Inspiration for the type S shuttle

[nyrath]

http://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2010/03/word-from-traveller-scout-designer-bill.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyrath/sets/72157623640765658/
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/outpost.htm
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/CONVAIR ATLAS MOL PAGE.htm

 

[Andrew Boulton]

I still think it's the Asteroids ship

 

[BlackBat242]

I still think it's the Asteroids ship

 

[dean]

From Wikipedia:

"Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc."

Ergo, The Type S scout was the inspiration for the Asteroids ship!

 

[Andrew Boulton]

The first pic of a Scout/Courier (the not-quite-Suleiman plan in Snapshot) is also dated 1979!

 

[kafka47]

Could it also be that there was not much inspiration to draw upon...and could only do basic geometric shapes like triangles, spheres, etc. like another 1977 obscure film...

 

[Evil Steve]

I still think it's the Asteroids ship

That's why Belters use it!

 

[Andrew Boulton]

That's why Belters use it!

Doh! Of course!