1930s Ground Objects

[+Geezer 3,569]

Had a good time this morning making some 1930s ground facilities, based fairly closely on photos.

 

 

 

[+whiteknight06604 934]

I have one comment and one question.

 

these are very needed and look absolutly great,thank you.

 

are the little dudes on the roofs of the buildings modeled as part of the buildings or are they seperate?they would make excellent light AA for many theaters if they are seperate ground objects.

[+LloydNB 212]

Is that a Martin B-10 I see peeking out of the hangar?

[+Geezer 3,569]

I have one comment and one question.

 

these are very needed and look absolutly great,thank you.

 

are the little dudes on the roofs of the buildings modeled as part of the buildings or are they seperate?they would make excellent light AA for many theaters if they are seperate ground objects.

 

Thanks. The shot is a composite of different models. I have just finished UV mapping one hangar as a separate model - I will do the same with all three buildings (plus develop more). The gunners on the roof are separate models - I am also planning on placing them on trucks for convoy AA escort (see shot below).

 

[WDH 0]

This will be a cool and marvelous addition to my FE/WOV/WOE/SFP1/WOI install.Looks like the models got a lot of heart 'n soul.Some real eyecandy!

[+Geezer 3,569]

Is that a Martin B-10 I see peeking out of the hangar?

 

Yep - the Martin 139 bomber (export version of the B-10) was the most widely used modern-ish Allied bomber when the Japanese attacked in 1941. The Dutch bought 120 for use in the East Indies, plus Siam (Thailand) and China bought another dozen or so. Shot below shows one of the versions used by the Dutch.

 

 

 

I'm also working on a Yokosuka B4Y "Jean".

 

[+Geezer 3,569]

Here's a "darken the skies" shot of Martin 139s.

 

 

And another "darken the skies" shot of Chinese Hawk IIs and A-12s used in the 1937-38 fighting near Shanghai.

 

Edited November 9, 2008 by Geezer

[+christian59 8]

very good adition for the pacific theater and much more

 

christian

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

Very nice modells!

[Wrench 9,848]

That truck on the top row, center, with the pole sticking over the front, wouldn't happen to be a Japanese starter truck, would it???

 

Hmm....B-10s in NEIAF colors...escorted by the NEI Hawk 75s....some disticnt possibilities here, not just for the China map...

 

Also, when these arrive, open the possibilites for mid-30s "War Plan Orange" scenarios. We'll just need the Lex and Sara (along with a few Grumman Barrels fighters...)

 

Wrench

kevin stein

[DWCAce 19]

Looks like you've got a nice little assembly line there! Good Job!

[Stratos 3,192]

Also, when these arrive, open the possibilites for mid-30s "War Plan Orange" scenarios. We'll just need the Lex and Sara (along with a few Grumman Barrels fighters...)

 

Wrench

kevin stein

 

War Plan Orange!!! NOOOOOO Man you make me drool, how cool will be to play WPO style Air combat? I want one of those Grumman ugly fighters!!

[+Geezer 3,569]

That truck on the top row, center, with the pole sticking over the front, wouldn't happen to be a Japanese starter truck, would it???

 

Hmm....B-10s in NEIAF colors...escorted by the NEI Hawk 75s....some disticnt possibilities here, not just for the China map...

 

Also, when these arrive, open the possibilites for mid-30s "War Plan Orange" scenarios. We'll just need the Lex and Sara (along with a few Grumman Barrels fighters...)

 

Wrench

kevin stein

 

Yep it's a Russian-style starter mechanism mounted on an Isuzu TX40 truck. I could find a lot of blurry photos, or model boxtops (with the wrong vantage point) of the Japanese rig, but nothing detailed enough for a model - so I modeled a Russian starter rig. If anybody can supply me with GOOD photos, I'd be happy to alter the model. I read in Bloody Shambles volume 3 that taking out Japanese starter trucks was considered a priority when attacking Japanese airfields, as it could effectively ground an entire Sentai.

 

Several aircraft types were used by both the Chinese and Dutch: Martin 139, Curtiss Hawk 75, and the Curtiss CW-21 interceptor. The Dutch also operated Dornier 24 flying boats for SAR. Somewhere I have an article that describes a dual ring of airfields the Dutch constructed across the Indonesian islands - some of them were little more than meadows with stockpiles of fuel and munitions hidden under trees, so it took the Japanese a while to locate them all. This has interesting potential for mission builders as the Dutch were briefly able to operate from "secret" airfields.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Geezer

[+Geezer 3,569]

I was able to get a lot of texture time in last night, using photos from the internet.

 

[+christian59 8]

a great improvement of the air base

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

I think I have to install some ww2 stuff when I see your work!

[+Geezer 3,569]

I think I have to install some ww2 stuff when I see your work!

 

Thanks. I've started another building - a small line shack.

 

The textures used on the hangar were free and can be found at Free Textures Note that manipulating the textures requires Photoshop skills, but the "raw material" found at the website is excellent.

[+Timmy 1]

Awesome stuff there Geezer. I'm amazed at the speed some of you guys can crank stuff out. It takes me forever. Well done.

[+Geezer 3,569]

Awesome stuff there Geezer. I'm amazed at the speed some of you guys can crank stuff out. It takes me forever. Well done.

 

Thanks. Stuff like this goes fairly quickly because the textures already exist - they just need adapting to the model. I am interested in pushing the graphics envelope for FE and WOI to levels similar to the latest sims - hopefully I won't knock the game engine down to its knees!

 

Shots below show progress on small line shack and large hangar.

 

 

 

Edited November 13, 2008 by Geezer

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

this looks really cool with those textures

[+Geezer 3,569]

this looks really cool with those textures

 

Thanks. Got a supply building, a headquarters building, and a car done today. Growing up in California in the 60s, I couldn't resist making the car a 1937 Woodie.

 

 

[Stratos 3,192]

Do you think this planes can be released as flyable for SF? Will be cool for China late 30's fights, maybe we can throw a Polikarpov I-152 and Ki-10 Perry to the fight? What do you think?

[+Geezer 3,569]

Do you think this planes can be released as flyable for SF? Will be cool for China late 30's fights, maybe we can throw a Polikarpov I-152 and Ki-10 Perry to the fight? What do you think?

 

The simple answer is "YES". I have already done some preliminary research on the I-152 and Ki.10 Perry, and intend to get around to them in my efforts to cover the 1930s - the glory days of the biplane. I'm also considering the Gloster Gladiator and FIAT CR.32.

 

I started learning how to make 3D models as a interesting hobby, and it just kinda growed on me - I originally got involved with modding as a texture artist. I am working on the long tedious process of making multiple UV maps of the aircraft, using the multiple map approach of FE. I occasionally get sidetracked by stuff that provides faster results, such as ground objects, but my main focus is the biplanes and early monoplanes of the mid-1930s. These aircraft were still used in the early days of WW2, so there is no telling where this personal project will lead me.

 

I don't have SF1 because Third Wire's future improvements will focus on FE and WOI (which I do have). When I get some aircraft to the point where they are test-flyable, I will ask on the forums if anyone is interested in adapting the aircraft to SF1. I'm a relative newcomer to TW modding, but my impression is that most of the differences between an SF1 model and an FE/WOI model are the associated files?

 

 

Edited November 16, 2008 by Geezer

[+Crusader 2,101]

great stuff!

 

[Stratos 3,192]

I have all TK sims, so there's no problem releasing it for WOI or FE, really looking forward to all those marveloues biplanes!