This is how I designed the J-29 Tunnan model. Hopefully this can provide some insight into the process I used, and help others interested in designing their own models.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_01.jpg)
We start with three views of the aircraft to be used. In Photoshop, I have them each in different layers, and I've removed the white from the image, leaving just the black lines on a transparent background.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_02.jpg)
Next, I made a copy of the side view in a new layer, and erased the cockpit.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_03.jpg)
Because of the odd shape of the rear of this fighter's fuselage, I decided to take a different approach than usual. I drew a line across from the top of the fuselage to the top of the engine, because I decided to make the tail boom a seperate part.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_04.jpg)
Next, I erase the tail boom from this copy of the side view.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_05.jpg)
I then copy the fuselages from both the top and bottom views in their own layers. Layers are your friend when designing like this.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_06.jpg)
The bottom of the fuselage is where I generally prefer to make the model connect, so I cut the bottom view of the fuselage in half right down the center.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_07.jpg)
I found what I considered the first important angles in the fuselage, and seperated that part from each of the three views.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_08.jpg)
Using the top view as an anchor, I rotated the side view on top of it, matching the features of each as best I could.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_09.jpg)
I then did the same thing with the bottom view.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_10.jpg)
Then, I erased the overlapping edges and any conflicting features.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_11.jpg)
Then I "reinforced" the border lines and added tabs to the back of the nose.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_12.jpg)
After merging those layers, I duplicated the resulting layer, and flipped it vertical.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_13.jpg)
Then I erase the overlapping edges again, and add the tab that connects the nose to itself.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_14.jpg)
Then we pull those layers back up, and find the next instance of extreme angle, and cut them there.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_15.jpg)
Then I rotated the parts again, just as I did with the nose parts.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_16.jpg)
Just like before, get rid of the overlap.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_17.jpg)
Add the tabs, duplicate the layer, and flip verticle.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_18.jpg)
The same with the rear fuselage.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_19.jpg)
More of the same.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_20.jpg)
Next, make copies of one wing and one elevator from each view, plus the tail. Normally, I simply use the vertical stabilizer, but like I said, the boom on the J-29 makes it necssary to design the tail a different way.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_21.jpg)
Take the two views of the wing, and flip one horizontal. Stick them together along the straightest edge possible. I also stretched them a little to make them thicker, to account for the curve of the wing when assembled.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_22.jpg)
I took this part of the fuselage to add to the wing, for connection.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_23.jpg)
I attached that part (after trimming it). It will help secure the wing to the fuselage.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_24.jpg)
The same thing I did with the wing, I do with the horizontal stabilizers. Make sure to duplicate each and flip them, for the other side.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_25.jpg)
I removed the little fin and did the same thing for it. I also cut off the vertical stabilizer of the tail. Then I stretched the boom to make it wider.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_26.jpg)
Then I mirrored the boom. This will be bent and attach to the top of the fuselage during construction.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_27.jpg)
The vertical stabilizer gets the same treatment as the wings and elevators.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_28.jpg)
Then I just arrange them. I realized at this point that I'd forgotten the tabs on the elevators. Whoops.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_29.jpg)
The last part is the cockpit. I copied the cockpit and made it much wider.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_30.jpg)
Then I cut off the back and moved it back some, attaching the parts with tabs.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_31.jpg)
Here's the final layout of the parts.
Here are some images of the final product:
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0801.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0800.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0799.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0798.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0797.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0796.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0795.jpg)
Feel free to ask questions, post comments, etc. Let me know if some of this confuses you. I made this thread for all of you.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_01.jpg)
We start with three views of the aircraft to be used. In Photoshop, I have them each in different layers, and I've removed the white from the image, leaving just the black lines on a transparent background.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_02.jpg)
Next, I made a copy of the side view in a new layer, and erased the cockpit.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_03.jpg)
Because of the odd shape of the rear of this fighter's fuselage, I decided to take a different approach than usual. I drew a line across from the top of the fuselage to the top of the engine, because I decided to make the tail boom a seperate part.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_04.jpg)
Next, I erase the tail boom from this copy of the side view.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_05.jpg)
I then copy the fuselages from both the top and bottom views in their own layers. Layers are your friend when designing like this.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_06.jpg)
The bottom of the fuselage is where I generally prefer to make the model connect, so I cut the bottom view of the fuselage in half right down the center.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_07.jpg)
I found what I considered the first important angles in the fuselage, and seperated that part from each of the three views.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_08.jpg)
Using the top view as an anchor, I rotated the side view on top of it, matching the features of each as best I could.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_09.jpg)
I then did the same thing with the bottom view.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_10.jpg)
Then, I erased the overlapping edges and any conflicting features.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_11.jpg)
Then I "reinforced" the border lines and added tabs to the back of the nose.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_12.jpg)
After merging those layers, I duplicated the resulting layer, and flipped it vertical.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_13.jpg)
Then I erase the overlapping edges again, and add the tab that connects the nose to itself.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_14.jpg)
Then we pull those layers back up, and find the next instance of extreme angle, and cut them there.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_15.jpg)
Then I rotated the parts again, just as I did with the nose parts.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_16.jpg)
Just like before, get rid of the overlap.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_17.jpg)
Add the tabs, duplicate the layer, and flip verticle.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_18.jpg)
The same with the rear fuselage.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_19.jpg)
More of the same.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_20.jpg)
Next, make copies of one wing and one elevator from each view, plus the tail. Normally, I simply use the vertical stabilizer, but like I said, the boom on the J-29 makes it necssary to design the tail a different way.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_21.jpg)
Take the two views of the wing, and flip one horizontal. Stick them together along the straightest edge possible. I also stretched them a little to make them thicker, to account for the curve of the wing when assembled.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_22.jpg)
I took this part of the fuselage to add to the wing, for connection.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_23.jpg)
I attached that part (after trimming it). It will help secure the wing to the fuselage.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_24.jpg)
The same thing I did with the wing, I do with the horizontal stabilizers. Make sure to duplicate each and flip them, for the other side.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_25.jpg)
I removed the little fin and did the same thing for it. I also cut off the vertical stabilizer of the tail. Then I stretched the boom to make it wider.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_26.jpg)
Then I mirrored the boom. This will be bent and attach to the top of the fuselage during construction.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_27.jpg)
The vertical stabilizer gets the same treatment as the wings and elevators.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_28.jpg)
Then I just arrange them. I realized at this point that I'd forgotten the tabs on the elevators. Whoops.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_29.jpg)
The last part is the cockpit. I copied the cockpit and made it much wider.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_30.jpg)
Then I cut off the back and moved it back some, attaching the parts with tabs.
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_31.jpg)
Here's the final layout of the parts.
Here are some images of the final product:
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0801.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0800.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0799.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0798.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0797.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0796.jpg)
![](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Designing%20Walkthrough/th_IMG_0795.jpg)
Feel free to ask questions, post comments, etc. Let me know if some of this confuses you. I made this thread for all of you.