Vehicle: Post your Aircraft

[Skyraider3D]

Hi Erik,

Yes, I know one :)

I've recommended this one to a number of people, actually, and in fact it was one of my first models too for just the reasons you mention. I've made itonce with nurbs, once with splines/patches (unfinished), but I'd recommend you to use polymodelling/meshsmooth as it's fastest and easiest (see here for a great MAX tutorial (http://www.wide3d.no/tutorials/Car_nurms_01.htm)). I can provide you with cropped-to-fit blueprints for this plane too or even a MAX setup with them, saving you the tedious bits of setting up blueprints.

The type I am talking about is the Messerschmitt Me 263 rocket interceptor:

http://luftarchiv.de/flugzeuge/messerschmitt/me263.jpg

It's a very basic shape - circular cross-section except for the tail bit. Only two wings and a vertical tail. The bubble canopy is quite simplistic too.

The only tricky bit is the landing gear, but for a first airplane model I wouldn't bother with that. Neither would I cut out ailerons, flaps, and so on. Just texture all these items.

Let me know if you're interested or drop me an e-mail (skyraider3d@hotmail.com).


PS. Alternatively if you prefer modern aircraft better, try a MiG-21. Also circular cross-section and very simple wings. This in fact was my very first 3D model.
If you don't like this one either, I might know another few hundred good ones to start with perhaps! ;)

[andreas-V]

Hello!
This is a wonderful thread with many great aircraft and i'd like to show you the aircraft i just finished modelling.
It is a Hawker Hart, a light bomber used by the RAF in the 1930's.It is my first attempt on a heavily detailed aircraft, all comments are welcome

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind1.jpg

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind11.jpg

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind2.jpg

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind3.jpg

[andreas-V]

and some more
http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind4.jpg

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind6.jpg

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/hind9.jpg

[Lemog]

Great Andreas... a lot of details, so good for me... I'm wait now impatiently the textures :applause:

[Skyraider3D]

Andreas, that is LOVELY! :)
Great model and great detail too. Looks very promising! It will look stunning in aluminium dope with polished engine plating.
I love your choice of subject as well. It's original and inspiring. Much better than say a Hurricane!

I took a few pictures of a Hind (it's a Hind right, not a Hart?) on an airshow here in England last summer. Some are digital at fairly high resolution, so they might show some handy details and colours. Let me know if you're interested or drop me an e-mail.

[Obizzz]

Really nice Andreas!

Sweden had a few harts as well during WWII if i remember correctly.

Now you'll just have to make sure the materials and textures will be up to the same quality as that excellent model :)

I'm tweaking my materials for my Draken now, although they looked good and like a real object it was not like the metal on the real thing...

[Skyraider3D]

For Erik and others that wish to make their first aircraft model in 3DSMAX, I have created a little setup that will help you through the first tedious steps of setting up drawings in your viewports, to act as templates. You can download it here:

MAX5 blueprint setup for Messerschmitt Me 263 A-1 (http://skyraider.allaboutwarfare.com/files/temp/Me263_Max5_setup.zip)

This file should work in MAX6 too and likely in MAX4 as well.

Good luck with your creation! :)

[chen_yt]

http://bbs.cniti.com/attach/453423431-m-embed.jpg

[mmiller]

Andreas
Nice looking model :thumbsup:
great detail
and an excelent choice of subject.

Now for the textures ;)
should be fun

I need to model a Lewis MG myself over the next couple of weeks
Your looks well modeled.
mark

[Songbird]

Hi chen_yt, why not new a WIP thread for your J-8II?:)

[cat2048]

andreas_V,Very nice aircraft model..

[enedan]

Lots of great modeled airplanes here.
My humble contribution:
it is the IAR 88, designed late in the war by the romanian engineers to use the DB engine of the bf109, modified with a large diameter two stage mechanical compressor, obtaining 1600HP at 9000m.
It was supposed to estalish air dominance over the 1944 romanian skies at the altitudes that saw the bulk of the fights with the american air forces.

http://www.coriolisstudio.com/3_a.jpg

[xynaria]

Excellent Andreas :beer:

[Skyraider3D]

Enedan, I am extremely curious about this IAR 88, as I've not heard of it before and I'm very interested in WW2 project aircraft. Unfortunately, the link to your image isn't working... :cry:

[enedan]

Skyraider, sorry to fool you, but the airplane never existed.
I was just dreaming...what if ?
Attached the pic.

[Skyraider3D]

Hehehe, I was half-expecting already that it was made up, as I had never heard of this project. But you made such a nice little story around it that I started to believe it was real. :)

The plane looks nice, by the way, though the low-poly-ness of the tail is very evident.

Coincidentally I am working on a Romanian plane as well, which never existed (though it was a real project). I will show it here soon, once it's presentable :)

[Skyraider3D]

Speaking of Romanian planes that never flew... I just posted my current WIP in the wip-section of CGTalk:
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=1270315#post1270315

[Dirit]

I have found a website with photos, drawings, etc from planes of the spanish Civil War.

Hope you like it

http://usuarios.lycos.es/mrval/GCE.HTM

[enedan]

Skyraider, I've got a whole story around it :D.

Dirit, thank you. Very usefull stuff.

another pic, same plane.

[fuertes]

Speaking about the Spanish Civil War, I couldn't resist to add a little more contribution to my favourite thread.:D These are two planes in which I'm working now, a Fiat CR.32 and a Polikarpov I-15.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/jlgf/trastero/gce/cr32_c.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/jlgf/trastero/gce/chato_c.jpg

Both are build with Lightwave and have around 3300 polygons. They are part of a project for the Targetware flight simulator engine.

