Marriott Hotel, 1st model issues

[sfrenchie]

Gary, thanks a bunch. The first link did it and I succeeded in projecting my texture onto the rounded surface. The fun part of it all was to apply the technique on a surface that was in an element inside an element inside another element

If someone else is using this tip and it's not working for them, make sure you are painting the texture on the proper side otherwise it will not work.

 

[Francois]

Ah, that's a 'Quonset' hut? I was calling it a Nissen hut. I made one too, which I found in a museum in California last year.

 

[GaryGB]

Ah, that's a 'Quonset' hut? I was calling it a Nissen hut. I made one too, which I found in a museum in California last year.

IIUC, credit should go to the North American Indians for the original design and word:

"Quonset" is an American Indian word meaning “small, long place.”

http://www.gjsentinel.com/special_sections/articles/quonset_huts_first_housed_wwii

http://www.travel-images.com/photo/photo-usa554.html

Reportedly, credit for the "Nissen Hut" must then go to a Canadian (by way of the British, of course ); US adaptation of the designs followed later:

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq75-2.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq75-1.htm

http://www.quonsethuts.org/huts/index.htm



PS: I got a kick out of the initially cited wiki article above:

"The erection of Quonset huts has been banned in the US state of Alaska for many years due to so many already being in the state and the majority of those falling into disrepair and becoming environmental hazards."

Looks like FS scenery object modelers will need to render with custom texture sets to accurately represent the "wear and tear" these structures are likely to have in the real world !


FYI: Some possible resources for texturing "old" buildings:

http://mayang.com/textures/Architectural/html/Walls/index.html


Hmmm... judging by how nice Patrick's accommodations look at the Marriott, I'll prefer those classy facilities over a "hut" at the end of my day.

Maybe someone will develop a flight planner featuring the ability to pre-book "lodging" as well as waypoints during our virtual travels in the FS world ?

GaryGB

 

[robystar]

(Do not take this remark too seriously)

Hi,

I am no indian but I recall making a kind of quonset hut myself when I was 12, invite friends of both sexes over, and use your imagination to fill in the rest.
I think I prefer the hut over the Mariott because at least you are allowed to smoke in there.
Seriously, I noted you were mentioning a couple of sites with nice textures (I knew the sites already) but what I did not get (the hang of yet) is how to use those textures on larger objects without having this ""recurring" effect, I mean, you can tile the texture of course but how do you go about using these kind of say wall textures on a 300 ft long quaywall without this effect of repeating patterns showing?