On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:49:06 +0200, Robicd wrote in message 
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> Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > ..an idea: Can an hangar model be used to make the EAA Museum at
> > KOSH http://sleepyhollowfarm.com/OshkoshAerialLarge.jpg by using the
> > hangar model several times and overlapping at corners to produce the
> > EAA Museum model?  Is this a bad idea?
> 
> Of course it can be and it's not a bad idea, but it wont look good. I 
> prefer modelling those peculiar buildings from scratch 'cause that 
> technique gets much better visual results. Take a look at 
> http://fgfsdb.stockill.org/modeledit.php?id=277 and 
> http://fgfsdb.stockill.org/modeledit.php?id=263 , you will get what I 
> mean. Modelling something that look close to reality makes much more
> fun  to me :-)

.."sustained!"  :o)

> And I've found a few nice picks of that Museum in the meanwhile. That 
> will help me in modelling that in a manner which will not look 
> completely different from reality.
> 
> Your idea is quick and easy, and can be applied when no other solution
>  is at hand IMHO. 

..agreed, and precisely what I meant.

> With such an approach I wouldn't care about z-buffer flickering, it
> would be the latest visual imperfection people will notice at all.

.."overruled!", flickering is acceptable _only_ when you model 
a candle flame.  :o)

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.



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