@ThePrototype keep trying, and hope you will succeed! Even if it isn't the shortest, you might still win a prize (I reckon there will be more than two winners). And I'd really like to see what you come up with.
@Chancey21 yeah, but from what I can gather it isn't capable of actually FLYING, i.e. moving forward in the air in the VTOL mode. It has to lower its nose to move horizontally. Let me know if I am wrong though.
@Armyguy1534 well yes, but no. It is not the length that is shown in specs, but the length of the plane when it flies. So if it is a rocket that takes off vertically but flies horizontally, then the "height" becomes its actual length. Hope it makes sense
@Viper3000ad thank you! It's a little tricky one, yes. And no, sorry, no Overload allowed even for decorations. I'll make sure to check your other build later!
@IzzyIA I also thought of creating a v.2 of this set. There's not much improvement in the gears, but I will add some more goodies like wheels and some other stuff
@IzzyIA haha, it happens sometimes. I see I also missed your profile completely and you have some awesome stuff. I just scrolled through your posts and was like "My smallesr jet - yeah, okay" "Hey, the grinder, cool!" "My first plane, nice" "4 parts plane, okay" " XOR Ga- WHAT THE ACTUAL F**!" "Holy crap, what is going on on the second page?!". So, get ready for some upvotes :)
Oh, and a good way to compare your model to blueprints is to upload it here and then take those greyscale top- side- front-view pictures and just overlay them on the blueprints using photoshop or any other editor. Takes time, but shows problems clearly. Not sure if it's any better than Designer Suite mod though :)
You know what, when I was making my Fokker replica, I've come across several different blueprints, and ALL of them had differences. Even official German drawing got stabilizer shape completely wrong. So it is a good idea to compare different blueprints and still use real photos if you're not sure. A good source of pictures is cybermodeler.com. You can even take a look at plastic model kits (on the same website) - they usually have pretty good detailing and all the parts are clearly visible.
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This is the reason I prefer not to make replicas - it takes A LOT of time to figure out proper shapes, lengths and everything.
@DPSAircraftManufacturer thank you! The MK3 version is about two times faster.
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I'm pretty sure this kind of gearbox (overdrive I think?) won't work good enough for a couple reasons. I didn't have time to properly try it though. You can try it yourself if you want to.
This is really cool, but yeah, unfortunately against the rules of the challenge. I especially like the red dot for aiming in chase view
Wow!
+1@Chancey21 okay, sorry, I will check one more time!
+1@ThePrototype keep trying, and hope you will succeed! Even if it isn't the shortest, you might still win a prize (I reckon there will be more than two winners). And I'd really like to see what you come up with.
@Chancey21 yeah, but from what I can gather it isn't capable of actually FLYING, i.e. moving forward in the air in the VTOL mode. It has to lower its nose to move horizontally. Let me know if I am wrong though.
@Armyguy1534 well yes, but no. It is not the length that is shown in specs, but the length of the plane when it flies. So if it is a rocket that takes off vertically but flies horizontally, then the "height" becomes its actual length. Hope it makes sense
Looks great! But unfortunately @GeneralOliverVonBismarck is right
+1@Chancey21 :D I'll be watching you!
+1@Chancey21 yes, absolutely
@Supernovaboss504 we'll see :)
@Chancey21 get off, fly and eventually land, all in one run. It doesn't have to look like an airplane, but it has to behave like one.
+2@Viper3000ad thank you! It's a little tricky one, yes. And no, sorry, no Overload allowed even for decorations. I'll make sure to check your other build later!
Very nice design!
@Chancey21 hey, thank you so much for the spotlight!
+1@Supernovaboss504 and thank you for congratulations!
@Supernovaboss504 that was the goal :) It's easy to do using xml and everything, but a bit harder without these tools.
Nice! I completely forgot about your wingless plane concept, it may be hard to beat!
@Supernovaboss504 no width limit, but no xml allowed at all - just pretend you don't know this possibility even exists.
@OrangeBoardEnterprise naah :)
I don't know why, but somehow the images reminded me of Morrowind.
@IzzyIA it will be laggy as hell!
@IzzyIA thank you!
@IzzyIA yay, 10k! Thank you so much for your upvotes! :)
@IzzyIA thanks! :)
But damn this is clever! I'm gonna steal this idea if you don't mind :). Of course I will give you credit if I actually use it in any build!
@IzzyIA oh yes, I see your point
@IzzyIA I think a pair of infinite rotators woud have done the trick :) Bu I'm gald you did it this way!
+1I really like the use of gyroscopes as engines!
Looks pretty cool actually!
Oh man, I wish I had enough time to actually test all your builds
@IzzyIA I also thought of creating a v.2 of this set. There's not much improvement in the gears, but I will add some more goodies like wheels and some other stuff
@IzzyIA haha, it happens sometimes. I see I also missed your profile completely and you have some awesome stuff. I just scrolled through your posts and was like "My smallesr jet - yeah, okay" "Hey, the grinder, cool!" "My first plane, nice" "4 parts plane, okay" " XOR Ga- WHAT THE ACTUAL F**!" "Holy crap, what is going on on the second page?!". So, get ready for some upvotes :)
@DustyT33 thank you for the 50th upvote! :)
@HYPERPINEAPPLE9987 @BoxDogPuppy thank you, guys! :)
@DustyT33 thank you!
@Supernovaboss504 why?
Oh, and a good way to compare your model to blueprints is to upload it here and then take those greyscale top- side- front-view pictures and just overlay them on the blueprints using photoshop or any other editor. Takes time, but shows problems clearly. Not sure if it's any better than Designer Suite mod though :)
You know what, when I was making my Fokker replica, I've come across several different blueprints, and ALL of them had differences. Even official German drawing got stabilizer shape completely wrong. So it is a good idea to compare different blueprints and still use real photos if you're not sure. A good source of pictures is cybermodeler.com. You can even take a look at plastic model kits (on the same website) - they usually have pretty good detailing and all the parts are clearly visible.
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This is the reason I prefer not to make replicas - it takes A LOT of time to figure out proper shapes, lengths and everything.
@DPSAircraftManufacturer muito obrigado :)
+1@DPSAircraftManufacturer thank you for your upvotes! :)
+1@0n33 thank you for upvote!
@Supernovaboss504 thank you! :)
@DPSAircraftManufacturer thank you! The MK3 version is about two times faster.
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I'm pretty sure this kind of gearbox (overdrive I think?) won't work good enough for a couple reasons. I didn't have time to properly try it though. You can try it yourself if you want to.
@IzzyIA @DPSAircraftManufacturer thank you for your upvotes!
+1@Kitten777 :) thank you!
@VerldVarIII @Skystar @Saturnite @Birdman9301 thank you! :)
Holy moly, this is cool!
@TJRyan thank you!
@MintLynx haha, yeah, it's pretty strange. Thanks for upvote!
@Janjan thank you!