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RolandD6 · 27th February 2008, 12:54

Hi Folks

This is my obligatory first post on Polyloop but I do appear elsewhere from time to time.

My primary interest is modeling airplanes, both flying and as 3D artwork. I have built a few of the former but have yet to create a bit of 3d art.

My primary 3D tool is TurboCad Pro 14 but I also have Carrara 6 Pro, Amapi Pro 7.52, Poser 7 and Shade 8. All of the latter are new to me but I becoming more familiar with Amapi because if has a direct link with TC in my current project, a 3d model of the Pfalz D.IIIa, a WW1 airplane.

I expect Amapi to help me solve the problem of modeling the junction between the lower wing (it is a biplane) and the fuselage. The fuselage of late war Pfalz airplanes featured a compound curve molded wooden shell (like some canoes and surf lifesaver boats). There where few hard lines to see in photographs and there is little dimensional information available for the Pfalz D.III. There are four examples of the later Pfalz D.XII still in existence but that airplane is smaller and different to the earlier D.III although it does provide some clues to the likely surface structure of the D.III.

I have posted all of my personal research work on the Pfalz D.XII on this site:

http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Ger...XII/index.html

and a little bit of my 3D efforts on the Pfalz D.III on this site:

http://www.smallflyingarts.com/cgi-b...82082633/60#60

More later if this subject this of interest.

Paul

27th February 2008, 12:54	#1 (permalink)
RolandD6 Vertex Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9	Hello from Melbourne, Australia Hi Folks This is my obligatory first post on Polyloop but I do appear elsewhere from time to time. My primary interest is modeling airplanes, both flying and as 3D artwork. I have built a few of the former but have yet to create a bit of 3d art. My primary 3D tool is TurboCad Pro 14 but I also have Carrara 6 Pro, Amapi Pro 7.52, Poser 7 and Shade 8. All of the latter are new to me but I becoming more familiar with Amapi because if has a direct link with TC in my current project, a 3d model of the Pfalz D.IIIa, a WW1 airplane. I expect Amapi to help me solve the problem of modeling the junction between the lower wing (it is a biplane) and the fuselage. The fuselage of late war Pfalz airplanes featured a compound curve molded wooden shell (like some canoes and surf lifesaver boats). There where few hard lines to see in photographs and there is little dimensional information available for the Pfalz D.III. There are four examples of the later Pfalz D.XII still in existence but that airplane is smaller and different to the earlier D.III although it does provide some clues to the likely surface structure of the D.III. I have posted all of my personal research work on the Pfalz D.XII on this site: http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Ger...XII/index.html and a little bit of my 3D efforts on the Pfalz D.III on this site: http://www.smallflyingarts.com/cgi-b...82082633/60#60 More later if this subject this of interest. Paul