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      Unkr3at1v
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      Hey,

      like you work (in progress). Will there be more polys?
      And where did you get the crosssection things from?

      I'm thinking about starting an aircraft myself, but have not decided which one!

      Greetz, Fritz

      'To Start Press Any Key'. Where's the ANY key?

      http://www.youtube.com/user/unkr3at1v

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        Ultimatez 32
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        Hi Fritz,

        No, there won't be any more polys in the main fuselage body, as I would like to keep my planes low-poly. I got those cross-sections from colacola, Just click those airplane renders and there's a download link below giving the blues and cross-sections. As for your first plane, I would recommend the spitfire, not really hard, yet not really easy too. (Sorry, don't have cross sections for that). Anyhow, here's the basic wing shape completed.

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        ultimatez

        Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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          numbthumb
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          Nice work, Ultimatez - you´ve been quite busy lately 😉
          Tempest is one of my favourites, I had a scale model of Clostermann´s Le Grand Charles.
          I understand this is a WIP, but I think that the fuselage could use some extra work - it is bulged inwards under the cockpit, and you should get rid of that hump towards the vertical stabilizer - the transition should be smoother.
          Thanks for the link, those sections may come in handy.
          Very useful link also http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/ with tons of blueprints, some of them with cross sections.
          Keep the updates coming.
          Cheers!

          Comfortably numb...

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            Ultimatez 32
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            Thanks for the link numbthumb! Anyways, a tiny update, added the cockpit and fixed that cockpit hump.

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            ultimatez

            Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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              numbthumb
              last edited by

              This one looks better for sure.
              Now that is quite a collection you´ve got there, Ultimatez. Do you keep them low poly for a reason ( using in game maybe ) ?

              Comfortably numb...

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                tomislavm
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                Thanks for the links and nice work!

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                  Ultimatez 32
                  last edited by

                  Thanks for the comments guys!
                  Numbthumb, I keep them low-poly as I plan to sell them someday and currently all the planes I know in the market except in formfonts are high poly. Also, high poly destroys my laptop 😉
                  Anyways, just to let you know, all the planes I've made so far are all under 5000 polys; actually my highest poly plane is about 3600 polys.

                  ultimatez

                  Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                    numbthumb
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                    So your plan is to get rich? 😉

                    No, seriously, if it´s about your laptop ( among other things ), then I really hope you are going to upgrade soon.

                    What do you mean there are no low poly models on the market except in FormFonts ? What about TurboSquid or Exchange3D for instance ?

                    Personally, I am still struggling with level of details, and I tend to "overload" my models.
                    As Antoine de Saint-Exupery said: A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

                    I hope someday I´ll know that.

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                      Ultimatez 32
                      last edited by

                      Hi numbthumb,

                      no, I'm not planning to get rich, scratch that post. Actually I think that I have no absolute reason why I model them low poly. Also, I'm probably wrong about that whole low poly thing too; I don't check out those websites too often. I'll probably make a new plane with more polys soon, but then again I can't stand the sight of that black gooeyness, so I'll make one with no more than 20.000 polys. Ok then, that's my limit.

                      ultimatez

                      Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                        numbthumb
                        last edited by

                        That "getting rich" part was only a joke.
                        And please note that I am not bothered by the number of polys either.
                        I was just curious.
                        What paint scheme are you going to use on your Tepmest?

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                          Ultimatez 32
                          last edited by

                          Hi numbthumb,

                          Probably the paint scheme would be something like this:

                          http://ipms-stlouis.org/images/Tempest (Gateway).jpg

                          ultimatez

                          Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                            Ultimatez 32
                            last edited by

                            Tiny update, added the nose-cone, propellers and I also flipped the plane to make the full body.

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                            ultimatez

                            Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                              numbthumb
                              last edited by

                              Looking good.
                              Are those markings of No.6 RAF Squadron?

                              Comfortably numb...

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                                Ultimatez 32
                                last edited by

                                Hi guys,

                                I'm not really good at texturing this tempest so if anyone here would like to texture/render it, here's the file.
                                AutoSave_hawker_tempest.skp

                                ultimatez

                                Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                  dolphus
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                                  Tempest is looking good but you seem to have forgotten to do the tailplane?..well done

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                                    Ultimatez 32
                                    last edited by

                                    Oops! I haven't posted that update yet, here ya go:
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                                    (Anyways if you download the file I posted earlier there's the tail wings there)

                                    ultimatez

                                    Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                      Unkr3at1v
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                                      hey,

                                      I finally stared one: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27219

                                      but still have no idea, how to texture the whole thing (rivets,...)
                                      You know how to do that?

                                      Greetz, Fritz

                                      'To Start Press Any Key'. Where's the ANY key?

                                      http://www.youtube.com/user/unkr3at1v

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                                        Ultimatez 32
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                                        Alright, a new aircraft wip, the Heinkel He 100
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                                        Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                          Ultimatez 32
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                                          Hi Unkr3at1v,

                                          Do you mean the texturing, or placing the rivets themselves?
                                          If it's texturing you simply use the projection method, or if you mean placing the rivets then probably use the drop ruby; place the rivets above the aircraft itself, and then rotate the aircraft 90 degrees. Nice wip so far.

                                          ultimatez

                                          Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                            Ultimatez 32
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                                            Hi Guys,

                                            Finished modeling the Heinkel He 100, off to coloring next.
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                                            ultimatez

                                            Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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