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Here my inflight clip,I ended up going for the cheesy look, it was taking me to long on the original attempt, I want to do some takeoffs and landings, or Ill just combine them with a touch and go. I have a little short in mind I want to try with the C-130 and other characters, and some sort of a story line. Oh, and the clip looks funky and the very last frame, I ment to go 199 frames but rendered 200, or something like that. It also has sound, but not sure what youd actually hear up there. Michael InAir_Showcase_2_S3m.mov

SL, Thanks for the info.....sounds like the way to go, right now Im working on a Tornado/funnel cloud rig ,well at least thats what Im calling it I just got to get the darn thing to look more real... Michael

Thanks for the advice all, it is appreciated, Yes I will be working on the funnell cloud to "hopefully" make it look more realistic. this first animation was to play with the dust/dirt/objest look at the base of the funnel cloud, nesk Ill work on the funnel cloud, I have a few ideas in mind, Im terriable at lighting....I had a sun light in the center of the tornado and key framed a few rotations, I have no idea why...LOL....thats what makes me an amatuer, Im still scratching my head on how I want to do the lighting, I want a look of distant and near lightning some that strike the gound some that just light up the night sky/storm clouds. More late , Now I have 2 projects going ,my C-130 and this....I love SFX, and am also facinated by tornados, slightly OT but I have also been reaching the feasability of weakening tornados by the use of percussion bombs , but it looks like unless the force can be targeted it could cause damage on its own . Michael

Thanks hashers, Mark,Nancy & Ken Will be working on the funnel cloud (i couldnt remember what it was called...LOL) and brightning things up abit, got to DL me more tornado pics and footage.....the really bright frame was suppose to look like a flash of lightning, that wasn't to convincing.. Michael

AM Folks, Ok, I saw the topic about the SFX for the TWO movie, and can't wait to see what you pro's are going to do for those effects, I hope you post some pictures/animations and any tips you may have on doing them. Herer is my amature attempt ,but here all I wanted to accomplish was getting that kicked up dust/dirt/objects effect you see in some tornado footage, Ill experiment more with the actual tornado and surroundings as I play, I want to hear of your tips n tricks...it would be a treat!!!, it is that time of year for trick or treating isn't it? Yes I know the animation is dark, I ment it that way for this attempt.Hope you can see it.... Its Sor 3 mov format... Thanks, Michael P.S. Still working on that ole C-130 too.... tornado_new_6.mov

Just to let ya know Rodney, those pictures are FANTASTIC!!! excellent, a great big thanks to you and whomever took them, they are already comming in handy,..... Michael

Hope you dont mind hearing "Thanks Rodney" I know I sound like a broken record......LOL.. Downloading as I type this..... Im still chugging away at the inflight scene, Its taking me forever to get the Sprites for the exhaust the way I want..there are so many settings to work with....but thats a good thing..... Ive been feeling like I need one of those barf bags, not a pic..the real deal, I think the wife gave me something, she's a nurse and brings home all sorts of sicknesses... Michael

That is one beast !!!Great job !!!! If I may, could you use that spin rig to make a little animation of it "spinning" that would look sharp...as if it doesnt already.. Michael

Thanks Rodney !!!! Yes any Pictures will help, and thanks to whomever took them and gave you the go ahead......Im still working away on that in flight scene,,,,, Michael

Nice progress here, and I like the way you outline your progress,nice test animation also, keep it up.. Michael

I'm back, As the sayin goes "life got in the way" not as if I was absent from the board for long, but if I dont get on the forum at least once a day I feel left behind...LOL, James, Another good story there, well have to put together a book of C-130 tails. My probem is they only come to me when Im not trying to think of one... That story made me laugh and smile, havent done either in a couple days. Rodney, boy reading your post brung back memories, one of the first times I ever worked on a C-130 on the flight line was to assist my trainer on a trouble shooting run, to make it short, gauge reads we have a problem, we change and change part after part on the engine, finally someone gets the idea to swap out gauges just in case, sure was !!! gauge was bad, it was a nice early lesson to learn, no tellin how many time Ive been saved hours of maintainance R&R, just by swapping gauges first.(side note, also learned on that day to also check other gauges (if applicable) that my cooberate the malfunction) Im working on an inflight animation , Im working on camera angles to show as much of the Herc in a short period of time, Im just not good at camera placement/movements, Ive finished re modeling the (exhaust) tail pipe, want to decal a disk model of the turbine blades to put back there, its going a little overboard I believe, ah!!! but it should look ok if I get a closeup ot that area... More later, Michael

I'm impressed Ed, what are your plans, if you have any, with the model? Is an animation in the works?...... Michael

