finally arrived!

[Matt Wynn]

well.... now i have a PC that's FSX capable i've been spending more and more time in it and enjoying the sim... to Celebrate i just finished my Paintkit for the FCS Lancaster, seen here in a Polished metal, took her pretty much back to blank, and redrew it all, including the bump maps, kinda pleased with the result...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_15-32-4-930_zps6d5ddc5e.jpg~original

[falcon409]

WOW!!:jawdrop:

[Bruce Thompson]

That looks fantastic Matt, looks a lot sharper too.:salute::salute::salute:

[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful work Matt :applause: :medals:

[Matt Wynn]

Cheers guys, i'll try and get a few paints done by tonight, currently taking that High-Shine version, toning it down a bit and adding in some tonal differences, get some Bare Metal going on (and not as polished) then i can start on the B.Is...

[gaucho_59]

Cheers guys, i'll try and get a few paints done by tonight, currently taking that High-Shine version, toning it down a bit and adding in some tonal differences, get some Bare Metal going on (and not as polished) then i can start on the B.Is...

Fantastic work Matt! Can't wait to see it in colors... BTW is this a payware model?

[Matt Wynn]

thanks :salute: and Yeah it is pal, by FCS (First Class Simulations).... it's a nice enough model, a few little niggles, but nice enough for touring round :)

[OleBoy]

Congrats on getting a rig that can run FSX properly. My guess is that you'll be getting a lot of enjoyment out of a different texture environment.

[Lionheart]

Man, that is ALOT of Rivets!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice...!

[TuFun]

One of my favorite bombers... excellent work Matt! :salute:

[Paul Domingue]

Wow Matt! How many tubes of Simichrome did it take? :applause:

[Roger]

Excellent! Thanks Matt:applause:

[Matt Wynn]

Wow Matt! How many tubes of Simichrome did it take? :applause:

i don't know but my paint shed is strewn with the empties :icon_lol:

cheers guys, just working a more subdued shine finish now...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_19-19-25-222_zps32879b56.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_19-21-32-489_zps296a3823.jpg~original

[dougal]

Matt, thank you SOOOOO much. I love this addon, and have always been sadended there's so few repaints around. I am really looking forward to some great stuff. ESPECIALLY that bare shine;-)

[Matt Wynn]

the PC i have now is making thigs so much easier, glad i finally have the ability to run FSX... specs on my rig are ASUS Z77 Sabertooth with Thermal Armour, Corsair H80 Cooling, 32Gb RAM, Soudblaster Recon 3D, 2x GeForce GTX 660 2Gb in SLi, I7 3770k and the HX1050 PSU... quite a rig, runs the sim nicely :jump:

still... back to messing with Lanc B.Is... now... where's my compressor for the airbrush gone... :running:

[Matt Wynn]

first Lanc is shaping up, textures should work on the B.III onwards but seen here on the B.I... a handful of virtual Beer Tokens who can tell me the story behind this scheme :salute:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_22-6-30-74_zpsc3519e74.jpg~original

[Matt Wynn]

ok, now this'll give the game away... just got to figure what the underside wing roundels were...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_22-50-34-105_zps7f2ee3a6.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-6-30_22-50-34-105_1_zps6dfdfc0f.jpg~original

[Bomber_12th]

Your new texture work for this model looks superb, Matt (talk about a huge canvas to cover)! That white and black scheme comes from the 'Tiger Force' squadrons, as I recall.

[Matt Wynn]

Your new texture work for this model looks superb, Matt (talk about a huge canvas to cover)! That white and black scheme comes from the 'Tiger Force' squadrons, as I recall.

thanks pal! yup that's right, had the war dragged on just a few weeks longer Lancasters in this white and black scheme would have flown to the Pacific and taken part, as they were they 'lived' in Italy during 1946 (they kept the scheme even after the 'Tiger Force' had been disbanded), most were later variant Lancasters but i thought it'd be nice to see it on the 'Classic', the B.I, though if i recall it should work on other B. variant Lancasters in the FCS Pack, though that reminds me, need to sling some paint onto the H2S Blister as well as the underside roundels :icon_lol:

[Ferry_vO]

a handful of virtual Beer Tokens who can tell me the story behind this scheme :salute:


Didn't they fly a couple of those over to the US?

[Matt Wynn]

not sure where they ended up... seems the 'Tiger Force' was little known about and finding where particular Lancs went is a bit of a puzzle... still... think i'll finish this and then sling some camo onto the ole' girl...

[Ferry_vO]

I remember a story about those black & white Lancs from an issue of Aeroplane some time ago, might have to try and find it tomorrow.

[Matt Wynn]

if you do find it Ferry i'd like to read that... sounds an interesting article...

