@ThomasRoderick wow thanks for the detailed response.
I still like it though (but maybe that's just me, sometimes something can be appealing even though it should be ugly, look at the we lightning or bb buccaneer), if you compare it to the blueprints of a yak 38 forger the airframe, intakes etc are almost 100% matching, that said I then changed the cockpit and wheels to suit what i wanted as well as trailing edge of wing and fins. The fins where a compromise as a single large fin like the yak would have, in combination with the undercarriage, made it too tall for a British carrier.
Mby my first mistake was basing the build on a Russian design but it looked to me anyway as if it was a mini tsr2 with other aircraft bits thrown in already. I did try to combine a few different things such as the slats and flaps, cutting edge leading and trailing edges but as I mentioned earlier the basics where a very close replica of a real aircraft.
I still load it to fly about in over most of my other builds, maybe I should have named it marmite :) I like it but each to their own. Again thanks for the honest opinion and comments, I shall certainly consider them for any future builds.
It helps to a)save the build b) share with friends for constructive criticism before public release and c) I do it so I can play with my builds on my phone before they are too detailed for it to run.
@Sgtk yeah i was going to tone them down but it took an age to stop, if your slow enough on landing though you can hold pitch up and tap the brake to stop. Once 1.8 is here ill add an arrestor hook and that should complement the brakes and hold the back down.
@AdlerSteiner what's happening with this then? Or have I entered yet another competition that just falls by the way side. Ps I'm going to post this every month till it is.
@Spacedoge12345plane probably close to 20hrs I would think, didn't count exactly, mby more as it took a while for the original build which was then altered to be accurate and then all the decorative stuff
@ThomasRoderick not really, I used the f82 as inspiration but this is totally different. The f82 had 1.5 wings, this has the same wing as the single seat version, the tail, fus etc are different etc
@Strikefighter04 lol, ive never really monitored followers, im glad people like what i do enough to follow me though. This was a build i had 75% complete (see forum post of what to finish), ive got loads at present that i just couldnt be bothered to finish.
@BurkeEnterprise Thanks =) I was going to toy with counter rotating but the real DH rapide doesnt even have handed engines its just the same engine rotating the same way in both nacelles, i do get what you mean though as i tend to try to counter rotate to look better.
@EternalDarkness good man, im glad that the answer, its a bit frustrating otherwise, all that time building and not even worth a reply to say what was good bad or indifferent.
@LiamW thanks :) I do like the intake blending into the wing shape, and I'm also over the moon with the overall wing shape where it is an aerofoil of sorts. The problem area in my eyes is similar to your comment, directly in front of the intake it's flat unlike the rest of the build and not a very nice shape, I was going to dish it out which would have assisted in the airflow problem but it was causing me problems... Thanks for the comment and upvote btw
@X4JB I have it if you look at some of my other posts but it causes some errors so I prefer just to use the one with altered background colour. Thanks for your comments.
@ThomasRoderick wow thanks for the detailed response.
I still like it though (but maybe that's just me, sometimes something can be appealing even though it should be ugly, look at the we lightning or bb buccaneer), if you compare it to the blueprints of a yak 38 forger the airframe, intakes etc are almost 100% matching, that said I then changed the cockpit and wheels to suit what i wanted as well as trailing edge of wing and fins. The fins where a compromise as a single large fin like the yak would have, in combination with the undercarriage, made it too tall for a British carrier.
Mby my first mistake was basing the build on a Russian design but it looked to me anyway as if it was a mini tsr2 with other aircraft bits thrown in already. I did try to combine a few different things such as the slats and flaps, cutting edge leading and trailing edges but as I mentioned earlier the basics where a very close replica of a real aircraft.
I still load it to fly about in over most of my other builds, maybe I should have named it marmite :) I like it but each to their own. Again thanks for the honest opinion and comments, I shall certainly consider them for any future builds.
+1@CRJ900Pilot @grizzlitn @LordSatan Thanks for the comments, it's a fun little vehicle
+1@Tang0five @MEERKAT978 @WhyAreWeHere Thanks guys, glad you liked it.
+1My last build was based on a yak38 :)
+1@RAF1 Thanks, I obv didn't hide it's base model enough, yak38 was the aircraft I based this off :)
+1@Tang0five congratulations on platinum old chap :)
+1@F104Deathtrap Thanks man, i really liked this build and the options for colour schemes as you may have noticed =) Thanks for my 50th upvote.
+1@CRJ900Pilot @Phoza @SelectAKey thanks for the votes and comments, glad you like the build.
+1@BaconRoll @CRJ900Pilot @canard35 thanks guys, ive just put a couple of more advanced photos on as well, its coming together nicely.
