Airplane Study

boofredlay

is this SU output? (as in, no external renderer)

the model is looking sweet.
props!

Thanks Jeff. All modeling is SketchUp and the output is V-ray with no textures, a line overlay and an infinite plane for the ground.

Coen, I plan on posting the reference image once I finish.

Thanks again all for the comments.

Anssi

It might be inspired by this:
http://images.google.fi/images?hl=fi&q=polikarpov%20rata&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
The funniest looking fighter plane ever

Anssi

EscapeArtist

Heh, I was thing that the model had the semlance of T-6, F6F or F8F aircraft. Pretty neat, very nice work with the modeling! Actually, it looks like there's a little Gee Bee racer mixed in there too...

@unknownuser said:

is this SU output? (as in, no external renderer)

the model is looking sweet.
props!

Should I groan now?

boofredlay

Working on the engine.

solo

LOL, you are getting OCD.

Lovin it!!

gasher

This model looks beautiful! Great work.

boofredlay

Thanks.

I don't think I will make any propellers. The author of the source image wrote the following:

@unknownuser said:

i didnt want to do a propeller the engine should look like a mix between an old spark-ignition engine (i googled that translation ) and a modern jet-turbine-like-thing.

However I am adding missiles...? We'll see. I may just make some landing gear as well. Now on to the rivets

pilou

Astonished model

cadmunkey

Fantastic modelling skills Eric!

marked001

wow wow wow...this is so freakin awesome , eric! a ton of detail here... the cartoon style is really great... love it.

teofas

wow, can wait to see it with textures and then render! amazing stuff, coangrats!!!

boofredlay

As you should.

Thanks again all for the comments.

boofredlay

I added the rivets tonight. They were easier than I anticipated. What I found really interesting was viewing the rivets while hiding the rest of the model. I have added some shots for you to see. Pretty cool actually. My wife said it looked like The Invisible Man's airplane

lucifer1101

thats coming along very nicely, ilove the shots with the plane hidden just with the rivits LOL!...

david57

Nice, looks like some parts came from the Space Shuttle.

watkins

Dear Eric,

Perhaps you could take some of the trickier modelled parts and create a few 'how-to-do' tutorials. Perhaps some of the engine components?

Kind regards,
Bob

solo

Eric, you freak!!

business slow? as the detail is getting insane...but amazing.
If I may Inquire, whats the poly count and file size at this point?

This is going to look friggin amazing, this needs a great render and even an Animation (offering to do an animation if you willing to loan the final model out for a test flight)

boofredlay

I just may do that. I am at work now so I don't have the model, it is at home. Will check the poly and file size later.

I only hope I can do the model justice with a nice rendering and not make it look cheesy. Still learning.

And yes business is slow but I have done all this at home on my time, not at the office. I reserve office play time for stupid visual puns

mike d

Eric
that is looking amazing

mike d

marked001

damn....this is looking pretty crazy..any tricks for adding the rivets? or just hard work with copy and copy/rotate?