11.2k ThomasRoderick Comments

  • Ejection Seat 1.0 6.3 years ago

    Is it possible to use the new "delay" feature of the detachers to have the pilot automatically separating from the ejection seat?

  • Wanderndpanzer 1A2 Luchs 6.4 years ago

    I assume this is what Germany (and whatever extraterrestrial space/planets Germany would hold) will have after humanity have reached casual FTL travel?

  • AS FS E Q_1028 [Quetzalcoatlus] 6.4 years ago

    @HarryBen47 It reads "I xml'ed them to a very tiny size"

  • AS SY Q_0895 [Santa's little helper] 6.4 years ago

    @Simpleplaner656 LMAO'ed

  • HMS Barker (Sloop of War) 6.4 years ago

    @TheFantasticTyphoon THX.

    +1
  • HMS Barker (Sloop of War) 6.4 years ago

    Where the hell are we supposed to find that cursed arsenal ship, though?

    +1
  • X-5 fictional Cat-Air-Company 6.4 years ago

    @CrazyCatZe I guess so; that's what made this design cool in the first place... Also, it's "Douglas" not "Duglas".

  • X-5 fictional Cat-Air-Company 6.4 years ago

    @CrazyCatZe I mean this plane looks a bit... weird...

  • X-5 fictional Cat-Air-Company 6.4 years ago

    Why...

  • The Nexus 6.4 years ago

    @spefyjerbf Don't worry, it's just me thinking "Hey, wouldn't it be nice to take off straight from the in-game designer?". I'm a weirdo, that's it.

    +1
  • The Nexus 6.4 years ago

    Could you please give a map to this area? I mean I can't quite understand where I am when flying inside this map... Also, could anybody please tell me which island (and if possible, which location) is the nexus designer on?

  • Synergy Prime 6.4 years ago

    @Zippy6 Ok... Still cool though. Also, wish you good luck on the path to aerospace engineering.

    +1
  • BAC Attacker II 4.6 6.4 years ago

    @RamboJutter Well, I mean making all those builds would take quite a lot of energy. It is very understandable that an master builder like you might want to take a break. Looking forward to your return, and godspeed.

    +1
  • V-DYA AquaAtmospheric Fighter 6.4 years ago

    The afterburner will only be deactivated if you bring the throttle down, THEN deactivate group 2. Did you just forget to set zeroOnDeactivate to true?

    • Yup I know this post is ancient, but I'm just too snarky for my own good.

    +1
  • BAC Attacker II 4.6 6.4 years ago

    Good to see another build from you! Also, goodbye and goodluck.

  • [Mini-Upload] Remote Multipurpose Drone 6.4 years ago

    @spefyjerbf Don't worry, its always good for experts like you to try out something new. Although I personally like your style better for it's cyber-punk designs, I would say that those delicate designs would not be great choices for off-roading.

  • [Mini-Upload] Remote Multipurpose Drone 6.4 years ago

    @spefyjerbf Yup, just saw a bunch of screenshots of that base-on-wheels on steam, I have to say that specific vehicle have a rather distinctive hull shape and painting scheme - it almost felt as if it's designed by Astley Industries for its simple geometry and vertical sides. Anyways, keep up the good work!

  • [Mini-Upload] Remote Multipurpose Drone 6.4 years ago

    It's... beautiful... Also, it's always good to see another one of your fantastic builds.

  • F9F Panther 6.4 years ago

    Can't read a thing... Great plane though!

  • Sinuous II 6.4 years ago

    Yup my first thought on this thing is "Well this looks like a ram's head!"

  • C-666-2 6.4 years ago

    I didn't see any similarity (other than the B+B-B+B wheel arrangement) between this and whatever that C-666 is...

    +1
  • Douglas SBD Dauntless 6.4 years ago

    @AerialFighterSnakes Those are the B-17s and the P-40s, and neither are filmed to be flying in large formations

    +1
  • Douglas SBD Dauntless 6.4 years ago

    @AerialFighterSnakes By the time the movie was made, flyable WWII Japanese planes are few; also, you need a LOT of flyable machines, and risking some of the only remaining ones won't be a choice.

    +1
  • Douglas SBD Dauntless 6.4 years ago

    @Zott Although not "everyone", many are similar enough - that's how people made the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! - there aren't that many flyable WWII Japanese warplanes around anymore, so they decided to simply build replicas out of T-6 Texans and BT-13 Valiants.

    +2
  • Douglas SBD Dauntless 6.4 years ago

    @jamesPLANESii Well, those American planes with their massive radial engines indeed look similar to each other... Especially since the cockpit of this thing is slightly longer than the more commonly seen production model, making it even more similar to the T-6 Texan/Harvard.

    +1
  • Geographicus Helicopter 6.4 years ago

    That dragon on the rudder/fin looks cool! Also, am I the only one who is thinking about World of Warcraft Series?

