Feb 09 2015
IÂ guess it was about time to register my own domain for the site. So when I installed the Jetpack-Plugin for WordPress and registered a dedicated wordpress.com user-account, they offered my to register the same as a full fledged domain: travellerillustrated.com
Nice, but I wanted that domain with my webspace provider of trust and registered it. So from now on we will also be available through http://travellerillustrated.com
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Jan 26 2015
Finally a textured model of the 300ton Armored Merchant. The image below shows the vessel in her Rhaan Interstellar Corp (RIC) livery.
Rhaan Interstellar Corp – 300dt Star Class Armored Merchant „Solar Flare“
Star Class Traveller 5 Stats
Vol |
Name | TL | Free | Gs | J | PP | Fuel | Duration | MCr | Computer | Crew | Psgr. | LB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 |
Armored Merchant | 12 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 99 | one month | 135.36 | Computer Model/2 bis | 6 | 8 | 10 | sl,a/r |
Star Class Traveller SRD Stats
The standard Air/Raft features a matching paint job with RIC logo, while the 4ton standard Container sports an Imperiallines livery.
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Jan 21 2015
Here it is, finally. The 30ton Ship’s Boat got a livery. And not a completely bad one I would say. The 4dt container in the image below is just a quick by-product that might see a bit of improvement in the future.
30ton Ship’s Boat, Copyright 2015: Traveller Illustrated
More to come…
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Jan 20 2015
The mission of this site is to eventually model and texture all the common and some less common adventure class starships  (ACS) from Classic Traveller (CT). As of now I have modelled a good batch of craft that need a livery badly.
In order to see which ships or boats need one and to keep track of where I am with this venture I frequently render a group shot or parade of all (significant) models and texture variants. Of course I actually produced more texture variants for some than shown in the render below, but some were simply not to my liking. No need to bother anyone with those.
More to come…
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Jan 17 2015
Just a quick model of a tiny craft designed by HG_B over at CotI forums.
10ton Intrasystem Sloop
 And for the livery I think I’m going in the direction of a classic VW T1 bus… ☺
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Jan 13 2015
Standard open top Air/Raft
TL 9, 4 tons, Cr 90,000.
A light gravitic vehicle. An air/raft can usually cruise at 100 kph (but is extremely subject to wind effects). Top speed varies depending on size and model. An air/raft can reach orbit in several hours (number of hours equal to planetary size digit in the UPP); passengers must wear vacc suits and interplanetary travel in an air/raft is not possible. Life support must be recharged daily. An air/raft can carry up to ten persons or two tons of cargo for the larger variants. The air/raft is unpressurized and usually open-topped. Presdurized enclosed variants exist.
The Air/Raft is inspired by a model from Robert Pearce and follows the general shape.
Craft ID: Halcyon Four-man Open Air/Raft, TL 13, Cr 492,000 (std MCr 866,000)
Hull: 1/1, Disp=2, Config=4SL, Armor=6F, Open-top 20%
Unloaded= 3.038 tons, loaded= 14.272 tons
Power: 1/2, Fusion=0.6 MW, Duration= 20/60
Loco: 1/2, LowPowHiG Thrust=17 tons, Avionics
(loaded) NOE=57 kph, Cruise=171 kph, Top=228 kph
(unloaded) NOE=170, Cruise=750 kph, Top=1000 kph
(unloaded, vacuum) NOE=170, Cruise= 2758 kph, Top= 3678 kph
Commo: Radio=far orbit x1, MaserComm=far orbit
Sensors: ActEMS=Vdist, PassEMS=Vdist,
ActObjScan=Diff, ActObjPin=Diff, PassEngScan=Form
Off/Def: Hardpoint x1
Control: Computer=Mod 0 x2, Panel=Dynalink x8,
Environ=BasEnv
Accom: Crew=1 (driver), seats=adequate x4
Other: Cargo=11.167 kl, Fuel=0.96 kl,
ObjSize=small, EMLevel=Moderate
Hurakan enclosed Air/Raft TL 13
Craft ID: Four-man Enclosed Air/Raft, TL 13, MCr 1.394 (std MCr 2.12)
Hull: 1/1, Disp=3, Config=4SL, Armor=10F,
Unloaded=7 tons, loaded=27 tons
Power: 1/2, Fusion=1.4 MW, Duration=20/60
Loco: 1/2, LowPowHiG Thrust=33 tons,
(loaded) NOE=65 kph, Cruise=194 kph, Top=258 kph
(unloaded) NOE=170, Cruise=750 kph, Top=1000 kph
(unloaded, vacuum) NOE=170, Cruise=2445 kph, Top=3260 kph
Commo: Radio=far orbit x1, LaserComm=far orbit, MaserComm=far orbit
Sensors: EMMasking, ActEMS=Vdist, PassEMS=Vdist, Dens/LoPen=50m,
Neutrino=100 kW,
