@EliteArsenals24 I'm going to make an effort to keep my builds as mobile friendly as reasonably possible, Bogdanx taught me that. But I'm scared that the part count on my next project will be difficult to keep low.
@AviownCorp Both. I start off the overall shape using line-art (usually from wikipedia) and I try to measure out the wingspan and length to the pixels in the line art picture. That way I can just measure everything in MSpaint. But I frequently mess up measuring something (in this case, the wings are 3 feet too wide). Then I get photos of the plane to see where the important details are. Sometimes the line-art is wrong and I have to guess using photos. Is all this sounding crazy to you? Because I think I sound crazy. People complain about replicas getting all the attention, but I really do put a ton of time into it.
Oh, and I also look for videos of the plane to see how the parts move. Mostly landing gear. Landing gear is weird the way it folds up.
@FastDan Almost every part is set to 0.01x mass, so very few pieces weigh very much. I have a few moving parts that are normal weight (to avoid bugs) and a couple very heavy blocks to keep the plane balanced properly.
Keep learning new tricks. Look at the stuff that gets lots of votes and pull it apart to see how it was made. Test out your planes and figure out how to make them fly realistically. That kinda stuff. You're off to a good start, just gotta keep going.
Fighters are good planes to start out on. Straightfoward kinda planes, you know? Especially because you can spend time getting the handling and performance right and its really fun to fly. Not so easy on the bigger, slower, more complicated stuff. Anyway, good luck.
@AviownCorp Me neither, I usually spend a few days hunting down photos of the plane from every angle plus any detail shots I can find. You would not believe how long it took me to figure out where the airbrakes are on a Mig-25!
I got a folder full of photos of each of the planes I've made.
@AviownCorp Its not so hard. You build each part separately: instrument panel, chair, stick, throtle, pedals. Then each part gets attached to a small "anchor" block that gets nudged away (but still attached). You then grab it by the anchor block, attach that to the plane and carefully nudge the peices into place. Finetuner can do most of the work, but some people position it all by hand. Then nudge the anchor blocks inside the fuselage where no one can see them.
@Megaplanesinc Yellow pride fo sho. (God, I hope ppl don't start thinking we're being racist). A trimotor would be pretty cool, like the one from Indiana Jones. But I've got some wild American racers planned next.
@MethaManAircraft It takes me about 3 weeks to make a plane, so I try to stick to making stuff I absolutely love. I've tried promising planes to people before and the results were disappointing. I can help out a little here and there on other peoples builds, but I'm not at a point where I can take on whole projects for people.
YOU ARE A MADMAN!
@Andrewtheplane Yeah, so?
Check out "highest rated this month"
Im sure youll find something you like.
Live long and prosper
@ScreamingApe Okay. X-Wing
Didn't you already post this? (Am I losing my mind?)
I rode one of these down a hill once. OMG, there was so much blood.
This is mindblowing.
@BobTheTitanSP Awesome job
@EliteArsenals24 I'm going to make an effort to keep my builds as mobile friendly as reasonably possible, Bogdanx taught me that. But I'm scared that the part count on my next project will be difficult to keep low.
@BaconRoll Thanks dude!
You MONSTER! What did you do to him?!?!?!
@AviownCorp Both. I start off the overall shape using line-art (usually from wikipedia) and I try to measure out the wingspan and length to the pixels in the line art picture. That way I can just measure everything in MSpaint. But I frequently mess up measuring something (in this case, the wings are 3 feet too wide). Then I get photos of the plane to see where the important details are. Sometimes the line-art is wrong and I have to guess using photos. Is all this sounding crazy to you? Because I think I sound crazy. People complain about replicas getting all the attention, but I really do put a ton of time into it.
Oh, and I also look for videos of the plane to see how the parts move. Mostly landing gear. Landing gear is weird the way it folds up.
OMG MY EYES
10K YES, FINE TAKE IT. YOU'RE AWESOME, JUST PLEASE, SHUT OFF THE COLORS!
Man, whatever you wanna build, build it. No worries. Your stuff is awesome.
@FastDan Almost every part is set to 0.01x mass, so very few pieces weigh very much. I have a few moving parts that are normal weight (to avoid bugs) and a couple very heavy blocks to keep the plane balanced properly.
@EliteArsenals24 Thanks! I tried to add as much detail as I could while still keeping the part count low enough for mobile folks.
@MrSilverWolf Hey, thanks man! You got some pretty great builds yourself.
Keep learning new tricks. Look at the stuff that gets lots of votes and pull it apart to see how it was made. Test out your planes and figure out how to make them fly realistically. That kinda stuff. You're off to a good start, just gotta keep going.
Fighters are good planes to start out on. Straightfoward kinda planes, you know? Especially because you can spend time getting the handling and performance right and its really fun to fly. Not so easy on the bigger, slower, more complicated stuff. Anyway, good luck.
X-wing, but you gotta do a really good job. I'd say A-wing, but we had an awesome A-wing build not too long ago, I think.
You earned it, you make good planes and you made quite a lot.
@JamesPlanesii Thanks
I've seen some posts about this thing. Seem's she's been all over multiplayer lately!
@Planefun Thanks!
@Authros Thanks for helping me with this thing. Your advice really improved the way she handles landings.
@CoolPeach @RAF1 Thanks for the spotlight, fellas. I really appreciate the support
@AviownCorp Me neither, I usually spend a few days hunting down photos of the plane from every angle plus any detail shots I can find. You would not believe how long it took me to figure out where the airbrakes are on a Mig-25!
I got a folder full of photos of each of the planes I've made.
@CRJ900Pilot Sometimes reliability beats cutting edge tech, you know?
@AviownCorp Its not so hard. You build each part separately: instrument panel, chair, stick, throtle, pedals. Then each part gets attached to a small "anchor" block that gets nudged away (but still attached). You then grab it by the anchor block, attach that to the plane and carefully nudge the peices into place. Finetuner can do most of the work, but some people position it all by hand. Then nudge the anchor blocks inside the fuselage where no one can see them.
@AviownCorp Thank you, sir!
@Megaplanesinc Yellow pride fo sho. (God, I hope ppl don't start thinking we're being racist). A trimotor would be pretty cool, like the one from Indiana Jones. But I've got some wild American racers planned next.
@TheDepressedPig Thanks Pig! I hope you're feeling better! We miss you around here.
@CRJ900Pilot Reworded. Good call.
@VerySaltySniper No need to thank us, one for all and all for one XD
@Megaplanesinc Wooohooo
@aircraftarsenal123 Thanks, I'm glad you like her.
@MethaManAircraft It takes me about 3 weeks to make a plane, so I try to stick to making stuff I absolutely love. I've tried promising planes to people before and the results were disappointing. I can help out a little here and there on other peoples builds, but I'm not at a point where I can take on whole projects for people.
@VerySaltySniper Nah, whenever people need ideas, I expose them to Belphegor. They usually decide anything would be better and set to work building.
@BaconAircraft Thanks for the support, Bacon
@VerySaltySniper Oh seeing it is only the beginning...
@Strikefighter04 Oh yeah. Belphegor time, baby!
@Tang0five Hey, thanks man. I appreciate that.
Talk about modified!
@Mumpsy Thanks for the spotlight!
@CRJ900Pilot Thanks, dude
@CaesiciusPlanes Thanks for the spotlight
@Flightsimulator Thanks
@GermanWarMachine That is exactly why I made it. Glad you're pleased.
@AdlerSteiner Well she looks great, looking forward to it. And thanks for the spotlight, too!