@Seeras @Maverick09 While we’re at it, can we please stick to the rules of not blurting out political messages along with pur builds? „Bomb Iran…Turn Iran into a parking lot.“
What the f*ck?! I get it, it’s at least partially satirical, but it’s just bad, infantile humor. Please remove.
@Sockdragger thanks, I‘m glad you enjoy flying the Pigeon, and I appreciate the kind words! The actual wings are scaled way down and hidden inside the cosmetic wings right at the wingroots. I think they’re marked green or something, so I can find them myself 😉
That is one sexy aeroplanium! Also: why do the flaps get stuck after take-off? Was kinda hoping for the button on the lever to undo this, but no such luck… am I doing it all wrong?
That camo is simply amazing! Don’t dig the fact that there’s no cockpit, and the afterburner effect is pretty lackluster but HOLY CRAP THAT CAMO IS GORGEOUS!
Hey, cool little build. Just noticed the issue with the flaps. The problem is that SP physics doesn’t recognize extra control surfaces made from wing parts in the position where flaps would typically be located. There are two ways of fixing this:
make extra flaps, scale them down and hide them in the fuselage, but FORWARD of the actual main wing. Or:
Make hidden wings with integrated flaps. Again, those wings are ideally scaled down (to 0.2 or so) and hidden in the fuselage or inside the cosmetic wings. Check out my old „ACAS“ build to se how this works. It’s far from perfect, but illustrates my point well. Cheers!
@Numbers2 just checked, they work fine. But since they’re LGBs… well, you do actually need to „lase“ the target, using the LITENING pod which has its own camera view. It locks onto the target automatically but you need to be at an appropriate angle for the pod to acquire lock and to release the bombs.
@AshdenpawTG22 that’s rather simple… the difference is: the MiG-29 exists, a Su-29 does not. 😉 I mean, technically, there is an Su-29, but that one’s a straight-wing, piston-driven aerobatic/trainer plane.
@CommanderIKEA Oh no worries at all. Again, this one is more detailed and accurate in terms of resembling the S-3 than most other attempts here - all of which need to be honored, though, as this a criminally underappreciated and really quite awesone plane!
Very nice work overall. Especially the landing gear is top-notch! Couple things that I thought were „missing“: in your model, the leading-edge slats move with the trailing-edge while in reality, they are operated only by gravity and air pressure, meaning they drop automatically when the airspeed is low enough (independently from the flaps). Also, the Skyhawks has wing spoilers extending upward from the wings that help with further reducing airspeed in addition to the air brakes in the fuselage.
Hm ... while it's true that the actual 'Doc' has most of its turrets removed, it also doesn't have any bombs in the bay as this specimen never saw any combat and was first converted to a radar calibration plane in 1951 and later used as a ballistic missile target by the Navy after its retirement from the Air Force in 1956. So if you wanted this to be 'realistic' ... just sayin. ;-)
I gotta be honest, as much as I enjoy your challenges, your original fixed wing builds are kind of „hit-or-miss“ for me, but your helos are consistently cool and well made, all while keeping it simple. Really enjoying these!!
Goodness gracious! Great balls of fire! This has to be the best A-model Tomcat yet, right alongside ReinMcDeer‘s builds for the B and D models. Much respect for getting it right!
One tiny little detail: The markings on the AIM-54s are a little off. For „hot“ missiles on U.S. jets it’s always yellow stripe(s) in the front for the warhead and reddish brown in the back for the rocket motor. Same for every missile, basically. Inert missiles for training are either painted blue or have blue markings.
What the heck!? I literally just checked the Fictional GA Challenge the minute this was uploaded and it instantly blew me away. What a beauty!! Gonna have some fun taking her for a spin now …
@TheCommentaryGuy I'm neither a F-14 (sexy plane, but not the only one) or Top Gun fanboy (I think both films mostly live off nostalgia, although TGM does have some cool flying scenes) so I feel relatively impartial here ... still, this design proposal shows exactly, why it wasn't selected for development and testing: it's rough, bulky and the low-wing VG configuration seems like it would cause more harm than good in terms of stability. There are many good reasons why the F-14 was selected.
