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MrBlob Pilot	posted 08-04- 01:02 PM Well I've finished the 3D model and textured it fully in AC3D. Tonight I will fully input the model into OPS then into the game Have a look-see..... I have lots of big things planned for the Westland Lysander If you have any requests (for the Lysander that is!:- ) then please say here... Any data or info please say as well..... Thx : - ) P.s: Thanx goes to Alader for doing this excellent skin...he deserves it and has earned a contract to make a selection of skins for the final release : - ) Cheeeeeers Bud ------------------ "MrBlob is Currently Working on: The BE2c, Sopwith pup and Lysander" [This message has been edited by MrBlob (edited 08-04-2000).] [This message has been edited by MrBlob (edited 08-04-2000).] IP: Logged
lfbpro Pilot	posted 08-04- 01:13 PM What a tremendous work Mr.Blob! go on this plane will open so new missions style! ------------------ -=BAB=-lfbpro IP: Logged
ArgonV Pilot	posted 08-04- 02:14 PM Whoa! Awesome man! IP: Logged
ArgonV Pilot	posted 08-04- 02:15 PM Oops! Double post! Oh well, I'll say it agian Awesome man! This will be such an innovative addition to SDOE. [This message has been edited by ArgonV (edited 08-04-2000).] IP: Logged
Aladar Pilot	posted 08-04- 02:33 PM Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to paint somee more for ya!!!!!!!!! IP: Logged
bighog Cadet	posted 08-04- 02:45 PM Excuse my ignorance, but how do you built this planes? Can I do them also? Is that part of the FS software? thanks! IP: Logged
semmern Pilot	posted 08-04- 03:01 PM Me thinks great work MrBlob!! Now, I bet other brains than mine (Hint-Jeeves) are blowing up with ideas for a SOE campaign in Dover Night. We landed my moonlight....... IP: Logged
ArgonV Pilot	posted 08-04- 03:07 PM bighog, these skilled modelers use programs such as AC3d and MAX to build the models. Then they get them into the game by using a program called OPS and its various tools. Could someone post links to these things? IP: Logged
Falck Pilot	posted 08-04- 03:12 PM AC3D: http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/andy/ac3d.html Its not as hardcore as 3DSMax, but at $40 its much cheaper. For the purposes of SDOE its superb. Only a few features I would like to have are missing, namely solid subtraction. Otherwise it is superb. When 3DSMax releases their free version, Ill of course look into it. IP: Logged
MrBlob Pilot	posted 08-04- 04:17 PM Funny thing is I've read into the History of the Lysander BEFORE it's role as a night drop/collector of spies. Would you believe that the Lysander was responsible for shooting down one of the FIRST 110's with it's forward firing guns!!!!! THe tailgunner on another mission shot down a Stuka wile the front gunner in the same mission got a kill of another 110 something or other!!! ALso the Lysander did have an effective role as a bomber against small ground forces. Later in the War it was used (as at the start) for supply dropping although some ground attacks were known :O hows that? IP: Logged
Spanky the Mad Dog Pilot	posted 08-04- 04:46 PM Spanky here... Thats looking very cool. I bet it could be a kinda cool trainer too. ITs a well needed addition to the game, we needed some other types such as this. IP: Logged
Jeeves Pilot	posted 08-04- 08:46 PM semmern... You hit the nail right on the head!! I am doing a dynamic campaign for Laika's Pe-2...or if anyone wants to send their alphas or betas of planes (hint- Me-110, Lysander, "insert your plane here") to me, I will do the same for them After Laika's, I plan on doing one for Razer for a certain plane he sent me ------------------ Brought to you by the campaign for a better Dauntless! Jeeves =FC= IP: Logged
Laika 801 Pilot	posted 08-04- 08:55 PM Great ! One thing I would redo - the "gear-thingy", but might be it is just the screenshot that looks a bit strange. My standart questiosn: How much triangles/vertices/polys ?? LK IP: Logged
Snickers Pilot	posted 08-04- 11:36 PM Fantastic! Weren't there small winglets on the landing gear? (Landing gear were also the home of the landing lights.. though we dont have night so who cares.... ) ------------------ Snickers =FC= IP: Logged
CrossbowArcher Pilot	posted 08-04- 11:55 PM I think we need a Walrus next. IP: Logged
Aladar Pilot	posted 08-05- 12:07 AM Snickers, If memory serves, the winglets were only applied when rockets were slung beneath them . The wheels could also house machineguns!! IP: Logged
MrBlob Pilot	posted 08-05- 04:27 AM The Model Data specs: Objects: 31 Surfaces: 1933 Vertices: 2171 (Kept it VERY basic) The landing Gear looks OK to me But the screen shot was taken at a strange angle.....the landing gear was so hard to draw because is is rounded and yet square in shape. Hence, I was going to add a light type thing, and may still do so, but at the mo it is to hard.... Armerment, the wheels only housed those huge pylons when carrying something...and so they are to be a "pylon" not part of the model as such : - ) but yes they are there: - () As for Guns, yes there are guns, and yes there is ONE (or two) in the back and two in the front (one in each wheel case) Thx ------------------ "MrBlob is Currently Working on: The BE2c, Sopwith pup and Lysander" IP: Logged
Pete Hawk Pilot	posted 08-05- 05:53 AM MrBlob, It looks really cool! Your polycount is pretty high though. Are you using single sided polys? In comparison, so far my Harrier has only about 700 polys. Your plane will be tough on framerates unless you can reduce them as much as possible. It is possible to keep a nice smooth looking model which looks fine in SDOE without sacraficing too much detail. IP: Logged
Ronin Pilot	posted 08-05- 09:28 AM Bighog- Go to the following site. There you will find some excellent tutorials and links to the needed tools for building your own aircraft. Thanks again to SV for building this site! http://www.schoolmusic.com/chickencoop/se5a/index.htm Ronin IP: Logged
Jeeves Pilot	posted 08-05- 09:57 AM Heya Mr. Blob... I just remembered I have an old copy (June 2000) of Flight Journal magazine that has some great info and pictures (including a sideways shot of the cockpit)...I can send copies of it all to you by e-mail if you say the word...the article is around 7 pages long... ------------------ Brought to you by the campaign for a better Dauntless! Jeeves =FC= IP: Logged
MrBlob Pilot	posted 08-05- 03:23 PM Jeeves: "THE WORD......he he...yea by all means send 'um over...would be Gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! THx! Pete H: The poly count is not as high as that as that is the count IF all sides were 2 sided, AND including ALL the model parts (i.e: about 25 that i deleted). (something is wrong BIG time with my AC3D Only 3 things are 2 sided: The wheels and fuse. I may re-do the wheels to reduce the poly count further though THX ALL for your support and comments ------------------ "MrBlob is Currently Working on: The BE2c, Sopwith pup and Lysander" IP: Logged

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