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Tell me about what we were able to use from other Drake ships and what we've added to the Drake lineup with this.

TL;DRThe ship borrows mostly from the Caterpillar kit, plus mess hall, monitors, bunk and seat pieces, but the Drake concept is still limited and may get another expansion pass before production.

Paul JonesArt Director

That's a good question. I mean, predominantly in terms of kits, this is using the Caterpillar. There's a lot of Caterpillar in it. A lot of the superstructure, the ribbing, the vertical ribbing. I think in terms of how well this is developed as a concept, there's still a way to go. We've got the first read, what I'd call the basic Drake architecture in there, but there's still a lot of room for development. So when we're making this stuff, I'll give Jim a kit of parts, and it's fairly limited in terms of what I give him. It's just enough to get the overall vibe of the ship right. We borrowed obviously from the kit for the mess hall and the suspended monitors, and some of the bunk room stuff. So it's quite limited at the moment. We've obviously borrowed the pilot's chair, co-pilot's chair, that sort of stuff. So there's enough there to give people the feel of what will be coming. But ultimately, I think before the ship goes into production, we'll probably do an additional pass where we expand it out a little further. The thing is, it depends on who builds it. If it's going to Elwin and his team, I think they built the Caterpillar anyway, so it's a lot simpler, there's a lot more free rein. If it's going to a brand new team that's full of juniors, then we'll probably spend a bit more time working out all the exact areas.

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Published on this date.22 Mar 2019