In article <38735054.AE0598A8@ica.uni-stuttgart.de>, Marc Schimmler 
<sch### [at] icauni-stuttgartde> wrote:

> I had a short exchange with my dad and he said that the royal coachman
> has white wings ... ?

From my original post:
"The model isn't quite complete, it doesn't have any wings."
:-)
The Royal Coachman has white "quill wings", made from intact sections of 
fibers from duck wing feathers. These can be difficult to cast if not 
balanced well, and tend to get shredded after a couple fish.
The Royal Wulff has white calf tail wings, this material is short and 
crinkly, which makes big white plumes for the wings. It is much more 
durable than the quill wings, many people use the Royal Wulff and call 
it the Royal Coachman.
Since I am not really sure how to do quill wings(maybe bezier patches?), 
I will probably do the hair wings.


> He prefers it because it lands in a softer way and can be seen better on
> the water.

Yeah, the big white wings make the Royal Coachman good for low 
visibility conditions, the hair wings on the Royal Wulff are even 
better, and they last a lot longer.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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