Quick Update

[N2056]

Real life workload has been slowing me down a lot recently...but I got some good progress today. All control surfaces are now in & animated, and I got the cowl modified to be correct for the Rotax engine.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5169/gmax2.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4743/gmax1.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/918/wireframe1.jpg

[mike_cyul]

Looking good! And nice mesh work, too. :applause::applause::applause:

(Are we allowed to ask about the Thorp???):engel016:

Mike

[2Low]

Nice stuff! Looks like she'll be fun to fly.

[N2056]

The Thorp is definitely alive. I hit a point on that project where I needed to take a break. :icon_lol:
The fun part is that the nuts & bolts that I have on the Quickie are refinements of the ones I used from the Thorp, and I will be re-working the old Thorp fasteners with these (and they have washers!) :jump:

[MCDesigns]

Nice mesh man!! :ernae:

[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful modeling there N2056. :applause:

[Marlin]

Amazing as usual :applause::ernae::applause:

Keep up the good work sir.:icon29:

[N2056]

Many thanks for the kind words :wavey:

I bolted up the tail wheel assembly today. I had the Thorp bits in as a possibility, but decided to go with the real thing. This is about as real as I can get according to the plans :d

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3681/tw3l.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7131/tw2h.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/117/20098217421201.jpg

Now I just need to run some cables...:)

[harleyman]

WOW...Its really comming along nicely....:applause:

[Bjoern]

Screws and bolts, could be a typical screenshot from ProEngineer. :d

Awesome detailing, Robert!

[N2056]

Here it is with all the rigging installed (and it's animated) :d

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7157/200984172246984.jpg

[Flyboy208]

Keep up the good work, FSX will welcome your creation with open arms. Mike :applause:

[pointy31]

Absolutely fantastic Robert.....:ernae:

[N2056]

This week I worked on mapping exterior surfaces, and started adding some more interior stuff...cushions & harness :d

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6263/20098721314215.jpg

[Marlin]

:applause:

How great, I love it already.

All I need is a new computer or something :icon_lol:

[dharris]

Here it is with all the rigging installed (and it's animated) :d

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7157/200984172246984.jpg


It looks very nice and complex, but does it come in white sidewalls??:ernae:

[Anneke]

Never seen such fine details, however don't become to much of a perfectionist and getting tired of making all these details. We want to fly them...:applause::ernae:

[N2056]

So here is my first shot at color :d

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6401/200989163534530.jpg

[BananaBob]

Looking sweet Robert!! :medals::medals:

[Cobra8472]

looking excellent that.

Good work!

[N2056]

Here is the business end all done. Composite prop, detailed spinner, and all screwed together! :d

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5617/200981217167453.jpg

[MCDesigns]

Love the detail Robert, looking good!:ernae:

[Marlin]

:applause::icon29::applause:

[mike_cyul]

Looking good! Really like the colours!:applause::ernae:

Mike

[N2056]

So I'm back in the VC. I have not been really happy with the look of the panel, so I decided to try a wood grain version. I think I like it! :)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/199/2009815184937953.jpg

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7302/2009815184743671.jpg

[Killbilly]

Suh-wheet. This thing looks better and better all the time. Thanks for the updates!

[N2056]

Here are the engine controls... :mixedsmi:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3800/2009819185815718.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5176/200981919238390.jpg

[falcon409]

Love the wood panel Robert. I redid a panel for a Chief I was restoring about a year ago now and it started out I was just going to cover the original panel with leather, but I had some extra pieces of 3/16" spruce, so I laid out a template for the gauges, cut it out, knocked out the gauge areas and screw holes, then sanded with several different grades of sandpaper, gave it a first coat of Clear Coat, sanded, Clear Coat, sanded and a final Clear Coat. . . .oh baby did that panel look awesome. Six months later, the guy decided he didn't want the airplane anymore and sold it. When the new owner showed up to load everything on his flatbed. . .he took all the wood pieces I had done (floor panels (2)), main gauge panel and door inserts and dropped em all in the dumpster. . ."nah, he said. . .I don't like wood".

I like wood Robert, nice choice, lol.

[BananaBob]

Looking sweet Robert!! :applause::applause::applause:

[N2056]

I won't elaborate on reality....but at this point I have managed to get the elevator linkage to look like this...

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2076/linkage.jpg

[harleyman]

I think I like it too ! :ernae:

[Marlin]

WOW look at that.

More amazing work and impressive seems to be an understatement.

:applause::applause::icon29::applause::applause:

[falcon409]

Geeze, even the ball swivels are modeled, that's some amazing work Robert. . .great stuff.

[N2056]

No more yellow knobs!:jump:
Here's the Transponder...still a few things to clean up on it, but I can tune it :d

I did adjust the brightness on this one a bit to help the definition. I might need to adjust the artwork a tad...

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6005/200992203341421.jpg

[N2056]

On a lighter note...
The hazards of Gmaxing under the influence :icon_lol:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7230/200996194542937.jpg

[Dougie]

Sweeeeeeeeet!