I still don't know what the problem was and how it was fixed. Was it related to my mod or Barnsey's?
And speaking of Barnsey... I see he has done some smoothing of the curved parts of the canopy framing. I did contemplate doing some such smoothing, although not to the seeming degree of fineness; a simple doubling of polygons would make a big difference.
Now, here's the thing. Aspects of the stock canopy which bother me:
- The framing in some places is too wide. In particular, the intermediate bars at mid sliding canopy, which should be no more than 2/3 their current width. And both the fixed and sliding forward arches (which contact when closed) should be less wide.
- The upper canopy is too low, and hence too squat looking. In reality it cleared the rear bulkhead with a noticeable gap, in the manner of the Hurricane's canopy.
- The transition between the lower straight sides and the upper curve is too abrupt, and occurs a bit too low with respect to the horizontal bars.
So. I'm now contemplating to improve these issues. Which will also require to slightly raise the mirror. Here's my question...
In some pits *both* the internal cockpit *and* the external model elements of the canopy appear in the reflected image from the mirror. If I alter the canopy as proposed, will this reveal itself as displaced internal/external framing in the Wildcat? (I really hate it when both these things appear simultaneously, offset with respect to each other, and usually horribly crude where the external parts are concerned.)
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Topic: WxTech Wildcats cockpit mod for stock Wildcats, Ver. 4, Sep 9, 2020 (Read 48613 times)