And let's be real, everything forward of the intakes looks very much like a Tomcat anyway. ;-) Still very cool to see this made in SP!
Very pretty model with some inaccuracies (BogdanX mentioned the split tailplane). Also, the flaps seem to work in reverse since you actually included wing parts in the moving fuselage parts. This doesn’t work in SP. Either use tiny (hidden) wings with regular control surfaces as flaps or add moving wing parts front of the CoL. Otherwise it won’t work. This way, flaps come down, plane wants to descend instead of increasing lift. Not how it works IRL. Having the leading edge flaps work separately by using trim also seems like an odd choice, since they usually either are automatic or work in conjunction with the trailing edge flaps (not sure which is the case for the F-104).
@Robomo00119 Why stop making an F-86 replica half way and make a semi-fictional one with a confusing variant nomenclature and an even more confusing fictional back story? I don’t quite get the approach.
@Seeras Thank you.
@Seeras @Maverick09 While we’re at it, can we please stick to the rules of not blurting out political messages along with pur builds? „Bomb Iran…Turn Iran into a parking lot.“
What the f*ck?! I get it, it’s at least partially satirical, but it’s just bad, infantile humor. Please remove.
Thanks, @jamesPLANESii, for your upvote. This actually means a lot coming from an absolute expert builder such as yourself!
Looks cool but it constantly wants to nose-dive and is missing trim!
I am so glad someone else is as bad at making screenshots as me - while building awesome planes at the same time! 😉
@WinsWings Sure sounds like he might have another one coming, though... ;-)
@jamesPLANESii come on man, you can do it. I know you can! 👊
@Sockdragger thanks, I‘m glad you enjoy flying the Pigeon, and I appreciate the kind words! The actual wings are scaled way down and hidden inside the cosmetic wings right at the wingroots. I think they’re marked green or something, so I can find them myself 😉
Actually testing this while sitting on the toilet. 🤯
@BaconEggs Got it, thanks!
That is one sexy aeroplanium! Also: why do the flaps get stuck after take-off? Was kinda hoping for the button on the lever to undo this, but no such luck… am I doing it all wrong?
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@Eggplant Yeah, SP has some strange ways of screwin with us. I get it.
That camo is simply amazing! Don’t dig the fact that there’s no cockpit, and the afterburner effect is pretty lackluster but HOLY CRAP THAT CAMO IS GORGEOUS!
Hey, cool little build. Just noticed the issue with the flaps. The problem is that SP physics doesn’t recognize extra control surfaces made from wing parts in the position where flaps would typically be located. There are two ways of fixing this:
@Tridentgamer calm down already. Some of us have lives beyond SP. I just fixed the airbrake issues and re-uploaded the build. Enjoy.
@Numbers2 True that. It can be a little annoying to get just the right angle. Glad it’s working for you, though.
@Numbers2 just checked, they work fine. But since they’re LGBs… well, you do actually need to „lase“ the target, using the LITENING pod which has its own camera view. It locks onto the target automatically but you need to be at an appropriate angle for the pod to acquire lock and to release the bombs.
@AshdenpawTG22 No worries, I was just nitpicking ;-)
@SilverStar I had my suspicions… when I loaded the helo in game, it didn’t seem that oversized at all. Thanks for clarifying!
Very nice model! Why make it so over-dimensional, though? Easier to work on details?
@AshdenpawTG22 that’s rather simple… the difference is: the MiG-29 exists, a Su-29 does not. 😉 I mean, technically, there is an Su-29, but that one’s a straight-wing, piston-driven aerobatic/trainer plane.
@CommanderIKEA Oh no worries at all. Again, this one is more detailed and accurate in terms of resembling the S-3 than most other attempts here - all of which need to be honored, though, as this a criminally underappreciated and really quite awesone plane!
Wait, there are ‚possibilities‘ with the control base? I am checking this out!
@ACGspOfficial No, I'll just block you instead. What a stupid thing to say.
