This reminds me of Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, now I am going to have to find out if there were any sequels.

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 07:27:04 AMThis reminds me of Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, now I am going to have to find out if there were any sequels.

Gondor

There was one; Mission to Moulokin.
Of course there were a bunch of books set in his Humanx Commonwealth

Quote from: Doug K on November 03, 2024, 09:10:26 AM

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 07:27:04 AMThis reminds me of Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, now I am going to have to find out if there were any sequels.

Gondor

There was one; Mission to Moulokin.
Of course there were a bunch of books set in his Humanx Commonwealth

I found out that there are two, "Mission to Moulokin" and "The Deluge Drivers". Both are now on my Amazon wish list. I shall expand into his Humanx Commonwealth once I have read those two.

Quote from: steelpillow on November 03, 2024, 07:19:39 AM...where's that Hawkwind album in the "X" sleeve I picked up in a charity shop last month?

In Search of Space?

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 10:05:42 AM

Quote from: Doug K on November 03, 2024, 09:10:26 AM

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 07:27:04 AMThis reminds me of Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, now I am going to have to find out if there were any sequels.

Gondor

There was one; Mission to Moulokin.
Of course there were a bunch of books set in his Humanx Commonwealth

I found out that there are two, "Mission to Moulokin" and "The Deluge Drivers". Both are now on my Amazon wish list. I shall expand into his Humanx Commonwealth once I have read those two.

IMO Icerigger is the best of the three.  The survival aspect (after the crash) adds something the others lack.  Although having said that they are all a good read.

Quote from: zenrat on November 04, 2024, 04:00:17 AM

Quote from: steelpillow on November 03, 2024, 07:19:39 AM...where's that Hawkwind album in the "X" sleeve I picked up in a charity shop last month?

In Search of Space?

Yes, that's it.

I was in search of In Search of Space.

Maybe something like this on skids or skates (but built so that it is likely to stay upright)?

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... Does an ice ship need to have only upright masts? Masts angled to the sides might not be the best for sailing into the wind though.

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 10:05:42 AM

Quote from: Doug K on November 03, 2024, 09:10:26 AM

Quote from: Gondor on November 03, 2024, 07:27:04 AMThis reminds me of Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster, now I am going to have to find out if there were any sequels.

Gondor

There was one; Mission to Moulokin.
Of course there were a bunch of books set in his Humanx Commonwealth

I found out that there are two, "Mission to Moulokin" and "The Deluge Drivers". Both are now on my Amazon wish list. I shall expand into his Humanx Commonwealth once I have read those two.

I forgot about the Deluge Drivers!

Good Stuff. Not read Ice Rigger, but have done the Michael Moorcock novel.

So, leaving the sails aside, until I get a vibe on the hull shape, time to tinker with the hull.
A bit of 3D design work on the bow castle, for wont of a better name at this stage. I have already cobbled up a proof of concept for the Stern.


A an hour or two of printing, a test fit to see if the vibe works, and pretty much, this will probably do.

Also completed a hull bottom piece a lot shallower


So get this into place, then see what happens next I suppose

It's looking pretty good so far Buzzy mate  .. this has got me even more interested now     

Coming along! 

I like Foster's Humanx serieses, but haven't read them in years. And back then I read too many at once, trying to get the whole story, so got a bit tired of them and stopped.

Quote from: buzzbomb on November 05, 2024, 08:28:43 PMA bit of 3D design work on the bow castle, for wont of a better name at this stage.

The official term is "forecastle" (a.k.a. "fo'c's'le" (Eng)/"fo'c'sle" (US Eng)), the similar structure at the stern is called the "aftercastle" (a.k.a "sterncastle"/"aftcastle").


Nice work thus far, BT!  

Quote from: buzzbomb on November 05, 2024, 08:28:43 PMthe bow castle, for wont of a better name at this stage.

There's always some annoying knowall on a forum. Allow me to inform you that it is the fo'c'sle, a contraction of forecastle. The one at the stern is the poop, surmounted by the poop deck(reputedly derived from some French word for stern).

Quote from: steelpillow on November 06, 2024, 11:57:55 AM

Quote from: buzzbomb on November 05, 2024, 08:28:43 PMthe bow castle, for wont of a better name at this stage.

There's always some annoying knowall on a forum. Allow me to inform you that it is the fo'c'sle, a contraction of forecastle. The one at the stern is the poop, surmounted by the poop deck(reputedly derived from some French word for stern).

Which has nothing to do with the head! So I've been told....   

Quote from: buzzbomb on November 05, 2024, 08:28:43 PMA an hour or two of printing, a test fit to see if the vibe works, and pretty much, this will probably do.

It seems somewhat top-heavy. Remember the Wasa!