The movie was long and controversial. The plot was surprisingly entertaining. I dare say it is one of the best movie I have watched in 2014. And the ships .. aaaah. When Moebius announced that they will be releasing the Ranger, well, it definitely got a few of us filled with anticipation. I am definitely in for a couple of these. Doesn't matter if this ship is capable of defying gravity (it can leave an alien planet's atmosphere without any rocket booster assistance, but had to do so when it left Earth), I love it, mainly because this craft was designed with the Space Shuttle in mind. Believe it or not, the Ranger actually do share a few aspects of the Orbiter, including her color patterns. This helped to give her a more believable stance.
And another thing I like about this ship is that it has a cockpit that pivots around inside the ship. Kind of cool during atmospheric flights.
Since the kit has not been released yet, one can only guess what to expect from Moebius for now. I also hope that they would produce the Lander and the Endurance as well. For those of you who have not seen the show (you should but go in with an open mind), here are a few stills from the movie with the Ranger
A small spaceship which was given a scout title class with a seating capacity of 4 along with a robot, maybe NASA should consider building an actual ship ... just joking. I'm pretty sure they don't want to get sued for copyright infringement. So, in preparation for the release of the Ranger model kit from Moebius, I have included some reference materials that I hope will be useful later. Images after the jump.
12 Foot Long 3D Printed Spacecraft
This model was revealed during the premier of Interstellar on Oct 26
Here is the Studio Model being prepared for filming
Location of the Ranger attached unto the Endurance
And the life size prop used
More reference of the life size prop courtesy of SpaceRef , taken at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar Hazy facility.
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