Military Helicopter

PatTl92

Hello Polycounters,
time for another part of my military Project.
This time it's an Helicopter, finished the HP and LP and started with the texturing. This time I want to define the materials first and than get into the details, like scratches and such.

HP






LP






C&C is always welcome

RobeOmega

In my personal opinion this seems to be too thin and flat on the sides

Let me show a few examples
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/08/07/ch47-chinook-cp-2502593.jpg
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/08/07/ch47-chinook-cp-2502593.jpg
http://www.wallpaperdev.com/stock/helicopters-wallpapers-military-helicopter-pics.jpg
http://www.wallpaperdev.com/stock/military-wallpapers-military-helicopter-x-ewallpapers-photo.jpg

Ricemanu

Looking good, except the back rotor part :P Keep updating, i will follow your progress on textures.

sipher3325

I wont comment on the design as I don't know anything about helicopters. I would say that color scheme seems a bit strange to me though. Keep pushing those materials.

KnechtRuprecht

Yeah the back rotor is looking too small at the moment.

mr_ace

i think if you want to make it believable, you need to put time into making parts look suitably complicated and functional, for example, here's the rotor of an apache:



there's a lot of stuff going on there! attention to detail will sell your model

PatTl92

Hey thx for the response,
Well in an early stage the Helicopter was bit more bulgy, but I didn't liked it that much.

Yes the back rotor is kinda short, fixing this atm.

I did the color scheme for my Mech first. I wanted to make a topic for my portfolio, but I might change that, I'm not quite sure yet.

For the top rotor I took a Comanche Helicopter for reference. That suits bit better, in my opinion, for a futuristic design.
http://imgs.mi9.com/uploads/military/1287/rah-66-comanche-helicopter-wallpaper_1024x768_18799.jpg
http://www.needawallpaper.com/aircraft/comanche-helicopter-w1920-picture.jpg

Quasar

I also think that the rotor can have a bit more detail and can be a bit beefier too. The Comanche uses the same "Soft in-plane" hub design as the following rotors, it's just covered up with a dome. All these rotors use a flexible fiberglass or titanium yoke and elastomeric bearings instead of mechanical bearings to reduce complexity.

MD-900


EC-135


UH-1Y


UH-1Y


UH-1Y
(Note the slight blade twist in this pic. All helicopter blades are twisted like that to help even out the lift along the length of the blade.)


As you mentioned, the tail rotor should be larger, but I also think that the vertical stabilizer on the tail should be much larger too. It's what works against the torque of the main rotor to keep the heli flying straight during forward flight.

Maybe something like this:

PatTl92

@Quasar: Big thanks for the effort

Little Update
Fixed the tail and top rotor
Now working on a new color scheme, not quite satisfied yet.

stahl

i somehow feel it lacks detail, you could add more screws bolts, plates, inscriptions, wear, handles....

PatTl92

I will add more texture detail soon, but first I want to get the material and color right.

PatTl92

Hey Polycounters, it's about time for an update.
Changed the color, added details, worked on the Glass, etc.