mini jet plane (First trailar object)

This is the mini jet plane used in the James Bond film - Octopussy. After searching the Internet to no avail, a class mate was kind enough to shear with the blueprints to the slightly newer version of the jet. Although this was not the same on used in the film, the only difference between the look of this new on the the film version is the fold up wings are not presents in this design. Therefore I decided to use these designs for the object that will be used in my trailer.

 Using the same techniques I was tort in the tank tutorial, I placed the diagrams to two bisecting planes to be used as a template for the object. I decided that creating the object on one side of the diagram and then using the similarity tool to mirror it onto the other side was the easies way to create this symmetrical object. The canopy for the plane was actually created with a cube tool. Then using the vector select and move tools, I bent the points of the box into the correct shape. in order to get the angles right I needed to create more vector points so I used a combination of the edge select, ring select and connect tools in order to create the amount of vectors i needed. Then to give the box the streamline curves of a jet plane, I applied a turbo smooth effect to the box. Then all that was left was to apply a similarity affect to the box, adjust the mirror to get the affect in the correct place and the main canopy for the plane was completed.  

Next was the wings. Again i used a rectangle to create the basic shape and then manipulate the vectors into shape. This time however I was unable to use the turbo smooth tool as it made the wings to circular, so I turned once again to the combination of the edge select, ring select and connect tools in order to create a third edge, then in increased the scale of the edge slightly, and it give the impression of a curved wing.

Once again I used the similarity tool and adjusted the position of the mirror in order to reflect the wing onto the other side of the object. 

I used the exact same process in order to create the back tail fins. 

Next came the engines, i created the basic shape using two cylinders on top of each other to create the twin back jets. Then I added to donuts onto the end to create the jet nasals.  

The thruster was simply a tube added on top with one end tapered into the jet itself to give the impression that it is coming out of the canopy. 

Then I used the same techniques that I used for the wings and the back fins to create the top rear fin out of a rectangle. 

The wheels where a bit more tricky. The basic  tier is made out of a thin cylinder with a donut around it. then using the vector select and move tools i created a thinner tier by extruding the outer vectors of the donut, this actually took a lot longer then I anticipated to get the look right.  

The front wheal housing was created by using three rectangles and one box in order to give the impression that the wheal can be tuned. The rectangles had to be curved in the same way as the wings. Giving them a more stream line look. The wheal was then attached to the aircraft by a cylinder strut. 



The  rear wheals are exactly the same however as they don't need to turn, they where created with out the extra bent arm. Once again a similarity tool was applied to the wheal and was maneuvered into place on the other side of the plane.



In order to create the cockpit, I had to use the cut tool combined with vector select. Using the diagram as i guide I was able to cut out and group a section of the canopy to use as the rear cockpit window.

I was able to use the same technique again in order to select and group together a section of the canopy for the front cockpit window as well. 

This is the jet after the cut out cockpit has had a glass affect added to it and the see-though object property turned off. , allowing you to see right though the windows.

After the patten was also cut out of the canopy for the colour patten of the plane, the colours for the plane where added to separate material panels. The colours used for the plane are red, white and blue.  

This is the jet after the colour  has been added. (still in the design view)

This is the finished jet after rendering. It looks the part but the refection of the windows is a little to much.