Flysimware G44 Widgeon

[Fireball6]

Start working on this very nice Amphibian - Flysimware did a very good job on her - try to find some repaints without luck. So i try to do a few by myself :mixed-smiley-010:

First paint is a recolored one of the package and new, grey interior parts. The originals are green.

ATB

Dirk

[Portia911]

Hey Dirk, good to see someone post about this aircraft - and better yet, start work on some repaints. Thank you! :applause:

[chet twowolves]

Outstanding repaint. Also what you have done inside the widgeon. My hanger door is open for this repaint .

[Fireball6]

Thanks for your kind words, gents - the first "repaint" is, as stated above, based on the civilian one from the package. I changed the colors, the reg.-nr. and add a few painted parts - flysimware did a very good "basejob" and repainting the widgeon is much easier than all the wonderfull Alabeo's.

Start working on this today - it is an early WIP-Shot :biggrin-new:

[chet twowolves]

Looks like another repaint for the hanger . Looking forward to downloading both.

[Fireball6]

So here we go - the first two packages are ready now. You could download them from my DropBox :onthego:

Pack One : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ax1jg5555wurumx/Pack%20One.zip?dl=0
Pack Two : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ve38f3rrftq0qmp/Pack%20Two.zip?dl=0

Pack One contains the reworked interior and also the reworked civilian paint. Check Meijer Ad (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?meijer/) and Walgreens Ad (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?walgreens/). Pack Two contains two different Reg's for a yellow based Paint.

Hope you'll like it and happy flying

Dirk

[chet twowolves]

My friend downloaded both repaints. Outstanding work. Again thank you for your hard work.

[Fireball6]

I'm happy you like them :jump: The next one is in the pipe - had a good day myself today ....:adoration:

[jankees]

Nice model!
Here's one for the kiwi's:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk379.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk379.jpg.html)

[Fireball6]

Thats a real nice one, JanKees :applause:

[chet twowolves]

I'm happy you like them :jump: The next one is in the pipe - had a good day myself today ....:adoration:
Another work of art . outstanding as always.

[chet twowolves]

JanKees. Great looking repaint.:encouragement:

[gray eagle]

Just bought this one with a discount coupon.

Question, I noticed a payload manager installer. Has anyone loaded that and what does it do?

[gray eagle]

Will the wing pontoons raise/lower? Some amphibious aircraft that have them will.

[DaveB]

Looking at the pictures Butch.. I'd say not. They appear to be fixed with wire stressing the assembly.

ATB
DaveB:)

[Fireball6]

As DaveB said - they are fix.

[gray eagle]

I noticed after I had asked.

http://barrieaircraft.com/images/grumman-g-44-widgeon-04.jpg

[gray eagle]

http://www.john2031.com/grumman/widgeon/pictures-1/n7491_1.JPG

http://www.john2031.com/grumman/widgeon/pictures-1/n7491_2.JPG

http://www.rodbearden.com/Oshkosh/E-K/Grumman%20G-44%20Widgeon%20N7491.JPG



Other great photos

http://www.john2031.com/grumman/widgeon/information.html

[jankees]

might as well paint another (still wip):

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk407.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk407.jpg.html)

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk403.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk403.jpg.html)

[Fireball6]

So here is my next .... I have added a few small details and updated my first repaints too. If you would like to have the updated one's, please download them again.

Download-link for Pack 3 :https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6q9b8sj55t09im/Pack%20Three.zip?dl=0

[gray eagle]

Just so you'll know the hyper link is not active unless you copy and paste to the url of your browser.



So here is my next .... I have added a few small details and updated my first repaints too. If you would like to have the updated one's, please download them again.

Download-link for Pack 3 :https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6q9b8sj55t09im/Pack%20Three.zip?dl=0

[chet twowolves]

So here is my next .... I have added a few small details and updated my first repaints too. If you would like to have the updated one's, please download them again.