  • Milwaukee Road EF-1 6.4 years ago

    Sweet beans

  • Railgun Prototype 6.4 years ago

    Well, based on the description, this is NOT a railgun, as a railgun does not accelerate their shots using magnets and uses electrified rails to accelerate the projectile instead. A coil gun (also known as a gauss gun), on the other hand, uses a series electromagnets to accelerate a ferromagnetic projectile - exactly what your gun is supposed to be.

    +1
  • General Dynamics F-16C 6.4 years ago

    @ChisP I mean when making screenshots...

    +1
  • Advanced Targeting 6.4 years ago

    @RedRoosterII I guess it would be the same mod, the 1.8 update really messed up with the settings, meaning that a lot of the older options are now gone

    +1
  • General Dynamics F-16C 6.4 years ago

    Nice details, but... can you please turn on the aircraft reflection?

  • Staghound T17E4 7.3 6.4 years ago

    A T-17E with six wheels IRL is a T-17 Deerhound...
    Anyways, keep up the good work!

  • So where did i go wrong? 6.4 years ago

    @RamboJutter The Yak have a better intake - notice how its intake is exactly the same height as the other part of the fuselage, and how the cross section is pretty much a circle; the problem with the fins is not that they are too short, but that they are too narrow and too swept back to look nice - a flat tip might look slightly nicer than that, and... (well I stopped here as I'm starting to realize I'm pretty much describing the designs of those twin-tailed American birds)

  • So where did i go wrong? 6.4 years ago

    Although I'm someone who serious lacks creativity myself, I do think that this particular craft is MUCH less aesthetically appealing than pretty much any of your builds since your first bi-plane (except the Nimrod) - many of your previous builds have the special appeal of WWII British designs, with their elegant curves, distinctive paintjobs, and what I can only describe as a sense of "goofiness" thanks to their stubby airframe and streamlined fuselage. And then a special appeal of diesel-punk, granted by the over-sized engines, ducted fans, and Y-shaped tail fins, are added on top of them.


    The problem with this plane? It have NONE of those appeals, and in general looks quite out of character for a design of yours. The airframe does not look streamlined, the nose is too small, the vertical stabilizers are WAY too long and narrow for a twin-tailed plane (and that's on top of them being too close together and that the angle between them is too small), the intakes are placed in a VERY awkward position (if it was as tall as the fuselage, the plane looks fine, if it was around 2/3 of the height, it will also be fine, but...), and that the cross-section of this jet looks WAY too blocky.


    TL;DR: You tried too hard on combining every feature into this plane, without thinking about whether any of them will fit each other. I'm still curious how you continued on this design without realizing this, especially given your past record for making so many astounding planes.

  • Advanced Targeting 6.4 years ago

    @WNP78 Thanks.

  • Advanced Targeting 6.4 years ago

    The steam workshop version seems to not work with the Mod Settings mod, I mean it does not show up on the Mod Settings menu at all.

  • K.Corp MT-27 Vidar 6.4 years ago

    Buratino?

    +1
  • Bangor & Aroostook BL2 6.4 years ago

    Cool Beans!

  • CrazyCrane 6.4 years ago

    Two blocks away, and a massive bomb-laden plane tried to land on top of me and obliterated all my hard work That's why turning on AI Air Traffic is a BAD idea.

    +1
  • attacker fb 2 6.4 years ago

    @costr Make sense, most translator programs will have problem with languages that have little in common with each other.

  • attacker fb 2 6.4 years ago

    @costr Where are you from then? And even if I ignore the grammar, the description still looks too poetic to be a proper intro...

  • Pearl Diver 6.4 years ago

    I have to say the PAWNCH that cursed sailing arsenal ship received from the massive firepower of this thing is both immensely satisfying and terrifying at the same time...

    +1
  • attacker fb 2 6.4 years ago

    Cool plane! Although... How many shots did you drink before writing the intro?

  • PROJECT: Dual Vector | Toulumne Class Fighter 6.5 years ago

    Beautiful! I have to say those lights on its "neck" looks epic.

    +1
  • XB-57 Vulture 'SledgeHammers' 6.5 years ago

    Is this supposed to be an SSTO in-universe? Also, why is the word "Bombing" in "'Bombing' Run"quotation marks? Other than that, great plane!

    +1
  • Balius 6.5 years ago

    30% boat, 40% plane, 30% rocket, 100% awesome.

    +1
  • Subscriber mini crane truck 6.5 years ago

    @TheEpicMOONHAWK The truck is fine (although the crane is normally right behind the cab for stability reason IRL), but the paint scheme and the description is... a bit... unusual, to say at least. Also, "This truck also features stuff in the beta version of sp" isn't quite necessary, as 1. the website highlights that for you, and 2. neither the reel nor the magnet exists before 1.8

  • Subscriber mini crane truck 6.5 years ago

    Just... what...

  • SJ-21 Delta 6.5 years ago

    @LordSatan np

  • SJ-21 Delta 6.5 years ago

    Beautiful plane!