YF-22 Lightning II (W.I.P)

[CommandoSR]

I have been working on this for a while, it's for the Commando mod.

 

[wassup]

Rear tire looks sporked but other than that i like it ;0)

 

[mindless_moder]

yeah its good work so far ....this is a really hard plane to model since they dont actualy let out too many images of it ....the amo bay where the rockets are is top secret lol ....

 

[Sir Phoenixx]

Still needs a lot of work to look half way decent, looks like it's full of polygon errors. Most of the parts look crudely modeled.

There are plenty of images of the F/A-22 Raptor (it's current/real name), the only way anyone could have not found that many is to not even look.

Just to name a few...
http://www.f-22raptor.com/index_gallery.php
http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/gallery/index.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-22.htm

 

[Razor]

You have smoothing problems, you'll need to model the undercarriage bay doors, sort out the engine nozzles, etc. But it is a wip, so i will forgive you .

 

[CommandoSR]

Actually, this is my first model.
Exhaust, landing equipment and such are not done yet.. smoothing and poly errors will be worked out eventually.


F-22 images are not that useful because there are several differences with the YF-22 and F-22, most notable ones being the shape of the wings and the position of inlets. I have many close up photos of the YF-22 to use as reference, so that isn't certainly a problem

 

[SidewinderX]

As Sir Pheonixx said, there are plenty of photos about it, and it is the F/A-22 Raptor.


I have even had the pleasure of seeing on land while I was at a stoplight in front of Langley AFB on my way to NASA. Pretty. Very Pretty.

 

[PvtRyan]

But he says he's specifically trying to model the Lightning, not the Raptor, don't ask why.

Nice model of the best looking plane ever

 

[Razor]

The YF-22 was the prototype variant that competed with the YF-23, Sidewinder. The F/A-22 is the version going into production.

 

[CommandoSR]

The YF-22 was the prototype variant that competed with the YF-23, Sidewinder. The F/A-22 is the version going into production.

Correct. Read more about YF-22 and YF-23 here:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f22.htm
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f23.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-23.htm

 

[Sir Phoenixx]

They're both still F-22's, but with only a couple minor visual differences like the shape of the trailing edge of the horizontal tail fin.

 

[CommandoSR]

You're basically repeating what I said.. :|
However, if I want to make a specific model, I will mostly use references applicable only that model. Eg. If I wanted to make a M2A1 Bradley, I will use M2A1 photos instead of M2A2 photos.

I've found a better YF-22 blueprint to work around with so expect some more updates soon. The old one had some vague lines, leaving several things up to guesses.

 

[SidewinderX]

The YF-22 was the prototype variant that competed with the YF-23, Sidewinder. The F/A-22 is the version going into production.

I know. I was never confused about that. I'm not sure where you thought I was confuxsed I said F/A-22 because that is the aircraft that now exists. The YF-22 was a prototype arecraft that sits in a hanger right now.

 

[Razor]

Sorry, i thought that when you said

"As Sir Pheonixx said, there are plenty of photos about it, and it is the F/A-22 Raptor."

That you thought that he had confused the name of the aircraft or something.

 

[Razor]

http://www.f22fighter.com/f22comparison.jpg

Thanks go to someone on the www.sg1archive.com forums, saw the picture and thought it might be useful in here.