Firstly, Project: Hail Mary is an absolute triumph of an adaptation. It manages to fly along with just the right amount of exposition -- enough to tell you exactly what is going on without the deep-diving of the book. I loved all those deep dives, but in the cinematic world of show-don't-tell, it has to go. I understand that the first cut of the film was about four hours long, so it seems like the heavy lifting of adaptation was all done in the editing suite. Bravo!
I am trying to dissuade myself from starting a highly detailed build of Mary, herself. I did a build after finishing the book, based on the schematic the author created. Master SF concept artist Paul Chadeisson took the broad idea and changed the very simple but scientifically plausible layout into a fascinating visual character that has maybe 85% of the book version's plausibility but is 400% more interesting.
I love the design, and I love that it's not too difficult to build. I might see what I get out of two hours. If I nail the big forms, it might happen. I can't find any decent blueprints, so far.
I must progress the terrain and catch up. I've proven that a tile-based approach will work for creating large, detailed terrain. I need the right tiles and the right arrangement. I have a big lake section for the centre. Next, I need a range of mountains for the back, then foothills and canyons at the front.
I love the design, and I love that it's not too difficult to build. I might see what I get out of two hours. If I nail the big forms, it might happen. I can't find any decent blueprints, so far.
Halo: Raptor
I must progress the terrain and catch up. I've proven that a tile-based approach will work for creating large, detailed terrain. I need the right tiles and the right arrangement. I have a big lake section for the centre. Next, I need a range of mountains for the back, then foothills and canyons at the front.
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| Lower-level foothill tiles |
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