Postby AndyThomas » Sun Aug 11, 2002 8:20 pm
Thank you kindly, gentlemen! The rounded pods on the wings are derived from the big hangar pod. That was done using a capsule primitive which I cut in half length wise, then stitched back together to form a solid shape. Much tweaking of the end "beak" shapes then ensued to heighten the front one and elongate the back one.The bottom wing pod is almost exactly the same as the hangar pod, just a little smaller and a slightly different shape. The upper pods are different, so I had to mess around with the rear section again with those.Ah, now I just tried something which I hadn't got round to - comparing the side elevation I'm working from with my actual model. Notice the slight difference in the height of the hull sections - I'll have to look at those again. I probably shortened them when I was angling the sides. Otherwise, though, it's not a bad fit. The tricky thing is that although I've got this great side view, it does mean that I'm guesstimating the width of everything - based on screenshots/photos, yes, but it's just a shame that blueprint didn't have all the angles...
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