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Nick C
September 29th, 2009, 13:27
I know there have been murmurs about this product recently, so this is just a quick note to say that the Sibwings Bird Dog is still in development, it hasn't been shelved. :applause:

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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_23.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_19.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_20.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_21.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_22.jpg
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JamesChams
September 29th, 2009, 13:29
A rather lovely VC Paint job there Dev.'s :applause:

gajit
September 29th, 2009, 13:36
Great news :ernae:

MCDesigns
September 29th, 2009, 14:09
Great news, bring it on!!!! :ernae:

jankees
September 29th, 2009, 14:12
Funny, I just checked for progress...nothing yet...

but it sure is looking good!

Nick C
September 29th, 2009, 14:17
There's progress on the development front though Jan, this beta has just been released. :jump:

Naki
September 29th, 2009, 14:25
Looks great! I hope the Pitts Special is still in development.

italoc
September 29th, 2009, 14:40
Very good :applause::applause:

When ?

Italo

CBris
September 29th, 2009, 14:46
Very good :applause::applause:

When ?

Italo

It's a Sibwings model - they take their time. But the wait will be worth it. :kilroy:

Nick C
September 29th, 2009, 14:49
Very good :applause::applause:

When ?

Italo

It depends what you are asking, I'll be up before 7am to get ready for work.

CodyValkyrie
September 29th, 2009, 14:50
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this as well!

JayKae
September 29th, 2009, 16:01
Same here, patience is a definite virtue though :)

Scandinavian
September 29th, 2009, 16:42
I can't wait to fly this one around in RNoAF colors.

BananaBob
September 29th, 2009, 16:47
Man I love the VC work on this and great shots Nick!! :ernae:

Nick C
October 3rd, 2009, 14:11
It's a nice looker for sure Bob!

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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_24.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_25.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_27.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_28.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_29.jpg
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lawdawg
October 3rd, 2009, 14:21
Wow Nick,
Those shots are killer. This is a must have.
Thanks for showin us.

noddy
October 3rd, 2009, 14:21
I am not in to low and slow, but this has the WOW factor.

MCDesigns
October 3rd, 2009, 14:30
Nick, hurry up and tell them it's perfect so they'll release the dam thing, LOL.:bump:

gajit
October 3rd, 2009, 14:46
:applause::applause::applause:

Gibbage
October 3rd, 2009, 14:59
Simply OUTSTANDING model and cockpit!

lawdawg
October 3rd, 2009, 15:05
Nick, hurry up and tell them it's perfect so they'll release the dam thing, LOL.:bump:

Yeah, really.

CodyValkyrie
October 3rd, 2009, 15:08
Tease...

Quicksand
October 3rd, 2009, 15:53
Just when I thought it was safe to put my debit card away....:jump:

kjb
October 3rd, 2009, 16:49
The detail of the upcoming FSX models keeps getting better and better. I have to agree, the VC is excellent.

Slug Flyer
October 3rd, 2009, 16:59
That VC is a marvel.

BananaBob
October 3rd, 2009, 17:56
That must be those "baked-in" textures, they look so real! It looks used and that's good. :applause::applause::applause:

Flyboy208
October 3rd, 2009, 18:01
Nick, your usual brilliance with the screenies Mate! Mike :applause:

Panther_99FS
October 3rd, 2009, 19:19
Boy,
I sure do miss Beta-Testing for Sibwings.....:engel016:

Well Nick,
Should I sell my photography stuff & get an FSX system? :kilroy::engel016:

gajit
October 3rd, 2009, 22:07
Just when I thought it was safe to put my debit card away....:jump:

I know! Never in the field of wife conflict has so much been paid for so few.

foreigndevil
October 4th, 2009, 00:11
Superb job!:applause::applause::applause:

Ferry_vO
October 4th, 2009, 00:23
I know! Never in the field of wife conflict has so much been paid for so few.

:icon_lol:

Looks great! :applause:

Nick C
October 4th, 2009, 02:37
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There will be more things hanging off the wings in my next pics, but I have to run out for a bit. :icon29:
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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_30.jpg
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kilo delta
October 4th, 2009, 03:06
Looks great! I hope the Pitts Special is still in development.

I sure hope so....it was to be the next release after the FSX Safir:isadizzy:.

Quality shots as ever,Nick.:ernae: Now all we need is some good 'Nam scenery to go with it....and the Nemeth Huey's,Piaseki H-21Shawnee,F-105,upcoming F-100 and F-4 etc :bump:

Javis
October 4th, 2009, 03:21
Sjeeeeshhh! :isadizzy: :jawdrop:

Excellent shots too, Nick ! :applause:

Cheers,
Jan

Nick C
October 4th, 2009, 14:11
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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_31.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_32.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_33.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_34.jpg
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djscoo
October 4th, 2009, 14:26
Me→:173go1:←You
A wonderful follow up to the Safir! I'm waiting...

Naki
October 4th, 2009, 16:04
Wow firing rockets ..fantastic!

ryanbatc
October 4th, 2009, 17:03
Incredible looking VC, but too slow for my liking... unless I misread that AS indicator??? It is in kph right?

Dag
October 5th, 2009, 10:00
Lovely shots and plane.
Those star and bars ruin an otherwise very accurately textured aircraft. They are way misportioned, the bars are too broad. Colouring of same is also too bright. Please fix that.
Looking forward to it.

Thanks

CBris
October 5th, 2009, 10:09
http://www.dynamicdecals.net/images/snb_46vd.bmp

http://blog.remotecontrolman.com/wp-content/images/stars_and_bars.jpg

http://www.victory-girl.com/images/decal-stars-bars-web.jpg


...apart from the colour shading, these should do it. And yes - it is on my beta list. I have plenty of vector graphics for the guys.