[Dirit]

Me gustan mucho tus aviones, Fuertes. Yo tambien uso Lightwave pero por ahora solo se hacer pilas Duracell :)

[Skyraider3D]

Fuertes, nice models! Just be sure not to use pure white or fully saturated red. These colours look too bright on a monitor (and could even damage a TV). Also some of the other colours could do with a little desaturation to increase realism.
The green on the Chaika is spot-on though, don't change that! :)


Enedan, is that a Ju 188 in the background?
If you like "alternate history", have a look here:
http://www.luft46.com/jbbooks.html

[fuertes]

Dirit, Gracias, lo de tus pilas me ha recordado a las latas que hacía yo cuando aprendía a modelar. :)

Skyraider, Thanks for your comment and for the warning. I was aware of the problem, indeed all the white that you could see in the images are actually light grey and the red color are also darkened. The lights that I use to lit the scene make the textures look a bit more brighter than they really are, but it's true that the republican flag in the rudder still need some work. I did some test in the flight simulator engine and in Shockwave format which you could see here: CR32 (http://perso.wanadoo.es/jlgf/trastero/gce/cr32_ts.dcr) and here chato (http://perso.wanadoo.es/jlgf/trastero/gce/chato.dcr), I`m quite pleased with the current results. In any case both planes are WIP and I'm still working on them.:wip:

[Skyraider3D]

Fuertes, splendid! I love shockwave models, as you can probably tell from my website ;)

One comment though... the font on the I-15 seems too modern too me. I think it needs to be straighter with the corners squared-off a little. Some links that may be helpful:
http://www.hobbyterra.com/product.asp?idProduct=267
(notice the serial is black on this one... I don't have a photo to verify, but I believe the font is accurate)
Also see: http://imansolas.freeservers.com/Aces/FrankTinker.html

[kyldub]

http://www.kwalker.ms11.net/jsf/jsf8.jpg

realtime F-35B. not done


wanted to keep this thread goin

[Marius Jonsson]

My F16:

http://the-aim.rad1cal.org/gallery/the_aim_f-16.jpg

[Conor O Kane]

F-15 Eagle. Around 5,000 polys. I did this a couple of years ago with 3DS Max 4.

http://www.cokane.com/images/f15_01.jpg
http://www.cokane.com/images/f15_02.jpg

[Conor O Kane]

And some more...

http://www.cokane.com/images/f15_04.jpg
http://www.cokane.com/images/f15_06.jpg
http://www.cokane.com/images/f15_05.jpg

[Dirit]

Hi Cokane, i like the one with the blue ski. :thumbsup:

[jamesdean]

Hi Marius!

I like your model. How you create the texture. With Photoshop our something?

[fuertes]

Answering about the lettering of the I-15, you are fully right, I used this font because it was the more suitable I has. I found the same problem with the Fiat and I end up painting the numbers in Photosop, I suppose I'll do the same for the Chato in the near future.
But the color of serial number of that decal sheet is wrong. This plane was flown by the leader of the 2nd. escuadrilla of the 26 fighter group (whose name I cannot remember now, shame for me :( ) and hence while the rest of the planes of the escuadrilla have black numbers this one have white serial number.
This is a rather unusual way to paint the leader plane because re-paint the serial number in white was the method used in the I-16 units. Normally most of the I-15 units accustomed to use geometrical signs to distinguish the leader while others re-paint in the rudder the number in white and in bigger size. The "Escuadrilla Lacalle", in which Tinker fought, used to paint big white numbers without the "CA" letters in all its planes.
I'm far from be an expert in paint schemes and I couldn't found any photo of this particular plane but I knew about this scheme from three different sources and was confirmed by veterans so I'm fairly sure that are correct.

[Marius Jonsson]

Originally posted by jamesdean
Hi Marius!

I like your model. How you create the texture. With Photoshop our something?


Thanks!
Yes, with photoshop. Painted them myself :)

[Skyraider3D]

Just finished a new render... trying to get as photoreal as possible: ;)

http://skyraider.allaboutwarfare.com/files/modelling/NA-57_180_bw.jpg (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=139615)
(click thumbnail)

[andreas-V]

Hello!
Thanks for all the nice repleys for my Hawker Hart that i posted some weeks ago.
I started with the textures and have just finished the cowling.Please tell me what you think about it.

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/cowling1.jpg

[mmiller]

Andreas
very very nice!
:thumbsup:

no crits here
this will be beautiful

[neu]

andreas

Very nice material! What's the secret? How did you achived this realistic metal shading?

Greetings, neu

[giobianco1]

Andreas.............:eek:
very nice!

Beautiful job!!
:beer:

[Skyraider3D]

That looks stunning indeed, Andreas! Tell us your secret! :)

[andreas-V]

Thanks all!
The texture maps i used 2000x2000, all painting was done in Photoshop.I used a bump, diffuse,reflection and a color map.
I'm posting a section of these maps for you to study:

bump

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/example_bump.jpg


diffuse

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/example_diff.jpg


color

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/example_col.jpg


reflection

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/example_ref.jpg

Cheers!

[xynaria]

Nice job on the texturing so far.....personally I'd possibly be tempted to take it even a bit more reflective. .....I've got quite a few recent colour images of a Hind at an airshow ..if they would useful to you.. just let me know. :)

[Skyraider3D]

Thanks for posting the textures. It's clear that high-res textures work. The textures themselves are good but nothing out of the ordinary. With that I mean, no special tricks or anything. So the real secret must be in your light setup and and reflection map/environment(?)! :)
What 3D software do you use, btw?

[chen_yt]

Originally posted by Songbird
Hi chen_yt, why not new a WIP thread for your J-8II?:)

yes i will when i finish it

[neu]

andreas

Thanks. I never tried using a diffusion map, but I knew it's very useful. And now I see it :)

Greetings, neu

[Crox]

Heres my first serious attempt at a model, a Cessna 152 Aerobat.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~nos/wip.jpg

Im just having a bit of a problem with warping of my texture after applying a meshsmooth. The texture is warping along the seams of the different pieces that flatten is making in uvw unwrap (max 6). Help would be very much appreciated!

http://members.iinet.net.au/~nos/before.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~nos/after.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

MAX is really bad with this. As far as I know, the only way you can get proper mapping is to map your model after meshsmooth (when it's a collapsed mesh). It's a shame really, as it would make life a lot easier...
PS. Don't use automatic unwrapping. It can never be as good as when unwrapping manually.

