Orinthopter Pic

[Shadowstrike]

Does anyone have a pic that I could use for an ornithopter? I know, its an unusual request, but I can't seem to find any. Thanx in advance.

[BeBMan]

If you can wait until the weekend, I can try to draw one? Have you some special ideas about the look? And should it be isometric or not?

[Shadowstrike]

Thanx for you're aid. As for the view, isometric would be nice. I have a picture, but it's only 2 dimensional. I can't draw for beans and my attept ended in failure.

[William Keenan]

There is never any failure in trying. Keep drawing until you get good at it.

[Michael Daumen]

Dune ornithopter or Magic the Gathering ornithopter? Like I have either

[Shadowstrike]

M:TG orni perfered. I like the wood & cloth feel of that one (the Dune one is OK, but looks to mechanical)

[BeBMan]

Hmmm, the Dune ornithopters are what I´ve had in mind when I offered to draw one. I don´t know the M:TG thing.
Shadowstrike, if your 2D pic shows this M:TG orni, please send the pic to me (the e-mail button works), it would be helpful...

[Shadowstrike]

Darn, I knew I needed a scanner sometime... Well, if there are any Magic players with this card and a scanner, can you please be so generous as to post it here?

Maybe I can convey this to you verbally, BeBro. Imagine a bird, with wodden bones and in lieu of feathers, sailcoth. Where the bird's body would be, you would have a wodden compartment (as in Dune but those are metallic) where the pilot would be situated. Attached to the wooden frame of the wing, are small bombs (don't know if you can depict this, if not, its ok).

Basically, the Dune ornithopter, built of wood and sailcloth and with the wings to the side and not above the main compartment.

Thanx for volenteering.

[Beto Benedetti]

So, what the heck is an ornithopter, an insect, a bird or a platypus???

[BeBMan]

The description helps a lot I´ll try it in the next days. Should I mail you the result directly or post it here , Shadowstrike? Ok, it´s late now in Germany...

[Shadowstrike]

You're choice BeBro. And its getting dark here in Canada so I can imagine how late it is in Germany. My profile mail works now.

[Shadowstrike]

To answer you're question Beto, an ornithopter is a plane, not the conventional type but one which flies by the means of flapping wings, like a bird. As yet, no ornithopter large enough to carry passengers has ever flew, as far as my knowledge goes. It has been portrayed in various Fantasy and Science-Fiction Novels.

[Shadowstrike]

A couple of weeks. I've already got all the units and terain art, so its just placing the units, cities, setting up the scenario and finding the icon art.

[BeBMan]

Ok, Shadowstrike, here is the first try...
I try to follow the description (wood, sailcloth, little bombs), but the result is probably completely different from your imagination.

I need suggestions about what should be changed.

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[This message has been edited by BeBro (edited August 24, 2000).]

[Shadowstrike]

It's perfect. It looks wonderful. Thank you for all your help. Do you want to playtest this scenario when its ready?