HSD T-33 120mm EDF

[Boof69]

A fun thing to do is to put imperfections on the alpha layer of the spec map. Finger prints or anything like that.

 

[Woodzy]

A fun thing to do is to put imperfections on the alpha layer of the spec map. Finger prints or anything like that.

As annoying as that is on real life chrome models it will look great for realism!

 

[Donamy]

I'm really not going for a chrome look really. I'm trying to make it look more like the HSD model. Which shiny foam.

 

[Boof69]

like this look?

 

[Boof69]

On your diffuse use R:166 - G:178 - B:183 or #a6b2b7
On your spec map try a 65% grey or R:165 - G: 165 - B:165 or #a5a5a5 for your regular layer
Then in the Alpha channel try 44% grey or R:113 - G:113 - B:113 or #717171
Should look like the wing on my stamp. It'll get you close at least.

 

[Donamy]

I'll see if I can figure that out. Alphas are a hit and miss with me.

 

[Boof69]

Do you use photoshop? or Gimp?

 

[Donamy]

ha ha, Paintshop Pro 6.

I have gimp2 I use for bump maps.

 

[Donamy]

Here's another scheme.

How do you get the lights to blink like beacons ?

 

[technoid]

Here's another scheme.

How do you get the lights to blink like beacons ?
View attachment 117667

Man that's a beautiful CS.. that's the one I want.

To get a beacon to flash you need to add these NUP values to the part in 3ds Max.

NUP_OffPeriodSEC=1.0
NUP_OnPeriodSEC=1.0
NUP_DelaySEC=1.0

 

[Boof69]

They will also need to be named ~CS_Bulb_uniquename

 

[abaser]

Can someone explain to me how/where you add these nup settings? I’ve never messed with them

 

[Boof69]

Right click on the object and then click Object Properties. Click the last tab "User Defined" then type what Tech wrote in the large box. Note the time values can be customized.
NUP_DelaySEC sets the delay from load so if you want to sequence a set of lights you can use this setting to set different delays. The ON and Off periods would also be tweaked.

 

[abaser]

Thanks!!

 

[uncle twist]

Donamy, any chance you can post a pick of your .tga...???

 

[Donamy]

Donamy, any chance you can post a pick of your .tga...???

Sure thing. Not as good as most, but it's the way I learned way back.

 

[Donamy]

So to use this plane in older RF versions, it requires a collision model, correct ?

Here's another shot.

 

[abaser]

Very nice.

 

[technoid]

Man that's a beautiful CS.. that's the one I want.

To get a beacon to flash you need to add these NUP values to the part in 3ds Max.

NUP_OffPeriodSEC=1.0
NUP_OnPeriodSEC=1.0
NUP_DelaySEC=1.0

Sorry about that I was just heading in to eat and watch a movie with the wife I knew the other guys would fill in the details I left out.

 

[technoid]

So to use this plane in older RF versions, it requires a collision model, correct ?

View attachment 117684Here's another shot.

I think the only version of RF they say "really" needs a collision mesh is RF-X. All of my early models didn't have one and worked fine. Ha.. I missed where they taught that and didn't know you should create a collision mesh for the plane until much later. But it was optional so my planes worked fine. But if you create even one collision mesh then the plane expects them and you need to make all of them.

And RF-X works without a collision mesh if you have a powerful processor and graphics card.