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Cockpit page here.
I began modeling on january 2007. At the beginning the external model was based on
Vivian Mezza's lowres KA-6D, but now there is nothing common anymore.
Here the reverted story, last screenshots first, older one at the end:
20070318 - I choosed VA-35 as Squadron because of the nice black panther, but
I made a mistake about the buno number, I want an A-6 with a radar display on the
pilot's side, but this one have not got any, a good buno for this config would be from 158041 thru 159579. Also I'm not sure about the IR turret.
20070318 - Take off at KNID with a brand new livery.
20070318 - A few days later first take off from Nimitz.
20070306 - Now it's time to define the under carriage animations, it has to done inside FlightGear.
I use aditional fake U/Cs so I can't see the moves on a steady model. The yelow things a here only
for fun, the fake U/Cs are not visible.
20070306 - Here you can see helpers I use to define the moves. At this time I take care that
the U/C parts don't move through the cockpit floor.
20070306 - I like this one.
20070306 - Note: the under carriage is modeled in the "no weight on gear" position.
20070306 The noze under carriage is visible through the canopy :)
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20070302 - Note: On this Screen shot the 2 halfs of the fuselage are not welded yet.
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