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Published: 2015-07-23 06:02:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 3328; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Hi all,Here's another update on Hubert. I've now got the cab detailing done.Β Now I just need to add some bulkhead doors to the interior, then he'll be ready for texturing and exporting.
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WildNorWester
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most hovercraft were used in area in low tide of shallow water so thinks like beaches were a place to see them
they were mostly used on cross channel travel
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Exactly.Β In fact, the main inspiration for this hovercraft was the cross-channel ones, the 'Mountbatten' class.
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wow! pretty cool!
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if i remember they are no longer in service but their are two surviving examples which are the mk III verison
they areΒ GH-2006Β Princess MargaretΒ and GH-2007Β Princess Anne
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If anything, I'd say scale down the door next to the loading ramp, comparing it to the chair in the cabin it looks way too big.
That's my only point of contention though, really digging this.
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Ah, I thought that front part of the control room was going to be the face.
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To be honest, I hardly spotted the face but he looks great.
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Exactly - the texturing.
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Say, isn't that the blister twins face Hubert's gordon there?
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Not exactly - it's the one from Andreas.
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So far so good.
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No, that's the unloading ramp.Β It's wide enough for two cars to drive down it at a time.
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Fancy. I think the first time I actually saw a hovercraft was in the James Bond movie Diamonds are forever.
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The one in that movie (the Mountbatten class) is actually the main inspiration for Hubert - although Hubert is a bit smaller (but not by much).
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Wow. Never really knew that till now. Learn something new everyday.
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