[Matt Wynn]

ok... now to the main course... the 'B-Type' RAF Camouflage... still work in progress, the 'A-Type' Camouflage was just a horizontal mirror across the top planform... still.... we'll get there :jump:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_0-37-50-514_zps6684222b.jpg~original

[Geomitrak]

Shame about the way-too-small nose turret in the FCS Lancaster, amongst other things. Plane Design's FS9 Lancaster is a far more accurate exterior model, and functions very well in FSX.

[Matt Wynn]

that it might be but it's about the best FSX Native model there is for the Lancaster (having self-shadowing, 'Bump' Map, Specular map etc...), i still use the PD one in FS9 though... anyways, here's an update... still a fair whack to do including removing the Alpha Channels, Adjusting spec map etc... but the B-Type Camouflage is shaping up...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_13-52-6-697_zpsffe6c063.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_13-52-17-371_zps742eb039.jpg~original

[Matt Wynn]

ok... first camo bird is done, might feather the camouflage edges slightly but not quite decided yet... anyways here we have W4118 ZN-Y, called 'Admiral Prune' of 106Sqn based at RAF Syerston, this particular Lancaster was flown by Guy Gibson in '42/ early '43

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_15-0-27-749_zpsd9df4a39.jpg~original

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_15-2-51-369_zpsc0069727.jpg~original

[WarHorse47]

Wow. Very nice.

Wait. I think I smell smoke. :mixedsmi: Nah. That's just Matt with his new computer. :icon_lol:

[Matt Wynn]

Wow. Very nice.

Wait. I think I smell smoke. :mixedsmi: Nah. That's just Matt with his new computer. :icon_lol:

:icon_lol: nope it's probably smoke... i'm like an industrial Chimney at the moment... :icon_lol:

[WarHorse47]

:icon_lol: nope it's probably smoke... i'm like an industrial Chimney at the moment... :icon_lol:Now I'm going to be checking the download section every 5 minutes instead of every 5 hours... :jump:

[Matt Wynn]

yeah i'm just tweaking a few little bits now, getting Thumbnail images, writing the usual bumf... then i can do a few other Lanc B.I's...

[ThinkingManNeil]

Didn't they fly a couple of those over to the US?

I don't know which squadron it was or the particulars behind the tour, but yes, there were three or four RAF Lancs dispatched from the UK for a postwar tour of the US and Canada wearing black and white schemes. There was a kid I chummed around with in high school who was the son of one of the maintenance crew members who went on the tour and decided to settle in Canada when he left the service. I remember seeing his scrapbook with newspaper articles and photos about the tour as well as a squadron patch that he'd kept.

N.

[Matt Wynn]

ok just uploading the initial 3 to Flightsim.com as well as here... :salute:

[Ferry_vO]

Found the article in the July 2006 issue (No memory problems yet it seems!) . The No. 35 Squadron flew to the USA from July 8th till August 29th 1946, with 16 Lancasters still painted in the 'Tiger force' colours. (And one York for technical support.)
The official name was 'Operation Lancaster' but is was also known as 'Operation Goodwill'. They flew from Britain to the Azores on towards Gander and then started a tour that led them from New York to Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Long Beach, San Antonio, Washington and back to New York.

[Matt Wynn]

thanks for the info Ferry! just working on another couple... have uploaded pack 1 to Flightsim.com so they should be up in next day or two, upload here had to be shelved while i figure a way to meet the filesize limits... might have to split it down from a 'Triple pack' to singular paints...

[Matt Wynn]

latest out my paint shed, basking in the wonderful Greek sunshine... LE-P (LL966) of 630Sqn at RAF East Kirby in Summer 1944

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_23-3-46-134_zps71f7ade0.jpg~original

[Firekitten]

Looks awesome Matt :) Really gorgeous job!

[Matt Wynn]

Thanks FK, just took the newest girl out for a spin... A2ussie of 460 (RAAF) Squadron from RAF Binbrook in Summer 1944, meets a Tiger Force Lanc... an impromptu Formation 'photocall' was immediately put into action..

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_23-56-15-244_zpsaf78e799.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_23-59-30-229_zps436df746.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_23-58-56-244_zps31ec0589.jpg~original
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/2013-7-1_23-56-29-653_zpsb2b05b4f.jpg~original

...just some nice formation flying... nothing happens quickly in a Lanc, with certain notable exceptions... :icon_lol:

[Matt Wynn]

just as a H/U first 3 are available on Flightsim.com now :salute: filename:fcslancbi_trip.zip (http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=173976)

[dougal]

just as a H/U first 3 are available on Flightsim.com now :salute: filename:fcslancbi_trip.zip (http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=173976)

You're my super star of the month Matt. Maybe even of the quarter;-)

Any idea if or when that gorgeous polished metal might hit the shelves?

