@ThePurPledEngineer2025 take your time with complex techniques. They're usually worth trying out and adding them to your arsenal. As for the ownership of the build, as long as it is successor, it's fine. You can modify it all you want. Also, according to upvotes, Astro12 doesn't seem to mind. Modifying other people's builds is a great way to learn new and better ways of doing things.
The wing technique I sent you isn't very complicated, but it gives a pretty decent airfoil and is easy to get into the right shape. I suggest copying it piece by piece to see how it works. After that, it should be easy to apply to any build.
It's advisable to have a structural wing spanning most of the lenth of the ship, positioned vertically, and a rudded under the stern as a real ship would. Edit liftScale of the big wing ("keel") so it prevents drifting but not turning. Adjust liftScale of the rudder to get adequate turn radius.
If you'd like to learn more about shipbuilding techniques, you can find useful tutorials on PortSP Discord server. You can find a link in my bio.
This is a really nice ship for its part count. Keep up the good work.
@Noobslayer21 you managed to break two rules with one post. Political statements are not allowed on the site, and the thumbnail must depict the build itself, not what the build is supposed to look like. I suggest removing and reposting it with an appropriate thumbnail before the moderators get to it.
Not bad for a new guy. Proportion is way off, but that's usual for the first few builds. I suggest trying to match the blueprints of a real aircraft on your next build to get a sense of proportion and what goes where. You have a lot more details than is usual for new guys, and I can see you have spent some time and effort on this build. Here's a little tutorial for more realistic wings for when you feel comfortable enough to try slightly more advanced stuff. If you need any tips regarding the building, feel free to ask.
By the way, pictures in your description don't work because your formatting is wrong. It should be . Make sure the link is to the image itself (the one you get when you open the image in a new tab), and not a link to the page containing the image.
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I forgot to mention, it flies quite well. I enjoyed flying it. Cockpit layout is a bit unconventional, but I guess it works well with VR.
@LonelySea22 remind me, are you in PortSP? If not, it's a discord server I run with some friends that is focused on ships, airships, seaplanes, and such. You can find a link to join in my bio. I think you'd fit right in.
Boat looks and runs great. Simplistic but very fun build. It could use a few more details. Hull is really smooth.
Advice: write the damned description. It's not hard. At least some Wikipedia copy-paste and a list of controls.
Not bad, except for the description of the machine gun. 12.7x99 NATO (50.Cal BMG) and 12.7x108 (Soviet) are too different to fit into the same gun. You'd need to replace both the chamber and the bolt, and you would get worse-than normal performance with one or the other because rifling of the barrel is either optimized for lower velocity NATO round or higher velocity Soviet round.
Other than that, I love what you did with this old chassis.
@MarkMCraft no worries. Anyway, running a small server with a couple of friends helping moderate it, with mostly friends in it, is much better than running this community.
The driving system seems to be broken. It doesn't respond to pitch and roll. The gun is nice, and I like the reload mechanism, but I can't get it into any position from which I'll have something to shoot at.
Just like the real thing. Are you planning a bigger version too?
Also, you forgot the mention in description that you can set the number of mines on the field by clicking the number left of the flag button.
Very nice looking build, though performance could use a bit more work. It rolls to the left quite a bit, especially at low speed, and wheel brakes don't seem to work, meaning that the plane takes half a mile to stop when landing. It's also a bit nose-heavy. Other than that, beautiful.
@Zhixunlin23 it never did that for me, though I think I know what might be causing it for you. I have uploaded the corrections, so it shouldn't do that if you download it again.
Please report if it does so I can try other fixes.
@DARZAVIATION I know for a fact that this has been reported, since that's how this post came to my attention, so I advise removing that upvote before the mods see it. Other than that, this is a very nice paint scheme.
@MAPA thanks. History must have been at least as difficult to get right as was the build itself. Literally months of studying every bit of information available on these, including a visit to the SMS Bodrog / Sava, which is still afloat in Belgrade.
@Mousewithamachinegun122 eh, it's just kids. You can't expect kids to be rational. I'm on pretty good terms now, years later, with the very worst of them.
