How I reconstructed the SR-71 Blackbird (in-depth research, 3D modelling, animation, and more) 

Yeah, I really appreciate him showing the research photos and sources. I've never seen many of them before.

oh there was so much more too, there always is with Animagraffs! and you're most welcome :D

Truly incredible! Your work is in a class all it's own. Would love to see your treatment of the Apollo lunar system, if you ever get around to it. @@animagraffs

A 55 min video that takes months to make.

​@@animagraffsSo part 3 is confirmed?

It's not a boast when he claims he is above average.

Making your own stuff from scratch should be the norm tbh. Still phenomenal work.

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I mean, even Mustard, who we all know is pretty awesome at pairing gorgeous animations with great information, uses pre-made models. This guy is on a whole different level, the detail is amazing

We gotta work with our own inner landscape, and we can't b.s. ourselves for long. To say we all haven't been burned by being too hopeful about an endeavor is probably a lie. But to, in turn, believe we're actually incapable is also not true. In the end, it comes down as a simple invitation to try, respecting all sides of ourselves. Both the weathered skeptic and the boundless inner child, and everyone probably has flavors of both that weigh in with every choice we make.

​@@animagraffsUnderstood.

TY for your service.. from Europe!😅

@ddontyy I believe I can answer that as I'm transitioning from writing novels to making visual media. I'm doing what he's doing, but while I'm learning how to do it. I started using "the 3D stuff"-back before I knew the terminology-when I was in high school in the early double-aughts. There wasn't much to do in rural Minnesota, so I wanted to make a game and back then pirating was both easier and more difficult all at the same time when compared to now. These days we are spoiled with options. My copy of 3DS Max wasn't working right so I went to the very unknown SketchUp, which had recently been acquired by Google. Everything I know about making something in a three-dimensional, digital space was self-taught in SketchUp, which fell in this weird crack between the different spaces. CAD software is, indeed, accurate down to sub-millimeter and this is vital for engineering projects that need exact tolerances in the real-world. You can't wing it where metal meets metal, or metal meets meat, because it just won't work. My mind works on this level-this is common among men who have to fabricate and fix things with no plans-and SketchUp can do it too. Many of my own fictional creations benefited from being able to just do it out of the box, to go where my mind took me, and when I decided to graduate to better tools I found that Blender really didn't encourage that kind of workflow. That's not what Blender is for, though. Even though we're seeing machines built with slide rules and mid-century grit-creations of men who thought down to the millimeter-we are watching them through a video. These are not technology demonstrations with exact tolerances so a shop somewhere can churn out parts. No, instead these are short films to explain how the technology works and cinema is not found inside of a millimeter. Nothing on the CAD side can hold a candle to Blender out of the box and as you saw in the video there is room to make it do much, much more. I hope that answered your question. (I also hope that I'm not stepping on Jake's toes here) Frankly, this is all for a video that entertains as well as informs and this is precisely where Blender shines brightest. Plus, it's free! :D

​@ddontyybecause he doesn't need to model precise, he models to get a message over to the viewer. The viewer won't see if the measurement are not 100% exact. Ps the initial comment was about research, not sure why you comment about poly modeling in blender to this?!

@ddontyy Because you're modelling for rendering and VFX? CAD gives you ultra precise models that are perfect for validating designs, producing accurate measurements and tool paths for manufacture, materials analysis etc. but a big downside is it REQUIRES the perfect accuracy and all the technical details. You need to input precise measurements for every single part, which isn't available or necessary for this kind of model. He's not designing or building an aircraft, he's creating a 3d representation of the aircraft and yes he's trying to be as accurate as possible but CAD is unnecessary and frankly is for a completely different process. All that aside, the software used has nothing to do with the research the comment was praising

You're one who posses the old knowledge of talking to the machine directly! lol, much respect, really. While we have extrapolations on extrapolations now, knowing what's underneath things always makes a craftsperson sharper. I downloaded "pov-ray" in the 90s. It's a bare ray-tracer software, where I had to write code to make a scene. I had no idea modeling software even existed. It was wondrous even so, and I stayed up many late nights making 3D scenes with code. As an artist at heart, the math-y side is really difficult for me. But I can see how it shaped me!

Thank you for your service and what a role you played sir. Bless you and your family.

I agree, one of the best looking planes ever built.

Protect our freedoms overseas? You mean war monger and terrorize smaller countries for financial gain and power for corrupt politicians?

Sounds like a plan!

I love this idea, I think he would have a lot of fun dabbling into helicopters.

My friend is a rescue swimmer for the USCG and he took some time to show me the basics at the top of the plane where some of the flight controls connect to the wings, and it is truly a remarkable beast.

@@Vastafari34 Man that sounds amazing, i really interested in being a rescue swimmer

I'm absolutely sure that what you bring to the table is different than what I bring, no matter the skill level. And the world needs authenticity like it needs water, so even your smallest efforts bring a different flavor into existence, even if only you see them. Also thanks for your compliments, it's awesome to hear from folks who appreciate my art :)

I love this. When I started out to make my first Animagraff project, I didn't fully realize the deeper parts of me that would come through in the work. It's a testament to finding something solid in life, that with each project, those desires further unfold before my own eyes. Like being surprised by a part of myself that I wasn't fully acquainted with, but in a good way. It's satisfying, down to the deepest things that make me, me. I really appreciate your words, and you noticing the brand of Animagraffs. For how surgical and objective the art form is, it ends up being more personal than I would have ever imagined at the start.

yeah but that’s the hook…. not that many people can do this kind of work, or who can yet will only do it for what it’s worth. You can tell it’s a labor of love. I have 2 engineering degrees, and can do work like this…. It’s super high-end to put this kind of knowledge with interactive CAD like this.

@@rainmakerjim yeah i understand. Its all so impressive

It really is a beautiful plane.

@@ct92404 Indeed! 💯☝️