SomethingAncient Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) I'm looking to create an Avro Arrow model and eventually get it flying in game... I don't know how long it could take, but I could use some help with getting better reference images than I have now. I'd love a straight-on picture of the front. The first group of photos to show my progress is as follows: Progress! So, for some reason, in pictures, the seam between the wings and the "spine" looks perfectly straight/flat, like you could put a long level on it and see no gap between it and the wings. Apparently that's just an optical illusion, as putting a flat triangle wing on an appropriate angle doesn't work in the slightest. Either I follow the contours of the fuselage and curve the wings slightly or get something that can't look like the photos. (It's only super obvious in the picture below because it only bends at 2 points right now.) Is that right, or is my model off that badly? Can someone correct me if so? Thanks. Progress! The wings are still giving me trouble, as they seem to hang lower during flight than they do on the ground... and I'm going to have to compensate or figure out the appropriate hang/angle somehow. I could use still some help with getting workable images or video of the following: landing gear folding, cockpit, weapons bay, weapons bay doors, and weapons. To anyone who can assist, thanks. Oh, right, I've also got some progress with the tail as well... anyone know if the Arrow had RWR? Also, how am I supposed to do damage modelling? Well, I'll try to get it flying in one piece before I make its destruction look good. Edited October 23, 2022 by SomethingAncient Updated my progress. 2
Wayne Borean Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 FYI, I know a couple of historians with access to the archives in Ottawa. Yell at me if you need information and I can ask if they can get it.
shaun paul Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Looks nice ! Tutuapp 9Apps Showbox Edited May 16, 2023 by shaun paul
Spino Posted May 17, 2023 Posted May 17, 2023 Arrow was a late 50s design, so it probably didn't have any RHAW gear. That was only integrated on US military aircraft after they started encountering Soviet-built SAMs in the '60s over Cuba and more notably Vietnam. The Arrow was unfortunately done for long before then. Website (DCS Content): https://sites.google.com/view/spinossimulationsite/home?authuser=0 Discord: discord.gg/V6W8gJSx83 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinosSimulations?sub_confirmation=1 System Specs: Ryzen 7 5800X, RX 7800 XT, 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM DCS Wishlist: F-8E/J Crusader, UH-1Y/AH-1Z, F-14B(U), F-14D/ST-21 Super Tomcat
FupDuck Posted May 19, 2023 Posted May 19, 2023 Oh! There are two Arrow mods in the works now? This is fantastic! "...Iiiiiiiiiii just wanna fly; put your arms around me baby, put your arms around me baby" - Sugar Ray RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MSI MPG B550 Gaming mobo, 64 GB DDR4 RAM, 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB game drive, VKB STECS Standard throttle, Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter stick, Oculus Quest Pro via ersatz link cable, Standalone DCS. VR only.
Spino Posted January 26, 2024 Posted January 26, 2024 This looks like a decent Sparrow II model: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/aim-7-sparrow-missile-1685626 Website (DCS Content): https://sites.google.com/view/spinossimulationsite/home?authuser=0 Discord: discord.gg/V6W8gJSx83 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinosSimulations?sub_confirmation=1 System Specs: Ryzen 7 5800X, RX 7800 XT, 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM DCS Wishlist: F-8E/J Crusader, UH-1Y/AH-1Z, F-14B(U), F-14D/ST-21 Super Tomcat
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