Swoopy 'Moustache' Seaplane

kitflubber · May 01, 2009, 04:35:02 PM

Because curves are pretty!

Kinda based on vague memories of the Martin Mariner.

...or perhaps with less crazy swoop to the wings!

cthulhu77 · May 01, 2009, 04:59:41 PM

Fantastic for use by Team Z !!!!

Daryl J. · May 01, 2009, 05:01:39 PM

One almost would expect Sean Connery to step off this machine as Alan Qatermain in another rendition of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Wild stuff!!!

Daryl J.

kitflubber · May 01, 2009, 06:02:36 PM

The marketers for the new Moustache Seaplane were appalled to learn their new ad slogan, 'Ride the Moustache!' had an alternate connotation.

John Howling Mouse · May 01, 2009, 07:36:39 PM

Cool, is this going to be built in plastic, then?

kitflubber · May 01, 2009, 10:08:50 PM

John, I seem to be a committed virtual modeler.

I built it real quick tonight -- I barely looked at my drawings, and did not use them as templates, so there are differences.

kitflubber · May 01, 2009, 10:23:11 PM

better renders... there are problems -- body too thin behind wing.

In this last one, you can the the Perilous Sky Sphincter at bottom.

cthulhu77 · May 01, 2009, 11:13:02 PM

Love the fluke like tail !!!! Beautiful work !

kitflubber · May 02, 2009, 12:48:54 AM

Thank you Greg!

I have stayed up late refining it -- enlarged the 'fluke,' shortened and thickened the tail boom a bit. Also improved the geometry on the jet exhaust. I am stealing this from eighties era work on STOL jet transports.

kitflubber · May 02, 2009, 01:34:55 AM

By the way the faceting in the image will go way with higher quality setting on render -- just saving time. It's funny, the basic geometry of those jet engine pods is square!

So here it is without the 'Subdivision' algorithm applied:

John Howling Mouse · May 02, 2009, 11:09:10 AM

Mindblowing to a guy (like me) who is still trying to figure out 2D graphics!

kitflubber · May 02, 2009, 12:33:36 PM

So, I need to invent a paint scheme for this one: Russian military? Canadian firebomber? Tourist shuttle? James Bond villain? Team America?

Thoughts?

Daryl J. · May 02, 2009, 12:54:23 PM

Gloss Sea Blue/White with yellow cheat lines?

GTX · May 02, 2009, 02:03:48 PM

It's almost a variant of the Custer Channelwing.

Regards,

Greg

ElectrikBlue · May 02, 2009, 03:09:37 PM

Hi KitF!

Nice curvy shape of the wings and T-tail!

I vote for Canadian firebomber paint scheme.

Quote from: John Howling Mouse on May 02, 2009, 11:09:10 AM
Mindblowing to a guy (like me) who is still trying to figure out 2D graphics!

'Subdivision' algorithm is almost like painless PSR session (without groan, bitch and whine

).
Every sharp edge of the basic shape is 'sanded' by the algorithm and the process can be repeated until the shape is smoothed!

The most popular is the Catmull–Clark algorithm.

Swoopy 'Moustache' Seaplane

ElectrikBlue