That was a good one, LOL....especially sense no one was hurt....I use to have to get up on a stand while the engines were running and look for oil,etc leaks scared the ____ out of me every time and right there in front of me was the ignition box with a radiation warning sticker staring at me.... Michael

Rodney, Sorry I have taken so long to reply, Haven not been feeling so good, but much better now, Oh !! I would run you to death on pics I or lets say I think I need of the c-130, I think Ive downloaded just about every herc pic I could find over the net (bought two plastic models and bought a small picture booklet), yet never exactly what I want , someday I want to model in the cowls of the engines and model in the engines, but at least a nice pic square from the sides, top side and back. So what I"ll say is if you find or take "any" pics of anything on the 130 I know I can find a use for it one way or the other, Id be afraid to list what I think I need. James, Yea! !!! I want to do some animations of Paratroopers jumping out the back, I wonder if the cloth sim can handle the paracute material and the Newton plugin the simulation? and a sim of a lapes drop too !!! I think that could look pretty cool, Michael To me as long as your not staying 17 or more years in, your short...

So cool, Im wondering what it cost you to have it produced? Michael So cool, Im wondering what it cost you to have it produced? Michael

Man, that does look nice, did you get a grade on this model from school,or am I thinking of another post? Michael

Hey Guys, Great posts, I really like reading your thoughts and stories, shoot, I have a few of my own. I just re read my last post and boy I missed spelled just about everything, thats what happens when I post after working (well being at work) all night. Those Pigs , as we use to call em, turned 25 years old when I was in , so what are they now? 45 give or take, Im amazed there still going fairly strong. I have some pics of the gun ships, I got to work on one just once at Little Rock AFB, other than that its been Cargo/Troop, Electronic Combat C-130, I did get to work on a couple DC-9's in Germany. Once I get this Cargo/Troop 130 done I may have to see if I can make a second separate one a G.S.... This model wont be to specs but as close as I can get it without buying the blueprints, I see where Im off in the modeling,I want to keep the patch count down as low as possiable, I have tons of areas I want to rework but will have to say, "maybe later" and move on, Im playing with simple animations and modeling to give my brain a rest, Im affraid my mini animation tests will break the forums 1 mb limit with sprite smoke and sound, it does look and sound cool though.. 17 years Rodney, and counting? are you still there? gettin short? Oh, and a little text update... Ive got exhaust smoke with sprites and sound too, I added the Air Deflectors for the rear Door areas, and they open and close (darn I even modeled in the actuator, boned,constrained and all). here's whats working now. (please excuse my spelling) Flaps Elevator Aileron Rudder Landing gears and doors , Main and Nose. Steering, Prop rotation, Propeller pitch, (I love the look of the prop changing pitch while running, I also modeled a propeller disk shape and decaled it with a prop in motion pic, then as the prop speed increases I fade (transparency setting in pose sliders) from the real prop blades to the prop in motion decal disks (actuall 2 decal disks boned separatly so I can get the prop pitch change even with the disks) makes for a nice transition) GTC Door, Cargo ramp/doors Crew door. One many of these the cockpit controlls work with the intended component, IE rudder w/ rudder pedals, elevator w/ yolk, not worried about exact positioning here though. LOL more later Take care Michael

Great start !!...Boy Id hate to wake up with that head in my bed........ Michael

I "think " I mentioned it in a previous post, but I worked on the from 78 to 86. I would never jump out of a plane, unless my like depended upon it, then I still think Id have to pay someone to push me, Im just trying to say , your a very Brave soul...... Thanks for the compliment, I still have a long way to go before Im satisfied, well Ill never be satisfied, just content ,maybe. Take good care, Michael

Thanks John, Ill be looking at it, Im now adding exhaust to my C-130 aircraft model, its looking OK but anyhelp ,like your tut will certainly help. Michael

Nice model, I to avoid decals that require flattening.....and there seems to be such a process involved, isolate the group you want decaled flatten it in a pose render a image take it to P.S. etc....maybe now there is a easier way. Still I NEED to learn how to do decaling and properly...I will need to do some on my C-130 aircraft model...... Michael

Wow , this is gonna be cool looking............yes an animation of it in operation, excluding the cotton, that would be interesting though, maybe time consuming. Michael

Hey ! Im interested too......I cant get online like I use to..but Ill definatly look for your updates. I like the story line ....No tellin what that fellow will get into... Michael

The only wave files I have are from my MSFS C-130 model.... I need to look up who made available the project file with the expression for a prop rotation and thank them, I could have never figured the formula out.. Michael

I like the look of the compressor blades, are they modeled or decals? Keep it up, thanks for the lager pic.. Michael