Spotlighting and upvoting! Looks good (apart from the insignia looking a lille like pretty flowers) and flies ok (this is a bomber, NOT a fighter, and handles just fine. Really needs the ability to trim her pitch attitude, though.
Most excellent my dear fellow. Happy days! I’ll let you know of I’m struggling.
Oh, and I see you have the RAF type A1 fuselage roundel there. If you happen to have a type C1 (thinner yellow and white bands), that would be lovely. @RamboJutter
Ok, after a two minute test flight;
Good things;
1- overall she is a very pretty model.
2- those flaps! Oh my those flaps!
3- smooth enough to fly
The not so good;
1- the main gear is vibrating like crazy (on high physics)
2- she wants to veer right on the take off roll
3- the elevator trim is inverted
4- there is a part of the rudder that clips through the tail fin when rolling. I get thatcthis is to counter the nose drop, but if the real kite didnt have this, then I would remove it.
You know, Ive never understood those jumped up self important little twats who get all het up over people building what, in reality, are tributes to their designs. Of course you like the design and so long as you recieve no income due to the model then there really is no injury to the designer. Eejits. @RamboJutter
I have taken your kite apart and looked to see if there is any hidden dead weight anywhere, but couldnt find anything odd. I did, however, find that you use a lot of regular fuselage pieces. Quite a lot.
By this I mean that you use a great many more to build a simple shape than is strictly required. This all adds weight and I think it is the main problem in this instance. Think conservatively; less is more. Or build using a mixture of massless and regular fuselage blocks.
But, this really does look nice and you seem like a good chap that is open minded and willing to learn, so all power to you. I look forward to the next build! @ainanen
Let it go, son.
One missile takes out more or less everything in SP. Let me let you in on a secret; this isnt really a First Order space ship. It is a fictional model built in a sandbox computer game. @Wabo73
@Wabo73 @Ephwurd
I often find that the innability to discern fiction from reality points to a somewhat stunted intellect. I also like the green jelly babies best.
The cool kids group where things are happening? Where someone needs to be? Ok... I think that we inhabit very different realities. @Spacedoge12345plane
Whats the «in» group? Seriously, Ive been around here for 18 months or so and I cant say that Ive ever seen it, heard it or experienced it. I have, however met a bunch of sterling chaps whom I have come to hold in high esteem. The «in» crowd can go swing for all I care. Whoever they are... I really do think that you are setting too great a value on rank. @Spacedoge12345plane
@Spacedoge12345plane
Youre getting hung up too much on the whole rank thing. It really doesnt matter and is no clear reflection on how good a builder/community member you are. Upvotes are nice but they should not have such a big influence on what you choose to build and when. That little yellow sticker next to my name could disappear tomorrow and I couldnt care less.
@OC3LOT1142 Totally! It isnt about the upvotes, but they are nice to receive. I build for my own gratification and actually like comments, criticism and encouragement more. Someone taking the time to interact with me because of something Ive built is of more worth to me than a simple upvote. Still, upvotes are nice.
The ability to edit the custom colour pallette it the one thing I feel like Im missing out on most, as an iOS jockey. That and the xml editing. @RamboJutter
My pleasure! Another tip I have is to use hinges and rotators with the base mesh disabled. These can be found on the site, if you look. If you can XML mod yourself, then you can make your own and even scale them. Try searching here for the XML Cheat Bench. There are a lot of useful parts there. @pavthepilot
My two cents;
I like this, but the shape is quite far off. The wings chord is too thick and the wing root extensions aft are missing.
The cannon protrusions are too long.
The nose is too thin (shallow) and thee should be six exhaust stubs (two per cylinder).
The canopy is too big and the wrong shape. Early Spits had small cannopies.
The tailplane is close to correct shape, but blocky.
The tail fin is quite far off in terms of shape and blocky.
There are more points, but I think Ive covered the main points.
This is constructive critique, im not trying to be an ass. I look forward to the next build!
