In our time we may say that slavery is something of the past. We probably thought it would never happen again and everybody is a free man and will always be. But if we stop being ignorant slavery still do exist. There are people who lost their freedom. People who live behind the walls and under the guns of the Zionists. It is the worst kind of slavery though they are not shackled, bought and sold like during the olden days. But human greed will one day brought back that kind of slavery. In 3000 A.D. is probably that time.
We will see human in chains and cages being sold in the market place. When thinking of such cages I always think about the rounded bird cages. Birds are always a symbol of freedom. There are free to fly where ever their wings may bring. The sky is the limit. For a cage is the worst place to be for any creature who want to be free.
Still inspired by the renaissance period I breathe some splendor to my cage design. Though it may sound sadistic but it is just a reflection of what the Zionists felt about such inhumane situation just like the Nazis felt towards them. My thumbnail design rode on that feeling. I did the sketch once and my mind never shifted since. I knew that it would look great on the desert travelling in a caravan with its canopy, flags and the roving wheels. So much was the fantasy with pencil and paper. In 3D it was quite a challenge to make the cage looks robust and secure.
In the caravan scene the cage is the main focal point compared to the other vehicles. Most of the drama happen here. The cage was easy but the door and its mechanism took a bit longer. It must look secure enough to hold at least ten people inside each cage. The wheel with it skeletal form with added lobster-like guard were also a killer. The cherry on the cake are the canopy and the flag. I could imagine how they bounce and flap in the wind.
The next design is the Engine Head that drags those cage units. Like the cage design this thumbnail was also done once and without any further changes made. It was not inspired by any other design. It was just a quick sketch from the picture in my mind. The top hood probably has some Roman root. The principal of the design is based on compact and power. Travelling through the arid landscape and extreme weather condition it is equipped with ample protections to shelter the operators.
Though in the scene the Engine Head mostly remains in the background but I did a lot of changes. Not that it really needs one but the design inspires many new ideas. I redesigned the front screen and added some sensors and lights. At the back I improved the look of the limb to give more 3D depth and engine details. The efforts will not go to waste because for the promos and animation sequences I will have more angles to play with.
The last vehicle in the convoy is the Trailer. This one took a number of sketches before I finally settled on one. The main shape is inspired by the old American trailer probably back in the 50s. The rest are totally new from out of nowhere. The Trailer is where the Slave Master and his men travelled in. It has the sense of comfort with all the security and provisions. It do not have an engine of its own but has its own Engine Head to drag it around.
Like the Engine Head the Trailer also remains in the background most of the time. Because of its roundness it seems to look more sci-fi but I added a bit of renaissance touch in some places. Since it is the Slave Master’s vehicle it look more luxurious rather than robust like the other two and much simpler to design.
All vehicles are set to go. The caravan will travel across the unforgiving landscape dragging those slaves to an uncertain future. But the sense of darkness is on the horizon. Is this how the future is going to be? Is the future generation responsible for such dark outlook? Or is it the fruit from the poison seed that was sown in the present?
