Posted by Kevin Bulmer on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/interceptor-tp1503081p1503085.html

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all the responses. I tend to favour the "magic chute"
approach as the most fitting with Gerry's other shows. I'm sure it was
budgetary considerations that prevented him showing the pilots entering
the cockpit. Also, in the scheme of things, it could really slow down
what should edit together as an urgent sequence.

I noticed that you see Carlin's head raise into position inside Sky 1 in
a very mechanical way. I always assumed a mechanical system was implied
with this which, I suppose, could imply something similar for the
interceptor. Rob on the FAB-CGI group suggested that the entire cockpit
could be physically attached to the interceptor with the pilot already
inside.

I only ask because the digital model I'm making will stand up to closer
scrutiny than any model I've seen before. I'm just finishing
articulating the suspension on the landing skids. I intend to animate a
sequence with an interceptor landing on the rough, uneven surface of the
moon and the legs, which I originally thought looked odd, should handle
it very well with the hydraulics moving.

At some point I intend to formalise my UFO web pages to display the set
of models as I complete them.

Thanks again for all the input. It's great to have the opportunity to
throw ideas around!

Cheers,

Kevin