Fly_electric
Well-known member
While there are still real world models in the works being jointly developed with their RF8 versions, it's time to work on a non real world model-- the Flying Sub from the Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea TV series.
Technically, it is both real (a real model was made for the studio shots) and not real (it never actually flew).
The RF 8 model is based on the last version of the studio model, being modified with retractable landing gear. It was to be used in the third season, but that season was cancelled.
This model was started long ago, but at the time I hit a few snags.
1. Really wanted to add some good detail, including the interior, but started to run out of triangles. Now, custom content creators have many more!
Actually, that may be a mute point because I don't know if the interior would be visible in RF. Maybe glow objects??
2. The retract sequence is the breaker on this model. The wheels have to:
A. Rotate from vertical to flat in the gear door
B. Then slide linearly up the gear door to clear the FS-1 lower body
C. Then the gear door closes
So, a few challenges to go.
As the physical shape will never fly, the FS-1 will have a conventional airplane physics, similar to dhk79’s Star Trek Shuttle (I think he used heli physics there).
Technically, it is both real (a real model was made for the studio shots) and not real (it never actually flew).
The RF 8 model is based on the last version of the studio model, being modified with retractable landing gear. It was to be used in the third season, but that season was cancelled.
This model was started long ago, but at the time I hit a few snags.
1. Really wanted to add some good detail, including the interior, but started to run out of triangles. Now, custom content creators have many more!
Actually, that may be a mute point because I don't know if the interior would be visible in RF. Maybe glow objects??
2. The retract sequence is the breaker on this model. The wheels have to:
A. Rotate from vertical to flat in the gear door
B. Then slide linearly up the gear door to clear the FS-1 lower body
C. Then the gear door closes
So, a few challenges to go.
As the physical shape will never fly, the FS-1 will have a conventional airplane physics, similar to dhk79’s Star Trek Shuttle (I think he used heli physics there).