Project Reality Media Update - August 21 - Merlin Helicopter

Post by **eggman** » 2006-08-21 23:12

Hey Folks,

Here are some WIP renders of the Merlin. This is the British Transport Helicopter to be released in v0.4.

The AgustaWestland EH101 was a joint effort of Italian manufacturer Agusta and British manufacturer Westland. The Merlin is operated by many countries throughout the world including the US, Canada, Italy, Japan, Denmark and Britain. It's operated by the Royal Air Force as a Merlin HC3.

The Role of the Merlin HC3 is the movement of troops and ammunition around the battlefield. In real life the Merlin has a pilot, navigator, 2 crewman and can carry up to 24 battle ready soldiers. It's the newest support helicopter in the RAF inventory and is a highly advanced aircraft.

The "US101" is the designation for the American manufactured Merlin. Recently that helicopter was selected as the aircraft of choice for the "Nighthawks", the helicopter squadron responsible for the transport of the US President and other heads of state.

In Project Reality the Merlin will carry 1 pilot and a full 6 man squad of troops. It will be armed with 2 x 7.62 calibre GPMGs in the windows.

The Merlin is "roughed in" in game right now, but eGor forgot to check it in before heading to Cornwall for a drinking binge, so we have some lovely renders for you.

Model by [R-DEV]Samonius, UV and Textures by [R-DEV]Stigger, Renders prepared by [R-DEV]2Slick4U, coding and forgetting to check it in before going on a drinking binge by [R-DEV]eGor.

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Here are some links to resources on the real Merlin helicopters:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/merlin.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2005/09/12/bob05_merlin_feature.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_EH101

Cheers!
eggman

ps. I don't even know if eGor drinks, I think he just ran out of time before leaving, but the binge story had a better ring to it.

Viper5 · Post by **Viper5** » 2006-08-21 23:15

Can you move the ramp? If so that'd be sweet to implement

callum247 · Post by **callum247** » 2006-08-21 23:16

Will the ramp be droppable ingame?

Malik · Post by **Malik** » 2006-08-21 23:17

That thing is beautiful.

Szarko · Post by **Szarko** » 2006-08-21 23:20

That is hot! I also want to know if the ramp is moveable

[3rd]Sonders · Post by **[3rd]Sonders** » 2006-08-21 23:22

thats f*ckin beautiful

there just better be a nice dash board to stare at while flying

FuNkyWaVos · Post by **FuNkyWaVos** » 2006-08-21 23:25

Oh OH OH I need a towl!!!!! so sweet

Post by **eggman** » 2006-08-21 23:43

The ramp should be operational, but not sure if it will be pilot controlled or operate like landing gear where it lowers when the pilot goes below a certain speed. Can't recall where eGor left off.

The cockpit is gorgeous, it's a seperate first person model and texture. We had a render of it, but the MFD screens were blank which made it look really odd .. so we left it out until Stigger finishes off the texture.

Tether · Post by **Tether** » 2006-08-21 23:47

Glad to hear Eggman. Beautiful work with the Merlin.

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » 2006-08-21 23:58

So beautiful...

six7 · Post by **six7** » 2006-08-22 00:00

wow... amazing....

the_godfather · Post by **the_godfather** » 2006-08-22 00:06

Amazing...

Clypp · Post by **Clypp** » 2006-08-22 00:10

Wow. Will it look that nice in game with my graphics settings?

I can't wait for 0.4.

Sealights · Post by **Sealights** » 2006-08-22 00:36

WoW..... New toy for my joystick to play with.

About the ramp must work with the pilot's fire button better than the automaic landing gear.

perectshot69 · Post by **perectshot69** » 2006-08-22 00:51

can u put cars in it?

Griffon2-6 · Post by **Griffon2-6** » 2006-08-22 01:06

Wow, those renders look pretty smooth. Ok, so now you're accusing other people of drinking and delaying the mod lol. And I know why you released this. So BlakeJr will have one less thing to blackmail you guys about.

pvt.Taylor · Post by **pvt.Taylor** » 2006-08-22 02:31

().()

nice

brummett · Post by **brummett** » 2006-08-22 02:34

That is fantastic! Inspirational, now I remeber why I joined up with you guys. Nice to see the fruits of other great modellers, coders, texture guys here.

1SFG-BigJoe62 · Post by **1SFG-BigJoe62** » 2006-08-22 03:24

That is really sweet looking. Can't wait to see how the ramp works ingame! Great work guys!

Ugly Duck · Post by **Ugly Duck** » 2006-08-22 05:27

I am sooooo glad I upgraded my computer. That's simply amazing. Also, nice to hear about the ramp working. Don't want such a beautiful helo flying around and looking ugly 'cause the ramp is stuck down.