It's perfect now (:
By the way, mentioning people in description won't send them a notification and will not be a clickable link. To make a clickable link, write [text] (URL of the page).
Why not make it maneuverable? These things were quite maneuverable. You just need a large vertical wing near CoM to provide directional stability, another one in the tail, and some actual control surfaces. Also, it should be steerable on the pitch axis via both ballast trimming and elevators.
Andrew has actually been replaced by an automation back when I was a moderator. I never found out what happened to the real Andrew. I guess automaton malfunctioned yesterday and they're cleaning up the mess now.
@ThePurPledEngineer2025 take your time with complex techniques. They're usually worth trying out and adding them to your arsenal. As for the ownership of the build, as long as it is successor, it's fine. You can modify it all you want. Also, according to upvotes, Astro12 doesn't seem to mind. Modifying other people's builds is a great way to learn new and better ways of doing things.
+1The wing technique I sent you isn't very complicated, but it gives a pretty decent airfoil and is easy to get into the right shape. I suggest copying it piece by piece to see how it works. After that, it should be easy to apply to any build.
Just join a discord server and make some friends. There's dozens of servers.
+1Not really 1:1, real one being considerably smaller, but it looks great nonetheless. Good job.
+1@Cuboidable I literally had the tag made for this build (:
+1Maybe for those yet to come too, if I ever stick with one for long enough to finish it.
𐎨 𐎪𐎭𐎮𐎼 𐏂𐎧𐎨𐎽 𐎦𐎸𐏀
+1It's advisable to have a structural wing spanning most of the lenth of the ship, positioned vertically, and a rudded under the stern as a real ship would. Edit
liftScaleof the big wing ("keel") so it prevents drifting but not turning. AdjustliftScaleof the rudder to get adequate turn radius.If you'd like to learn more about shipbuilding techniques, you can find useful tutorials on PortSP Discord server. You can find a link in my bio.
This is a really nice ship for its part count. Keep up the good work.
+1@Noobslayer21 you managed to break two rules with one post. Political statements are not allowed on the site, and the thumbnail must depict the build itself, not what the build is supposed to look like. I suggest removing and reposting it with an appropriate thumbnail before the moderators get to it.
+1Another amazing dieselpunk build.
+1@JanissaryAviation sorry. I've fixed the link.
+1Not bad for a new guy. Proportion is way off, but that's usual for the first few builds. I suggest trying to match the blueprints of a real aircraft on your next build to get a sense of proportion and what goes where. You have a lot more details than is usual for new guys, and I can see you have spent some time and effort on this build.
Here's a little tutorial for more realistic wings for when you feel comfortable enough to try slightly more advanced stuff. If you need any tips regarding the building, feel free to ask.
By the way, pictures in your description don't work because your formatting is wrong. It should be
. Make sure the link is to the image itself (the one you get when you open the image in a new tab), and not a link to the page containing the image.(edit)
+1I forgot to mention, it flies quite well. I enjoyed flying it. Cockpit layout is a bit unconventional, but I guess it works well with VR.
@LonelySea22 remind me, are you in PortSP? If not, it's a discord server I run with some friends that is focused on ships, airships, seaplanes, and such. You can find a link to join in my bio. I think you'd fit right in.
+1Amazing work B!
+1@Monarchii you're welcome (:
+1Nice label.
+1Boat looks and runs great. Simplistic but very fun build. It could use a few more details. Hull is really smooth.
+1Advice: write the damned description. It's not hard. At least some Wikipedia copy-paste and a list of controls.
Not bad, except for the description of the machine gun. 12.7x99 NATO (50.Cal BMG) and 12.7x108 (Soviet) are too different to fit into the same gun. You'd need to replace both the chamber and the bolt, and you would get worse-than normal performance with one or the other because rifling of the barrel is either optimized for lower velocity NATO round or higher velocity Soviet round.
+1Other than that, I love what you did with this old chassis.
This reminds me of the stuff SledDriver used to build. It brings back memories.
