For the longest time, I didn't have any really good pictures for Ptichka. One of the big problems with using obscure Soviet-era hardware as a base ship is there's not a lot of good pictures of said hardware. When I started this thing, the best stuff I could find were grainy, low-resolution snapshots off of Wikipedia or Astronautix. What I *really* wanted was a good 3D model, but there wasn't one available.
This weekend, I found out that the beautiful, wonderful people at http://buran.ru/ had released their professional-quality 3D model of the Buran for free download. A little bit of tinkering later and, well, I'd like you to take a new look at an old friend:
![[Image: fetch.php?media=art:vvs:ptichkapalooza.jpg]](http://fnord.sandwich.net/fenwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=art:vvs:ptichkapalooza.jpg)
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
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This weekend, I found out that the beautiful, wonderful people at http://buran.ru/ had released their professional-quality 3D model of the Buran for free download. A little bit of tinkering later and, well, I'd like you to take a new look at an old friend:
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"