Lander loiter or leave?

Manta Tactical Lift

 I'm in a good place, and the pressure to move on to other projects is too strong to ignore. Even if I felt I needed to stick with its development, I'd need a break at this point to cultivate a fresh eye. 

I'm getting on with either the informal Science Fiction scene competition with Berglmir or the True-VFX Community competition (actually set by Berglmir). The latter competition has a deadline, so I'll do that first. 

Sometimes, it just falls together

I started creating terrain heightmaps in World Creator. I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere, so I started to play with some of the results in Blender.

Starting point

A first brush at all elements

Of course, the lander was going to land on the scene.

I'm happy with this as a starting point. I need to add some additional points of interest. An antenna on the right-hand hill. So, snow clumps around the landing pads. Lighting and refuelling equipment. The concrete cylinder will need to be dressed up and lit. Maybe even a figure in the foreground. More atmospherics!