Critics be damned !, blatant WIP progress (F-100D)

[MCDesigns]

Stunning work Michael.:ernae:

[redriver6]

looks great Micheal!!:ernae::ernae:

[Mathias]

And I thought we finally lost you to trainsimming and ship building.
Great clean mesh there, Michael!
What is the ditribution supposed to look like?

[michael davies]

Charl,

TRUST ME !, my VC canopy frame will be smooth , that is my #1 pet hate, the reality is that it probably only requires another couple of 100 polys to make it very smooth and as you say, it just does not get done ?.

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Michael

Does look very good, and thanks for showing it bare-*ssed, so to speak.

I have a question if I may, since polys have been discussed.
As a user, I find the VC canopy frame to be one of the most important items, visually, especially in a fighter.
It's in your face most of the time!

Would it be possible to redirect some polys to make it look more like the first picture below?
Often, they end up looking like the second.

[michael davies]

Nearly, very nearly, I still do a little ship work to preserve sanity, I've got plans for a LNG carrier, Car carrier and container ship, but they have no place here ither than scenery and I now devote two days a week to trains, real ones that is, photos and such etc.

Ditribution ?, sorry I don't follow, could you expand a little and I might be able to show or explain.

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Michael

And I thought we finally lost you to trainsimming and ship building.
Great clean mesh there, Michael!
What is the ditribution supposed to look like?

[michael davies]

I started seriously with AF99 and it was limited to 1000 but you could cheat by using 'glue' polys and get it upto 1200 if you were really carefull LOL.

I think I dabbled with flightshop as well, the limit of 800 rings a dim bell, not sure though.

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Michael

Like I said elsewhere, when I first made planes with BAO FlightShop, the poly limit was 800 polys! 800! Max fuselage sides was 8, then 10, then 12 with AF99.
How many polys in 10 years?

[michael davies]

Bill

I have a friend who is an avid Carp fisherman, whilst watching discovery channel the other day....on Carp fishing...I was struck by how similar the intake is in shape and form to a Carps mouth, it is a unique shape.

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Michael

Goodness Michael!

Outdoing yourself again.

Awesome work man! That is one beauty of a fuselage. The lines look right on. It had a very different scoop, none like it.

:ernae: :ernae:



Bill

[Boomer]

Good stuff Michael!

[Mathias]

Ditribution ?, sorry I don't follow, could you expand a little and I might be able to show or explain.

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Michael

How will we be able to get our hands on this beauty?
Via Alphasim or some other channels?

[michael davies]

Ahh distribution , it hasnt been decided yet, Alphasim cancelled their F1-00 sometime last year so chance's are they wont want this one either !.

I've lots of offers but I wont decide until the model is complete or very near complete thats all I can say, no hidden agenda, just havent thought about it in detail, I find it clouds the modeling sense's .

Just to throw a curve ball LOL, this ones been bubbling along, Elint (shown) and tanker both catered for, it'll be after the F-100 for sure, may cut the gear doors and flying surfaces though to stop boredom setting in on the 'Hun', its good to have one or two projects on going.

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Michael

How will we be able to get our hands on this beauty?
Via Alphasim or some other channels?

[noddy]

Fantastic job Michael.

[Tweek]

Both aircraft are looking very nice indeed.

[tigisfat]

Well I guess you don't know EVERYTHING. If you did, you would know that is one of the Misty birds in camo, so the Gommers wouldn't recognize them. LOL

On a serious note, were there misty F-100s? I thought they were all F-105s.

[fsafranek]

On a serious note, were there misty F-100s? I thought they were all F-105s.

Two different things sort of. As a part of the "Iron Hand" program the USAF tried the two-seat F-100F in the role as a "Wild Weasel" to make flights over North Vietnam and identify SAM sites (draw fire) but they had a heck of a time staying in front of the Thuds and Phantoms they were supposed to be supporting. So they were replaced in that role by the F-105F (and later the specialized F-105G).

The F-100F was then used as a high speed Misty FAC (forward air controller) down south. The F-105s were based in Thailand and flew exclusively up north. F-100s were in South Vietnam and flew close air support.

Oh, and the "Lead Sled" was the F-105 Thunderchief.
:ernae:

[jmig]

On a serious note, were there misty F-100s? I thought they were all F-105s.

The Misty's were two-seater F-100Fs. I read a book about them a couple years ago. I think it was called "Bury us Upside Down"?

The first commander of the Misty's was a cellmate of Sen John McCain. I forget his name but, he won the Medal of Honor while a POW.

[empeck]

Awful, I hate it!





But seriously, great work Nice to see some WIPs

[centuryseries]

Ah Michael, you've gone and done it now!!

The RC-135 is an all time favourite spooky plane of mine please, please please consider also doing the high pitched screech turbojet version!

If not don't worry!!

Question is, is that one in the screenshots a V or a W..........

Also any chance of a U always liked the chipmunk look of that version!!

Stab in the dark - Mildenhall in the background?

[tigisfat]

The Misty's were two-seater F-100Fs. I read a book about them a couple years ago. I think it was called "Bury us Upside Down"?

The first commander of the Misty's was a cellmate of Sen John McCain. I forget his name but, he won the Medal of Honor while a POW.

That was Col. Bud Day. Please read FSafranek's good post above.

[jankees]

John, they say...those that say these things...that only one plane takes longer to take off than the F-100, thats the F-84F ...yes, yes, yes, dont all shout at once LOL, I do aim to get back up to speed on that one once the raw mesh of the F-100 is complete.

Was it the F-100 or F-105 that was called the 'Lead Sled' ?.

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Michael

Didn't they say that no matter how long your runway was, Republic would make a plane that would need all of it and more?

Great stuff, I like it!

[michael davies]

David,

Its a V model but it could be a W, i think its only sensor changes etc, the tanker variant being the R, The U is possible as they are now fitted with larger engines, its not planned but its a simple addon to accomplish.

Mildenhall, yes thats the default FSx rendition, pretty poor isnt it .

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Michael

Ah Michael, you've gone and done it now!!

The RC-135 is an all time favourite spooky plane of mine please, please please consider also doing the high pitched screech turbojet version!

If not don't worry!!

Question is, is that one in the screenshots a V or a W..........

Also any chance of a U always liked the chipmunk look of that version!!

Stab in the dark - Mildenhall in the background?

[Wing_Z]

Charl,
TRUST ME !, my VC canopy frame will be smooth , ...

:ernae: Ooh and that -135 has nice round nacelles too!
You thought of taking deposits?

[mike_cyul]

That is some very nice looking mesh work!

Mike

[redriver6]

That is some very nice looking mesh work!

Mike

yes it is

[heywooood]

keep 'em coming gentlemen... Those of us who appreciate exceptional talent will be supportive I assure you.

I am a huge fan of the effort that goes into these 3d works of art, as much as of the subject matter itself.

[crashaz]

Beautiful work! My only suggestion...


...comes after the long hull Essex.


ROFL empeck!!! I will join you... then we could do their laugh!!