@AgDynamics You said it best.
Very nice work overall. Especially the landing gear is top-notch! Couple things that I thought were „missing“: in your model, the leading-edge slats move with the trailing-edge while in reality, they are operated only by gravity and air pressure, meaning they drop automatically when the airspeed is low enough (independently from the flaps). Also, the Skyhawks has wing spoilers extending upward from the wings that help with further reducing airspeed in addition to the air brakes in the fuselage.
Hm ... while it's true that the actual 'Doc' has most of its turrets removed, it also doesn't have any bombs in the bay as this specimen never saw any combat and was first converted to a radar calibration plane in 1951 and later used as a ballistic missile target by the Navy after its retirement from the Air Force in 1956. So if you wanted this to be 'realistic' ... just sayin. ;-)
Marvelous build! Now all I need to learn is how to actually slow that thing down for landing. Any advice? 😉
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Mhm, one for the finer palates… 😉 T, sir, T indeed!
Legacy Hornet with JSOW and SLAM-ER (which are AGM-84H, by the way, not AGM-88) ? I wonder which nation can pull that off … Finland maybe?
It’s completely safe as long as … hold on …
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… ok, we’re fucked. Sorry bout that.
... as opposed to all the less detailed 3D elephants on this site ...
@SimpleVienne Calm down, some of us have actual jobs and a life outside of SP
I gotta be honest, as much as I enjoy your challenges, your original fixed wing builds are kind of „hit-or-miss“ for me, but your helos are consistently cool and well made, all while keeping it simple. Really enjoying these!!
@LinusTouchTips No worries, I was just nitpicking since the build is so damn good! ;-)
Goodness gracious! Great balls of fire! This has to be the best A-model Tomcat yet, right alongside ReinMcDeer‘s builds for the B and D models. Much respect for getting it right!
One tiny little detail: The markings on the AIM-54s are a little off. For „hot“ missiles on U.S. jets it’s always yellow stripe(s) in the front for the warhead and reddish brown in the back for the rocket motor. Same for every missile, basically. Inert missiles for training are either painted blue or have blue markings.
@LinusTouchTips … and succeeded big time. First one in SP to get them 100% accurate, as far as I know!
What the heck!? I literally just checked the Fictional GA Challenge the minute this was uploaded and it instantly blew me away. What a beauty!! Gonna have some fun taking her for a spin now …
@TheCommentaryGuy I'm neither a F-14 (sexy plane, but not the only one) or Top Gun fanboy (I think both films mostly live off nostalgia, although TGM does have some cool flying scenes) so I feel relatively impartial here ... still, this design proposal shows exactly, why it wasn't selected for development and testing: it's rough, bulky and the low-wing VG configuration seems like it would cause more harm than good in terms of stability. There are many good reasons why the F-14 was selected.
And let's be real, everything forward of the intakes looks very much like a Tomcat anyway. ;-) Still very cool to see this made in SP!
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@DarDragon Who are the other two?
Very pretty and accurate build but … how in the world do you not crash this thing when trying to land?? It’s so … agile. 😵💫
Absolutely beautiful! It’s the perfect level of detail and realism to go with and SP build. You truly ACEd it (again)!
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Very pretty model with some inaccuracies (BogdanX mentioned the split tailplane). Also, the flaps seem to work in reverse since you actually included wing parts in the moving fuselage parts. This doesn’t work in SP. Either use tiny (hidden) wings with regular control surfaces as flaps or add moving wing parts front of the CoL. Otherwise it won’t work. This way, flaps come down, plane wants to descend instead of increasing lift. Not how it works IRL. Having the leading edge flaps work separately by using trim also seems like an odd choice, since they usually either are automatic or work in conjunction with the trailing edge flaps (not sure which is the case for the F-104).
@Robomo00119 fair enough. I’ll keep my eye out for more. ;-)
@Robomo00119 Why stop making an F-86 replica half way and make a semi-fictional one with a confusing variant nomenclature and an even more confusing fictional back story? I don’t quite get the approach.