Savoia Marchetti S1000

kitflubber · April 27, 2009, 07:49:42 PM

This to so long to render! I imagine because of all of the furniture!

dy031101 · April 28, 2009, 07:54:16 AM

Reflective and refractive materials take a lot of system resources to render.

I would imagine that the seats facing the forward wind screen would be perfect......

Amazing!

I couldn't help to think of a resturant in that plane, too......

kitflubber · April 28, 2009, 04:39:29 PM

DY031101:

Yes, I want to remove some sofas along the back wall, put in tables, and also a bar. Gotta have booze!

kitflubber · April 28, 2009, 08:50:33 PM

I also forgot a baby grand piano.

Been working on engines and wings -- I modeled the engines more or less on those on the Dornier Whal.

kitflubber · April 29, 2009, 07:27:46 AM

Added metal edges to props, railing on bow decks.

kitflubber · April 29, 2009, 11:31:18 AM

Starting on the hull. I spent the morning researching Savoia Marchetti liveries for their planes. Google is so odd -- I got completely difference results today, very rewarding.

Oh, and I found out the words that go in that long pennant graphic on the hull: 'Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia'

I did a quick test render on the hull paint -- I built in some 'waviness' to the texture to give the realistic impression of large size. I will be adding portholes too.

cthulhu77 · April 29, 2009, 07:03:53 PM

Holy cow. Seriously, Holy cow !!!!!!

kitflubber · April 29, 2009, 07:42:41 PM

Why thanks, Greg! Here's another in-progress: added a bunch of bracing wires (which hardly show here) and am working on tail surfaces. OH yeah, I added the conning tower too.

Daryl J. · April 29, 2009, 08:50:52 PM

Somebody *has* to scratchbuild this!

Daryl J.

rallymodeller · April 29, 2009, 09:48:44 PM

Quote from: kitflubber on April 29, 2009, 11:31:18 AM
I did a quick test render on the hull paint -- I built in some 'waviness' to the texture to give the realistic impression of large size. I will be adding portholes too.

Fer yer future reference, that "waviness" is actually called "oil-canning". Happened to B-52s all the time.

I gotta say, that S-M is amazing.

kitflubber · April 30, 2009, 07:14:11 AM

Adding more love to the tail and wing control surfaces... I notice some of the older sea planes had secondary airfoils above aelerons and elevators above them. I assume they were rudimentary trim surfaces or assistance devices -- they look cool!

kitflubber · April 30, 2009, 12:45:12 PM

Designed the tail boom today -- I see it as a huge panel of stretched fabric with painted graphics. I named the boat 'Flying Dolphin' (Delfino Di Volo), and designed a seal.

kitflubber · April 30, 2009, 01:51:59 PM

Adding love to the tail fin.

ElectrikBlue · April 30, 2009, 02:23:34 PM

Superb work KF!

I love your 'Flying Dolphin'.

kitflubber · April 30, 2009, 06:05:56 PM

Quote from: Daryl J. on April 29, 2009, 08:50:52 PM
Somebody *has* to scratchbuild this!

Daryl J.

Daryl J. -- but I am scratchbuilding it, just virtually. I still had to start with three view drawings, just like a real model, had to mold and refine forms just like a real model, choose colors and textures just like a real model, change my mind constantly, just like a real model, reinvent, revise revise revise (just like a...).

True, I don't have anything to 'hold,' or put on a shelf, but I can look at it from any view I want, any time. I can also put my view inside the model, and look out.

Funny thing about my virtual planes: I shuttle them between work and home on a cheap key chain USB drive. That tickles me, to think I am carrying a bunch dream-planes in my left front pocket!

Savoia Marchetti S1000

ElectrikBlue