AE-23 Progress Model 20241013 by @fragmented_imagination (B Sanders)

So, I've been hung up on designing the forward gear and its bay for the AE-23. I think I have it more or less finalized. The only thing to do with it is put on texture and then set the parts to track so that I can animate it opening and closing. It's a little basic and probably doesn't reflect the actual mechanics that would need to go into making this arrangement work, but this is probably one of the most complicated models I've made since the Shotoha thirteen years ago (when I could still use 3D Studios Max), so I'm willing to let it roll. I have four other ideas for aircraft waiting after this one, so I'll have to get in some more practice with them.

(Old) Animation test

Progress model