CaptainKipard Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 How's it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) After some research and some serious thinking, I've made some changes to the model and added some things. I've also taken the opportunity to unwrap it again, as my old UV map was a mess. So I'm also redoing the texture from scratch. Will show progress soon.Now that I've changed the model, the gimbal animation should work properly and be relatively convincing. This blog post explains how an engine uses flexible fuel pipes to allow gimballing.Here's an image showing the changes, with some helpful labels: Edited January 5, 2015 by GusTurbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan829 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Does the BE-4 have a carbon bell? That's not meant as a criticism, I'm genuinely curious. The only models/renders I've seen have shown a silver, metal engine bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 No idea, honestly. The BE-3 does (or appears to -- it's black). Very little info out there to go on. I can easily change it if I find out new info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan829 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Going off of the model shown at the press conference, BE-4 looks silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Going off a model is a bit dangerous, as you are reinterpreting an interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan829 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Going off a model is a bit dangerous, as you are reinterpreting an interpretation.Well, the BE-4 is an engine that exists and has been in development/testing for some years. Blue Origin's fact sheet also shows it with a metal engine bell: https://d1ljm9hc65qhyd.cloudfront.net/press-releases/2014-09-17/BE-4-Fact-Sheet.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reblobic Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Your work looks very good! I'm excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan829 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I had no idea it was so big... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well, the BE-4 is an engine that exists and has been in development/testing for some years. Blue Origin's fact sheet also shows it with a metal engine bell: https://d1ljm9hc65qhyd.cloudfront.net/press-releases/2014-09-17/BE-4-Fact-Sheet.pdfYes, a fact sheet makes a better source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reblobic Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Are there any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Is there any possibility of an pre-release?(Before balancing and stuff?)This looks so good! +rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 I haven't had time to work on this for a few months, but I promise I will get back to it in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANFRET Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My name is Chaka and I support this project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 The texture work on this project is now in the capable hands of YANFRET. I'm excited to see the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKipard Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Have you solved the gimbal animation problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I fixed the issues with the model that caused it to look silly while gimbaling, so I guess the answer would be yes.Now this project is back in my incapable hands. I'll try to revisit it at some point. Edited April 8, 2015 by GusTurbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reblobic Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Are you still working on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nah. I would have to go back a remodel a bunch, since the design has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedilucas Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Well you might want to pick it up again because Blue Origin just used it to land the Blue Shepard back from space under its own thrust (SpaceX style). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 [quote name='Jedilucas']Well you might want to pick it up again because Blue Origin just used it to land the Blue Shepard back from space under its own thrust (SpaceX style).[/QUOTE] That would be using the smaller, LH2 fueled BE-3 engine, not the methane fueled BE-4 that is still in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe7ess Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Has this been abandoned or is there a new thread for devo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notJebKerman Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 On 21. 6. 2016 at 3:06 AM, shoe7ess said: Has this been abandoned or is there a new thread for devo? its probably abandoned. but someone should take over this mod. according to the content postet by mod dev @GusTurbo it was almost finished ad ready to be posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusTurbo Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 It's been abandoned. One issue was that when ULA announced the Vulcan, which will use the BE-4, the design changed, so it would require re-modeling. Someone else made a BE-4, but I don't remember who it was or if it was part of a larger mod pack. It's all good though. I enjoyed getting back into modeling after a long hiatus. I should probably have this thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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