Bob Hughes wrote in message <3735C512.D74D89F7@aol.com>...
>I was expecting to see more there than the plane alone. You mean to say
>you used reflection on the land and sky as well???


Not the sky. I wouldn't know how to do that (sky_sphere?). Yes, the ground
has a very, very small reflection at something close to perpendicular angles
(I think that's it).

>Well anyhow, I was going to ask about this before but figured it would
>have been for nothing, but now I have to. The bright rod-like object
>jutting out from the nose of the plane behind the propellor, what the heck
>is that? It was dark before and I figured it for a machine gun. Don't
>recall seeing it in the view from the opposite side.

[See attached]

The exhaust stack is what I believe you are looking at. Twelve cylinder
Rolls Royce Merlin engines were used in these things. The machine guns are
in the wing on the D-model. The early prototype, the Mustang, and the P51
(no bloody A, B, C, D, K, or H) had two .50 calibre's in the chin.
Synchronyzing them to fire through the airscrew (propeller) diminished their
fire power a little.

>Well, looking like it needs a dogfight partner in any case, I understand
>this is just part of a bigger plan though.
>


  Dogfight? Naw, this image depicts an "Attack" mission gone bad. Christmas
day, 1944 to be exact. That's a hint, for any historians or aviation buffs.

Yes, I'm using the SuperPatch's ability to use pattern types directly into a
height field. This will make it a little easier to make things like bridges
over water, etc. At least, I think it will. I found where I wasn't using the
reflection method for the water, so it's a good thing I'm trying this one
step at a time.

There appears to be a way to lay railroad track directly upon the terrain.
I'm looking into that too. Another point of interest will be columns of
water splashing forth from  rockets impacting off target. Maybe Colefax's
spray include will help with that. I don't really know yet.

Still, none of this gives away the real surprise I'm working on. :)

GrimDude
vos### [at] arkansasnet

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