insomniaworks opened this issue on Apr 08, 2004 ยท 162 posts
insomniaworks posted Sat, 17 April 2004 at 8:33 AM
I appriciate all your sugestions and I will take them all into consideration, but I am builing a particular image rather than a vehicle. Considering that I am modeling in "Toon" mode, I am relaxing on making it totally realistic. So that said, please make sugestions! But, it don't mean I will take them, lol. In a way I am creating this one just like I want and putting out there for buyers to choose to buy if they choose. This is my own selfish artistic expression. Ins the second picture I rotated the refueling pylon probably about 7 degrees off center. I put refueling pylon there because I made the front end resemble or have some of the personality or remind one of the A6 Intruder which has always been one of my favorite aircaft. I do know that the there are there are two positions side by side and the pylon would be between them. If the pylon bothers everyone so much, I will remove it, but to me it looks cool. Next subject,front canopy---new this might be a contriversal subject. I put it there for two reasons. I copied the idea from another anime picture that had a similar bubble in front for a purpose I could not understand. By the way, I also copied the reactor pods almost exactly from the same anime picture. Second reason is I didn't want to hide the anime doll away - this will make the animedoll more visable thus giving the aircaft a almost clothing characteristic. This canopy makes no sense at all, I understand and only belongs on a bomber, LOL, but I did it because its anime. What are those reactor pods doing out there, I don't have any idea...Like I said, I copied that aspect from an anime picture that I will post in a later reply. Why did I do the wheels like I did, because she is "pimped" hehehe. I made them thin profile on purpose like a pimped car. Make no sence on a fighter, I know LOL. I appriciate all your feedback, but look at cartoons and anime and ask your self how many of the vehicles make sence---none of them do,....LOL. Also this gives the artist has the ability create his own technology, no matter how outlandish, to explain. I must also point out for interest sake, that the anime picture used for inspiration, left no room in the aircraft for landing gear. Also the the fuselage unrealistally short. It was a struggle putting retractable landing gear in a fuselage so short. When I was a child, I went to the smithsonion air and space musium and saw the one of those tiny rocket fighters made by germany during the world war II. I couldn't believe the thing had aerodynamics to fly. It had no landing gear, just a skid. So I guess what I am trying to say, that this fighter resembles something you might find in the list of german secret aircraft in production or on the drawing board during world war II. marty