ActObjScan=Diff, ActObjPin=Diff, PassObjScan=Diff,
PassObjPin=Diff, PassEngScan=Diff, PassEngPin=Diff
Off/Def: Hardpoint x1
Control: Computer=Mod 0 x2, Panel=dynalink x23,
Environ=(BasEnv, BasLS)
Accom: Crew=1 (driver), seats=adequate x4
Other: Cargo=20 kl, Fuel=1.672 kl, HoloRecorder x2,
ObjSize=small, EMLevel=Faint
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Jan 07 2015
The TL12 Collapsible Auxilliary Fuel Tankage (CAFT) is an optional addition to a cargo bay to store liquid hydrogen as additional fuel tankage inside the cargo bay. The material is flexible and conforming so no cargo capacity is wasted. Each CAFT is crafted for a specific cargo bay. Interchangeability is possible for identical cargo bays. Fuel Transfer Pumps are necessary to use the CAFT, so each cargo bay has to be fittet with the appropriate equipment (one Fuel Transfer Pump per CAFT). All CAFTs have a Cellular Design which allows incremental filling and emptying, as well as refining into the CAFTs when Fuel Processors are installed (unrefined fuel to be pumped through the processor into the CAFT (in increments of the cellular capacity (usually 2tons for ACS). Processing is possible from CAFT into another CAFT or from Main Tankage into CAFT or vice versa.
Outfitters usually have CAFTs available for the most common adventure class ships (e.g. Free Trader, Far Trader, Subsidized Merchant, etc.), though there are some ships that simply do not have enough cargo space. These Standard CAFTs have the necessary Fuel Transfer Pumps slotted into their respective deployment frames. These standard CAFTs are available at a discount. See below.
Individually manufactured CAFT per 10 ton cargo bay filled: 0,1 ton (1 percent reduction in capacity) and 0,1 MCr
Installation of piping or additional fuel transfer pumps requires at least Class C starwort facilities, an additional week of layover and lots of credits. Ships with Fuel Processors usually have the necessary piping already in place. Also available are man-portable Fuel Transfer Pumps (MFTP), but the Ship needs to have the required piping installed to use these pumps.
Scout/Seeker Type J: This is a modified surplus Type-S Scout/Courier that has two 10 ton ore bays and already comes with a 10 ton Dismountable Fuel Tank, reducing ore capacity to 10 tons and increasing fuel capacity to 40 tons. As CAFTs are available from 10tons capacity up, there is no CAFT for the Scout/Seeker or any ship with less than 10tons in a single cargo bay available. The standard Type-S has only 3tons of cargo.
Safari Ship
Free Trader, Far Trader, Armored Merchant, Fat Trader, etc.
10ton CAFT, 1ton packaged, Fuel Transfer Pumps included, Cellular Design (2ton Cells)
20ton CAFT, 2ton packaged, Fuel Transfer Pumps included, Cellular Design (2ton Cells)
30ton CAFT, 3ton packaged, Fuel Transfer Pumps included, Cellular Design (2ton Cells)
40ton CAFT, 4ton packaged, Fuel Transfer Pumps included, Cellular Design (2ton Cells)
Similar Equipment
Dismountable Fuel Tanks (DFT): These auxiliary tanks are included in the original ship design (see Seeker Class).
DropTanks (DT): These are external Tanks that are jettisoned prior to Jump (see Gazelle Class).
Fuel Bays (FB): Cargo Bays designed to carry fuel or liquids (see Traveller 5 Core Rules)
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Dez 25 2014
Character (MT, 1110)
Harlan Wolfe – Scout (46)Â – generated with MT CharGen by Zarkol (hosted with permission)
| Harlan Wolfe | Scout | 468BC8 | Age 46 | 7 Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics-3 | Grav Vehicle-3 | Pilot-3 | Mechanical-2 | Vacc Suit-2 |
| Demolitions-1 | Instruction-1 | Jack-of-all-Trades-1 | Laser Weapons-1 | Computer-1 |
| Handgun-0 (im Training +1) | Engineering-0 | |||
| Laser Rifle | Snub Pistol | Laser Pistol | ||
| Ship Share: „Tin Lizzie" | Type-A Beowulf Class | Position: Pilot | Cr. 50,000 | |
| Homeworld | Scandia / Arcturus | (Solomani Rim 2628) | UWP A658969-E | Starmap |
MgT-CharacterSheet (incomplete), based on this Fillable PDF.
Harlan was born and raised in an Imperial Naval Garrison on Scandia in 1064. Even though he befriended local kids during his younger years, there always remained a political tension between him and his friends and their families. Later in school and college these political gaps widened and to prevent himself from having to report his friends suspected pro- Solomani Confederation activities to the Naval Command on Scandia he enlisted with the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service as soon as he turned 18 and left Scandia for good.