Download-link for Pack 3 :https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6q9b8sj55t09im/Pack%20Three.zip?dl=0


As always outstanding repaint. Your are true master repainter

[gray eagle]

Notice one little issue with the brakes. They are touchy and if applied a little too hard the plane will flip over (upside down).

[falcon409]

Notice one little issue with the brakes. They are touchy and if applied a little too hard the plane will flip over (upside down).
Yep, and any turns made above about 5kts will produce wing tip strikes. Very wobbly.

[falcon409]

Doing some artwork for one shown above. I couldn't find a decent image to just lift and use so this is a wip.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Techumseh-2016-apr-29-001.jpg

[gray eagle]

Wow! That is going to look great. I think that will be one unique paint job for the G44. :encouragement:


Doing some artwork for one shown above. I couldn't find a decent image to just lift and use so this is a wip.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Techumseh-2016-apr-29-001.jpg

[falcon409]

Finished. . . .as far as I'm going at least. The font was elusive and I wasn't going to hand draw it, so I opted for something with the same overall feel.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Tecumseh-2016-apr-30-001.jpg

[Roger]

Well done Ed!

[gray eagle]

Wow, That looks great Ed!! :encouragement:

[falcon409]

Shoulda mentioned this before, but this is available for anyone who wishes to do that particular livery. Not something I'm interested in pursuing. I'll zip it up and attach it in a bit. It will include the layered version in PSP (PaintShop Pro) format.

[Fireball6]

"North to Alaska ..." - Pack 4 : https://www.dropbox.com/s/o01e9lbzvgmib82/Pack%20Four.zip?dl=0

[gray eagle]

Ed,

FYI, Sent in a support email to Flightsimware about the brake issues and here is there reply

For now you can lower the brake value in the aircraft cfg file. I think the reason it leans at high taxi speed is the narrow wheel distance and we had to put the engines sightly wider so you could turn in the water since there is no water rudder. FSX did not simulate good dynamics for single engine power in water and the Grumman would not turn. So i may have to put the main gear wider in the config to make up for the overall corrections. I have made a note of this for our next update. Thanks for your info and support.




parking_brake = 1 //Parking brake available
toe_brakes_scale = 1.0 //Brake scalar <<<<<<[B] I adjusted this to read 0.7 and it seems to brake better.
differential_braking_scale = 1.0 //Delta on the amount of brake when the rudder pedals deflected
auto_brakes = 0


Yep, and any turns made above about 5kts will produce wing tip strikes. Very wobbly.

[gray eagle]

Thanks for the file however, I don't have anything that can handle (open) a Paint Shop Pro file.



Shoulda mentioned this before, but this is available for anyone who wishes to do that particular livery. Not something I'm interested in pursuing. I'll zip it up and attach it in a bit. It will include the layered version in PSP (PaintShop Pro) format.

[wellis]

[QUOTE=falcon409;1020870]Shoulda mentioned this before, but this is available for anyone who wishes to do that particular livery. Not something I'm interested in pursuing. I'll zip it up and attach it in a bit. It will includeversion in PSP (PaintShop Pro) format.[/QUOTE

Thank you Falcon409 for making this available, I think I'll have a go at it. I was thinking about it right after I saw the pictures in the post, but dropped it thinking you were proceeding.

[falcon409]

Shoulda mentioned this before, but this is available for anyone who wishes to do that particular livery. Not something I'm interested in pursuing. I'll zip it up and attach it in a bit. It will include version in PSP (PaintShop Pro) format.

Thank you Falcon409 for making this available, I think I'll have a go at it. I was thinking about it right after I saw the pictures in the post, but dropped it thinking you were proceeding.
Feel free to play with the layered version or adjust it any way you need to, to make it work. Credit not necessary. Look forward to the finished livery.

[wellis]

Feel free to play with the layered version or adjust it any way you need to, to make it work. Credit not necessary. Look forward to the finished livery.


roger that! :encouragement:

[Fireball6]

My last one for now - maybe, if i found some sparetime next week, i will do a few more .....

