Someone interested if we build and fsx Blenheim mkI and IV?

[icarus]

we would like to build a native fsx blenheim but seems a little difficult to find good resource about panel instruments and cockpit, if someone was luckier than me to find some..i have some books but not completely satisfied about all visible instruments, levers etc for the blenheim so that wecan build a good one... any help appreciated.

[peter12213]

we would like to build a native fsx blenheim but seems a little difficult to find good resource about panel instruments and cockpit, if someone was luckier than me to find some..i have some books but not completely satisfied about all visible instruments, levers etc for the blenheim so that wecan build a good one... any help appreciated.

I have Alphasim's model which is quite nice, personally I'd prefer something like a Whitley, or a Avro Anson!

[Reddog]

How about a Piper Tripacer instead?????

[anatolpopov]

There is one restored Blenheim in Tikkakoski, Finland. Try contact them.

http://www.airforcemuseum.fi/ (website in English)

http://www.airforcemuseum.fi/flash.asp?file=3 (see Blenheim)

[icarus]

Piper Tripacer was on the list since 2009 and is probably what we will start after the tiger moth just started a week ago (ten new aircrafts are on the way most need only the flight dynamics part or last virtual cockpit touches).....


resources on the virtual cockpit and instruments of blenheim and or anson are appreciated actually. Having many books and manuals but seems some bombers are not so detailed about cockpit(same difficulties for p61 black widow or mosquito).

actually have only this photo

http://ic2.pbase.com/o6/08/580408/1/77453127.EFhadfFH.Blenheim_cockpit.jpg

another interesting link is this one

http://users.cyberone.com.au/clardo/blenheim_armament.html

i am particulary interested on the part at the right of the pilot to see lever and instruments so that we can build.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album/data/567/medium/81af33c9310e0d06488dedb812c73930.jpg

[RyDraiggoch]

You may wish to talk to Rick Piper - he started a very beautiful Mk1 Blenhiem about two years back for Fs9 but the project has languished since then - he had a wealth of information
prehaps he can help

Leif

[icarus]

Thanks do you know how can i contact him? if you have an email address can you pm me? thanks again

[RyDraiggoch]

Just go post at www.cbfsim.org (http://www.cbfsim.org)

he is a mod there.

It was a beautiful model

Leif

[icarus]

ok thanks i will contact him....searching about the avro anson i have downloaded good infos about cockpit view and instruments... so it's tempting me

[AndyE1976]

I have about 10 pictures of the cockpit of the Duxford Blenheim that is under restoration. They're 4382x2916 so you should be able to zoom in for instrument detail etc.

If you're interested then PM me your email address and I'll send them over - they're a bit too big to post here without resizing.

Edit: And yes, I'd be very interested either freeware or payware.

[bruce448]

Speaking of the Duxford Blenheim try here

http://picasaweb.google.com/bryan.ribbans/BristolBlenheimCockpitImperialWarMuseumDuxfordEngl and#

Bruce

[jankees]

there is a Blenheim in the Brussels Museum too

8140

Maybe you can contact them? (http://www.airmuseum.be/en/index.php)

[AussieMan]

While I admire the work you do and I have a couple of your aircraft forget the Tiger Moth mate. Noone will ever be able to match Anthony Lynch's Tiger IMO.

If anything I would opt for the Avro Anson. The Blenheim was mainly only used in Great Britain mainly for Coastal Patrol. The Bristol Beaufort was more widely used and I believe they have a similar cockpit layout.

The Anson was also more widely used. It was used for navigation and radio training. It was also for gunnery training and coastal patrol. Post war it gave sterling service as a regional airliner.

The choice is yours but I don't think another Payware Tiger Moth would be viable. I for one will not be buying it, instead saving my money for a Beaufort or Anson.

Cheers
Pat

[icarus]

tiger moth started a week ago so will try my best to made a nice model...not always have good sales interest me,(also if can be hard to believe we like made models principally rares or not) someone have success some not but it always interesting all reseach, learn history and all related, i have still tons of informations about models probably i will never build but just for passion.

AndyE1976 i have pm you thanks

and yes we will build anson and blenheim probably starting them in july. Building bimotors need little more time than a fighter so hoping to finish in two or three months.

thanks to jankess and bruce448 i have take notes of your infos

[tigisfat]

Piper Tripacer was on the list since 2009 and is probably what we will start after the tiger moth just started a week ago (ten new aircrafts are on the way most need only the flight dynamics part or last virtual cockpit touches).....


resources on the virtual cockpit and instruments of blenheim and or anson are appreciated actually. Having many books and manuals but seems some bombers are not so detailed about cockpit(same difficulties for p61 black widow or mosquito).

actually have only this photo

http://ic2.pbase.com/o6/08/580408/1/77453127.EFhadfFH.Blenheim_cockpit.jpg

another interesting link is this one

http://users.cyberone.com.au/clardo/blenheim_armament.html

i am particulary interested on the part at the right of the pilot to see lever and instruments so that we can build.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album/data/567/medium/81af33c9310e0d06488dedb812c73930.jpg

Man, to do that right would be pretty poly heavy.

