Maybe it's silly, but I now try to redesign and recreate splash screens from an old, old PC game "F29 Retaliator" by (I guess now defunct) Ocean Software ltd.
I remember that I was really hooked on the game and, in fact, still love the climax it created with elaborate war updates, good backstory in the manual and especially the music. Though now, all of it may seems ridiculous, I was completely immersed in this little game.
Anyway, here is how the original splash screens looked like:
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And here's what I got. Cloud sculpting mostly. Cockpit shots will have to wait for now:
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