+1@WinsWings tag me when it's out. I'm following you, but just in case. I'd hate to miss it.
+1@WinsWings I'm glad you like it. I'm still proud of this little thing.
+1@MarkMCraft I used to receive death threats. Not really hard, I'm good with people, but it could be really annoying at times.
+1@MarkMCraft no worries. Anyway, running a small server with a couple of friends helping moderate it, with mostly friends in it, is much better than running this community.
+1The driving system seems to be broken. It doesn't respond to pitch and roll. The gun is nice, and I like the reload mechanism, but I can't get it into any position from which I'll have something to shoot at.
+1I like your choice of example image. NATO fighters escorting the immortal Soviet bomber for sixty years.
+1That's one very angry building...
+1looks nice though.
Just like the real thing. Are you planning a bigger version too?
+1Also, you forgot the mention in description that you can set the number of mines on the field by clicking the number left of the flag button.
Very nice build. Handles well, looks good, and has surprisingly low part count. It's a bit rough around the nose, but really enjoyable otherwise.
+1Very nice looking build, though performance could use a bit more work. It rolls to the left quite a bit, especially at low speed, and wheel brakes don't seem to work, meaning that the plane takes half a mile to stop when landing. It's also a bit nose-heavy. Other than that, beautiful.
+1@WinsWings Thank you, and thanks for the spotlight.
+1@1link598 no you don't, the radar's not working XD
+1@Zhixunlin23 it never did that for me, though I think I know what might be causing it for you. I have uploaded the corrections, so it shouldn't do that if you download it again.
+1Please report if it does so I can try other fixes.
@ToeTips it's good to be back (:
+1@DARZAVIATION I know for a fact that this has been reported, since that's how this post came to my attention, so I advise removing that upvote before the mods see it. Other than that, this is a very nice paint scheme.
+1@DARZAVIATION upvoting your alts is against the rules and could get both your main and alt account permabanned.
+1If you need help with shipbuilding, PortSP Discord server is a place for you. We are a SimplePlanes server dedicated to making boats.
+1@ThomasRoderick thank you. I was never truly gone, I was checking the site and Discord a few times a day, but yeah, I wasn't posting for a while (:
+1@TheMouse lol enjoy. I hope it won't cause you too much lag.
+1@Rjenteissussy @Eeoo here's how.
+1@MAPA thanks. History must have been at least as difficult to get right as was the build itself. Literally months of studying every bit of information available on these, including a visit to the SMS Bodrog / Sava, which is still afloat in Belgrade.
+1@SuperSuperTheSylph Stara Pazova. Ti?
+1Nije loše. Baš sam danas video par Orlova kod Batajnice.
+1@Mousewithamachinegun122 eh, it's just kids. You can't expect kids to be rational. I'm on pretty good terms now, years later, with the very worst of them.
+1It's perfect now (:
+1By the way, mentioning people in description won't send them a notification and will not be a clickable link. To make a clickable link, write [text] (URL of the page).
@Monarchii oh, I didn't know it's for that challenge. Still, could have used gyro for better turning. Good work on the PID controller though.
+1Why not make it maneuverable? These things were quite maneuverable. You just need a large vertical wing near CoM to provide directional stability, another one in the tail, and some actual control surfaces. Also, it should be steerable on the pitch axis via both ballast trimming and elevators.
+1If you're taking build suggestions, I'd like to see Vickers F.B.9 in your style.
+1@ccc12345 no worries, and no need to apologize. Just don't do it again, and everything is fine.
+1@Numbers2 SP and SR2 accounts are connected. A ban on one platform extends to the other. Or so it used to be, if they haven't changed it.
+1Andrew has actually been replaced by an automation back when I was a moderator. I never found out what happened to the real Andrew. I guess automaton malfunctioned yesterday and they're cleaning up the mess now.
+1@Mousewithamachinegun123 if you want to make hyperlink, use parentheses. These: "()". Not "{}".
+1Very nice build. Very pleasant to fly, even on my phone. Looks great for its part count too.
+1