Very soft smooth result!

Hi JPBWE,

Nice to follow your project.
Just one note here :



Maybe you have to modify to get smooth connectivity ;)

thanks !

Indeed.. The discrepancy was a very slight misalignment of the original two curves on which the cone is based. This meant that I had to start from scratch, which is just as well because the first version was not accurate according to photos I just found. This model of turret was only on the original batch of Stirling bombers, and as such not all that well documented.

I am not sure whether this new version is any more accurate, but at least it is smoother!

Maybe I should add that this turret is only 3.08 mm high.

I pride in pushing MoI (and Flamingo for rendering) to the maximum, but it is unlikely that a very slight curvature glitch could be rendered in the real world even with current leading edge 3d printing equipment. Even for a screen rendering of a completed aircraft, the bump maps alone would probably cover the glitch, even in a close up view.

Nonetheless, this shows that utmost care is required if going for top smoothness, but the tool can do it. I love MoI !

Looks like a good start there Jean-Paul, keep it coming.

Cheers

Thanks for posting this - it is very educational.