In the following 28 years he lived the life of a first in scout mainly. Lots of Special Duties during the 4th Frontier War (1082-1084 during his 1st Term) and 5th Frontier War (1107-1109, during his 5th Term) boosted his Education and Experience and when his trusty old Scout/Courier was finally decommissioned ut of old age he discharged honorably on Rhylanor in the Spinward Marches with a meager pension of 14KCr per year and some cash.
For some reason – and he still swears he got tricked into the deal – he accepted an offer to crew a Safari Ship to Kegena (Amber Zone) two weeks later, where he got separated from the ship and it’s guests. Harlan ended up passed out in a hotel near a tiny Frontier Starport, where he eventually met a few other stranded Travellers who regularly gathered at the establishment to drink away the pain and sorrow that only an amber zone frontier world can cause.
The only ship that ever visited the planet during the week Harlan and his new friends spend on the beautiful but unrestful world of Kegena was a dusty, old and pretty beaten up Free Trader called Tin Lizzy, which had already sat rusting on the Tarmac of the Class E Port when he arrived with no crew in sight or business visible.
Finally he managed to get the local authorities to make an offer to acquire the ship for a ridiculously low sum of credits that practically reeked from something being utterly wrong with the ship.
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Nov 23 2014
Using a 200-ton, TL10 hull, the Beowulf Class Free Trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. It mounts jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving a performance of jump-1 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 1 parsec jump, at 20t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1 std. There are 9 staterooms, an owner’s suite, and 20 low berths. There are two single turrets, but without weapons installed. Cargo capacity is 82 tons. The ship has a streamlined hull, with scoops and intakes for frontier refueling.
The ship has 4 crew, and can carry 6 passengers and 20 low passengers.
The ship above is my way to bow my head towards a fellow artist Andrew Boulton who depicted the first „modern“ Free Trader for Traveller and made it to become the Cover Art for newer Traveller products. Sadly Andrew passed away in 2012 leaving a gap in the community of 3D Traveller artists. Thanks to Andrew I got in to Traveller Art in the first place.
Some Stats:
Measures of the ship (bare hull w/o antennas, turrets, etc.) as rendered in the Image above:
Length: 37.5 m (25 squares)
Width: 21.0 m (14 squares)
Height: 9.0 m
Volume: 2813 cubic metres
(200.93 dt, overtonnage less than 1%)
| Vol | Name | TL | Free | Gs | Jump | Power | Fuel | Duration | MCr | Computer | Crew | Psgr. | LB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Free Trader | 10 | 82 | 1 | 1 | A | 22 | 4 weeks | 42.6 | Model/1std | 4 | 6 | 20 | st, fs, 2t |
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Nov 21 2014
The Simba Safari is one of the Safari 234 Class built by KZM Industries on Warlock (Ley – 0529). It has numerous special features designed for the Out Hunter. The hull form is a wedge shaped, streamlined, lifting body, easily maneuverable in an atmosphere. The Safari Class is designed for landings in rough terrain with specially strengthened support gear. Capable of 1 G accelleration and Jump 2, this vessel is fitted with fuel scoops and a purification plant for it’s 50 tons of fuel. The bridge is eqipped with control stations for four; pilot, navigator, engineer, and gunner. The computer installed is a Model/1 bis with standard software package. A double turret is installed on the single hardpoint, mounting a SandCaster and a Beam Laser. Auxiliary vehicles comprise an internally stowed 4-ton air/raft and a dorsally mounted 20ton Launch/Lifeboat. Two tons are reserwed for cargo, with special cages fitted to hold 10 and 13 tons respectively. Interior fittings are of high quality, and the living quarters are especially luxurious.
The first ship of it’s Class carries the name „Starflame Safari“, others carry the name of memorable adventures/ safaris/ journeys: e.g. Rubesa Patrol, Nebula Rover, Dawn Trek, Rimward Run, Wilderness Wanderer, or like this vessel Simba Safari.
My self declared mission is to model all the iconic CT starships. Of course I want to portray a few that haven’t been covered by other artists in much detail before, such as this little beauty. The Safari 234 Class 200dt Judges Guild Safari Ship was featured in the supplement Simba Safari published by Judges Guild and now re-published in PDF form by GDW aka Far Future Enterprises on DriveThruRPG.com.
| Vol | Name | TL | Free | Gs | J | PP | Fuel | Duration | MCr | Computer | Crew | Psgr. | LB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | JG Safari Ship | 14 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | one month | 92.93 | Computer Model/1 bis | 6 | 8 | 0 | sl,a/r,s20 |
 The image shows the ship with extracted wings and closed pop.up turret.
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