Spring 2008: Concepts

Creating A 3D Sopwith Pup: Continued

by Jeff Matheson

A FLIGHT BACK IN TIME - PART TWO

In PART ONE - THE ENGINE, I demonstrated the modeling of the rotary engine for this airplane. In PART TWO, I will show some of the techniques used to model the actual fuselage.

The Sopwith Pup, like many other aircraft of its generation, was constructed of fabric stretched over a wooden frame - resulting in a very strong and light structure (though it was obviously not bullet or fire proof).

Since I intend to use this model in some fairly high end renderings, where some backlighting may be used, I want the translucency of the real aircraft to be captured in the model. To this end, I intend to model all the internal wooden frame, even though it would not be necessary if I did not want the internal shadows to be visible.

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