[Crox]

Thanks Skyraider3d, Im starting to apreciate the amount of work you guys put into your models, unwrapping after a meshsmooth is going to be a killer! :)

[Skyraider3D]

You can do it two ways. One way is described in the tutorial on my website (click link below). This way is rather simplistic but fast. It can also be combined with using MAX's mix-maps for more complex shapes.

The second method is more time-consuming: proper UV Unwrapping. This can be much simplified too, by breaking up your low-poly mesh into numerous different material IDs. After this add Meshsmooth and then collapse the model. The high-poly mesh can now easily be broken down by selecting the individual bits by material ID, and map each section seperately. This way the high-poly mesh unwraps like it were still low-poly. With this technique I've managed to easily and cleanly unwrap models that were well over 100,000 faces. It saves a lot of time, especially on the wings. These would otherwise be a nightmare to handle when splitting up top and bottom halves.

I hope this all makes sense :)

[Raslin]

All these planes, and only one plane shown of the french(not counting ww1)? Nobody wants to make A400's, Mirage F1
s, Super etendards, Rafales?

[Crox]

Yep, it makes perfect sense. Breaking up the mesh by material id sounds like the way to go. I was concerned I was going to have to physically drag around poly's in a high poly mesh.

Thanks for you help, much appreciated!

[problah]

This would be my first post to the forums with an image. I'm working on this as a low poly for school. It's got 916 faces, and it's still a wip. I'm working on the tex, but I think this is a decent shot. Hope you all like it.
http://deadplanet.net/images/mudfish.jpg

[mayafishing]

I like both of them. They are really nice. Any animations for them?

[problah]

I don't know if you were talking baout mine, but there's no current animation I want to put up. 0] The only one I do have is before the sphere is welded to the cylinder of the fuselage, and looks like crap, so I'm waiting to texture it before I animate it again. I've been using Maya (not just screwing around animating spheres) for like three weeks now, so you'll have to give me time. 0] I'm learning as much as I can as fast as I can.

[2DThreeDee]

U could realy use some smoothing work on your lil ship/plane thingy Problah.

[problah]

I would but it's for unreal 2k3, and I have abudget of 1000 quadrangles.
I kept it a little chunky because it looks better than all smoothed out in my opinion. It's go a kind of army look, which is what I'm texturing it as.

[mmiller]

Hi
I have been in contact with people at Eduard (a palstic model company)recently and they sent me this 3D model of their new Fokker DVII 1/48th scale kit in IGES format.
They are using Unigraphics CAD software to create their models.
Which much to my surprise imports just about perfectly into Microstation (the software I'm using)
You can see a couple of places where surfaces dropped out or got a little corrupted.
But overall - I'm extremly happy about the succsess of the translation.

The renderings represents the Eduard file without any mods on my part.
All i did was to define a material - set up some lights and view parameters
and there it is
from the moment I opened the CD - until I I finished rendering these these images was about 3 hours.
and a VERY enjoyable 3 hours it was

for my purposes - I'll have to do quite a bit of re-modeling so that I can depict a 1:1 DVII
and also so that I can get the surfaces to respond to the maps the way i need them to.
But, a lot of the hard work has already been done
which is figuring out where everything goes in the first place.

Pretty cool
mark

http://mwmiller.net/Fokker_DVII/d7test1.jpg

http://mwmiller.net/Fokker_DVII/d7test3.jpg

http://mwmiller.net/Fokker_DVII/d7test4_800.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

For some reason (hackers) the forum seems to have backdated itself a few days.

Gryphon, you sent me a message, but I never got it. Could you send it again please? Thanks!

[Ethangar]

My two latest ones.
http://www.firedragon.com/~ethangar/01Closeup2.jpg
http://www.firedragon.com/~ethangar/01Closeup4.jpg
http://www.firedragon.com/~ethangar/Rapier32.jpg

[Target]

Guess my original post got lost in the board backtrack.

This is the toughest form I've ever built in max. It's a subtle fuselage shape that has been giving me pure hell, especially in the stabilizer roots.

Please forgive the fubared smoothing groups.

http://www.furball.warbirdsiii.com/media/jpg/rata-1.jpg

[Tetra84]

great stuff everyone, here's my 2 cents..

harrier/comanche cross vtol
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/xplane_3.jpg
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/xplane_5.jpg
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/xplane_1.jpg

[JulianHo]

Here's my pathetic attempt at making an aircraft model. A view rotation from all sides.

http://www3.telus.net/nlie/ConwingL16-1.jpg
http://www3.telus.net/nlie/ConwingL16-3.jpg
http://www3.telus.net/nlie/ConwingL16-4.jpg

Hope someone recognise the Conwing L-16. :)

[Ethangar]

Its Baloo's plane!

[JulianHo]

Originally posted by Ethangar
Its Baloo's plane!

BINGO! You recognised the SeaDuck.

[obz]

how bout a 'flying V' ? its got wings :)

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL169/1504703/3021831/53721327.jpg


I'll post more renders in my own finished work thread tonight, but i had this up and could resist the 'flying' joke.

cheers

sean

[Ethangar]

Originally posted by JulianHo
BINGO! You recognised the SeaDuck.
How could I not... I've been saying for years that I was going to do it. ;) I loved that cartoon.

[Kozhe]

What a nice guitar! I have to buy one of these one day, and a dual recto too :drool:

That looks like a new Jeff Haneman signature. Is that a real model or that´s your own custom paint job?