+1@Notaleopard I wouldn't go that far, they still have a place but they are too easy to criticise unnecessarily.
+1@Galland thanks :)
+1@jamesPLANESii Yeah I've spotted that, damn id just released a build...
+1@Tw1st3dPs7ch0 I wouldn't go that far, my last f104 was better in my opinion and the flying wing bomber wasn't bad either :)
+1Why say it's the best on sp? Why not just say "come look at my awesome....". Saying the former infers superiority and doesn't come across well :)
+1@JohnnyBoythePilot thanks, they also keep me safe from accuracy issues on scale builds =)
+1@Trainzo @BaconRoll thanks again.
+1@Tw1st3dPs7ch0 to be fair, it wasnt even the predecessors =)
+1Lol wot
+1It helps to a)save the build b) share with friends for constructive criticism before public release and c) I do it so I can play with my builds on my phone before they are too detailed for it to run.
+1@Sgtk yeah i was going to tone them down but it took an age to stop, if your slow enough on landing though you can hold pitch up and tap the brake to stop. Once 1.8 is here ill add an arrestor hook and that should complement the brakes and hold the back down.
+1Here here, also don't forget, listen to bogdanx if he offers friendly advice otherwise you are doomed :) @jamesplanesii
+1@AdlerSteiner what's happening with this then? Or have I entered yet another competition that just falls by the way side. Ps I'm going to post this every month till it is.
+1@Spacedoge12345plane probably close to 20hrs I would think, didn't count exactly, mby more as it took a while for the original build which was then altered to be accurate and then all the decorative stuff
+1@Spacedoge12345plane 49 is not a lot when you think of the time and effort that went into it, bogdan and the like score over 100 on every build
+1@Tang0five yeah, if you want a starfighter, buy a field (in Germany) and then just wait.
+1It looks very similar to one of the concepts I posted on the forums.. :) here, build 2
+1@JohnnyBoythePilot I never played that for some reason, think I missed out, thanks for the upvotes.
+1@Carbonfox1 @KerlonceauxIndustries @BroAeronautics thanks :) glad you liked it.
+1@jamesPLANESii cruise on the last line :)
+1What section size is it? Looks like a 254x146 universal beam (I beam), but the web and flange thickness is wrong... :)
+1@8bitgamer33 mhm, so do real ww2 aircraft as the hydraulic pressure is greater in one side.
+1@ThomasRoderick not really, I used the f82 as inspiration but this is totally different. The f82 had 1.5 wings, this has the same wing as the single seat version, the tail, fus etc are different etc
+1@grizzlitn thanks, I was v happy with the way it turned out, looks menacing but fast :)
+1@MailboxIsMyGender I'll have to rebuild it at some point :) I can probs do the two tone bit now.
+1@Type2volkswagen @Spitfirelad05 @XjayIndustrys thanks for the support and comments, much appreciated
+1Yep screenshot mod did it for me. Took that off and it worked fine
+1@RAF1 someone stood on thunderbird 2 :)
+1@Strikefighter04 lol, ive never really monitored followers, im glad people like what i do enough to follow me though. This was a build i had 75% complete (see forum post of what to finish), ive got loads at present that i just couldnt be bothered to finish.
+1Drop the photo into discord first, use link to photo then as per ED comment
+1@BurkeEnterprise Thanks =) I was going to toy with counter rotating but the real DH rapide doesnt even have handed engines its just the same engine rotating the same way in both nacelles, i do get what you mean though as i tend to try to counter rotate to look better.
+1@mikoyanster gratz on 200k and thanks for the upvotes.
+1@Spacedoge12345plane have fun :) his artwork is awesome, make sure to credit him though.
+1@EternalDarkness good man, im glad that the answer, its a bit frustrating otherwise, all that time building and not even worth a reply to say what was good bad or indifferent.
+1@EternalDarkness will you release results for every build like bogdan does or just the top 5 like othawne?
+1@Mcllulen see if this fixes the launch issue, i increased the bump so its more reliable.
+1@RedRoosterII fire streak and red top to be precise, I didn't build custom missiles and the stock ones are hardly aim replicas.
+1@LiamW thanks :) I do like the intake blending into the wing shape, and I'm also over the moon with the overall wing shape where it is an aerofoil of sorts. The problem area in my eyes is similar to your comment, directly in front of the intake it's flat unlike the rest of the build and not a very nice shape, I was going to dish it out which would have assisted in the airflow problem but it was causing me problems... Thanks for the comment and upvote btw
+1@BaconRoll @Treadmill103 Thanks guys.
+1@X4JB I have it if you look at some of my other posts but it causes some errors so I prefer just to use the one with altered background colour. Thanks for your comments.
+1@Phoza thanks for being my 95th customer, only 5 more to go =)
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