After chatting to Matt, co-author of “N1 for the Moon and Mars“, I decided to dig out the meshes I did for that, and come up with some new renders. It was a mad dash to get it all out in time for publication, and I didn’t have time to explore all the options.
![N1-3L at the launch tower](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gloomy-n13k-at-towerx.jpg)
I decided I have a bad habit of using good weather for most of my environments, this one is different!
![N1-3L at the launch tower, against a stormy sky.](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gloomy-n13l-at-tower2x.jpg)
And this time from the front. In case you are wondering, the tall towers are to protect from lightning.
![Looking down as the 3rd stage is dropped](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3l-over-dark-earthx.jpg)
This shows a view over desert as the third stage of the N1 is dropped and the engines fire to take the upper section to the Moon.
![The L3 section heads to the Moon.](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/n13l-moonship-portrait2-v00-0300x.jpg)
I did an animated scene like this for the kickstarter video.
![L3 approaches the Moon](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/l3-approaches-moonx.jpg)
Again, I did an animated scene like this for the kickstarter video, closer in.
![LK Lander descends towards the Lunar Surface](https://nick-stevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lk-descending-ax.jpg)
In the kickstarter video, the LK Lander turns as it descends to the Lunar surface scrolling below.
If you want to see the video, it’s available on Vimeo here:
And plenty more N1 material here on this site if you explore!