aw33com Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Got tons of interesting pics from alieneye. Some cockpit pics with flood lights on I have never seen before. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 KLON-54 type laser range finder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobiSev Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 plan on releasing it as a 3rd party module if you are able to finish? Modules owned: FC3, M-2000C, Mig-21bis, F-5E, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, KA-50, Mi-8, F-14A&B, JF-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Mobius, I honestly want to make this the most realistic module ever with a good flight model. That is my first goal, as that is what I enjoy the most in DCS. If I ever accomplish that, like it, people like it, and ED ever likes it, I will release it just like other modules. It would have to be really really good. So I'm can't say as of now until I finish it. I'm not even thinking about it yet. If I ever fail I will give it away to whoever wants it. I'm doing the instrumentation and pitot heads now. Not sure if this is not too much detail though. I think once I finish modeling this I will start all over and do it the right away as I will probably be smarter at the end of the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=OPS=Slider Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 ED accepts only high detail models so I think it's really good that you keep attention to every detail. I gotta say, it looks nice, and you learn really damn fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlankerKiller Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 These things take years, but it’s worth the wait. The mig-21 went through hell in development, but it finally got done. If it hadn’t I think DCS would have failed. So do your labor of love, take the time it takes, and know there are plenty of us that would love to fly this thing. But I for one would love to see more Cold War mud movers in the sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Small Update. I am flying my model in DCS, but I hit tons of modeling problems. Setbacks, tons of research, and looking for solutions. Big mistake I made was not to use the ED Model Viewer, or the DCS itself right from the start. Now I know what it actually looks like in the SIM and what I need to work on. I have one major modeling problem and kind of have no solution for it. But there are also good news. Tons of details, which btw got me in trouble, does look good in DCS. Other modules do not model flanges and small details (they paint them). I did that and I noticed it shows up nicely in DCS and gives a real feel to it. I will leave you with few pictures today and I will do a write up on the problems I'm facing and some approaches I'm taking. I swear If I talked to someone for 10 minutes who has done a module for DCS, I would be done with mine. I am basically fighting the modeling tool and improvising, because I simply don't know better. I'll get there, but it feels like I'm doing this with an ax, and it takes so long. Here I'm using SU-25T cockpit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRedMax Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Looks amazing. Keep up the great work and thanks for adding this aircraft to DCS.:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rudel- Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 @aw33com, Just in case, the PVD-18 is 4.458cm in diameter, and 67.5cm long. That's the device on the end of the data boom with vanes. https://magnitude-3.com/ https://www.facebook.com/magnitude3llc https://www.youtube.com/@magnitude_3 i9 13900K, 128GB RAM, RTX 4090, Win10Pro, 2 x 2TB SSD i9 10980XE, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090Ti, Win10 Pro, 2 x 256GB SSD, 4 x 512GB SSD RAID 0, 6 x 4TB HDD RAID 6, 9361-8i RAID Controller i7 4960X, 64GB RAM, GTX Titan X Black, Win10 Pro, 512GB PCIe SSD, 2 x 256GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Looks really good Aw33com, please keep at it! I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Thanks for kind words. I am looking for a good close up side picture of the ASO-2V Decoy Dispenser. The one that is most forward by the anti collision light. If anyone has it by a chance. Can't find a single good pic online to see the exact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssv2210 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 ASO-2V is also used on the Su-25. But on the Su-17M4 they are installed with locks (blue arrows) outward on both sides. =TMS=220=MadDog i7-8700K 4.8GHz, 32 GB RAM, GTX 1080 OC, Benq 2560x1440@60 32", VirPil Throttle&Stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thank you for the picture. You have no idea how close up pictures help in modeling. You will call me crazy I started to reconstruct the parts: Maybe this will never work, but I don't want the parts to be painted. I want them to be real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanker1 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 WOW!!!! I like this way of viewing things. . . :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 And here is the completed item with flanges: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Looks great I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssv2210 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Thank you for the picture. You have no idea how close up pictures help in modeling. You will call me crazy I started to reconstruct the parts: Maybe this will never work, but I don't want the parts to be painted. I want them to be real. Glad the photo came in handy. Please note that the distance between the holes at the ends is different. Immediately striking. =TMS=220=MadDog i7-8700K 4.8GHz, 32 GB RAM, GTX 1080 OC, Benq 2560x1440@60 32", VirPil Throttle&Stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Glad the photo came in handy. Please note that the distance between the holes at the ends is different. Immediately striking. You are right, I have different distance, but either not enough or showing the part from this angle changes everything. And without full measurements it will never be perfect. I would need Su-17 in my backyard to get it right. The plans for this aircraft (all for this and other aircraft) are so eyeballed and off on the small parts. Nothing ads up to be honest, so I watch the real pictures and adjust. This 3D stuff and computing is a bit stuck in the 90's. Edited September 30, 2019 by aw33com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepin1234 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 You are showing a good level of 3D. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Working with scoops. Kind of difficult for me for some reason even though they seem simple. Will look different after installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) Installation of parts Edited October 2, 2019 by aw33com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 I don'know....Maybe this thread could become the ultimate build thread of a simulator aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobiSev Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I don'know....Maybe this thread could become the ultimate build thread of a simulator aircraft. haha, I'm really enjoying reading updates. Every now and then I'll come back to check if anything new has been posted. Modules owned: FC3, M-2000C, Mig-21bis, F-5E, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, KA-50, Mi-8, F-14A&B, JF-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw33com Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Rounded irregular parts are difficult to create. It takes more art than science, and I'm not an artistic person at all. For those rounded parts I will probably eventually contract someone to create them. There is few of them around lights, M4 RWR front, canopy itself, or maybe even fuselage sections. Time consuming and kind of a blind date to adjust those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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