Michael_C opened this issue on Nov 15, 2024 ยท 9 posts
Michael_C posted Fri, 15 November 2024 at 12:49 PM
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, notable for its structural asymmetry. The Plexiglas-glazed crew gondola on the starboard side held the pilot, observer and rear gunner, while the sleek fuselage on the port side held a radial engine and an asymmetrical tail. Several prototypes and twenty production models were built.
I began this model back in 2008 and only recently rediscovered it. There are lots of plan drawings available on the Internet, but many details among them, making it a challenge to build a consistent mesh. There are many period photos as well detail photos of scale models. The challenge here is likewise to find and address differences in depictions.
Here's an early cartoon render. 
RFreise posted Fri, 15 November 2024 at 1:25 PM
Cool
Michael_C posted Sun, 17 November 2024 at 4:35 PM
Michael_C posted Fri, 22 November 2024 at 9:03 AM
When I originally started this way back I used a complicated modelling technique on the crew gondola so my challenge now is to refine it for completion,
Michael_C posted Sun, 24 November 2024 at 3:16 PM
RFreise posted Sun, 24 November 2024 at 5:00 PM
Looking good
Michael_C posted Wed, 04 December 2024 at 12:43 PM
The original crew gondola mesh turned out to be dirtier than I thought, requiring lots of tiny detail mods. The inverted facets aren't visible in the render, but some discontinuities are. This is a busy time for me so I'll be surprised if this figure doesn't slip into '25.
Michael_C posted Sun, 08 December 2024 at 2:34 PM
It's not obvious from the render but the crew gondola shell is a lot less ratty. I still need to finish the nose, top turret and the hatches, and the whole interior.
Michael_C posted Wed, 11 December 2024 at 3:04 PM
The front end of the crew gondola is largely done. The specs for the plane called for lots of glass.
