACREON CORVETTE. ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHAN MARTINIERE. I. THE VAULT ON TERMINUS. PRODUCTION STILL. A B