Aeronca "K" Modeling Project

Having time this last weekend allowed me to work on the Aeronca K a bit more.
Work consisted of adding the access holes (maintenance) and other parts to the under side of the wings and aft-left fuse. I also flared our the landing struts to the cowl area which was a small task in itself. Also added were the door/window frames.

I'm posting a link to the image due to it's size. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4522/qeor.png
Work continues as I get time.
 
OleBoy said:
Having time this last weekend allowed me to work on the Aeronca K a bit more.
Work consisted of adding the access holes (maintenance) and other parts to the under side of the wings and aft-left fuse. I also flared our the landing struts to the cowl area which was a small task in itself. Also added were the door/window frames.

I'm posting a link to the image due to it's size. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4522/qeor.png
Work continues as I get time.
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Very nice work! Thanks for the updates and images; it's fun watching a project like this come together so well.
 
OleBoy said:
Having time this last weekend allowed me to work on the Aeronca K a bit more.
Work consisted of adding the access holes (maintenance) and other parts to the under side of the wings and aft-left fuse. I also flared our the landing struts to the cowl area which was a small task in itself. Also added were the door/window frames.

I'm posting a link to the image due to it's size. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4522/qeor.png
Work continues as I get time.
Click to expand...

Amazing detail, what a fantastic model. I've been watching and waiting for this beautiful Aeronca K since it's inception. Payware, donationware, freeware, one way or another I hope to see it in my hanger. Keep up the great work Oleboy!! :applause:
 
Thank-you.

After many hours in surgery, the model has gotten a nose job. Rebuilt from the doors forward, a new cowl has been grafted in place.
A bit more work to get the front glass formed to the new cowl seal, and then off to the recovery room. :icon_lol:
I also added in the cowl vents or louvers as some call them.

Next comes the final XML work and mapping.

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If you had to guess, my modeling for the Aeronca "K" is about fizzled out. Nothing more is (or would be) visible due it's small size that bump mapping will not do.
Actually there are a LOT of things I spent the time to model that could easily be added in by the bump mapping.

I wasn't happy with the first set of cowl louvers I made, so those got redone from scratch also.
One more thing I wanted to try (and just did) was to model-in the Aeronca casting on the valve covers. Lots of vertice (500 each) in them babies! :icon_lol:

They will be replaced by textures and bump-mapping.
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Just out of curiousity, how many polys or vertices does this project have as it now sits?

Paul :isadizzy: :isadizzy:
 
I'm in process of getting things ready for my next move that I may go. I've already modeled everything on the exterior, and in the VC. I went through the nose of this thing and RE- re-designed it the way it is on the real aircraft. You'll notice areas that are different. The top hood is now removable and animated to sit on the ground next to the left wheel pant. I still have to animate the hood latches. The lower nose bowl I am not sure of just yet. But it is detached and ready. Just not animated. That particular area for animations will fall in the lines of maintenance so the intake pipe will need to be removed at the collar. Shrug

Having gone to this depth has had me considering the modeling of everything under the cowl. Which will be done. MAYBE :icon_lol: The rest of the carburation, intake pipes, throttle linkages and whatnot will need to be made if I go forward with my thoughts. I would be building everything from the firewall to the backplate of the engine.

I also made a new prop. Again. :blind:

Gall dang it. This modeling stuff is addictive. But I like it!

Here's a shot of the new cowl and what's laid out.
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Thanks Ted. You're one of the first to post with any interest in my efforts.
I'm hopeful I can pull this off. For as much as I've been pulled into modeling it all, I've had my fingers crossed that it all works out for literally months. Hehe. :icon_lol:
 
The amount of detail you've put into this plane is really well done. I'm looking forward to it as well. Thanks for the previews :)
 
Sorry - I am interested and have been following from day one, but just haven't had anything to offer other than admiration and anticipation.
 
OleBoy said:
Thanks Ted. You're one of the first to post with any interest in my efforts.
I'm hopeful I can pull this off. For as much as I've been pulled into modeling it all, I've had my fingers crossed that it all works out for literally months. Hehe. :icon_lol:
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I think you will find there is more interest than you imagine! I had a very good friend who got me interested in learning to fly by letting me learn on his Aeronca. David and I hit the skies almost every Sat morning. My initial flying was done on the sly in an L4 while in the Army and this was the perfect transition plane. I partnered in a 140 for years after that. Keep 'er comin'!!!
Ted
 
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