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[sudaez]

Hi all
I'm new to your forum.Got a lot of tips from you guys on aircraft modelling, and now would like to get some advice on how to mod the air intake and the gun cover for the P40B.

[raf]

Welcome.

That nose is a bit tricky to model with SubD. I think you should add some more edges to get more control over final shape. Also there needs to be edges in places where you need to have sharp corners.

Here is a screeshot of my gunport. It is not that similar to yours, but I hope it can be of some use to you. Note how edge concentration is increased on top of nose. Sometimes is better to leave denser mesh, instead of trying to resolve all of them and proceed with less polys. Only downside is that it is slightly more difficult to get smooth result but it's definitely easier than keeping it smooth with long sharp edged polys.

[sudaez]

Thanx heaps Raf, thats a great idea, here's wat I've done from looking at your gun port.

[raf]

Looks better now, not sure if that intake should be thiner though. You might consider posting your work in hangar to get feedback on modeling accuracy. I'm sure someone studied early P40s in detail. Just be ready for serious bashing :lol: Don't worry, it doesn't hurt that much. Check this sticky, here on Obstacle course, if you haven't already, some useful tips are there.

http://www.military-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89

Good luck