Featured Project: The B-29 Superfortress
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January 2010.
In 3DS Max, I setup the reference planes and place high resolution images of the front, side, and top of the aircraft so I can begin building sections of the aircraft.
And with this particluar aircraft, I am starting with the landing gear. |
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January 2010.
Mostly working from reference photos, I made great progress on the forward landing gear. As previously mentioned. The B-29 on display at the Museum Of Aviation in my home town of Warner Robins, Georgia is playing an important role. |
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February 2010.
Moving on from the landing gear, the basic layout and construction of the frame continues as simple for now and then more details will be added later. |
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March 2010.
Work has began on the forward top turret. This remote controlled turret had 4, 50-caliber machine guns for defense. Other turrets had 2, 50-calibers around other stations of the aircraft. |
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May 2010.
Getting the windows on the forward fuselage cut and built. The nose section that seated the bombadier was more challenging than originally thought it would be. However, I came out successful. |
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June 2010.
Work is progressing slowly on this aviation art project, mostly because of freelance jobs taking a majority of my time. However, what little time I've devoted has been to the nacelles. Made some refinements and added some details. |
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July 2010.
Work is moving forward. I decided to delete the cooling flaps on the nacelles and give them another go at a later date. It turned out, . . . that I didn't like the way they turned out. I modeled the props and some of the engine details and more will be added later. |
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July 2010.
Work for the modeling portion of Phase I of the B-29 is complete and starting tomorrow, I'll begin preparations and setup for texture mapping. |
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July 2010.
Phase I is feverishly moving forward. Spent much of today painting the model and still have several tweaks and details to go, but a very productive day on the painting. |
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August 2010.
Concentrating tonight on little details such as the "bump mapping" to give it that handcrafted look. Also added the US insignias. |
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August 2010.
Close-ups of the texture mapping. |
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August 2010.
First scene render with my B-29 (Phase I) model. This render shows "Bockscar" which famously dropped the second Atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. |
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September 2010.
Arranging a Profile illustration of the B-29 designated "Bockscar." |
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May, 2011.
The B-29 Model mapping is being completely reworked to generate renderings of higher resolutions. Also the first of this incarnations is to reproduce the only flying B-29, "FIFI." Check back often for updates. |
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June, 2011.
Little Boy Bomb, dropped on Hiroshima for an upcoming composition. |
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July, 2011.
Here's a culmination of the work so far. I've assembled a profile and technical illustration of the Enola Gay.
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