(2024-01-31, 22:05)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: I would say it is flat, but the geometry could be improved. The angle of the bottom front surface is not right.
The green arrow show that the surface in a fresh download of part 23318 is more tilted.
This could be fixed, but not until someone decide to also correct the bad shape on helmet 2446.
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-26653-po...l#pid47475
Thanks for responding! I think you're right and it definitely looks somewhat flat in real life.
From what I understand, it's more of an issue with the seam in the reflection that is present due to the 3D geometry abruptly switching from spherical to cylindrical. (Here's the best explanation I can find of what causes the seam in the reflection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPPXbo87ds&t=1736s
it's talking about flat planes, but if I understand correctly, it should also apply to this piece, where a sphere transitions to a cylinder.)
That's why I was wondering if this piece could get even just the slightest bit of curvature on its lower half---it wouldn't take away all the stretching, but it would smooth it out and make it more like its real-life counterpart.
Also that's kind of crazy how much is left to fix on the helmet model, I had no idea...