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Goran_M

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  1. Rafael, if we criticize you, remember, it's never personal. But we're not going to tell you it's good when it isn't. Patience, nerves of steel and a good eye for 3D are essential. All 3 of these are not beyond your reach. Follow Dans tutorials, even refer to some others on youtube. Wiki.blender.org has some amazing info that can help you. Do not ask us to criticize your work because we WILL and we will do it harshly. But imagine what people will say about it who DO NOT know you. They will rip you apart. Don't go by 1 photo of an ERJ. Get several and do comparisons. If something doesn't match, write it down. Clear that cockpit and start again.
  2. You need to fix the roof where it joins on the windows. Too dimply. Tip of the nose has a very sharp point. Those are 2 things that stand out right away. Take your time. Look where the vertexes and edges are and re face some of them so it smoothens out. Don't just use Dans method of converting Quads to Triangles. That's quick and dirty, even though it works sometimes. It's like fixing a scratch on a car. You can just paint over it or do it properly and sand it back and respray it. You won't get ALL the bumps out but you can minimize them. If you find you really hate what you've done, minimize blender, browse the internet or go and put on a movie or something for about half an hour. I've even wanted to burn my one. I actually decided to re-do the entire fuselage yesterday because I wasn't happy with some things. Took me a few hours but I've re done it and it looks better than before...but not by much.
  3. Select Object mode, right click the first object then shift right click the next object. Press CTRL J and then click Join Selected Meshes. Now right click on the fuse or the window and go into edit mode. You can now edit either object.
  4. HAHA I did that to the cessna I made a while back. Go into edit mode for the windscreen, place the cursor on the centre of the windscreen, rotate on the z axis, reposition both sides, S X 0 to align the vertices with the mirrored section and you'll have it all on the same side. OR, you could just delete the fuse and start it again. Goran
  5. Here's what I suggest you do. Instead of immediately posting screenshots after you modelled something, try this. After modelling it for the first time, go grab a drink, stretch your legs and come back after 5 minutes. 5 minutes away from the PC is hardly a drop in the ocean when you spend hours modelling something. When you DO come back to the computer, it will be with a somewhat fresh set of eyes and you can critically observe what you modelled. Note the errors and seriously think of ways you can fix them. What I do is I sit back in my chair, look at what I modelled, then tilt my head back, close my eyes and start thinking of all the tools available to me and how I could use them to fix what I modelled and the different ways I could model it. The wingbox was a perfect example. Have a look at my latest post in the Hawker forum. THAT is something I am finally very happy with and it was after modelling so many wingboxes and taking on board Javier and Nicks advice. Needless to say, I'll probably modify it somehow in the next few days. Goran
  6. Ok, I HAD to post this. 4 days total and 9 wingboxes before finding a method I'm happy with. This one looks to be the final wingbox and I HAD to show it after pulling my hair out and cussing every 3 minutes. The curse of being a perfectionist, I guess. Oh yes, this one wingbox took me 5 and a half hours.
  7. Not a bad little tool, that edge modifier. I haven't really bothered with too many modifiers. Might have to explore that a bit. Goran
  8. Rafael, avoid overusing the "set smooth" button. In some cases it works well. In others, it makes the objects look worse. I've only used it on the fuse, wingbox and tires. Everything else is "set solid", including the VC.
  9. Here's some advice that I take very seriously. If you want to make it payware, look at it and ask yourself, "Would I pay for this?" If you answer honestly and say no, then you need to fix it. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I'm a serious perfectionist. Shit, I'm on my 7th wingbox now. And I'm only on there because I want to give the VC a break before going back to it. And going by what Nick (gilbernl) said, I still look at my engine nacelles and can't comprehend how they took me 6 hours!!?? Goran
  10. Nice. I'll finish up the PM version and as soon as you get the repaint done, I'll put it up on XP.org.
  11. Here's a "Love/Hate" example. When I finally got the wingbox to the point that I liked it, I found the more I see it, the more I hate it. Just discovered a new way to model it. Screenshot soon
  12. Also, please don't take this the wrong way as I love to see people achieve something. But you can't ask people to research and get photos for you unless they are a part of your inner team and you are willing to do something for them. I do know someone who owns a Hawker 4000 but I'm not going to expect him to take photos of it for me and then drive the photos over to my house. He told me, whenever I'm ready and he's in town, to come down to the airport and get all the photos I want. Ultimately, it's MY responsibility to get what I need for this project. If someone else is willing to help, I will gladly accept their offer and if I am TRULY stuck on something, only then will I ask. airliners.net returned a massive amount of hits for the ERJ 195. Over 6000 photos. That's hardly underrated. And that was the first web site I went to. Rafael, hi res add ons can take at least some months before even going into beta testing. PMDG took 8 years from conception to release of their MD11.
  13. I've looked at some photos of an ERJ 195. The fans are a lot deeper in the engine, perhaps even close to half way down the nacelle, the nacelle walls are thicker and they bulge in the centre then narrow down towards the rear. They also look smaller than what you have modelled. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Baboo/Embraer-ERJ-190-100LR-190LR/1543169/L/
  14. Started on the main gear, made a main gear assembly, didn't like it, started it again, didn't like it, repeated the process 4 times and then went out to buy some KFC. I almost forgot what the grass looked like! Anyway, we'll see if we can get it going again. Wingbox still needs a few little adjustments towards the rear
  15. Rafael, SLOW DOWN. You're developing a hi res 3D aircraft. Not a pizza. I'm afraid if you keep rushing this, it WILL come out as a pizza. Goran
  16. lol, I should have remembered that. Sometimes the background photo loads up really small and you have to zoom in to it.
  17. Front landing gear. 2 or 3 little tweaks needed with the size for some parts but I can safely say the front gear is done. This took me about 12 hours total. Goran Updated front gear. Main gear is something that looks pretty funky.
  18. When I look at the VC I made and I see all those knobs, I think to myself, how easy does this look?? This should only take about an hour. Only to find that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours and... All for just a bunch of knobs and dials!!! And I just realized, I haven't fired up X Plane for about 3 weeks!!! Not even to see the Blender version of the Hawker in action.
  19. LOL, I need a life! Modelled 1 wheel in about an hour. Comparison photo included. (Look at the time in my taskbar!!!)
  20. I thought I'd post a comparison photo for you guys to see. Just so you can see where I'm headed. Still a WIP. Actual cockpit photo of the Hawker 4000 taken by Tomas Cubero Maingot Goran
  21. Javier, I think I found a way to chamfer in Blender. Updates on a new look cockpit soon. Goran
  22. You're missing a step somewhere. You have to be.
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