[obz]

Originally posted by Kozhe
What a nice guitar! I have to buy one of these one day, and a dual recto too :drool:

That looks like a new Jeff Haneman signature. Is that a real model or that´s your own custom paint job?

the jeff haneman sig is a strat shape, and they discontinued it due to controversial inlays.

and to answer your questions, yes to both. its a real model, not available in the states though, i just flipped the head stock. (its basically the same body as the alex liaho sig (children of bodom)).

and i just made some urban cammo and inlays... look for more of this in the finish gallery later tonight!

thanx!

sean

[Synthesizer]

Hi everyone. Here is my jet that was up here before and was lost. Its a CF-105 Avro Arrow.
http://www.flyingcolours.ca/cgtalk/AvroArrow.jpg

[Ethangar]

And what a lovely shot of the arrow it is

[Target]

Sopwith Camel F.1

http://www.furball.warbirdsiii.com/media/jpg/sopwithcamelf1.jpg

Thanks to this board and a few of it's densizens for showing me the ways of the force in terms of lighting for my renders. Getting a lot better results for my demo stuff.

PS, yeah this is another low poly game model, but the lighting helps a LOT. :D

[chrislomaka]

revised my robotech valkyrie.
upped to polygon count to 500.
that and the new texture make it look a lot better than it did...

http://www.chrislomaka.dragoncity.net/newvalk.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

Tetra, good thing you posted your Comanche VTOL-plane. It looks great!!! I really like it a lot :)

Target, good to see you here too. But what happened to my Warbirds account? :rolleyes: ;)

[Rammjager]

Here's one of mine. This was finished last year for a simulator.

http://mattmartin.org/post/sixgun_00.jpg

http://mattmartin.org/post/sixgun_01.jpg

http://mattmartin.org/post/sixgun_02.jpg

[Claudio72]

Something I'm working on, not yet finished, but, anyway, I would like to show it to you

hope you like it

http://web.ticino.com/crosio/images/jet.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

conceived as an airbourne security vehicle for the chicago police department with a pinch of japanese styling.http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp.jpg

[MonkeyMeat]

Hey Rammjager,

Was gonna say that needs some anti-ailiasing. . . . until saw it was from a game. Man that is a purdy Game model.

What game is it from? and is that the acctual poly model from ingame or from cutscenes?

I want to fly it ;)

[Rammjager]

Thanks, MonkeyMeat. The images I posted are ingame screens of an old sim called Jane's WWII FIGHTERS. A few of us are trying to keep the old sim alive. All the mods are free downloads. Just head over to http://www.ww2fighters.org/ (WWII FIGHTER HQ)

These days the only place to find a copy of the sim is ebay.

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp2.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp3.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp4.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp5.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp6.jpg

[TomHamlyn]

http://www.tomhamlyn.com/cgtalk/GunnerBlimp.jpg

[Innovator]

Hawker Hurricane (http://www.rex3d.com/mgriffey/Hawker.jpg)

My humble addition to this fun thread! :applause:

Anywho, this is a Hawker Hurricane I recently started. Almost done modeling, painting the textures now as we speak. Love seeing everyone's work!

[Tetra84]

Rammjager: great game model, I also love WW2 fighters, used to play it all the time, still do occasionally:beer:

[MonkeyMeat]

LOL,


Hey Rammjager

I have that game I havent played it in years. .
Yah it did have some impressive graphics, , , to bad it lacked a bit in ... being an intersting game. . . good sim, , but got boring,,,

I been playing Aces High for the last 2 years, and that is not a graphics oriented game, , , not yet they still working on AH2
But its a damn great game,,,, I recomend any one who like WW2 sims and wants to play with up to 700 people at the same time
check out. . . www.hitechcreations.com
(yes that was a shameless plug :rolleyes: )

anyways great work on that Model, , , , I used to play WW2 Fighters all night long against AI , great detail in that game.


hmmmm I should go fly my Typhoon.......
after food and beer

cheers

[Tetra84]

here's a P-51 I did a while back, not perfect but get's the message across...
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/p51_1.jpg

[fred806]

This is a V-22 Osprey, not very well modeled... I tried to make a turbine blur effect. Not sure this is very good.

http://www.alternatyve.net/3d/Errances-V-22-1.jpg

[arai]

well its falling down a bit so heres an in progress junkers.


textures are still mirrored while I figure out surface settings.

haha and skyraider, this is no specific junkers... I've stolen details from all different models, no such unit existed. Its more of a" lets get it done quick so I can use it in my animation "than trying to get an accurate model (I know I know, the shame)


just bumpin up the thread, still needs a lot of work

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/upload/wip/2004/05/28-757429.jpg

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/upload/wip/2004/05/28-757448.jpg

[kiwi123]

very nice work as always, Arai.
Are you going to make a 3d background for your animation ?

Wiek

[Lem]

some nice models added :)


the ju88 cockpit looks a bit weired, have you accidently copied the interior (seats)?

[Garrek]

I've followed this thread from beginning to end (unfortunately it has kept me up insanely late) and the 3d work is absolutely stunning.

I am in the process of choosing a 3d package. It seems that the majority of the work is in 3D Studio Max. I don't believe this says anything other than it has a wide audience but the work produced by many of the artists is amazing. Lightwave, the other package I'm researching, seems to be used in some of the posts as well (with incredible results) but only a fraction of the 3D Max posts.

I don't want to start a flame war. I don't want to detract from the purpose of this thread. If it should be moved elsewhere that is fine, please tell me.

But, is there something to be said about one package is easier for 3d modeling of aircraft than another? Or is it simply reduced to "whatever you are comfortable with?"

Thanks

[kiwi123]

Hi,

I have used Lightwave, Max and Maya, you could say, the big 3 for this kind of thing. To be honest, it doesn't matter much at all which one you use (or for that matter any other modeller). I think they all have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Go for whichever one you prefer to work with. Because there IS a definate difference in the interface and workflow.

Good luck with your choice,

Wiek

[andreas-V]

A little update of my Hawker Demon.
I deceided to change the model into the turret equipped variant which took some time to finish.Textures on the fuselage are complete the wings will receive an overwork.
Critique and comments are welcome.

http://people.freenet.de/jinrai/demon3.jpg

[pccdtk]

Your "little update" are astonishing to me. I try to improve my modell until I post here because I find your work so good ( and so many great others).

[Valentina]

It looks like very good! :applause:

[neu]

Very very nice!....I'm not interested to these old bastards, but this one is amazing! :thumbsup:

Greetings, neu

[ADL7]

This is an La-7 I rendered last year.

http://www.geocities.com/adlabs6/K/bin/lafront640.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/adlabs6/K/bin/laback640.jpg

A scene with this model:

http://www.geocities.com/adlabs6/K/large/lavchkinla7.jpg

[evan]

andreas_V - Your Hawker Demon is looking VERY nice! I hav'nt been following this thread as much as normal lately, and consequently missed your aircraft. Anyway, looking forward to seeing more of your Demon. Exellent work!

Evan

[evan]

andreas_V - Your Hawker Demon is looking VERY nice! I hav'nt been following this thread as much as normal lately, and consequently missed your aircraft. Anyway, looking forward to seeing more of your Demon. Exellent work!

Evan

[TLWest]

Hello,

I have lurked this board for sometime and this thread has some nice stuff shown.

Here is my version of the WWI scout the SPAD 13 C.I. .

http://www.zoysgig.com/images/spad/13a.jpg

Snippit of a larger render.
http://www.zoysgig.com/images/spad/overthere3c.jpg


BTW, the SeaDuck model just kills me :applause:

[Undseth]

Swiss Pilatus Turbo Porter. Almost finished modeling this, and the textures are almost done. There will be also be a seaplane version a bit down the road.

Made in Maya. About 200.000+ polys. :)

[leepink]

I like this.

[Skyraider3D]

The Turbo Porter is a great aircraft, and you're model looks very promising! :)
Ever seen the movie Air America? If not, go find it! It's great! :D

[pccdtk]

I like a lot. In specialy tires-deform on ground.

[Hansybear]

wow!

antnik's and mmiller's totally rocks!

Well, i made an easy plane, most because i'm not that good. This is actually my second work in lightwave.
http://home.no.net/hansbp/cromefly.jpg


One more thing, It's not finished yet :p need some finishing on the wing and stuff
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[dmac]

I dont think there is one of these here
http://www.sky-knights.com/ju-render3.jpg


Made with maya5 photoshop

[dmac]

I dont think there is one of these here
http://www.sky-knights.com/ju-render3.jpg

http://www.sky-knights.com/ju-render5.jpg
Made with maya5 photoshop

[dmac]

sorry about the double post

[Anacardo]

I know it's old stuff.. but I didn't have the time to go on and create anything new.. (at least not with wings)

http://www.edelrolandi.com/cgchannel/Blu1.jpg
http://www.edelrolandi.com/cgchannel/Blu2.jpg

Some of you might remeber I was going to create an animation for that... months later (and lot of horrible problems later) the only thing I got is a frame form the sea animation (two airplanes should be chasing one each other in the waves of this ocean)
http://www.edelrolandi.com/cgchannel/frame0057.jpg
http://www.edelrolandi.com/cgchannel/frame0047.jpg

[C4D-Nielzzz]

hello!
this is my aircraft, the ME-262

http://rafpilots.jophis.com/RAF/me262.jpg

[BNelso]

Made this for high res project for class, the planes are the only cg elements, the background is a photo...

WWII Piper Cub (http://studentpages.scad.edu/~bnelso23/Images/piper_cub.jpg)

[da_rock21]

i love the concept anacardo. where did you come up with the design?

what are some of your specs like render time, polycount and so on...??

keep it up it looks freakin sweet.:thumbsup:

[Anacardo]

i love the concept anacardo. where did you come up with the design?

what are some of your specs like render time, polycount and so on...??

keep it up it looks freakin sweet.:thumbsup:Thanks!!! fact is.. it's darn old!!! tons of stuff happened from that post till now. And the project froze. Will I have the time to resurrect it? let's hope... Anyway most of the info you asked is in the original thread: http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=125122

with some additional pictures and some wires as well.
Thanks again.

[Hoogle]

This thread is awesome ! :thumbsup:

[DiGiman]

Maya 6 and Photoshop.

http://alveymedia.com/ryan/Plane.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: ok Here is my contribution to this cool thread...i hope u like it.

http://www.integra.gr/pics/images/boeingsf.jpg

Software used : Maya 6 with Mental Ray , Photoshop

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Same plane ...other angle and no BG as it plays in an upcoming tvspot...lol

[Lemog]

Always great artwork my friend Dimitris :thumbsup: congrats... Greeks Powaaaa :scream:

[MonkeyMeat]

ARAI

I was just looking at your renders of the 109 and Ju88
Great details .... good stuff!

I wondering if you can repost your images of the Typhoon you did
That thing loooked awsome ,,,,,
Me like the tyffie,,, its a monster in size compare to other single seat fighters.

anyway, maybe you have a web page with you images, etc, would be great to see them.


<cheers> :beer:

[bigtodd]

DMAC what are the details of this modeled in MAYA?

Big Todd

[dmac]

What wood you like to know? It’s a Junkers Ju52 ww2 transport aircraft made in maya5 all polygons in construction about 20k total .

http://www.sky-knights.com/ju52-11.jpg

[73thPixel]

Fighter-plane a'la MiG-19

http://compartia.tomsk.ru/gallery/author/show/350

It is unique work. She is unique that is completely made in Bryce :))

[bigtodd]

DMAC that answers what i wanted to know.

Thanks
BigTodd

[Dzignguy]

Well, I’ve been lurking here for ever. You know, drooling and wondering if I could ever get the guts up to post some of my work......Well, this project does not match most of what I see here but I't is the best I've done so far and at least I'm learning and getting better. I'm getting better to a big extent due to this forums great posts.

