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Sep 18^th, 2004 at 11:24pm

Matrix Offline
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I'm getting close to finishing my first a/c for fs2004 but I hit a snag. The front of the zlin 242 has an awkward cowling to it and I can't seem to design in Gmax and have it look resonably realistic.

Any help would be great

[img]URL[C:\Misc\2378_2300_3]

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Reply #1 - Sep 22^nd, 2004 at 10:12am

juri Offline
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the picture you tried to attach is linked directly to your computer... try again, the image should be in a place accessible to all of us (server). you'll shurely get help once we see what the problem is.

-juri

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Reply #2 - Sep 22^nd, 2004 at 12:48pm

Matrix Offline
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Sorry about that. Here a link to a web site that has some pics.

http://www.aircraftbrowser.com/1995%20Zlin%20242L%20(C-GRRL)%20Front%20Left.htm

its the nose and the engine cowling that are giving me the problems

Thanks again

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Reply #3 - Sep 22^nd, 2004 at 2:06pm

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The link gives a photo of the real airplane. Please take a screen shot of your model in gmax and upload it here (click on the "upload images" button/link in the small blue menu above to guide you through the process)

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Reply #4 - Sep 24^th, 2004 at 3:55pm

Matrix Offline
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Sorry....again. Heres the pic.

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Reply #5 - Sep 24^th, 2004 at 3:58pm

Matrix Offline
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How many pilots does it take to load a picture?
Sorry for my stupidity

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Reply #6 - Sep 24^th, 2004 at 4:23pm

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I think you're on the "right" track.

For the front cowling, I would shape the cowling, forgetting about the opening for the moment. You have what appears to be the overall basic shape already.

FOr the actual opening - which to me looks like an open "grin" - I would create the opening's shape as an ngon, shape it into the "grin" and then using shape merge, "trace" it onto the cowling front.

Once there, you can select the opening's polygons/faces and extrude them inwards ('intrude' them?). I think your propeller spinner "tube" looks good enough.

Then again, proper gmax users probably have a better way.

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #7 - Sep 26^th, 2004 at 10:17am