[Matt Wynn]

thanks Dougal.... the really shiny one is in with that 3 pack... i'm just working on #3 of the second 3-pack now, LE-P of 630Sqn, AR-A of 460(RAAF) Sqn and the third... well, thats being kept a secret till i get more done :icon_lol:

[dougal]

Oh cool, downloading now. Again, many thanks matt!!! (and all other repainters too)

[Matt Wynn]

no problem, still debating what to do as the 3rd B.I for 2nd Triple pack, 6th B.I total...

[TuFun]

Awesome repaints Matt! DLing them now!!! :salute:

[Matt Wynn]

cheers guys, i've just decided on #6..... now i can think about the second pack of 3...

[PrivateCustard]

Excellent work :salute:

I'd love to see a Thumper Mk.III paint (the latest BBMF livery, with 'City of Lincoln' still on the starboard side). I have some decent top-shots for reference if you want :)

[Matt Wynn]

Excellent work :salute:

I'd love to see a Thumper Mk.III paint (the latest BBMF livery, with 'City of Lincoln' still on the starboard side). I have some decent top-shots for reference if you want :)

well next one will be a break from the norm ;) for a BBMF paint to really work we'd need a Lancaster with Lincoln rudders :icon_lol: but can always do Just Jane and a BBMF one next i guess :)

[PrivateCustard]

Nice, looking forward to it :D

[Matt Wynn]

i can now unveil the new girl, which finishes off the second triple-pack.... ok this one was a B.X variant but we work with what we have so represented here on a B.I with H2S

KB772, 'R' for 'Ropey', 419 (RCAF)Sqn, RAF Middleton St. George, 1945
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/FCS%20Lancasters/2013-7-2_23-59-35-747_zps0b7459b6.jpg~original

EDIT @ 0018GMT: Pack is now uploading to Flightsim.com

[Matt Wynn]

well.... one last shot for tonight, the new Work In Progress (code for "I'm on my chinstraps here, having a break for an hour or two")

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[DaveWG]

Great work Matt :applause:

[Naismith]

Matt what are the chances?
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[Matt Wynn]

quite possible i'd say... would go nicely with Just Jane & the BBMF Lanc (Older scheme style)

[Matt Wynn]

well.... she can now taste the virtual skies above Yorkshire! time to finally get some sleep and get back to the Mynarski Meml. Lancaster when i wake up...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/FCS%20Lancasters/2013-7-3_10-57-30-227_1_zps4ae1ba8b.jpg~original

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/FCS%20Lancasters/2013-7-3_10-57-30-227_zps332824d6.jpg~original

[Dimus]

Matt, I wish these Lancasters were actually in Skiathos!:icon_lol:

What a summer vacation that would be, especially if we flew there and taxied past them!

I can see though why you use this scenery as backdrop for your shots, it's gorgeous, and showcases your top notch work nicely. I don't have the Lanc but seeing your work I might consider it.

[dougal]

Downloading again now Matt. Thanks mate!!!

[Matt Wynn]

Matt, I wish these Lancasters were actually in Skiathos!:icon_lol:

What a summer vacation that would be, especially if we flew there and taxied past them!



problem is at Skiathos they'd completely jam up that Apron, only room for at best 2 A321 sized aircraft there so 7 Lancasters... :icon_lol: might move my Lancaster paint facility... either to Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Athens, or even Soesterberg, Volkel or Leeuwarden in the Netherlands (Regularly spend my Saturdays with a NL. Road Atlas open on my lap doing some Virtual VFR Flying there) :icon_lol:

and Dougal, no problem! just doing a T-6 (well SNJ-7C) to represent David Gilmour's (of Pink Floyd fame) aircraft.... after that it's back to Lancasters

[NickB]

Chaps, I've been thinking about buying the FCS Lancaster for ages and finally bought it for £6 at the FlightSim Pilot Shop. The main reason I finally picked it up was the fantastic repaints at Flightsim.com by Matt Wynn. Unfortunately, Flightsim.com are having download problems because of the popularity of an X-plane scenery item causing download limits to be exceeded at the moment. Have these repaints been uploaded anywhere else? I could not find them at the SOH, but I always have trouble finding stuff here.

Cheers
NickB

[trucker17]

Very, very nice work matt.....
We can never have enough Bombers....

[HvyEng]

It's definitely a great aircraft. FYI, to fix the fuel tank issue (you'll find it if you fly for more than 15 minutes), find the number_of_tank_selectors line in the acft.cfg and change it from 2 to 4, then the fuel system will work correctly.

I.E. find

number_of_tank_selectors = 2

and change it to

number_of_tank_selectors = 4

--Dan