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W.I.P. - Park Ranger Station

Added 2022-05-20 22:19:46 +0000 UTC

The Ranger Stations within the Mystery Flesh Pit are an integral part of the park's infrastructure, so I felt that they deserved a lot of thought and care. This will ultimately become a large cutaway-style illustration similar to other drawings I have posted, but like the others, it starts as a rough 3D model through which I figure out the major layout and design elements, usually starting with a floor plan (as seen above).

Once this model is at a satisfactory level, it will enter the line-work phase, in which the cross section cutaway lines as well as detail elements are drawn. I typically draw the lines on vellum or mylar for that next step, and will update as it progresses.
Design notes:

Trying to keep the circular motif that has been established for buildings within the Mystery Flesh Pit, while also retaining elements of the hexagonal/trigonal symmetry. The large hydraulic "legs" support the building on the shifting and unequal fleshscape terrain, while the 9 modular "cells" around the outside give hints as to how these facilities are constructed. Not shown yet are the windows and connecting element which joins the station to the trail tunnels; additionally, only a top portion of the surrounding structural roll-cage truss is visible here.