[PRB]

I love all those twin engine RAF attack birds. Blenhiems, Beauforts, Beaufighters, all good stuff. That one cockpit photo is amazing. Beautifully restored, she is. I have the Alphasim one as well. I like it. Would welcome a more highly detailed VC... I say go for it.

[icarus]

would be pretty poly heavy.

our modeller never had problems as our customer knows our aircraft are very fast on fps and he knows how solve those problems due his big experience on 3d, often you can't see difference from outside view and virtual cockpit about fps. This will be visible on our next henschel 129 that i m running on an old 2.8 ghz single processor with no fps problem and virtual cockpit is very detailed

[Paul K]

You may wish to talk to Rick Piper - he started a very beautiful Mk1 Blenhiem about two years back for Fs9 but the project has languished since then - he had a wealth of information
prehaps he can help

Leif


I agree, Leif. Rick's Blenheim would be an excellent starting point. I can't remember how far he got with it, but there is no doubt it would be of the very highest quality.

I'd be very interested indeed in buying a good Mk. IV

[IanP]

Personally, I probably wouldn't get another Blenheim, I don't use the ones I have. An Airspeed Oxford or most particularly an Anson, however...?

Either of those were absolutely everywhere, doing absolutely everything. Both types are sadly forgotten in favour of aircraft that did nowhere near as much but, as the B-24 crews said of the B-17, they just had better press officers. http://www.ianpsdarkcorner.co.uk/notfair.gif

Ian P.

[icarus]

anson is on list...i must admit my ignorance...didn't know about existance of the Airspeed Oxford...i like it.

[Paul K]

And a Handley Page Hampden maybe ? The Alphasim FS9 one was satisfactory, if a bit basic, but the FSX re-release suffered the usual prop disc /clouds problems in SP2.

Anyway, its another one to consider for the future. Early WW2 RAF is very interesting; sometimes quaint, often bizarre, but always interesting.

[icarus]

i am considering any british and also usa bombers on future so thanks for any suggestion...if they are rares or not doesn't matter, it's better if they had role in many countries as the anson for example(actually we are also thinking about b25 mitchell or mosquito , p61, p61 black widow, various seaplenes, etc)actually also a curtiss p40 will start next week and we have to finish our p38 j. Now i have again my all time flightsim dedicated after a big stop so i can work on different projects. The hampden is also interesting paul.

[robcap]

When you finish the Piper Tri Pacer, I will give you more suggestions. It's not a good idea to have your plate too full:wavey:
R.

[Anneke]

When you finish the Piper Tri Pacer, I will give you more suggestions. It's not a good idea to have your plate too full:wavey:
R.

Pacer? How about that Storch...

[icarus]

Storch is on the way, needs some more cockpit touches and flight dynamics then will be out...as i wrote before i'm working on ten different projects to release and another two models, beechcraft staggerwing and curtiss p40 started..i know many want them out but it's taking always much time finishing one single model. because of the many skins, manuals to build(for future release) and check all is ok(had also a big time stop on next release due problem out of flightsim life)..thanks for the patience.

[peter12213]

How about a Blacburn Skua?


http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/19706/SH_Skua_Boxtop.jpg

[peter12213]

Sorry double posted for some reason!

[icarus]

thanks to andy we have enought information so there will be also a native fsx blenheim mkI and IV

houston we have NOT anymore a problem.

[icarus]

looking at the anson cockpit if someone knows of some detailed cockpit photos especially for the electric parts at left and right of the pilot and can inform me so that we can start also this project...i have discovered many cockpit photos but missing some good ones aboutall what is around the pilot(i know all about front cockpit)

[mal998]

What we really need is a new FSX B-26 Marauder...but for the time being I'll be happy with the release of the Duck!

[Butcherbird17]

+1 on the Marauder. Id also like to see a nice payware G4M Betty or any other japanese a/c from ww2. We don't have many (if any at all) japanese a/c in fsx.
One more thing that i would pay good money for is an AI package of ww2 a/c to populate all these great freeware scenery of ww2 airfields out there.

Joe

[icarus]

the marauder

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/220783-2/Crew+of+a+B-26+Marauder+outside+their+plane_+nicknamed+Ginger

http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/bombers/martin-b-26-marauder.jpg

http://www.militaryfactory.com/cockpits/imgs/b26.jpg