The Jaguar project for X-Plane has been a long time in the making. The overall aim is to realistically simulate the Sepecat Jaguar aircraft in many of its guises and to a high visual quality.

I began developing this model back in 2007, and since then I have spent many hours, and a fair amount of money researching and gathering data to ensure the flight model is accurate as possible within the limitations of X-Plane.

Assistance has been sought from ex Jaguar pilots, and from current Jaguar technicians and museum restoration teams. Some very kind and skilled people have provided me with dimensions, access to a real Jaguar, and documentation to aid systems and flight modelling.

The entire flight model has been rebuilt multiple times, and the 3D model had a few iterations before good progress was made.

This blog will document the build process, and updates will be posted when decent steps are made.

This is a long term project, and it will be available to buy upon its completion.

01/12/2013

Ejection Completion

I have completed the modelling and texturing of the Martin Baker Type 9 Mark 3 Ejection seat.

The last, and hardest part, was modelling the straps and buckles, and trying to keep them looking natural, and not looking like rigid parts. I think i have done fairly in that respect, but if the X-Plane rendering engine evolves to allow vertex animation in the future, these straps are definitely something i will re-visit.






With the seat complete, i can move on with modelling the 3D cockpit. Exciting times ahead!

Thanks for following!

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous3 December 2013 at 23:00

    Looks fantastic!

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  2. Anonymous31 January 2014 at 21:41

    Keep it up, I've never been excited about plane via the ejection seat before!

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  3. Tonka8 February 2014 at 16:55

    Thanks, i will!

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  4. Unknown29 November 2015 at 04:29

    Hootgibson on the .organization says: I bet when you started, you never thought how much attention you could pay to detail, almost a never-ending process!!! looking friggin awesome!!!

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