MQ-9 Reaper - Unmanned Plane

**mike.hahn** · 02-08-2009, 04:21 AM

A model I did of a MQ-9 Reaper unmanned plane. Modeled and rendered in Modo302. The composite was done in PS.

Here is the Plane information if you are interested:
MQ-9 Reaper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comments & Critiques are welcome.

**Horhe** · 02-08-2009, 04:23 AM

Very nice!

P.s.Where on earth did you get the blue prints for this?

**Russell L. Thomas** · 02-08-2009, 04:59 AM

The lighting is very overcast day like and all that I see, what I really want to know is how you did the afterburner flame and fumes? I am assuming post work, but it isn't like their is that type of clip art available to my knowledgek, so I have to ask. Outstanding modeling and nice rendering, my comment on lighting was just an observation and personal preference.

It is really great to see some more vehicle modeling and rendering here.

**mike.hahn** · 02-08-2009, 05:10 AM

@horhe - Thanks. No blueprints, I just found reference images and modeled over the top. I don't have "top secret" clearance

@TheAllusionist - Thanks. I searched google images for a missile launch picture and found one that was pretty easy to extract from the background. I then split the flame and smoke into different layers. I lowered the opacity on the smoke layer to 75% so it would blend with the background.

Here is another view:

**mike.hahn** · 02-09-2009, 03:24 PM

Here is a link to a 360 spin of the model.

360 Spin (quicktime)

**Russell L. Thomas** · 02-09-2009, 06:14 PM

Nice, did you use a dome/hemisphere in that?

**mike.hahn** · 02-10-2009, 06:10 PM

@TheAllusionist - Thanks, I used modo's physical sky/sun for the render.

**mike.hahn** · 04-24-2009, 09:13 PM

I was contacted by a magazine for use of the my image, so I reworked my model with RAF logos. They decided not to use it in the end but here is the updated image: