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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

10-15-2008, 05:07 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

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Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

I'm just finessing the exterior shape now, before I get into the tiniest details around all the panels and doors. To do this, I'm rendering it under harsh, low-angle lighting, just...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

10-05-2008, 08:39 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

Thanks to my new tools, this model is improving.

I've separated all the landing gear doors and weapons bay doors, so they can be animated later. The cockpit detail is coming...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

09-24-2008, 09:52 AM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

The latest...

Still a long way to go, but it's looking right.

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

09-18-2008, 11:05 AM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

I'm back to the F-22 now, which will become much better, thanks to the new tools. Here's a new image of the model "modo-ized", and a render of the beginnings of a cockpit I'm building.

Have fun....

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

09-10-2008, 09:40 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

I'm making the transition to a much better 3D modeling system. ("modo", from Luxolgy.com) In order to greatly improve the quality of my F-22 project as well as my other models.
...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

08-22-2008, 09:45 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

With the exterior shape very close to final. I've made a large number of boolean cuts, which create many of the doors and vents that are visible on the exterior. (Images here were...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

08-15-2008, 10:46 AM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Yes. (See page one of the article.)

It will be some time though... probably early 2009 before the 3D model is available.

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

08-14-2008, 10:27 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

The overall shape of the aircraft is getting close now, aside from the wing/fuselage joint, which is ongoing. So, I'm starting to add "boolean cutters", which will be used to...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

08-04-2008, 03:37 PM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

RE: Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

Progress on the model is going well, and today, I posted an update, including an animation with all the control surfaces moving. It's at...

Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD

07-23-2008, 02:14 AM

Replies: 10

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Views: 1,673

Posted By Mike James

Building an F-22 in 3D/CAD

Hi everybody,

I live in Anchorage, Alaska, where we've had an operational squadron of F-22's since 2007. After seeing the flight demo of the Raptor at this summer's air show, I was inspired to...

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