Yep, I know the feeling when things don't go well. What I've learned to do is version my planes after every milestone. For example I may add a wing and some specific angles to body parts and then I will version my plane (1.1 to 1.2). I may end up with 20 or 30 versions of the plane before and complete, that way I can roll back to a previous version if things go bad. I also sometimes copy the XML files to a USB stick. This way if my computer crashes I always have a copy of the plane. @Notapier
@Notapier - thanks so much. It was mostly senior on this one. Walrus Junior helped out with flight testing and some of the finer controls near the end. He also played a lot of Russian music for me. 😊
Thank you. I usually start by looking at the profile of the plane, top down. Once the basic shape is in place, I do a rough body and then work on making it fly. If you get the handling perfect, then you can focus on getting the smaller parts in place (the smaller details). Pay particular attention to how your airplane flies before you add the detail. If you notice that your plane tends to fall nose down then you may want to try embedding small wings inside of the body near the front and the back. Don't be afraid to use modded engines if your plane has no power. Play around with the control surfaces and make sure that your plane flys perfectly well before you start adding detail. I cannot stress this enough. I tend to follow designs on the Internet, so search for your plane and find a version that you want to follo. Look at the characteristics of the plane and the small details. I personally spend 40 to 60 hours on a really good airplane design. I take my time, and try to put all the effort into one solid design.@AndrewHamm
I'm late to the game, but I really love your walker. I guess I've been so wrapped up at work that I missed it. I basically come home, work on the TU-95, and go to bed. Nice job.
That's too bad @Liquidfox :-( When I tried it on a 5s, it did not work on low settings. Medium and high worked. The low physics and small processor of the phone make the engines unstable at low settings. I suspect because there are so many parts. What phone do you have?
Yes, I liked at your plane. Nice job. I have some ideas. Have you tried adjusting the edges on your panel so the panels that meet up have hard edges? @Flop123
@Argosh @Average3323 @Aviation - Thanks for your support guys. My son, Walrus Jr. insisted on playing Russian music while we were flight testing this. It was a fun build, and I wanted to add more detail... but you know... reasons... and growing part counts. The SP community is the best!
@deusalgor - Thank you deusalgor! I don't speak the language, but the VK community is great. I need to pull out google translate to find out what is going on sometimes. People here should check it out sometime. http://vk.com/simpleplanes
That's OK, you guys have fun with this one. I've put about 60 hours into my TU-95 at this point, so I'll probably just finish that off instead. @MediocrePlanes
Very agile airplane!
OK, this is unique. I had to fly it of course.
I was playing around with something similar in a Saturn V. It would be fun. 😃
Nice job. Goes to show you that simple is best. Awesome!
I modified the XML file. Each block has a x,y,z coordinate. Unfortunately, you mostly need to be working on Mac or PC to do this.
@ChazPlayzGamez
Once the new parts come out. I think we will all be recalling our old designs
Also an amazing job.
Wow! Great job. You put some thought into this one!
Cool stuff man!
Thank you. I'll keep improving as more parts get released by Jundroo. This was a fun build :-) @Boeingaerospace
Use fuselage blocks. @CarlosDanger13
ahhhh no MAZ?
OK, well I'm sorry
I was late. I was wrapped up with work and my own airplane. @Matthew240
I have not forgotten about you. Go you still need this part? @Matthew240
This is very cute.
Yep, I know the feeling when things don't go well. What I've learned to do is version my planes after every milestone. For example I may add a wing and some specific angles to body parts and then I will version my plane (1.1 to 1.2). I may end up with 20 or 30 versions of the plane before and complete, that way I can roll back to a previous version if things go bad. I also sometimes copy the XML files to a USB stick. This way if my computer crashes I always have a copy of the plane. @Notapier
@Notapier - thanks so much. It was mostly senior on this one. Walrus Junior helped out with flight testing and some of the finer controls near the end. He also played a lot of Russian music for me. 😊
@corey1324 - nice to see you here! Thanks for the upvote. I have not seen a plane from you in a while. I hope you are still building.
Thank you. I usually start by looking at the profile of the plane, top down. Once the basic shape is in place, I do a rough body and then work on making it fly. If you get the handling perfect, then you can focus on getting the smaller parts in place (the smaller details). Pay particular attention to how your airplane flies before you add the detail. If you notice that your plane tends to fall nose down then you may want to try embedding small wings inside of the body near the front and the back. Don't be afraid to use modded engines if your plane has no power. Play around with the control surfaces and make sure that your plane flys perfectly well before you start adding detail. I cannot stress this enough. I tend to follow designs on the Internet, so search for your plane and find a version that you want to follo. Look at the characteristics of the plane and the small details. I personally spend 40 to 60 hours on a really good airplane design. I take my time, and try to put all the effort into one solid design.@AndrewHamm
Yes, I know you are on iOS, but you can still make great planes with fuselages. Keep playing with the parts and angles. You are doing good. @Flop123
Thanks Nick! @Nick7777
I'm late to the game, but I really love your walker. I guess I've been so wrapped up at work that I missed it. I basically come home, work on the TU-95, and go to bed. Nice job.
Thanks Ace! @AceMcCloud
That's too bad @Liquidfox :-( When I tried it on a 5s, it did not work on low settings. Medium and high worked. The low physics and small processor of the phone make the engines unstable at low settings. I suspect because there are so many parts. What phone do you have?
I got in the air, shot off my weapons, and then celebrated with a splash in the ocean. It's a neat plane, but I'm a terrible pilot. 🤕
Nice!
Thank you once again my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. 🏁 @Argosh
Thank you @Argosh !
Yes, I liked at your plane. Nice job. I have some ideas. Have you tried adjusting the edges on your panel so the panels that meet up have hard edges? @Flop123
Good Job! We both played it and it works fantastic!
Engines don't like low settings on iOS. Try medium / high. @GearGuy123
@AJosh92FS Thanks!
Beautiful my friend!
Wow! We both looked at this and are impressed. Nice interior as well. Good job, Nick.
@Argosh @Average3323 @Aviation - Thanks for your support guys. My son, Walrus Jr. insisted on playing Russian music while we were flight testing this. It was a fun build, and I wanted to add more detail... but you know... reasons... and growing part counts. The SP community is the best!
@deusalgor - Thank you deusalgor! I don't speak the language, but the VK community is great. I need to pull out google translate to find out what is going on sometimes. People here should check it out sometime. http://vk.com/simpleplanes
Thanks Misha! @Misha1004
Thanks guys. Have a great day / night. @NovaTopaz @Cedy117
Some of your cars are really cute. I'll try some out tomorrow. @CarlosDanger13
Thank you. I appreciate that. @TheMajesticMrL
Sr. Here. Yeah, that looks pretty interesting. I'll look into it. @dsr1aviation
Cool!
@TheMajesticMrL Thank you buddy. Took dad (Walrus Sr.) 60+ hours! Had lots of fun building with him!
@Allstar @mixaelr Thanks!
Thanks @TehDuck !
Congratulations. :-)
Since I'm not entering, I'm happy to be an impartial judge.
That's OK, you guys have fun with this one. I've put about 60 hours into my TU-95 at this point, so I'll probably just finish that off instead. @MediocrePlanes
What do you need? @Matthew240
I'm working on a heavily modded TU-95 update right now.