DropBox-link : https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwyxx29jenjgf98/Pack%20Five.zip?dl=0

ATB

Dirk

[monk1]

My last one for now - maybe, if i found some sparetime next week, i will do a few more .....

I was a fence sitter before buying this plane, but your paints pushed me over the edge. Fantastic job, thanks for all the work you put into these.

-Bob

[Roger]

Many thanks Dirk:ernaehrung004:

[chet twowolves]

Thank you Dirk. For your outstanding repaints. Again thank you.

[Fireball6]

Thank you very much for all your kind words, gents. I am very happy that you like my work. I must say that i love this Plane a lot and have much fun to fly and to repaint her. The paintkit is very, very userfriendly and easy to handle.

Before my real life take me away from "the office" for a few days, i decide to "rework" the interior a bit more. The Result is downloadable for you under this link :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x7j3gmn6xfc7ed4/Interior%20Pack.zip?dl=0Drop-Box

The Package contains four different color-variants of the Interior-textures. So it is your choice ....

[jankees]

Looking good, Dirk!

I can't upload on OZx for some reason, so here's a few dropbox links to my paints:
SE-APO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l63prk0dcheewv9/JK_Widgeon_SE-APO.zip?dl=0
ZK-BAY: https://www.dropbox.com/s/43eoszf1cxrxv3f/JK_Widgeon_ZK-BAY.zip?dl=0

happy flying,
JanKees

[Fireball6]

So here is my latest work - Pack Six. It contains 3 Repaints and a new INT_3 texture (reworked Yoke)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wuhphk9f1jrv4bt/Pack%20Six.zip?dl=0

[Fireball6]

This is my last one - soon on a Lake near you ......

[Fireball6]

Fresh out of the "Painting-Hall" :https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1n6piscl7nyy0w/Red%20Bull%20Widgeon.zip?dl=0

Happy flying :wavey:

Dirk

[gray eagle]

This update decreases the wobbly steering and reduces the toe brake pressure.


http://www.flysimware.com/website/GRUMMAN_G44A_UPDATES.html

[Corpse_Grinder]

This update decreases the wobbly steering and reduces the toe brake pressure.


http://www.flysimware.com/website/GRUMMAN_G44A_UPDATES.html

This says I will have to uninstall and reinstall the new version. I should probably back up my 3rd party textures and .cfg entries as well correct?

[falcon409]

I don't see any reason to do that really. It's only a cfg file update. Certainly copy over the new entries made for any new liveries you may have installed and if you've made personal tweaks to the cfg file those would need to be made to the new one. . .otherwise that's all you should have to do.

[Corpse_Grinder]

I don't see any reason to do that really. It's only a cfg file update. Certainly copy over the new entries made for any new liveries you may have installed and if you've made personal tweaks to the cfg file those would need to be made to the new one. . .otherwise that's all you should have to do.

Thanks Falcon, I hadn't gotten a chance to download the update, but knowing its a simple .cfg update its a non issue. I cannot wait to get home from work and give it a go. I have been having one helluva time taxiing. I couldn't get smooth braking no matter how easy I was on the pedals, and I didn't want to mod the .cfg for an unrealistic steerable tail-wheel. :banghead: Hopefully this will improve my steering situation.

Aside from that, I LOVE this little boat! What a terrific little sea plane. It goes well with some of my other "Bahamas birds" in FSEconomy. :jump:

[falcon409]

Same here Justin. Couldn't go much more than about 5kts in the turn before it would start to tip over. I also have the Just Flight Widgeon from many years ago and Had enjoyed flying that bird as well.

[srgalahad]

Same here Justin. Couldn't go much more than about 5kts in the turn before it would start to tip over. I also have the Just Flight Widgeon from many years ago and Had enjoyed flying that bird as well.

