nicknite Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I need help with entering the image contest! I emailed my image to steve@hash.com are newbie's not allowed to enter the contest?????? Thank you Dion Kirfman Here is my image I didnt get to enter, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 6, 2007 Admin Share Posted January 6, 2007 I need help with entering the image contest! I emailed my image to steve@hash.com are newbie's not allowed to enter the contest?????? Dion, Quite the contrary. Newbies are ENCOURAGED to enter the contests. Did you get a confirmaiton email from Steve telling you he had recieved it? I fear its too late for this contest. Outstanding image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Thank you Rodney for your kind words. I sent two emails but got no confirmation from Steve. Maybe I will have better luck next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 6, 2007 Admin Share Posted January 6, 2007 While I can't speak for Steve it is entirely possible that your image may have given the impression that it wasn't created in A:M. That's a long shot I admit but looking at your image I can see photo reference but not the tell tale signs of a 3D rendered image. That combined with the new face (yours... as a relative unknown to the A:M Community) might have been enough to make the entry questionable. ALL SPECULATION HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 While I can't speak for Steve it is entirely possible that your image may have given the impression that it wasn't created in A:M. Rodney, Here is a animation clip I was working on. I hope that can prove I used A:M FOR_REAL_3.mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted January 6, 2007 Admin Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hey Dion, thats pretty cool! I hope you'll keep working on that and submit it for the upcoming Mini Movie contest. Thanks for providing the screenshot and movie. Not only are you animating in A:M... it looks like you are having fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Del Porte Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hey Dion, Very cool stuff, definitely think about entering the Mini Movie Contest. Steve is very conscientious, I would guess the problem with the photo contest was really just an inadvertent foul up. Just out of curiosity, which fighter is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Thanks Bruce!! I need to find out more about the mini movie contest,sounds like fun. The fighter is an f16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssappington Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sorry, Dion- I never got your entry- I guess it got caught in my spam filter- I'll add it to the other entries, but I'm afraid the voting is about wrapped up- I always send a confirmation when I receive an entry, so hopefully folks will keep after me if they don't get that confirmation when they send an entry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Del Porte Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I thought it was an F-16. The F-16 isn't a Navy plane and can't fly off of a carrier, that is what threw me. No worries, anything is possible in animation, good stuff. A new Mini Movie Contest is about to begin, you can track it here. http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showforum=49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 That is one of my bad habits. I need to do more research. I am going to do a different take off. Do you have any advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Sorry, Dion- I never got your entry- I guess it got caught in my spam filter- I'll add it to the other entries, but I'm afraid the voting is about wrapped up- I always send a confirmation when I receive an entry, so hopefully folks will keep after me if they don't get that confirmation when they send an entry! Hey Steve, I understand no problem here. I do thank you for the chance to be part of the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Del Porte Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 The F-16 is a lightweight, single engine Air Force fighter, originally designed to be a dogfighter. Carrier take-offs and landings are very hard on the airframe, so carrier planes are generally heavier and have two engines. The F-16 generally takes off from a land airbase. I worked on their fire control radar in a former life but only saw them operate under test conditions. Rodney is an Airman, he probably knows plenty about their deployed operation. It is a cool plane to watch fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 The F-16 is a lightweight, single engine Air Force fighter, originally designed to be a dogfighter. Carrier take-offs and landings are very hard on the airframe, so carrier planes are generally heavier and have two engines. The F-16 generally takes off from a land airbase. I worked on their fire control radar in a former life but only saw them operate under test conditions. Rodney is an Airman, he probably knows plenty about their deployed operation. It is a cool plane to watch fly. Haha. We have some air geeks here. I was going to say, F-16's would never make it off an aircraft carrier's deck, not to mention, not on the "landing strip". (Now, you have full right to ignore this and do whatever you want. It's your movie, not ours.) Even with the F-16's on the catapult, we're talking major stress issues like Bruce mentioned. Look for a nice runway picture and launch off that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 try a Harrier (AV-8B) for carrier take-off/landings - also does vertical maneuvers http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/av-8.htm I actually worked for a short time on the Link real-time Image generation system part of the flight/mission trainer simulator for AV8B's. One of the display systems for the cockpit was a mapped dome & we had to do foveal & perpheral eyetracking of the pilot to display the correct imagery on the dome, ie, we had to predict where the pilot was looking (or going to look in the next 200 ms) - needless to say - many a pilot threw up in the simulator cockpit before I left - not sure how (or if) it eventually worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Wow... Everyone's got an air history around here, huh?! (Poor guys in the simulator! :shock:) If you want a cool, active jet, that's sea born, you're going to want the FA-18. My favorite plane, also carrier born, was the F-14. It's no longer active, though, as it was retired last September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Man, I am red in the face for making that jet animation and not knowing anything about them. You guys are awesome!!! I appreciate all of the info you have giving me. I am going to use it and make a better animation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Man, I am red in the face for making that jet animation and not knowing anything about them. Ohhhh noooo...we're all just showing off - you made a terrific animation - evidenced by our interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Ohhhh noooo...we're all just showing off - you made a terrific animation - evidenced by our interest What she says, man! I first saw your animation and my jaw dropped. Good work, keep going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 I really like the FA-18 jet. I started working on it and here are some screen shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 *Sound of jaw hitting floor* Sweet! Keep going! You have quite the modelling talent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 *Sound of jaw hitting floor* Sweet! Keep going! You have quite the modelling talent! Thank you! Here is Todays work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Wow... That's just cool! Let me know how much critique you want. There are a couple of things in that that need fixed. The engine intakes are bulging out. In your original model, they were streamlined. Is there a reason you pulled them out? The elevators should be separate. They aren't one piece. I've got some F-18 shots from a few years ago that you might like to reference. Let me dig them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Wow... That's just cool! Let me know how much critique you want. The more you critigue the better I can make it look. That would be cool if you could dig up some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Here ya go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Now, you want all 400 pictures from our Disneyland trip a month earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknite Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 These are awesome pictures!! You must of had a lot of fun if you took 400 pictures. I do see what you are talking about. I will make changes. This is a lot of help,Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodguy20k Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yeah, three Navy pilots from California were supposed to knock their flight hours up, and one of the got lucky and was allowed to fly to the nearest airport by his family. That just happened to be the airport not a mile from my house in Colorado. When they landed, they had a fair sized audience! First the guy's family got a tour, then they started letting others in to see. They are REALLY awesome aircraft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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