Among the first to impress me were Skyriader3D, mmiller, Arai, and the list is too long…. Anyway, here is Lockheed L049A Constellation C/N 1970, the “Star of Switzerland” TWA N90831. In real life she was one of the first airliners to fly tanscontinental and Intercontinental flights non-stop. She currently sits, restored, in the desert at the Pima Air and Space Meuseum, in Tucson, Arizona. I hope you will enjoy her “dance” through the Flight Simulator 9 skies……

John Howard White
dzignguy




http://fsdzigns.com/images/Skirting%20the%20thunderheads_02.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

Dzignguy, you need nothing to worry about! :) Your "Connie" looks great and captures the beautiful lines of this gracious bird very nicely! :thumbsup:

[73thPixel]

Excellent work. Illumination especially was pleasant.

[73thPixel]

Only on feints ranges stick out. From such distance, it seems to me, seams and rivets on a fuselage should be visible.

[xjgd4321]

quintessence :cool:

[iamsyren]

Wow! It's so realistic, I love it, you're my new idol :)

[mmiller]

Dzignguy
Nice image - has a great overall look.

a couple of observations if you don't mind
I think it might look better if the left side was not cropped such that it touches the circle of the engine nacell. maybe if you included some of the starboard wing it would flow a little better. Also might want to get rid of some of the background top and bottom.
I just think this might better accentuate the nice dynamic comp you have already.

also - there are a couple of places where you are getting some thin pixelated highlights.
The left sides of the engine intakes is a good example.
might look better if you just did a little snmoothing in Pshop.
I like to use the smudge tool in cases like this.
do you have some kind of anti-aliasing function you could turn on?

Mark

[Dzignguy]

ALL:
Man, am I humbled, you guys are too nice! This particular model is purely a GMAX creation and the image is purely a Century of Flight screen capture. Nothing more, nothing less, no touch up in PhotoShop just the FS9 render engine with time set about 15 minutes before sun down and Heavy thunderstorm clouds with no percipatation.
I am working on a MAX version with more "up close" detail and textures for high resolution renders. If I get anywhere close to some of the stuff I see on this forum, then I will be happy!

If you also enjoy the flight Sim world, this airplane will be available, free, sometime next month with a flight dynamics package done by the "fabled" and great FSAviator. We are currently in the first part of Beta testing.

mmiller:
I agree with your suggestions about composition. Unfortunately I will probably never get that exact shot again in FS so I will have to strive to do better with a final Render image. I'm working on it and hopefully after I get the model out to the FS community I can concentrate on doing something nice outside of FS9.

Here is another shot taken on a flight and approach to Santa Barbara last evening about 5 minutes before sun down.....

http://fsdzigns.com/images/Sunset%20approach_4c.jpg

[mmiller]

wow - that's a game model !
and the wole image is just a screen capture ?!
I'm impressed
the flight sims are getting frighteningly realistic.

have you been here:
http://www.screenshotart.com/index.php?act=idx

I'm sure they would love this :-)
Mark

[Dzignguy]

Yep, I swear that is just a simple screen capture. The word is that FS10 is on its way and will take it up even another couple of notches.....Still way crude to what you guys do with independent renders but not bad for a real time simulator....

For those of you that are Mesh junkies, as I am, here is a shot of the wire mesh from the Perspective window.... She is a little high on Poly count to be a game model but works quite nicely on medium range computers in MSFS.

http://fsdzigns.com/images/Wire%20Mesh_02c.jpg

[mimawoai]

very good.

[Lem]

Dzignguy (http://www.cgtalk.com/member.php?u=6924), great looking game model. absolutely lovely :)


Oki, another render of 2 game models. Sabre, done by another WB3 artist, Mig and composing done by me for a CD cover which never made it.

http://www.lemsko.de/3d/korea/evil.jpg

[eldonaldo]

it once was thought as a texturing exercise but then i just.. hmmm.. got lazy :D

http://www.living-bytes.com/hosting/eldo/airbus_final.jpg

[Holycow]

This isn't a real aircraft by any stretch, just a madeup spaceship I did. This is my very first model ever. I know its not fantastic, but hey, its only my first!

http://bigpimphustler.com/models/ship/brandon/perspective.jpg

[OriK]

Another creation for the Microsoft Flightsimulator.

http://www.orik.de/Danube/danube_final_06.jpg


http://www.orik.de/Danube/danube_final_16.jpg

[mmiller]

Was doing some houscleaning recently and I found some old work.
The Camel image is dated on the back April 9, 1985.
vax based integraph CAD software with dedicated workstations.
I believe it cost about 30k a seat way back when.

as you can see the rendering capabilities were extremly limited.
No shadows
No maps
No material/spectral properties.
and no ability to export an image - we had to actualy shoot a photo of the monitor.

The stealth fighter image isn't dated, but I figure it was done around 87
Based on the old testers kit which came out before the F117 was declassified.

anyways
i figured you guys woud find this amusing :-)
Mark

[Lem]

amusing, indeed :D


I like the star trek shuttle very much. nice illustration style.

Lem

[mmiller]

amusing, indeed :D


I like the star trek shuttle very much. nice illustration style.

LemHi Lem
Thanks
I can see how you might think that image is depicting a star trek vehicle.
But, it was supposed to be a stealth fighter.
I based it on a kit that testers put out prior to the declassification of the F117.
As you can see there guess was a little off.

the background was two big cylinders and I got the panel lines by turning on line elements after rendering.
at the time - I was pretty proud of that image ;-)
Mark

[Mizu]

Oric- nice models, can i ask how did you did those lights on the sides of the plane, the blue ones, and the one on the top, and how did you lightened the scene, the lights are great:thumbsup:

[Skyraider3D]

Nice one Mark! Given the age of the models, they aren't bad at all really (geometry wise)! :D
O yea... I do remember that "F-19 Stealth" as I believe it was called. I think Revell (who made the model) could have made it up themselves! Their 1980's "B-2" was funny as well! :)
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/REVELL%20B-2.jpg

[arai]

dug up this old wip and decided to keep going on it.

http://www.lwg3d.org/upload/wip/2004/07/23-621522.jpg

[arai]

heres another one. I've got a few but their rather large

http://www.lwg3d.org/upload/wip/2004/07/27-957864.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

Aaah there she is again! :) Good to see you dug out your B-25! Looking forward to the progress.

