HMS Thunderchild (Patreon)

This is not an April Fools Day joke, but it is a bit of concept design I did for one of the most famous fictional warship. The HMS Thunderchild from H. G. Wells classic War of the Worlds. 

      The art was done as commission for the YouTube channel Drachinifel who I'm subscribed to and support on Patreon myself. I believe it was during one of his Q&A videos, they're called the Drydock, someone asked if he'd ever do a video on ship. 

      At the time he mentioned that he'd love to but had not been able to locate any artwork that he felt was accurate enough to depict how the ship would've looked in his mind. So I contacted him and after some back and forth discussion he hired me for the job.  

      Now I am not a naval expert or even a serious hobbyist, but through a series of emails I was able to form an image of what Drach was imagining. This was the final result. 

      Now Drach focuses primarily on WII and before on his channel. However if you're interested in learning about not just the ships but how technology, politics, economics, and even geography effects design this channel is for you. 

      If you're interested in watching the actual video this artwork was used in here's the Link.