Vertigo Studios Bearcat Screens

[ijay]

:salute: Great Aircraft
Well done to Dean and all concerned:ernae:
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[hey_moe]

Nice shots!

[ijay]

Nice shots!
Thanks Moe, little something i did a while ago, having seen the c-130 in your sig
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[Shylock]

Hmmm for some reason I love that first pic, don't know why just something about it ;)

[Helldiver]

The first picture there is no shine to the paint, the "Blue Angels" was not used on the Bearcats the the U.S. Naval Flight Exhibition Team flew and there was no extra frame in the canopy.
These airplanes were Simonized. Waxed for you young fellows.

[OleBoy]

Very nice pictures of a well done bear

[GrinningJester]

The first picture there is no shine to the paint, the "Blue Angels" was not used on the Bearcats the the U.S. Naval Flight Exhibition Team flew and there was no extra frame in the canopy.
These airplanes were Simonized. Waxed for you young fellows.


Helldiver, it is shiney, its just not very noticeable in that particular shot due to the angle and lighting conditions. Check the frontal part of the wing, and you'll see where the wing changes in brightness due to reflecting the environment.

[stansdds]

The first picture there is no shine to the paint, the "Blue Angels" was not used on the Bearcats the the U.S. Naval Flight Exhibition Team flew and there was no extra frame in the canopy.
These airplanes were Simonized. Waxed for you young fellows.
I think there is shine, or at least to the extent that FSX can model shine and reflectivity.

The name "Blue Angles" was applied to the Bearcats for the 1948 and 49 season, but those seasons also saw the leading edges of the wings, vertical, and horizontal stabilizers stripped of paint and polished.

As for the canopy, the F8F-1 series had a braceless canopy. The canopy brace was added during the production of the F8F-2. I guess this is another "oops", like the use of the P&W R-2800 B-series gear reduction case instead of the correct C-series case. Relatively minor details, but with all the input given and all the resources available today, one would think these things would have been seen before release.

[gera]

The first picture there is no shine to the paint, the "Blue Angels" was not used on the Bearcats the the U.S. Naval Flight Exhibition Team flew and there was no extra frame in the canopy.
These airplanes were Simonized. Waxed for you young fellows.

LOL!!!!!!!:ernae:

[ijay]

The first picture there is no shine to the paint, the "Blue Angels" was not used on the Bearcats the the U.S. Naval Flight Exhibition Team flew and there was no extra frame in the canopy.
These airplanes were Simonized. Waxed for you young fellows.
Helldiver
The aircraft in all supplied paint schemes has a very high shine, this unfortunately doesn't come across in my first picture!
This page http://aerobaticteams.net/Blue_Angels_F8F_Bearcat.html shows Bearcats with "Blue Angels" on one side of the cowling in some pictures and on both sides in others.
I do not know about the frame in the canopy, nor do I have anything to do with Vertigo Studios other than being a satisfied customer who decided to do a couple of screenshots of their latest aircraft as it comes -'out of the box'
ps.
Further, i bow to those people who have more knowledge about the aircraft than i do and who have posted their comments.

[Helldiver]

I worked on the USNFDT Bearcats in 1948 in the Flight Test Hanger and can tell you that there was no Blue Angels on the cowl.

[spotlope]

I worked on the USNFDT Bearcats in 1948 in the Flight Test Hanger and can tell you that there was no Blue Angels on the cowl.

There are photos of them from that time on the site above, Bob. Maybe somebody forgot to take his Ginko? :wavey:

[roger-wilco-66]

Helldiver
This page http://aerobaticteams.net/Blue_Angels_F8F_Bearcat.html shows Bearcats with "Blue Angels" on one side of the cowling in some pictures and on both sides in others.


They probably put the scheme later on, because there are also many pictures that show no "Blue angels" on the cowl, either side.

So everybody is right in his own timeframe :-)

Cheers,
Mark

[gradyhappyg]

Great shots no matter what was written where in what color or when.
Love the bluest blue water.

[DennyA]

Helldiver... Perhaps they added them after your time with the team?

19773

[oakfloor]

I think there is shine, or at least to the extent that FSX can model shine and reflectivity.

The name "Blue Angles" was applied to the Bearcats for the 1948 and 49 season, but those seasons also saw the leading edges of the wings, vertical, and horizontal stabilizers stripped of paint and polished.

As for the canopy, the F8F-1 series had a braceless canopy. The canopy brace was added during the production of the F8F-2. I guess this is another "oops", like the use of the P&W R-2800 B-series gear reduction case instead of the correct C-series case. Relatively minor details, but with all the input given and all the resources available today, one would think these things would have been seen before release.
Oh well, maybe they will fix it later.

[BOOM]

Helldiver... Perhaps they added them after your time with the team?

19773

Now Listen.........I'm not trying to start any trouble here,but please,someone call the proper authoritys and inform them a 14yr old boy has stole and is in fact flying a late model WWII Aircraft!!!!

.......I'll get my hat!!!...........and find a door FAST!!...........:jump:

[skyhawka4m]

Helldiver... Perhaps they added them after your time with the team?

19773


The other thing that is vedry evident here is the bare metal leading edges......hopefully we'll get a repaint depicting this paint scheme.

[ijay]

Great shots no matter what was written where in what color or when.
Love the bluest blue water.
Thank you, I was just posting a couple of shots of what I thought was an excellent addition to my FSX hanger.