How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE

matt109 · 03-24-2009, 05:23 PM

Hey Folks,

I just started making my model airport tonight but I thought I might share with you that my maths teacher at school taught me!! The technique used is really simple, and will make a perfect taxiway every time! Here are the pics, DO NOT CHANGE THE COMPASS DISTANCE AT ANY POINT, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT WORK!

Remember practice makes perfect, and always use a sharp pencil. Start from DSC00428 -> DSC00438, they are in stage order, even though the file name says otherwise.

Good Luck!

Leave comments, but NO offensive ones, I don't spend my time to get that!

MYT DC-10 · 03-24-2009, 06:32 PM

I just learnt that at school

Thats a very good technique there matt, thanks for sharing with us.

thornet28 · 03-24-2009, 08:30 PM

Awesome! Works absolutely perfect! Thanks so much! Taxiway lines was probably the biggest problem I've had so far. I can never seem to get them just perfect but now I can!

Dylan · 03-24-2009, 10:03 PM

Not a bad idea, but a much simpler...and just as effective technique is to use a dinner plate, lid, or any other round object and trace around it.

Captain Wahoo · 03-24-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

Not a bad idea, but a much simpler...and just as effective technique is to use a dinner plate, lid, or any other round object and trace around it.

How about a baseball?

Dylan · 03-24-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Wahoo

How about a baseball?

Quit yer yappin' and finish that model airport.....or I'm not gonna let you come play in here anymore

SouthwestAirlines · 03-24-2009, 11:46 PM

Very nice trick, I'll be sure to be attentive to that detail while making my 3 new airports.

Jakfuki · 03-25-2009, 12:02 AM

I was thinking the same thing: use a compass for taxi lines. I'm glad that someone else was thinking the same thing and actually started working on it. Thanks for the tip. Good idea. Now only if they made a good yellow pen to make the taxi lines with a compass; a red one, too.

03-25-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Wahoo

How about a baseball?

If it's flat

matt109 · 03-25-2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan

Not a bad idea, but a much simpler...and just as effective technique is to use a dinner plate, lid, or any other round object and trace around it.

Yes... but I am a perfectionist, and I work to exact scales, in my case: its 1:400.

Regards

Captain Wahoo · 03-25-2009, 05:21 PM

Matt don't you think we should all pay you for this advice?

matt109 · 03-25-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Wahoo

Matt don't you think we should all pay you for this advice?

Not really, its easy geometry (I am MATHS GEEK!!). It just take application as my teachers say. LOL. I am developing other easy and FREE techniques to improve the airport diorama, I'm making mine right now: sorry for the bad quality

.

But I also like to give something back to the wings900 community, even though some just simply don't deserve it! (You know who you are!!

)

Regards

Matt

Dylan · 03-25-2009, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt109

Yes... but I am a perfectionist, and I work to exact scales, in my case: its 1:400.

Regards

I guess thats true.....I just throw something together and hope it comes out close to scale. Someday I might get good at making airports exactly-to-scale. Do you have any other pointers?

MYT DC-10 · 03-27-2009, 04:28 PM

I've just finally had a go at it, and its fab!

lufthansa340 · 03-27-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by flyer

If it's flat

Ahhhh yes... flat baseballs. Here we call them frisbees. They aren't too useful to hit with a bat.

03-24-2009, 05:23 PM	#1
matt109 ATP Captain Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,899	How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE Hey Folks, I just started making my model airport tonight but I thought I might share with you that my maths teacher at school taught me!! The technique used is really simple, and will make a perfect taxiway every time! Here are the pics, DO NOT CHANGE THE COMPASS DISTANCE AT ANY POINT, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT WORK! Remember practice makes perfect, and always use a sharp pencil. Start from DSC00428 -> DSC00438, they are in stage order, even though the file name says otherwise. Good Luck! Leave comments, but NO offensive ones, I don't spend my time to get that! __________________ NEW WEBSITE @ www.intergateway.co.uk For Sale \| My Collection Last edited by matt109; 06-05-2009 at 02:07 PM.

03-24-2009, 06:32 PM	#2
MYT DC-10 Sworn to the Emperor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ponyville Posts: 2,468	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE I just learnt that at school Thats a very good technique there matt, thanks for sharing with us. __________________ Some of you could pass your SAT tests with the grammar you have!

03-24-2009, 08:30 PM	#3
thornet28 RJ Captain Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 400	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE Awesome! Works absolutely perfect! Thanks so much! Taxiway lines was probably the biggest problem I've had so far. I can never seem to get them just perfect but now I can! __________________ *ASUS Computer Tech*

03-24-2009, 10:03 PM	#4
Dylan RJ Captain Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 536	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE Not a bad idea, but a much simpler...and just as effective technique is to use a dinner plate, lid, or any other round object and trace around it.

03-24-2009, 11:46 PM	#7
SouthwestAirlines Senior Captain Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL/PIT Age: 18 Posts: 1,809	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE Very nice trick, I'll be sure to be attentive to that detail while making my 3 new airports. __________________ My airport: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mO-gDpSH8A http://www.wings900.com/gallery/show...r=3888&cat=500 http://www.flickr.com/photos/38005486@N04/ http://www.freewebs.com/brookefieldairport/index.htm http://ltdsai.webs.com/ http://midwestairportteam.blogspot.com/ http://www.squidoo.com/runwaymodelz Private Pilot ATC Student Deicer at KPIT

03-25-2009, 12:02 AM	#8
Jakfuki RJ Captain Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 564	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE I was thinking the same thing: use a compass for taxi lines. I'm glad that someone else was thinking the same thing and actually started working on it. Thanks for the tip. Good idea. Now only if they made a good yellow pen to make the taxi lines with a compass; a red one, too.

03-25-2009, 05:21 PM	#11
Captain Wahoo Operations Director Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Marquette, MI 49855 Age: 48 Posts: 9,022	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE Matt don't you think we should all pay you for this advice? __________________ If you love something let it go, if it doesn't come back, track it down and kill it.

03-27-2009, 04:28 PM	#14
MYT DC-10 Sworn to the Emperor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ponyville Posts: 2,468	Re: How Make Professtional Taxiways! FREE I've just finally had a go at it, and its fab! __________________ Some of you could pass your SAT tests with the grammar you have!

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