[spikey]

Oooo. Pretty Mitchell. I'll be watching too.

This thread keeps getting better all the time.. Too many nice planes to comment on them all, really.

[Xtra]

Arai this is a damned impressive work! I hope to see more ... :)

[Skyraider3D]

Very true Spikey! This is the 900th reply already!!! :eek:

[Lem]

The B25 comes along very nicely. Cant wait to see the textured version. keep up the good work.

901, ronnie :D

[Tetra84]

Grumman TBM Avenger WIP, the wingfold/bombbay door sections were tough to get right, but I think it looks ok, now for the texturing.:D http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/avenger7.jpg
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/avenger4.jpg
http://www.rasterworx.com/Images/3dworx/pictures/avenger6.jpg

[Supervlieg]

Nice one Mark! Given the age of the models, they aren't bad at all really (geometry wise)! :D
O yea... I do remember that "F-19 Stealth" as I believe it was called. I think Revell (who made the model) could have made it up themselves! Their 1980's "B-2" was funny as well! :)
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/REVELL%20B-2.jpg
Those revell fantasy planes were funny. I had the B-2 and the F19 at one point. The F 19 stealth was a nice design though.

The model of it is very nice Mark.

[Samo]

My little contribution to this thread
It is a Yak 1. Work in progress. Blender & YafRay.
http://www.iespana.es/blendserver/inmigrante/aeromodelismo/yak1/P3a.JPG
http://www.iespana.es/blendserver/inmigrante/aeromodelismo/yak1/yak1.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

My current work-in-progress is taking shape...

Panel detail, weathering and various other items are next! :)
So far the model has unfinished diffuse textures only...

http://skyraider.allaboutwarfare.com/files/modelling/Ju88T-1_wip03.jpg

wip thread: http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?p=1515458&posted=1#post1515458

[kevjon]

Skyraider

Looks very realistic already. Can't wait to see the final renderings with cockpit and pilots.

This is an unusual version of the Junkers 88. Is it a night fighter version ?

[PeterSanitra]

Realy crazy concept, but i like it

[censored]

I can't remember if I've posted this in this thread already, but I'm sure it's changed...so:

http://sdcc13.ucsd.edu/%7Egdale/SIDE3.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

The Junkers 88 is practically finished now. Here's a test render of the final model:

http://skyraider.allaboutwarfare.com/files/modelling/Ju88T-1_wip04.jpg

...and a different angle:

http://skyraider.allaboutwarfare.com/files/modelling/Ju88T-1_wip05.jpg

[Lemog]

hmmmm Ronnie... always quality artwork, very impressive... I like a lot the precision of lighting... great and too much real :thumbsup:

[Martin Kay]

Here's a direct link to a Tiger Moth I did a couple of years ago, and which I'm reworking, mainly in the cockpit area, but also a new paint job, with some proper markings- most likely RAF trainer colours etc. Crits welcomed. WIP has started on cockpit interiors.

http://uk.geocities.com/martinkostyrka@btinternet.com/WIP.html

Martin Kay

[mmiller]

Ronnie
The junkers is looking good
I particularly like the first image.
great angle :thumbsup:

Martin - Hello again
That Tiger Moth looks pretty good to me.
You could have a lot of fun with that model :)

[Dzignguy]

Geeez, the work displayed here is so awsome! You guys sure do help starters like me press on! That Junkers looks like a photo! Such a great airplane!

I'm moving along with my Constellation and will have some new shots with new, updated skins in a few days.... I was testing her Saturday night and came across an image and just barely captured it from the screen before it dissappeared. Check out the atmospherics in Flight Simulator 9, they continue to amaze me......This image is cropped as I didnt have time to zoom into a tighter shot before the vapor trail began to dissappear.


Star of Switzerland Dancing in the Mist:



http://fsdzigns.com/images/Mist%20Dancing_00a.jpg

This shot was taken at Fl 250 with an OAT of -25 degrees Cent. so she was putting out contrails at altitude. I had the weather set up for 5/8 borken clouds to 32,000 feet. She was just begining to fly into a large bank of clouds While I was rolling here over hard onto her right side to try and get better lighting conditions when this scene appeared. I havent been able to repeat it yet as I'm busy getting her ready for public release next week but I certainly will be trying this again, as soon as I have some time......

hope you enjoy,

cheers,

dzignguy

[Lem]

The Constellation looks absolutely great, congrats


Ronnie, as usual very nice aircraft. Where the canopy really that rounded in nose? I always thought it was much like in do17.


Lem

[Skyraider3D]

Thanks guys :D



Lem, this is the later high-speed light-weight T model (recce version of the S), which was more streamlined than the A/D models that you are referring to. The C/G models didn't even have a glass nose. If you compare the Ju 88 T to the Ju 88 A, you will also notice that the gondola under the cockpit was removed, as were the dive brakes.

[Lem]

ahh,
man wird alt wie ein Haus ....und lernt doch nie aus :)


currently working on a c47 for Warbirds

needs a bit more painting ...

http://www.lemsko.de/3d/c47/c47_2.jpg


Lem

[dmac]

Hi
Can you say what the poly limits and mesh format warbirds use for the planes?

Just wondering.. Do they use player made models in game. Or is that a offline thing .

[Lem]

Hi dmac,
currently the poly limit for single engine aircrafts is 5000 and for multi engine aircrafts it is 9000. I try to stay 500 faces below that limit since usually 1 or 2 pilot figures will be added later.
The models can use up to 40 sub materials (the less the better, since every sub material will be loaded into memory.
No alpha channel allowed in skin to prevent online cheating.
models use 2x 512 or 2x1024 pixel uncompressed tga bitmaps as textures.

No need to produce different LoD variants, 1 LoD mesh will be produced inhouse which then will be used for 1manual LoD switch and also used for the shadow model.