Digging back into half-century-old memories of my very limited experience with the Widgeon, that 5kts would be about right. Working as a ramp rat in the 60's, I got to know a few pilots who would let 'the kid' take a turn and among those were operators of all three common powerplant variants (inline, flat Lycomings and a Lyc. radial PACE Gannet conversion)

I was taught that taxiing should be at, or slower than a 'brisk walk' which seems slow in the sim. With the narrow track and long moment arm of the tail, it was not sports car handling! Yoke held fully rearward, a gentle tap of the inside brake with full inside rudder and a smooth application of differential power at that speed should provide a gradual turn. Aggressive power application with the high thrust line could be exciting if the tail was not held down. The sim's coarse ground handling modeling, abrupt braking effects and often lack of dual throttles don't make it easy. The same applies to most FS castoring tailwheel aircraft that depend on gentle, practiced technique.

[falcon409]

Digging back into half-century-old memories of my very limited experience with the Widgeon, that 5kts would be about right. Working as a ramp rat in the 60's, I got to know a few pilots who would let 'the kid' take a turn and among those were operators of all three common powerplant variants (inline, flat Lycomings and a Lyc. radial PACE Gannet conversion)

I was taught that taxiing should be at, or slower than a 'brisk walk' which seems slow in the sim. With the narrow track and long moment arm of the tail, it was not sports car handling! Yoke held fully rearward, a gentle tap of the inside brake with full inside rudder and a smooth application of differential power at that speed should provide a gradual turn. Aggressive power application with the high thrust line could be exciting if the tail was not held down. The sim's coarse ground handling modeling, abrupt braking effects and often lack of dual throttles don't make it easy. The same applies to most FS castoring tailwheel aircraft that depend on gentle, practiced technique.
Good info, thanks Rob!

[Corpse_Grinder]

Good info, thanks Rob!

I will back that! Definitely good info Rob! I'm going to try the new .cfg now, but my problem may lie in not having independent throttle levers for the asymmetrical thrust portion of taxiing. I have the Saitek Cessna yoke, pedals, and throttle, perhaps I might invest in another quadrant soon, that is, if I can get the approval from "The High Command". :a1089::dizzy:

Thanks for all the input on this guys!

[Corpse_Grinder]

Well, I just tested the new .cfg and the new brake scalar definitely improves ground handling for me. But as Rob stated....nice and slow with full back pressure is the order of the day.

I just love this little Widgeon!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37967&stc=1

[Corpse_Grinder]

I have noticed that, at night, the "3D" portion of my landing light looks like a bunch of rotating white squares, is anyone else have this problem. I am running in DX10 mode if that helps narrow down what the problem could be. :banghead:

[Roger]

I have noticed that, at night, the "3D" portion of my landing light looks like a bunch of rotating white squares, is anyone else have this problem. I am running in DX10 mode if that helps narrow down what the problem could be. :banghead:

Yes I too have that problem and the "Fixer" doesn't cure it. I'll probably replace the texture with a stock one or maybe an A2A light.

[Corpse_Grinder]

Yes I too have that problem and the "Fixer" doesn't cure it. I'll probably replace the texture with a stock one or maybe an A2A light.

I have reached out Flysimware on their Facebook page to see if it's common problem. I will report back when I hear a response. :wavey:

[Corpse_Grinder]

I contacted Flysimware's support email and did get a reply, I think the person replying may have thought I was using P3D when I am in fact on FSX w/Acceleration. I wrote back explaining this but have not heard back yet. In mean time, I did some research of my own.

The [LIGHTS] section of the aircraft.cfg calls on this effect file for what I presume is the 3D lights...

light.12 = 5, 2.80, 14.70, -0.1, fx_landing_3D_FSW
light.13 = 6, 2.80, 14.05, -0.1, fx_landing_3D_FSW

So then I found this effect file and opened it. It is calling for texture "fx_land_lights.bmp"

Texture=fx_land_lights.bmp

I did a search on my entire FSX install and this texture is not present. I think, for some odd reason, the installer may not have installed this texture. Can you confirm this Roger? :wavey:

[falcon409]

I have reached out Flysimware on their Facebook page to see if it's common problem. I will report back when I hear a response. :wavey:
I finally had time yesterday to fly the Widgeon with the updated cfg file and was actually able to taxi at around 10kts in a turn without the wing tip strike. . . .also braking seemed better also. As for the landing light oddity that you and Roger have, I run FSX/Accel (not in DX10 Preview Mode) and have no such problem.

