S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier Cutaway
I was asked to create a cutaway of the Helicarrier for the Ultimate Book of Marvel. Marvel supplied a simple black and white drawing of a front and side view of the craft.
My task was to model up the entire craft using reference from comics and back stories, after that invent machinery and a layout that could make the war craft fly!
One of the difficulties I had to overcome was due to the detail it was hard to distinguish the separate decks clearly, the use of strong colour being reflected down worked well. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier Cutaway, with a crew up to 1000 and an operating speed of 35Mph (56Kph) it is a huge air craft. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
View showing one of the aircraft lifts and aft hangar space. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
Flight deck with forward looking sensor eye. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
Planning room, forward command and control rooms, the lunch tubes bellow fire cruise missiles. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
Marine vehicle and equipment storage. Training, tactical rooms, billets and bathrooms can be seen too! © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
Stem repulser lift array in the red light, the emergency bail-out tube can be seen near to the engineer crew rooms. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.
Aft engine cutaway. The dual giant docking tractor beam anchor can be seen above. © Marvel / Dorling Kindersley / Richard Chasemore. All rights reserved.