F-16C Fuselage

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F-16C Fuselage

Postby Mike Thurman » Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:08 am

 Ok, here's the story. I'm working on a payware F-16C ( No comments on the fact please ::) ) and i want to know what the best way is the start the fuselage. Obviously, this is a jet fighter, and it's not as simple as a commercial jet, with all those blended surfaces, etc. What i want to ask is what is the best way to start the fuselage. And what i mean is, should i make a cylinder in Gmax and then modify it to make the fuselage. Or should i use spline modeling to draw the fuselage-wing blended surfaces? I would really like some help on this one, it's my first jet fighter.




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Re: F-16C Fuselage

Postby Travis » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:12 am

Okay, no comments on the (horrid!) fact . . . ;)

What I would do is create a cylinder and then shape it, then extrude the wing surfaces.
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Re: F-16C Fuselage

Postby f104g » Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:06 pm

using a back drop drawing which includes fuselage sections is also very helpful in getting the right shape.
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Re: F-16C Fuselage

Postby Mike Thurman » Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:48 am

using a back drop drawing which includes fuselage sections is also very helpful in getting the right shape.



Yes, i already have that ( I mean the backdrops ) :)
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