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1. [WIP] Rotary engine

   

   

   Topic by xvisurprise · Oct 2016 · Home› 3D Art Showcase & Critiques

   Hi, I'm working on this rotary engine and I'm planning to make the front part of a nieuport 11 plane too. This is the current version, I'd like to improve, so any C&C would be very valuable for me. Thank you, and cheers :smile:

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   Reply by ValN84 · Nov 2016 · Home› 3D Art Showcase & Critiques

   The confusion might come from the fact that the Wankel engines are usually called rotary engines since the "piston" or moving part is "rotating" not translating like a regular piston. There are actually engines which are called rotary engines which share the radial pistons arrangement with the radial engine. These differ…

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   Reply by ivanzu · Oct 2016 · Home› 3D Art Showcase & Critiques

   Looking awesome,I especially love the materials! Oh and by the way its radial engine not rotary :p. PS I'm dumb,actually it is rotary engine but looks similar to radial, didnt know radial engines were used in planes.

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   Reply by xvisurprise · Oct 2016 · Home› 3D Art Showcase & Critiques

   Thanks guys :smile: I'll include a wireframe in the next update. 
I mainly used google for it. I found this picture that I liked, so I made the cylinders based on it. Later on I found out that this is a Le Rhône engine, but the uvs were already done, so I didn't make too much changes. 
Most wwi planes used rotary…