3d P-47 model

[Jay_76]

 

Melvil: Anyways, as if anyone cares, here it is.

I care.  Blender looks very capable. I wish you could stay to tell us more!  Thanks for what you did offer, though.

It is obvious to me that Blender is fully capable of creating excellent skins.
 I would like to know if it can do shadows and other things, though. I'll look into it more. Thanks!

It does shadows very well... you'll see more in my vid than you will in Melvil's still.  I'll post another still from the vid that shows a shadow, or perhaps another view of my model.

Anyhoo...

Jay.

[Voss]

It's almost time we started another thread. This one is going to blobk up my modem connect soon.

I have your animation now, Jay (as I posted in response to your DivX note), so I've seen it. I agree that Blender works well enough to make skins for video games, but I don't think it will ever replace Pov for me. I am just starting off in the Linux world now, so I am sure I will have a few questons for you about Blender and other routines. I am having a friend burn a CD for me, with a lot of graphic routines for Linux on it, so any pertinent links would be greatly appreciated.

(sorry for typos. I had surgery on my left hand last week and I'm typing with one hand now   )

[Voss]

Sancho, that prop looks fantastic! Great work! I can't wait to see you use some blur on it  

[Sancho]

 

Originally posted by PakRat:
Glad to help out! That P-47 is looking good too! Don't know how detailed you want to get, but there is also yellow stencil lettering on the blade root with mil specs, S/N, etc. I don't have any close-up pictures or I could give you the details.

Man, I've gone through my entire library... the Squadron Signal P47 walkaround didn't have it, nor did the Warren Bodie P47 book.  I did get a picture of the stenciling on a Curtiss Electric propeller blade, but not the Hamilton Standard.  

Anybody have a good close up picture of the stenciled text on Hamilton Standard prop blade?  Widewing?  

Hmm... actually it may be helpful to know which propeller the M actually had.  I just assumed it would be the Hamilton Standard.  I suppose I'll end up modeling both in the end for future birds, but for this one, I need to do some more homework.


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[Sundog]

The Prop is looking Good! Nice work Sancho!
Granted I am new at this, so I don't know how productive I will be, but do you think we should start a 'Model/Texture' repository of some of our work so we don't end up building-parts twice? i.e.- something we could share. Such as Props/Engines/Gunsites, etc? Sort of model common parts for anyone to use? Just an idea. If we get our boards here, we could even put links/files etc. up for reference, so, if someone started working on a part and needed some more resources, we could pool those as well to get the most accurate models possible. Once my Scanner gets hooked up I have quite a large repository of aviation books/magazines etc.

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[PakRat]

Damn - I've got the Life Magazine issue that has the P-47 on the cover with the pilot with his hand on the inside of the cowl. But it's a Curtiss prop and not Hamilton Standard.

However, if you are going to do the Curtiss later, here is the info:

DWG. NO. 714-162-12
SER. NO. 64837 (assume is different for each blade)
ANGLE LOW   30
ANGLE HIGH  60
 4-27-43 (there appears to be a space in front of the 4)

 

From a Hamilton Standard on a P-51D:

It's in Stencil and the top line looks to be twice the length of the Ham. Std. Logo with them spaced 1/3 the text height apart. Text is yellow.

DWG. NO. 6323A-24
SCH. NO. 469134

This is obviously a restored '51 and it's on a poster or I'd scan it and post it.

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[PakRat]

According to "Picture History of WWII American Aircraft Production", 15,683 P-47s were built.

The 5-Grand, 10-Grand, and 15-Grand milestone aircraft all ran Curtiss props (very visible in the pictures). But I did find a picture of one with a Hamilton Standard - it was a late model D.

 

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