[Corpse_Grinder]

As for the landing light oddity that you and Roger have, I run FSX/Accel (not in DX10 Preview Mode) and have no such problem.

Can you confirm that you have the texture I mentioned above in your install Falcon?

[ksheadley]

Can you confirm that you have the texture I mentioned above in your install Falcon?

Not Falcon, but interesting confirmation in that that texture is not present in the FSX-SE install, but is present in P3Dv3 install. May be the only reason it's called is for the P3D installations?

[falcon409]

Can you confirm that you have the texture I mentioned above in your install Falcon?
In FSX I have. . . . . . . fx_landing_light.bmp

In P3D I have. . . . . . .fx_landing_lights.bmp

[Corpse_Grinder]

In FSX I have. . . . . . . fx_landing_light.bmp

In P3D I have. . . . . . .fx_landing_lights.bmp


This is interesting. I wonder if I should try to reinstall the aircraft when I get home from work in the morning? :dizzy:

[Roger]

Well, I just tested the new .cfg and the new brake scalar definitely improves ground handling for me. But as Rob stated....nice and slow with full back pressure is the order of the day.

I just love this little Widgeon!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37967&stc=1

I can't find that repaint in your screenshot. Can you help?

[Corpse_Grinder]

I can't find that repaint in your screenshot. Can you help?

I made it myself Roger. :wavey:

[Corpse_Grinder]

Also, I brought my missing texture issue to light with Flysimware, and they have acknowledged that it is indeed missing from the installer. My thought is, the reason Falcon has it in his install is that he owns the Shockwave 3D Lights already, therefor FSX just found it in whatever folder it was hiding in. Flysimware has posted the file on their updates found here for those with missing the texture issue...

http://flysimware.com/website/GRUMMAN_G44A.html

[Roger]

I made it myself Roger. :wavey:

Will you upload the repaint? It looks really good and I'd like to add it to the fleet.

[Corpse_Grinder]

Fix from Flightsimware confirmed working! :jump:

[Corpse_Grinder]

Will you upload the repaint? It looks really good and I'd like to add it to the fleet.

I don't want to upload it Roger. This is just a modification of one of the original liveries included with the plane. I don't want any copyright infringements. :mixed-smiley-027:

[Roger]

I don't want to upload it Roger. This is just a modification of one of the original liveries included with the plane. I don't want any copyright infringements. :mixed-smiley-027:

Understood, no problems.

[jankees]

not sure I ever gave links to the previous ones, but they are on Ozx (http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/profile/750-jankees/content/&type=downloads_file) and I'm (slowly) working on a few more:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk1015.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk1015.jpg.html)



http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk1011.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk1011.jpg.html)

[heywooood]

I guess I'm late to the party - again

Where can I find the repaints done by Fireball ?...the existing links in this thread appear to be broken or have been taken down

Searching for repaints on this website's database is an exercise in futility for me -

[Fireball6]

Hi Heywood,

it could be a good idea to contact me via PM :mixed-smiley-010:

ATB

Dirk

[jankees]

did I show this one already?

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk1486.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk1486.jpg.html)

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Grummans/jk1474.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Grummans/jk1474.jpg.html)

[heywooood]

Fireball6 - PM sent

Jankees - love your repaints too

Grinder - that shark mouth on the Navy Widgeon looks very good. But I understand why you are not comfortable sharing it.

[heywooood]

got 'em, Dirk - thank you
http://i.imgur.com/Fbm24tF.png

http://i.imgur.com/F8T3tXB.png