I’ve been working on this airplane engine for a while and have learned quite a lot in the process. I am still working on some of the materials. The lighting could be better too. I am planing to put it into a Nieuport airplane that I am modeling. Let me know what you think. This is by far the most aggressive project I’ve attempted.
Thanks,
jjyoder
I think it looks nice and detailed and you said you would change the materials. The only critic is that you should render it out at a higher resolution.
You may want to compare notes with Bigglesworth. He was modeling some very similar stuff recently and with great results. Check out his current WIP here.
Thanks for the replies! Rexono, is there a way to change the resolution on the render? There is a lot I don’t know about Blender yet.
Thanks,
jjyoder
Hey, glad to see some more WWI subjects around here.
Looks like a good start. However, the details should be reversed, as seen here. Also, the copper tubing running from the top of the cylinders to the crankcase should be much less circular and more oval. They seem much too skinny and need to flare out more near the connection to the crankcase. A good shot of this can be found here. You should also take note that there are vents on each cylinder, which don’t seem to be present in your model. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.
-Biggles
I think that it looks great, but to my untrained eye, the propeller looks quite small compared to the engine.
Just me?
Wow, you are right Bigglesworth. Somehow I got turned around on my reference material. I do have the cooling fins on top of the cylinder head, if that is what you were referring to. I need to put a better render up so you can see it better. Thanks for your help. I will get busy and make some changes.
Thanks,
jjyoder:o
I agree the propeller does look small.
Just incase you didn’t know since that’s a rotary engine the pistons/cylinders also spin. Not sure which way though, but probably the opposite of the propeller.
the model itself look really good, but the render you have there is a bit fuzzy. I dunno if you did this on purpose, or maybe you have changed the anti aliasing settings. See if you can get it to look a bit crisper, the AA settings are in the Scene buttons window (f10). See the attachment for a reference to the AA types you can choose. Muck about with them a bit.
Wow, you are right Bigglesworth. Somehow I got turned around on my reference material. I do have the cooling fins on top of the cylinder head, if that is what you were referring to. I need to put a better render up so you can see it better. Thanks for your help. I will get busy and make some changes.
Hey, glad to help. The cooling fins I was referring to were the ones running up and down the actual cylinders.
Not sure which way though, but probably the opposite of the propeller.
They spin both in the same direction, of course. They are more or less “one piece”. So the whole “unit” spins in one direction.
I finally got all the details going in the right direction on this engine now I believe. As you can see I am still working on the materials. I have a lot to learn about texturing and materials, but you learn by doing it. I just wanted to post an update. I decided to remove the propeller because it seemed to take a way from the engine. I will leave it for the airplane. I appreciate your input.
Thanks,
jjyoder
That’s really nice work, the detail is intents.
Thanks Skip!
I am trying to get the textures and materials to look right now. I know how I want it to look, but it is taking some trial and error.
Thanks,
jjyoder
I love the last two images you posted. They look wonderful!
Thanks Colemeister14!
I’m glad you like it. It is the most complicated modeling I’ve done to date.
jjyoder
That looks superb. Certainly more detail then I cared to put into my model. Good job.
Thanks Bigglesworth!
The one I am putting in my airplane is not as detailed as this one. You wouldn’t see some of it, plus I think it would make my computer choke. When I got started modeling the engine I decided to make a more detailed model of just the engine.
Thanks,
jjyoder
I’ve done some materials and textures on this engine. I think it is as good as I can do on it for now.
Thanks for the input.
jjyoder:cool:
Really good work! Maybe only part in front is too shiny (like polished), but it is only my few cents…:yes:
Mrys you are probably right. A little too shinny for this engine. Actually I should probable use some sort of dirt layer to make it look a little more used. I made a few changes to the texture and toned it down a little.
Mrys I am always inspired by your work. You seem to push the quality to extremes. Thanks for what you do for the Blender Community!
I am attaching a little update.
jjyoder
