AH-64 Pack

[NodUnit]

Its an aerial for a specific US radio fit. The latest Kiowas have the too. But looking at the exhaust setup on that pic i would suggest that aircraft is a test setup so you may not want to use that for reference.

It's difficult to decide what to add and what not to with all the various upgrades on some but not others, I'd only include an "All in one" for a full fit AH-64D Block III "future" with M-DSA and everything, I imagine we might have a "Basic" Block III however with sensor suite and M-TADS+Arrowhead

NodUnit doesnt think about Nodunits.

But Tores idea is actually nice, if I remember correctly the first GDI/NOD Command & Conquer featured indeed some real vehicles, like the Apache, unlike the successors who went full-scfi.

Deliciously ironic isn't it? Though I had thought of this when messing around with the last. http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t=nl3large.jpg so I have..eh..something.. Yeah both C&C Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert had some successful vehicles..HMMWV, Buggy, M1A1, M2A2, Jeep, AH-64A, AH-64D, CH-47 aaand so on.

Anyways I imagine many people are checking in and dissapointed at the lack of updates. There have been a number of slow downs recently but barring anymore incidents I should be able to get back up to speed..

Right now the tailwheel is almost done but I need to rework a few things such as TADS (are too wide), adjust the EFABS (too wide again), radome (not flat enough on top and bottom), and engines (hard to describe) to fit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesv9...31833/sizes/l/

[RKSL-Rock]

It's difficult to decide what to add and what not to with all the various upgrades on some but not others, I'd only include an "All in one" for a full fit AH-64D Block III "future" with M-DSA and everything, I imagine we might have a "Basic" Block III however with sensor suite and M-TADS+Arrowhead

Personally, I made the base model first the just made the version kits after.

And FYI Arrowhead = M-TADS nothing else. I know there a few sites out there that seem to suggest its separate but they are wrong. I've seen a few US Army briefing documents that refer to both MTADS and Arrowhead but it really is just one system.

[Altimeter]

Deliciously ironic isn't it? Though I had thought of this when messing around with the last. http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...t=nl3large.jpg so I have..eh..something.. Yeah both C&C Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert had some successful vehicles..HMMWV, Buggy, M1A1, M2A2, Jeep, AH-64A, AH-64D, CH-47 aaand so on.

Ah Command & Conquer...LOVED the GDI / NOD universe, until the storyline took some LSD pills in part 3. (or 4? I dont know. Something about Aliens.) Really lost interest then. And the newest part is supposed to be even worse, both story- and gameplaywise.

But enough offtopic.

[NodUnit]

It's fine and I agree, I loved the C&C verse myself..tiberian sun was neat, it at least portrayed the world as being in a horrific state but the best are easily Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert 1, the classics. It was very upsetting to see C&C 3 pretty much ignoring that entire game.
I haven't played any of EA's C&C games but I've seen videos both cinematic and none..I doubt I'll ever play them and less recommend them, C&C4's ending made me cry with how horrid it was.

[NodUnit]

Badump, time for another update in the quest to model a high detail and realistic apache..

Today's update, finalized M230, this is mostly how it will look, I need to go back and lower the count a bit (all the wires are 6 sided cylinders so I could use a quick smoothing modified for the renders) Landing gear has also taken some updates as have the alpha's EFABS.

The M230 will come in color renders for the pictures, but below each picture will be a link to a "silver" render, basicly the model rendered only in silver rather than reference colors. Also don't mind the 3D coil, that is just a reference to get an idea of how it will look, it will be a simple normal mapped cylinder in the end.

The M230
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http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...230-5-silv.jpg


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...230-4-silv.jpg


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...230-6-silv.jpg


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...230-3-silv.jpg


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/e...230-2-silv.jpg

and now for next post due to 6 image limit.

[NodUnit]

And post two..I'm just not feeling the artistic picture taking at all today so these are basic..

Misc pictures, here you can see the landing gear almost finished, the wipers if you look closely, how the tailhweel will contribute to the general apeparence and a few other things.



And here the Delta's taken quite a change with the less wide EFABS as well as larger but flatter radom.



Silloheutte (can't spell it) of the tailwheel, also sensors added to horizontal stabilizer.



another silohmeheh of the front with starting interior, you can see how the M230's details really beef it up without actually having the weapon itself be larger, also the near finished landing gear. You can also see the wipers



And here you can see them better, placement is not final for the bottommost wiper.

Sorry for the lack of artistic angle when it comes to taking the renders.

[Fox '09]

awesome stuff man. Will there be openable doors while inside? also some cockpit sounds would be nice, like AC or general ambiance. i feel this is one of the things many aircraft addons lack.

[wolfbite]

Holy cow...... That is ...erm have I allready said outstanding! Well it is the detail is amazing....... Lack of artistic.........erm no thats just amazing...

[ray243]

I hope you are going to make the gunner optics more realistic! Amazing work!

[stevedrumsdw]

Wow those look great !!