I agree. I was playing around seeing how fast I could make the design go without «cheating» (i.e. Stuffing a jet up her chuff, as it were). This is the result.
Also the last one. I promise. @Tang0five
Try this one.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/300rr6/Gloster-Glaive-F-16a
It is an improved version with less drag and a bigger prop. A real rocket! @Tang0five
Thanks matey! That was exactly my thoughts, too. A Gladiator monoplane. With a bit of FW-190 and Curtis-Wright CW-21 Demon thrown in. Glad you like it!
Im really keen to do a series of these, paralleling the development of the 30s/40s Hawker kites. Starting here, with something that looks like Camms original proposal to the air ministry request f.7/30 (that spawned the Spit and the Hurricane) and ending up with something like the Sea Fury. @Tang0five
Most kind of you! The Mk.XII is also on the way. All clipped wings and Griffoned up... @Tang0five
Very cool.
@Alien
@Tang0five
@RamboJutter
Spotlighting and upvoting! Looks good (apart from the insignia looking a lille like pretty flowers) and flies ok (this is a bomber, NOT a fighter, and handles just fine. Really needs the ability to trim her pitch attitude, though.
Only one more thing; Is there any chance you could make these weightless? For us poor iOS types? @RamboJutter
I like this.
I love the Bioshock / steam punk feel of this design. Bloody well executed, too.
Thanks, but the level of detail and technical ability shown here is really astounding. @RodWan
Makes my crap look like crap. Very, very, VERY good build.
I just attached it to an existing pylon and nudged the whole assembly up into it. But your way works too :-) @RamboJutter
You, sir are a genius. A lovely, lovely genius.
You are a gentleman and a scholar, sir.
You’re a good man, man.@RamboJutter
Most excellent my dear fellow. Happy days! I’ll let you know of I’m struggling.
Oh, and I see you have the RAF type A1 fuselage roundel there. If you happen to have a type C1 (thinner yellow and white bands), that would be lovely. @RamboJutter
Oh, and yes please to the curved roundel template! Im thinking of building a Spitfire, y’see...
Beyooodiful. And it runs on my iPhone 8.
P-51d @Rsouissi
Ok, after a two minute test flight;
Good things;
1- overall she is a very pretty model.
2- those flaps! Oh my those flaps!
3- smooth enough to fly
The not so good;
1- the main gear is vibrating like crazy (on high physics)
2- she wants to veer right on the take off roll
3- the elevator trim is inverted
4- there is a part of the rudder that clips through the tail fin when rolling. I get thatcthis is to counter the nose drop, but if the real kite didnt have this, then I would remove it.
Very nice bird, this.
+2You know, Ive never understood those jumped up self important little twats who get all het up over people building what, in reality, are tributes to their designs. Of course you like the design and so long as you recieve no income due to the model then there really is no injury to the designer. Eejits. @RamboJutter
Christ on a bike! Where do you find all these what if models!? This is lovely, also T.
It is. Not a standard load out, but not beyond the realm of possibility. Thanks! @Kaos
@Phoza Cheers!
+1Very nice. I love the details.
I would dearly love to see how tou do that curved roundel...
+1This build is just a-bloody-stounding! @RamboJutter
I have taken your kite apart and looked to see if there is any hidden dead weight anywhere, but couldnt find anything odd. I did, however, find that you use a lot of regular fuselage pieces. Quite a lot.
By this I mean that you use a great many more to build a simple shape than is strictly required. This all adds weight and I think it is the main problem in this instance. Think conservatively; less is more. Or build using a mixture of massless and regular fuselage blocks.
But, this really does look nice and you seem like a good chap that is open minded and willing to learn, so all power to you. I look forward to the next build! @ainanen
Let it go, son.
+4One missile takes out more or less everything in SP. Let me let you in on a secret; this isnt really a First Order space ship. It is a fictional model built in a sandbox computer game. @Wabo73
@Wabo73 @Ephwurd
I often find that the innability to discern fiction from reality points to a somewhat stunted intellect. I also like the green jelly babies best.
