Coming soon to Vanishing Point: a Huey-like Helicopter. We're finishing the textures and finalizing the product name and sales imaes... and it should be ready in the next few days. :)

Image rendered in Poser 6 with the base green/ white texture map and rivet bump map.

--John

yea.... how bout some bullet holes

Excelent! I was wondering when you were going to get around to doing a Huey. Will it have various weapon options, like a door gun?

...or how about a battle worn Vietnam era bird ? Authentic textures with accurate machine gun props. 2 door mounted (left and right) to relive those Apocolypse Now moments. Or slap on some on rocket pods and mini-guns and warm up the bad guys. Render in P4 on a 700mhz box with Daz Mil environment light.

awesome...i never flew in one, but they came over my head everyday....

Dave-So - it could do. Transmapped glass bullet holes OK ? I'm on vacation in a few days, but if anyone posts a cool suggestion like this. I'll try and make it on my return later in the month. EricJ - your wish is our command :)

nam era with holes ...that would be good :) glass..yes... perhaps that tex could be adapted for that torn up metal penetration

Yes! This one goes on my short list of things to buy! Door guns fully posable?

Dave-So Thats a good idea. where do you suggest the battle damage should appear for accuracy ? If it's too shot up - would it still fly or would you prefer a downed bird. Al

"Door guns fully posable?". Of course!

This is a Vanishing Point model, so, if it moves in the real world, it moves on the model.

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here's a blurb that explains pretty much what happened...small arms fire. I used to work on low flying aircraft..they often came back with holes through the bottom...also sides, but they were at an angle coming from the ground... usually just a round hole where the bullet goes through... they used to rivet a small round disk to cover the hole...size of a silver dollar or so... rarely windshield hits...of course the hueys took more ground based fire when they went in, as did the planes...but mostly from groundfire while flying...

Very Nice looking Huey, Only thing I see with the War Ver is its color is off for Vietnam. Could be just the lighting

Dave-So. Thanks. I'll look at that when I get back. Take it from your post ex-service ? JFandL. You could be right on both points. While theres offical standards and paint charts. In the real world nothing was ever that precise. I recall painting a bailey bridge from one end and met the other lads in the middle. Same cans of paint from the same truck, but a two-tone bridge. Al

You guys have exceeded yourself on this one... Excellent job... :)

yes...spent a tour in Nam...then 12 more years before I wised up :)

mrsparky ... don't forget a medevac texture.

Excellent. Glad this finally got off the wishlist. Do you supply blank texture maps? I'd like to do an aussie camo version.

meselfr: Thanks. Little_Dragon: OK. To the best of my knowledge and references is that just the red cross on 3 white panels on side doors and front ? William: More than. The "super seam guide" with panel, rivets and guide lines took nearly 3 days! With this you'll be able to do a camo map within hours. Plus the seam guide has an easy to use rivet "making system". The model will be avliable soon at VP, content paradise, here at rosity, 3DC, and other fine virtual stores. Even though I'm vacationing, [it's a hard job but some has to do :)]. Keep posting suggestions here, one of the VP team will pick them up and the textures will be made later.