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TB3

This project is my first attempt at a little space action. It is based on the Thunderbirds space crafts.

TB3
24th February 2001
This is my first attempt at the craft. It has the basic shape and one or two features. The idea is it add more detail as I progress.

TB3 First Test Flight
24th February 2001
This is the first test flight animation I did using the TB3 object.

TB3 Second Flight
24th February 2001
For this animation I have added a particle generator underneath the model to create the exhaust effect. As this is a test only a single generator has been added under the centre of the model. In the finished version there will be three generators, one under each of the side engines.
Unfortunatly there is a problem near the start of the animation. The craft object is aligned to the path it follows, but for some reason it flips round 180 degrees before it heads to the side.
The scene also uses Lightwave's SkyTracer plugin to get the cloud effects.