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[Thread] The Rocinante (formerly MCRN Tachi), Corvette-class light frigate - #TheExpanse (2015-20XX)
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New tweet to unify the entries in my chronology of fictional spaceships. Here is the original: https://twitter.com/PeSalard/status/976243935650701313
The Rocinante (as the MCRN Tachi), art by @NorthFrontInc
Designer Ryan Dening: "Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show."
![The Rocinante (as the MCRN Tachi), art by @NorthFrontInc Designer Ryan Dening: "Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPPpdt3WoAEzp0T.jpg "The Rocinante (as the MCRN Tachi), art by @NorthFrontInc Designer Ryan Dening: \"Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show.\"")
![The Rocinante (as the MCRN Tachi), art by @NorthFrontInc Designer Ryan Dening: "Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPPpdxAWAAM_ceo.jpg "The Rocinante (as the MCRN Tachi), art by @NorthFrontInc Designer Ryan Dening: \"Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show.\"")
Designer Ryan Dening: "Because the Rocinante was going to be the hero ship, there was a lot of pressure to come up with something [good]. It’s like the Millennium Falcon of the show."
"We ended up designing vertically on a side view: Seth was really interested in the proportions from the side. I did bunch of elevation sketches, so we kept honing in on those. Once we got one he liked, I built a block-in model in Modo, and did a basic render [and paint-over]."
!["We ended up designing vertically on a side view: Seth was really interested in the proportions from the side. I did bunch of elevation sketches, so we kept honing in on those. Once we got one he liked, I built a block-in model in Modo, and did a basic render [and paint-over]."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPPpeWxX4AECAXc.jpg "\"We ended up designing vertically on a side view: Seth was really interested in the proportions from the side. I did bunch of elevation sketches, so we kept honing in on those. Once we got one he liked, I built a block-in model in Modo, and did a basic render [and paint-over].\"")
"We started talking about what’s on the surface of the ship: it’s covered in [heat-resistant] tiles, like the Space Shuttle, and then we had to layer on guns. I started off with fewer, the team wanted more, so we ended up with six cannons, then had to work out where to put them."
!["We started talking about what’s on the surface of the ship: it’s covered in [heat-resistant] tiles, like the Space Shuttle, and then we had to layer on guns. I started off with fewer, the team wanted more, so we ended up with six cannons, then had to work out where to put them."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPPpe8BWsAQ3HRF.jpg "\"We started talking about what’s on the surface of the ship: it’s covered in [heat-resistant] tiles, like the Space Shuttle, and then we had to layer on guns. I started off with fewer, the team wanted more, so we ended up with six cannons, then had to work out where to put them.\"")
"I think there were 10 different sheets of paint designs. When [the main characters] take the Rocinante from the Martians, they disguise it, so Tim took over the disguise work: he painted it all grey, and put these big gas cylinder tanks all over it."
( https://magazine.artstation.com/2016/02/scenes-concept-art-expanse/)
( https://magazine.artstation.com/2016/02/scenes-concept-art-expanse/)
As the MCRN Tachi (Season 1).
The Rocinante (camouflaged), art by @NorthFrontInc
The Expanse Season 3 - VFX Breakdown by @RSVFX
The Rocinante, The Expanse Season 4, art by @NorthFrontInc
The Rocinante - The Expanse Season 4.
The Rocinante - The Expanse Season 4.
The Rocinante.
The Rocinante.
The Rocinante.
The Rocinante.
Rocinante Battle Supercut.
Until my real (long) feature on the creation of this ship:
Chronology of fictional spaceships II (2000-2019) https://twitter.com/i/events/1074444857597403137
Chronology of fictional spaceships II (2000-2019) https://twitter.com/i/events/1074444857597403137
The Expanse: The Rocinante, early concept design by Christian Pearce for WETA.
Never seen it before!
Never seen it before!
A very nice Rocinante cross-section fan art by Vlad Fabry: https://twitter.com/Spaceshipsporn/status/1314232644205457408
The bridge concept arts: https://twitter.com/TheSpaceshipper/status/1313978681090596864
An official (RPG) cross-section: https://twitter.com/TheSpaceshipper/status/1308307269176655872
Now @ChrisDanelon you're an official part of my Rocinante thread. https://twitter.com/ChrisDanelon/status/1359530127806316548
Forgot to add the Eaglmosse model. https://twitter.com/TheSpaceshipper/status/1314572910821019648
The Rocinante set in Season 5.
When one of The Expanse fathers explained which button Steven Strait should push.
(you always need to push a button).
(you always need to push a button).
The Rocinante (Season 5), art by @NorthFrontInc
More Roci sets (Season 5).
James "Jim" Holden, captain of the Rocinante.
The Rocinante (Season 5)
The Rocinante (Season 5)
The Rocinante (Season 5)
The Rocinante (Season 5)
And I'll wait for the more spoilery pics.
And I'll wait for the more spoilery pics.