Very nice build.
+2Looks nice. But Im sorry to say that it flies like a house brick. How did you manage to get it to weigh 26,000 lbs?
The cool kids group where things are happening? Where someone needs to be? Ok... I think that we inhabit very different realities. @Spacedoge12345plane
+2Whats the «in» group? Seriously, Ive been around here for 18 months or so and I cant say that Ive ever seen it, heard it or experienced it. I have, however met a bunch of sterling chaps whom I have come to hold in high esteem. The «in» crowd can go swing for all I care. Whoever they are... I really do think that you are setting too great a value on rank. @Spacedoge12345plane
+1@Spacedoge12345plane
Youre getting hung up too much on the whole rank thing. It really doesnt matter and is no clear reflection on how good a builder/community member you are. Upvotes are nice but they should not have such a big influence on what you choose to build and when. That little yellow sticker next to my name could disappear tomorrow and I couldnt care less.
@OC3LOT1142 Totally! It isnt about the upvotes, but they are nice to receive. I build for my own gratification and actually like comments, criticism and encouragement more. Someone taking the time to interact with me because of something Ive built is of more worth to me than a simple upvote. Still, upvotes are nice.
+3If you are building models and posting them merely for the upvotes, then you’re doing it wrong.
But the US two pin plug, though...
The ability to edit the custom colour pallette it the one thing I feel like Im missing out on most, as an iOS jockey. That and the xml editing. @RamboJutter
Oh, FYI, a glaive is a stabby swordy spear thing.
It flies really nicely and I like the realism. Nothing to dislike here at all. A very nice kite, this. @EternalDarkness
+1Nice.
My pleasure! Another tip I have is to use hinges and rotators with the base mesh disabled. These can be found on the site, if you look. If you can XML mod yourself, then you can make your own and even scale them. Try searching here for the XML Cheat Bench. There are a lot of useful parts there. @pavthepilot
My two cents;
+2I like this, but the shape is quite far off. The wings chord is too thick and the wing root extensions aft are missing.
The cannon protrusions are too long.
The nose is too thin (shallow) and thee should be six exhaust stubs (two per cylinder).
The canopy is too big and the wrong shape. Early Spits had small cannopies.
The tailplane is close to correct shape, but blocky.
The tail fin is quite far off in terms of shape and blocky.
There are more points, but I think Ive covered the main points.
This is constructive critique, im not trying to be an ass. I look forward to the next build!
I agree. I was playing around seeing how fast I could make the design go without «cheating» (i.e. Stuffing a jet up her chuff, as it were). This is the result.
Also the last one. I promise. @Tang0five
@Sgtk Thanks for the spot!
+1And outward retracting gear, eh?@Tang0five
Try this one.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/300rr6/Gloster-Glaive-F-16a
It is an improved version with less drag and a bigger prop. A real rocket! @Tang0five
@mikoyanster
Many, many thanks for the spotlight!
Rodger that. Maybe you just havent met the right flap yet? ;-)@ChiChiWerx
Agreed! One more polished alloy beastie to go then Im done. Honest. @Tang0five
Agreed. Perhaps for the final version I have brewing? @Tang0five
Cheers! I’ve just finished a couple of naval variants. One war time and another post war. @Tang0five
+1Many thanks! Always an appreciated compliment coming from you, old chap! @Treadmill103
Thanks matey! That was exactly my thoughts, too. A Gladiator monoplane. With a bit of FW-190 and Curtis-Wright CW-21 Demon thrown in. Glad you like it!
Im really keen to do a series of these, paralleling the development of the 30s/40s Hawker kites. Starting here, with something that looks like Camms original proposal to the air ministry request f.7/30 (that spawned the Spit and the Hurricane) and ending up with something like the Sea Fury. @Tang0five