But how did you come up with the angle for what you did? On Mar 1, 6:24 pm, Loren <[email protected]> wrote: > What I found really helpful was to make a sketchup model. I used a > couple of sketchup models to base it off of, but the big thing is that > you can break it down afterward to get dimensions. Once I finish mine > I'll have to upload the model, but here's good pics of the outside and > inside:http://watcherinthewater.deviantart.com/#/d38yk5rhttp://watcherinthewater.deviantart.com/#/d38ykbo > > I've just about everything worked out--those are older captures. I'm > planning on a hardboard skin on a wood frame, with the sides probably > being cut from 2x10s. As you can see, each facet is a separate piece > I drew in place--when I'm ready, I can grab each one separately to > pull out and get dimensions from. Tracks will be baseboard, though > I'm still trying to figure out what to actually use--at this point I'm > thinking plywood for the pads and plate for the backing. Mine isn't > as detailed as you seem to be planning, but I hope the example helps. > Two big things to remember with Sketchup are components/groups, and > surfaces. I was having some trouble because it didn't want to for the > glacis plate surface with the round turret ring edge. This was giving > me trouble with the more complicated geometry around the turret ring, > so I just killed it all--the deck there just slopes from half the > turret ring forward. > > I second the scale model idea, but get a big one, the 1:72 I have > isn't very helpful. If you can get sketchup to cooperate, or get to a > more capable program(I'd prefer Solidworks, but that's 4 grand a copy) > that'll help muchly.
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