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DPS
February 7th, 2009, 05:52
Here's a rare jet fighter not often seen in the game, the Yak-15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmvZyL7tCx4&feature=channel

The external model has a personl best of less than 3,500 polys - and that is including the highly detailed pilot figure ....blast, forgot to credit the builder in the end titles. Ho Hum.

You'll recognise my deft handywork on the skin. I used MS Paint to make the bitmap, but I'm going to have a crack at PSP soon.

Pity, MS have pulled the plug on this game.
Mithrin
February 7th, 2009, 06:33
Ah that's going to be fun. Not seen a model of this for the sim before. Very cool!
Curtis P40
February 7th, 2009, 07:14
:wavey: Wonder what that tail wheel was made of ?
DPS
February 7th, 2009, 08:10
Beetroot/Onion composite.

Just checked and the pilot figure has 904 polygons ...must find a new driver.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Reibekuchen/Polygon_Count.jpg
Cazzie
February 7th, 2009, 13:14
Patiently awaiting you finding a new driver DPS! :woot:

That looks nice. I often wondered about the rear tire also, how they didn't scorch it.

Caz
tigisfat
February 7th, 2009, 15:13
Patiently awaiting you finding a new driver DPS! :woot:

That looks nice. I often wondered about the rear tire also, how they didn't scorch it.

Caz


Jet exhaust isn't actually that hot. It mostly feels like a warm wind that's eye-wateringly rich with fuel.
DennyA
February 7th, 2009, 15:34
Wow, you did that in (shudder) MS Paint? Impressive! The model looks awesome; can't wait to fly it!

You might check out Paint.net (http://getpaint.net) for painting/touchup. It's a freeware MS Paint replacement that's a, um, bit more feature-filled. :)
Piglet
February 7th, 2009, 18:59
Steel! Yes, the tailwheel was steel, like an oooold roller skate wheel. Said to make an incredible racket on the ground, and throw lots of sparks.
Cazzie
February 8th, 2009, 03:52
DPS, Paint.Net and GIMP are two freeware graphic editing programs that you can download and both offer tremendous advantages over old MS Paint, offering layering, cloning, duplicate layering, etc. Give either a try if you haven't purchase PSP.

Thanks Piglet, I never knew that?

Caz
DPS
February 8th, 2009, 06:57
Just spoke to my buddy who's a bit of Photoshop artist, so hopefully she will produce a proper skin for the model. I've had a look at GIMP. What I need is an application that will let you slap on a bitmap in 10 minutes, but unfortunately it hasn't been invented yet :)

Gauges could be a problem: I can tweak the XML scripts and do the art but my Cyrillic is a bit weak.
Boomer
February 8th, 2009, 07:36
Impressive use of polys! :ernae: