How's this project coming along?

Slowly.

I've done the seats for the inerior, but I'm researching which route to go with the model. MH-60K or MH-60M. Only those models have FLIR capability. The stock UH-60M doesn't have FLIR, although it seems that many Black Hawks can have various upgrades, so not sure whether to just go with a UH-60M with FLIR capability, or do the special ops model.

The M is quite a new model, and it's hard to find good details about it. But the K is a bit older.

List of things to change;

Add external detail: Pitot tubes, increase engine intakes (noticed that they're too small on the model), add IR warning sensors, angle the tail rotor (it should be tilted 20deg but isn't for some reason), re-texutre the model, remove the 'disco light' (depending on which model), add antennas, add radar dome (depending on which model), add FLIR pod (depending on which model), detail the engine exhausts (probably just textures), add 'sliding' windows for gunner seats

Add internal detail: cockpit textures (depends on which model - either 'glass cockpit', or 'old' dials), cockpit details (flight stick/collective stick), cabin textures, might add some crew/infantry models to the cabin

I might try and do some renders in a week or two to show how things are going. I think texturing is going to be the bit I struggle with most.

I thought I'd just revive this old thread to post some of the work I'm doing on this.

Finished modelling the MFD frame. Just need to add them in to the cockpit frame.



More soon...

Wanna try to make real rotor blades instead blurry-triangle-shape? I found it much better, but just today start testing it.

Yeah could be good. But wanna start a new thread about it instead of hijacking my one

Could you PM me what you did to change the rotors? I was going to change the rotors of the Blackhawk to be the newer wide chord blades.

Finished detailing the MFD (until I find a reason to change it).



Now to start putting them in the cockpit.

Basic cockpit outline done. Just need to work on texturing, lighting, and adding the rest of the dials (and please ignore the random Apache MFDs.)

Hi folks. I'm looking for some help.

I've scoured the internet for images to use for the blackhawk cockpit, and I have a huge library of images for reference. However, none of them are high enough resolution to use for textures. So I'm going to work on creating the textures from the images I have.

But could I ask, on the chance that you are attending an airshow, if there's a Blackhawk there (any type) and you can access the cockpit, could you take lots of photos in as high resolution as you can?

I know it's a bit of a long shot, but I think it would be good to get good photos to use for texturing to make the cockpit look as realistic as possible.

Preferably I'd need '3 view' images of certain items, like the buttons/knobs/switches, collective and cyclic, the throttle assembly, and straight on images of the dashboard, with close ups of the dials and screens, and the inside of the doors.

Like I said, I know it's a long shot, but if you don't ask, you don't get

Central instrument cluster done...

Keep it up, I am really looking forward to this, great work so far.

Thanks. I'm just putting out some requests for high resolution images for texturing. I'm working on the upper control quadrant at the moment.

Still can not wait for a joint multi flights apache and blackhawk if you need any help with editing cockpit textures just pm me, im good in photoshop.

Thanks. I might do that. I'm trying it myself for now as I want to get better at it. But if it gets beyond my skills, then I might ask for your help.

A few updates.

Fixed the MFD textures and added some detail to the pedals.



Started work on the engine controls. Which I've just realised are the wrong way round. DOH!




The view out the back. Eventually hope to have the gunner seat (and crew member), and animated windows if possible.

Fixed the engine controls (it was bugging me). Done for tonight.

Awesome! What sensors will be included? Any decisions yet?

It'll just be FLIR and EO systems. The only info I've found on real world M models that have the ability to fire weapons is from the UAE that have ordered 'Battlehawk' upgrades for some of their UH-60M's. It adds a BrightStar II FLIR pod to the nose, and the ability to fire laser guided weapons.

There's some info and images here;

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/UAE-Ordering-Weaponized-UH-60M-Battlehawk-Helicopters-05078/


There won't be a radar. The M model doesn't have a radar as far as I know. Some earlier M models had a terrain radar on the nose, and the special ops versions have it for flying in low light.

I'm going to work on getting the switches and controls done as far as possible. Then I'll take a decision on the other details from there.

Fast progress!You're working professionally on lightwave, or just a hobby?

Just a hobby. I used to do CGI when I was a lot younger, but have just recently picked it up again. I also did Design Engineering at University, so 3D and CAD are familiar to me. Although the surface properties and textures are something I need to learn. So things might slow down when I start to do that.

I'd prefer to use Blender as I'm wanting to learn that software. But I have to use an old version of Lightwave for EECH.

I should also point out that the shell of the cockpit was taken from a mod for another game. I didn't create it from scratch, but modified it to clean up the geometry and reduce the polys.

this looks awesome! if there was one cockpit i always wished for it was this. i really hope you are able and willing to finish it....and i thank you for the effort!