thunderbird 1

[nendo]

heres a thunderbird model am doing atm

[RodrigoRosa]

are you using any reference? because, imo, it has too much wings..

keep it up

[nendo]

well the wings still need working on. there just a quick base. well i'v used a side picture of thunderbird1 for the body shape but i can't get any from top down

[insect]

Either I'm very dumb at physics or this just wouldn't fly due to those bloky things. Doesn't look very aerodynamic... :dunno:

Acctualy it's very hard to crit, since (as I've found out after a search on google) the thunderbird missile has many variations and models. It's hard to find reference of the one you're making.
Maybe you could show us the blueprint? Or maybe you know the exact name of it?

Maybe this is the one?: http://members.tripod.com/krh30/36reg/fbf90080.jpg

[nendo]

its from a tv show called thunderbirds. a new film is being released about it. am just using a screengrab found on google. type in thunderbird 1 in google images

[insect]

Well, that clears things a bit. :)

Seems you're following the concept pretty well. I'd even say the modeling is more or less done. Post some updates on texturing. ;)

[Mystikos]

I love thunderbirds! I cannot wait til the movie comes out, but I hope it isn't too childish.

btw nice model, but the main wings need a little work and the 'fins' seem a bit blocky. Thanks for showing and good luck

[nendo]

thank guys. am hoping to texture if i can every unwrap it. yeh the wings and them fins do need some more work. which is wah am doing atm. update with wire soon

[nendo]

heres a wire

[nendo]

heres another

[Cyrenn]

Besides the real Airforce Thunder Birds,

Are they supposed to be like Power Rangers or something.

I did see Bill Paxton on the trailor on a tv spot.

Other than that, Ive never heard of the show nor seen it.


But I reconized what you were modeling when you said Thunder birds. Cause of the trailor. I guess that means your model must be pretty good. LOL!

Becuase I reconized it right off the bat.

Keep up the good work.

I'll have to see what these thunder bird people are about :D

[Nappa]

ha i hated that show stupid dummys on strings saving the world in poor sci fi versions of a rocket ship :roll: like that hasent been done. anyway the model is great BUT wasnt there like this really big windsheild in the front?!?

[Mystikos]

Originally posted by Nappa
anyway the model is great BUT wasnt there like this really big windsheild in the front?!?

Actually the show was quite inconsistent and had many continuity errors: sometimes there was a windscreen (on the side of the rocket) and sometimes there just wasn't. In any case I don't know how Scott saw out the front... magic anyone?

[Nappa]

i found out there rockets have blast sheilds that close and open