Grumman F7F Tigercat

[La0]

This is my first attempt to model an airplane. I chose the f7f tigercat because it doesn't look too complex for my first attempt.
It looks like this: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...072003-124.jpg

I am currently fiddeling with the main shape.



C&C welcome!

[giant551]

great start to a fantastic aircraft subject I love the tigercat take a look at the shape of the nose and the wing fillet there not qiute right yet But as you said your still working on the shape I don't know if you have these but airwars have some really good blueprints
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[vyeshaun]

Looking good so far. Nicely shaped

Maybe a wire?

[La0]

A minor update.


giant551: Thanks! Yea, i am working on the nose at the moment. The wing have some mesh-problems i need to sort out before i can fix them, lol.

vyeshaun: I'll post a wire in a couple of hours.

[La0]

Here, a wireframe just for you.


Edit: I am redoing the canopy, because I just noticed that its far, far from correct.

[La0]

Now, thats more of a tigercat canopy. Still got some smoothing errors going on there, i'll do them first thing in the morning.
And thanks for the links, giant551. Lots of good reference.

[giant551]

looking good my friend, just a couple of pinching problems around your canopy

god i ahte pinches :x they get on my neerves but your are quiet minor i bet they can easily be fixed by a target weld thats how i fixed pinches on my lotus elise anyway nice work so far keepin it clean 8)

[La0]

Sorry for the lack of updates, but i have been extermly, uncomfortably, busy with life in general. Bah.
But hey! I managed to start on the engine last night!
I believe i got the propellers wrong, they look too thin.
I dont know how much effort and polys im going to put into the engines, because my computer is getting a bit old for handling heavy polycounts :P

Bah, I talk too much.. C&C please!





As you see, I was to tired to see that the propeller was out of position when i rendered the first one, and I believe that the engine is out of scale. Correct me if im wrong :P

[giant551]

looking good, your right the engine is slightly too big in its necelle you should be able to see the cylinders as well also there's a little point on the nose. Looking very nice overall and looking forward to seeing it all glossy blue with textures !!!