Models will be then included in online and offline game.

There are a few player made models in game already. Most are remakes of the original artwork, either because the models were very inaccurate or the company didnt planed to introduce the aircraft model because of their limited resources.


Players who contribute to the game are organized in a so called PDC (player development corps)



http://www.furball.warbirdsiii.com/media/jpg/gooney4.jpg

Lem

[Skyraider3D]

Looks good Lem! My only comment is the nose... it looks a little blunt. Perhaps it's the Warbirds viewer which often make planes look a bit chubby. O yes, and the star&bar on the wing looks over-bright. Is it a decal placed in-game?

[Lem]

yeah ronnie,
ya right about the nose. rounded it a bit more now.
the blue of the decals is same rgb number i used for earlier us aircrafts too
thx for the comments :)

will start now to paint it like a 50ies airliner for personal carrier ops, maybe i can get them finally to accept masks for reflections in game ....would make things much easier than the ineffective usage of sub materials.

Lem

[dmac]

Hi guys I was doing some renders of a he111 I’m still working on took the image into Photoshop come up with this Gunners view


http://www.sky-knights.com/he111bw.jpg

[Skyraider3D]

Nice one! I like the original angle. The style very much remind me of heavily retouched wartime photos as seen in newspapers and propaganda leaflets and such.

[dmac]

Thanks ronnie,
That’s what I was shooting for mite try something out the nose gunner spot as well the pilot
Just need better reference to work off.

[WHH]

you rock, I love it

[CeeVee]

Hi Guys , seen some amazing work here.....my first aircraft....with my app of choice, Rhino.

Still early days but hope to benifit from your critique....
http://www.aptta.pt/Nossa/images/zoom/FNIBMX/Rhino14.jpghttp://www.aptta.pt/Nossa/images/zoom/FNIBMX/Rhino12.jpg
http://81.193.127.151/Mambo/images/stories/Rhino12.jpghttp://81.193.127.151/Mambo/images/stories/Rhino12.jpg

[Lem]

i 2nd what ronnie said :)

CeeVee, your pics dont show up here


Lem

[CeeVee]

I hope all is well now.

[Skyraider3D]

Yep, nice MiG-15.
I've got a number of detail photos of a Polish MiG-15 from a museum. If you're interested, drop me an e-mail :)

[dmac]

Nice Mig I made one of them before it was one of my first models mite get back to it one day finish it right
link to my latest post two me110’s after a (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=167358)Lancaster (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=167358)

[kiwi123]

Finally made some new stuff: http://www.military-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163

A fokker G.I in a dogfight with two ME-110s, painted style.

regards,

Wiek

[pccdtk]

My first attempt on this forum : Sopwith 1/2 Strutter in FARR
http://pccdtk.50megs.com/Strutter/perspective1.jpg
http://pccdtk.50megs.com/Strutter/perspective2.jpg
http://pccdtk.50megs.com/Strutter/perspective3.jpg
http://pccdtk.50megs.com/Strutter/motor_persp.jpg
http://pccdtk.50megs.com/Strutter/lewis.jpg

What do you think ?!!!

P.S.Copy shortcut and paste in an open page...

[kiwi123]

And another new one:

http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/12379/12379_1095375945.jpg
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=170507

fokker G1 on the deck

[Dirit]

My first attempt on this forum : Sopwith 1/2 Strutter in FARR


Wow, fantastic. :applause:

[Dirit]

And another new one:

fokker G1 on the deck

Wow wow, fantastic too. :applause:

[Awesome_Dave]

how random.. i find such an old active thread the day after i finish (sorta) modelling my first airplane :)

http://www.certaindoompossibly.com/pics/plane.jpg

its based on the kawasaki ki 102a blueprints i found at the onno van braam site, though i cut a few corners here and there and went for a toy-like appearance instead.

[dat]

http://studio1311.com/temp/valk/jet2.jpg

http://studio1311.com/temp/valk/jet1.jpg

Saw a few Valkyries VF-1s in this thread, thought I'd add my own for posterity...

Dat

[Skyraider3D]

Great stuff, guys! I like the cartoony looks of the Ki-102a. Nice choice of subject too!!

[shameless plug]
By the way, please feel free to post your works here too on this specialised military 3D art forum:
http://www.military-meshes.com/forums
It's a new and fast growing community and we can always use more talent! :D
[/shameless plug]

[Skyraider3D]

For those of you that have trouble texture mapping their aircraft, I've just written a "little" story on texture mapping aircraft in a more sophisticated way that my old texture mapping tutorial.

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?p=1615698

Please have a look. I hope it will be useful to some of you! :D


PS. This "tutorial" was originally written for Military-Meshes.com (http://www.military-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3249).

[Martin Kay]

That tut looks great. Thanks Skyraider!

Martin K

[zilverink]

I like them all.. some are models i have built in the reallity.. i plast you know 1:24 size.. lol :D... great thread..

[jeanco]

Hi there ... I have looked all the 63 pages you guys posted and, obviously I am impressed. Congratulations to all.

Now, kid business:

I'm trying to do a boeing 747, but I have some issues. One of them is to close (or blend) the hole of the boeing butt.

Take a look:

http://www.imaginara.com.br/xpress/making/maya/modelando_boeing3.jpg

Another thing is: a looked for all google stuff (almost all... hehehe) to modeling an airplane or aircraft tutorial but nothing found. Anyone knows where to find it?

I got started in maya 4 days ago.

Thanks for helping.

Jean Carlos

[AntiChrome]

Great work posted here guys!:thumbsup:

-( Definition of newbie: me (first post in CGtalk, new to 3D and using Blender 2.34) )-

Anyway here goes my fantasy Schneider-Style racing floatplane.
A couple of days working on model and a simple scene to test it. Still very much a WIP, needs textures, spec maps and such, and a proper scene. Be back soon...:)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/scabral/RacerBeach1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/scabral/Racerbeach2.jpg

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