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Two of the models I built while working at Rediffusion were a
KC-130 Hercules tanker model for the USMC CH-53E simulator,
and a T-45 Goshawk for the USN T-45TS. While C-130s have been
flying since the 1950s, I built this model of the T-45 about two
years before the first flight of the real Goshawk.
Both of these models were constructed of planar polygons with a cellular priority structure (i.e. this was not a Z-buffered system). These pictures show both the wireframe polygonal model and several rendered pictures. Keep in mind that these were running on a real-time (50 Hz update rate) system in the mid-80s on multi-million dollars computer image generators. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image with description. |
Wireframe model of a KC-130 Hercules
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Rendered KC-130 & CH-53E
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Rendered CH-53E & KC-130
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Wireframe model of a T-45 Goshawk
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Rendered T-45 Goshawk
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Rendered T-45 Goshawk
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Rendered T-45s in formation
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