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[singüe]

Hello, Kant!

[vpmedia]

New version with better cockpit textures:
http://ulozto.net/xAvUZiP6/aircraft-aeg-giv-7z

[Alfie Noakes]

That's so much better !
Many thanks Istvan 

Cheers

Alfie

[cgagan]

Many thanks Istvan (and gio963tto, ofc ourse!)

[Mission_bug]

Hello guys, thought I might give this a go with a slot, early days yet.

Slot created from a previous mod done by me and Alex(Bison_M) with the java done by Master Storebror that made a four engined TB-3 a twin.




The cockpit uses the TB-3 one at the moment as I cannot get Gio's to work, just a Blue screen.




Gio made one of the props look like it is permanently turning, not sure how to sort that yet.




AI flight ok, working in my DBW 1.71, not tried in DBW 1916 yet.






No weapons yet that is on the to do list

If anyone has already made some progress with a version of this please let me know, they can finish theirs and I will stand down.



Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[<Gunny>]

Good Job as always Pete.
Please don't forget the BEER holders in the cockpits. 

[David Prosser]

Just the thing for a certain IRAS air ace to shoot down over Romania.

[Alfie Noakes]

Well done Pete !
This a/c has great potential as a DBW 1916 "medium bomber"
Keep up the good work 

Cheers

Alfie

[Mission_bug]

Hello guys, I had to wait in for something today so I had another play with this.

I set the java to give it a cockpit of its own but still using the TB-3 pit as a base.


I have opened elements of the 3D in gmax and deleted some parts of the meshes, some parts
were moved such as the instrument panel to cover the gap in the door and some parts at front
and rear were removed because they showed up where they were not wanted.

It was necessary to make a box for the pit in gmax to cover the parts of the original pit such as the
step in the centre, as you see from my first skin not everything is sorted yet.

I think I need to map each side of the structure I made, for now it is as is.

This shows the experiment to see where the paint would go. ???




I eventually got away with a single colour for the floor, back, sides and front.  Definately needs the touch of a good artist but it
will do for now.




In the shot above I removed the right hand control column from the mesh and will need to do the same for the pedals as they
cannot be hidden individually.

From what I see of Gio's aircraft externally he has this set as a aircraft with a single pilot hence the single column, maybe it
could be left with both, sorry I have not researched it so do not know if there were various models. \


This is the view rearward, not perfect I know as parts of the gunner dissapear depending on viewpoint as do the engine nacelles
when viewed from the cockpit.




I may leave the cockpit as is for the moment and concentrate on the weapon load next time I pick this up.


Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Mission_bug]

Hello guys, been out this week a lot because I am off work so not really had time to devote to this, but here is the bombload.


It is using 50kg sim bombs at the moment until I can find something more appropriate and the entries necessary:






Just a little experiment that will require a special rack:




Inspired by the illustration of the underside in this modelling article:

http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=3094&cat=5



I cannot find much on the specific loadouts carried, this is all I have:

Type: Heavy Bomber
Manufacturer: Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
Designed by: Karl Gehlen
First Flight: 1915
Production Run: 1915 to 1918
Powerplant: 2× Mercedes D.IVa, water cooled six-cylinder, in-line engine, 260 hp (194 kW) each
Wingspan: 77 ft 9.25 in (23.70 m)
Length: 42 ft (12.8 m)
Height: 12 ft (3.66 m)
Wing Area: 1,023 ft² (95 m²)
Empty Weight: 5,941 lb (2,695 kg)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 8,664 lb (3,930 kg)
Maximum Speed: 84 mph (135 km/h)
Range: 373 mi (600 km)
Service Ceiling: 14,764 ft (4,500 m)
Endurance: 5 hours
Crew: 3
Armament:
Guns: Usually 2-3 × 0.312 in (7.92 mm) Parabellum MG14 machine guns.
Bombs: Any combination of 7.5 lb (12.5 kg), 110 lb (50 kg), 220 lb (100 kg), 660 lb (300 kg) or 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) P.u.W bombs or air-mines up to a maximum warload of 2,200 lb (1000 kg).

From here:

http://www.wwiaviation.com/bombers_german.html


I will attempt to get the gun turrets working when time is available.


Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Alfie Noakes]

Hello Pete
I found these colour walkround shots, they might be useful for engine/bomb-rack detailing.......

  http://wwimodeller.co.nz/page/2/?s=AEG+G+IV

Cheers

Alfie

PS....The classic AEG shot.....an old favourite 

[stalker]

A.E.G. G.IV
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww1/aegg4.html
Rumpler G.III
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww1/rumplerg2.html