Slug Flyer
October 5th, 2009, 10:10
Lovely shots and plane.
Those star and bars ruin an otherwise very accurately textured aircraft. They are way misportioned, the bars are too broad. Colouring of same is also too bright. Please fix that.
Looking forward to it.

Thanks

Actually, the whole composition is off. They made a very common mistake in just sticking the bars on the side of the roundel part without realizing that there's a border around the top and bottom of the roundel which then forms the bars. It's easy to overlook it because it's the same blue as the roundel. (In the original mid-WW2 version of the insignia, the border was red.)

RIGHT: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/USAF_roundel_1947.svg/650px-USAF_roundel_1947.svg.png

WRONG: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/USAF_roundel.svg/650px-USAF_roundel.svg.png

MID-WW2 VERSION WITH RED BORDER: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAAF_roundel_1943.svg

See? The border doesn't go away, it just changes to the same blue as the circle.

doublecool
October 5th, 2009, 14:22
Oh man I can't wait :applause:

I feel like that little kid and his bb gun in "The Christmas Story" :kilroy:

But much, much ...much older :173go1:"you'll shot your eye out"

Nick C
October 6th, 2009, 03:37
Don't get too worked up chaps, this project is still very much in Beta and alterations have been made. Thanks for the feedback though, it's all good.

Daube
October 6th, 2009, 04:06
Wow, this virtual cockpit is really beautifull. Excellent job !

Oli-TUB
October 6th, 2009, 04:17
Don't get too worked up chaps, this project is still very much in Beta and alterations have been made. Thanks for the feedback though, it's all good.

Let's see if I do understand that correctly. You're opening a new thread showing off all kind of neat screenshots getting everybody hyped up. And then you bring us crashing down to earth by telling us we should not get too worked up because it's still early? Isn't that a bit sadistic? :kilroy:

CBris
October 6th, 2009, 04:29
That's Nick for you... ;)

gajit
October 6th, 2009, 05:23
LOL - Hope that they do take their time anyway - not like a few of the products released just lately

spotlope
October 6th, 2009, 06:40
Incredible looking VC, but too slow for my liking... unless I misread that AS indicator??? It is in kph right?

The ASI is calibrated in miles per hour - MPH. The birddog is no speed demon, but it's definitely faster than a few others. About on par with a 172 as far as I can tell from testing.

Nick C
October 6th, 2009, 08:27
Let's see if I do understand that correctly. You're opening a new thread showing off all kind of neat screenshots getting everybody hyped up. And then you bring us crashing down to earth by telling us we should not get too worked up because it's still early? Isn't that a bit sadistic? :kilroy:

We'd be around 30% down on threads if we removed all those that showed products in Beta.

Btw. I came about that percentage by counting my broken toe nails, multiplying them by the total number of unwashed pots in my sink and then dividing by my remaining active brain cells.

bushpilot
October 6th, 2009, 08:32
Judging by the screenies, this probably has the best looking VC I've ever seen. Definitely a must buy for me:medals:

gajit
October 6th, 2009, 08:37
LOL :applause::ernae:

Cirrus N210MS
October 6th, 2009, 09:12
i really like what i am seening on this plane Looking forward to when its finished may be my first light airplane i would ever get thats not a Normal Plane eheh

Bird dogs are neat

Nick C
October 9th, 2009, 10:24
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Happier chaps?

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_35.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_36.jpg

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Slug Flyer
October 9th, 2009, 10:48
Insignias look good! :medals:

hews500d
October 9th, 2009, 11:25
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Happier chaps?
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Be even happier when I get to fly it :bump:

Darrell

IanP
October 9th, 2009, 11:30
^ Wot 'e sed. :bump:

Nick C
October 10th, 2009, 01:36
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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_38.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_39.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_40.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_41.jpg
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RudiJG1
October 10th, 2009, 03:11
beautiful and thanks for the screenshots:applause:

jankees
October 10th, 2009, 03:11
While the inside looks stunning, I'm less convinced by the exterior.
I don't look the look of those engine covers, it looks like one smooth surface, with the hatches painted on, rather than being actual covers you can open to access the engine...
Maybe with a bit of negative bumpmapping, or slightly more contrasting texture lines...? Something to break the smooth side. What causes those shadows that we see otherwise?
But by all means, bring it on...and excellent shots, as usual!

gajit
October 10th, 2009, 04:07
I agree Jankees

Dag
October 10th, 2009, 06:18
I agree Jankees

Me too, and adding one more; Can you all see that thin outer ring on the CAF/RCAF maple leaf roundel? It should probably be double in thickness. It amazes me that basic stuff like national insignia etc is so difficult to get right. Then again, seeing this is a civilian, the markings could be "right" for that particular aircraft.
PS: USAF insignia looks good.

Thanks

Nick C
October 10th, 2009, 06:19
The engine covers, as far as I'm aware, actually open, but they have yet to be animated..Nick toddles off to check his facts.

Tienmac
October 10th, 2009, 06:41
Yes the blue circle on the RCAF/CAF Roundel is too small. Simmers Paint Shop has some correct files I have used in the past for painting RCAF/CAF paint schemes. The L-19 Bird Dog looks outstanding otherwise.

Nick C
October 10th, 2009, 06:46
Well after a little more digging, it seems I was right. I meant to check to see if this would open the other day, but somehow forgot about it!

Anyhoo, I hope this helps answer a few questions and I'll mention the Canadian roundel.

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/SibWings/BirdDog/sw_bdog_42.jpg

Nick C
October 10th, 2009, 07:05
Sibwings AND Dag are right:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/5/1/0/0942015.jpg

gajit
October 10th, 2009, 08:01
wow great engine detail