F-14D Cockpit
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I need it!
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Thanks for all your comments guys!! But no pictures!!
Ok maybe no pictures but some information on instruments on the F-14? Im a bit stuck with the 3d modelling, the geometry of the canopy is just hell so I´ve been working on a few more instruments to get my head off the modelling. This is what I think the instruments look like from the pictures but if anybody has further information that would be great!
Thanks again!
Pepe:headb:
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is this a real thing for mykinge yourself or is it a virtual cockpit for everyone?
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While I have never worked on an F-14, those guages look correct for aircraft of that era that I worked on. I am pretty sure, the same subcontractor that made th F-14 instruments for Grumman aircraft also produced identical instruments for Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division in the 1970s. The 727-100/200 and 737-200 aircraft had those exact same guages installed in their panels.
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Thanks Chuckles! I realised a few days ago that the altimeter has no display for the atmospheric pressure setting (don’t know how that is properlly called), I’m doing. Some work now on the Heading Bearing indicator and the ADI! I’m having quite a lot of fun at the moment doing research to get it as real as possible, cading it up and editing in illustrator (fonts….).
I think I have a plan of action for the canopy 3d modelling and I just found an incredible book with loads of detailed pictures of the cockpit so happy times!!! Research takes for ever!!
Any way, happy flying!
Pepe
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Hey guys…here is the texture for the heading-bearing indicator, most complicated gauge until now with quite a few layers!
I also wanted to ask a few things to all the cockpit nerds…I´m sure there are a few here… What are these things that I´ve highlighted? Lights? Arent there too many of them? Would you guys have a picture that gets somehow closer to it with more details?
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Hey guys…here is the texture for the heading-bearing indicator, most complicated gauge until now with quite a few layers!
I also wanted to ask a few things to all the cockpit nerds…I´m sure there are a few here… What are these things that I´ve highlighted? Lights? Arent there too many of them? Would you guys have a picture that gets somehow closer to it with more details?
Those are Cockpit light lamps i think.
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Actually those are flood lamps/storm lights for the panel. The instruments themselves will have a couple of internal bulbs to illumnate the faces.
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I spent the morning at home recovering from a terrible hangover…so I had a few free hours!:D
The ADI is taking shape!
Happy flying!
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Can’t wait to fly in this!
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Mykinge,
This looks great….Keep up the great work!!!
Skelator
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MyKinge,
Have you seen the following F-14 site? It was started a number of years ago but it has a lot of information.
Skelator
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Great find mate. Thanks.
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Thanks Skelator!
I knew that web site, indeed is a good source of information although a little bit outdated now! Today I had some fun with the texturing of the right side console. More than a finish product I wanted to develop a proper workflow for all the panels. I have drawn them all in CAD (outlines) then into illustrator for fonts and main tones and the export to PS for final editing… Lots of steps for loads of panels!!!
I still having given up with the geometry of the canopy…but I feel a bit frustrated when I spend hours trying to do it and the result are worst than what I had a the beginning!! As for the HOTAS…I dont even think Im going to try to model it, I might ask a member of the comunity to model it for me if I give him the main dimensions…any volunteers??
Anyway! Goodnight and happy flying!
PS. I dont know why photobucket resizes the image…its a pitty cause its got quite a lot of detail…
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If there any cockpit maker… please help for my cockpits i have some pit models but there no any people helping for integrating of bms. AMEN.
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Dam, I wish I knew anything about 3D-modeling! :x
I know Illustrator inside-out though. Would it help you in any way if i could reconstruct the profile sections of the F-14 canopy like in the picture below?
The black ink drawing in the top layer is not mine, but I think I can come pretty close with some frontal shots and a good pic from the side.
Let me know if you want me to give it a shot.Really nice work there m8
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Birdman, thanks man! That drawing looks awesome! I think I´m ok for now…as for the 3d modelling everything is just a matter of getting started, its not rocket science!
611-eagle I was counting on you to help me implement it in BMS once is finished but I heard someone was working on a tutorial about cockpits in BMS…that would be awesome…:p
Cheers guys!
Pepe
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Lol, I hear you. Yea, maybe if i’m a realy fast learner, i’ll be able to help you with that stick, right.
Well, som day …Keep it up pepe, Tomcat is one of my old time favorites. would be a dream to fly it in BMS with your pit. :rolleyes:
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I love the vintage logo….soooo classy
Chuckles (ar anyone around) any insight of what the contrat number should be??
Pepe!
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Nice work!
Is the cockpit triangle and texture limit the same as for the aircraft externals at 30k/2048x2048?
Does the main texture get an alpha channel for spec? No normal mapping?
This cockpit looks a bit over polygon level, better to add MORE polygons and get even nicer edges and burn to normal map if we could? Or burn in the subtle rounded edges into shading for the diffuse map and spec map?
How do people generally go about cockpit modelling wrt reference material? Ie, getting the basic dimensions correct and things?
Thanks
Dave