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    Great stuff Nigel.

    Cheers Chris

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milton Shupe View Post
    Excellent work my friend; you have been busy!
    Thank YOU, My Friend, and mentor. :-)

    Quote Originally Posted by huub vink View Post
    Beautiful work Nigel! Really a piece of art

    Huub
    You are most gracious, Huub - well I'm rather hoping you'll be treating the AVRO's with your own, very special art. :-)

    Quote Originally Posted by michaelvader View Post
    Haloo Friends,

    in germany one say "good things need time"
    so I must be patient to wait for your works to be to download and install.
    But it' s hard to wait for so much pretty things to come.
    Nigel says the sounds will again be better wow wow as would say my dog.
    It is hard to wait but I know the outcome of your common works will be just ultimate.
    So I will thank you all for the fine gifts you offer us
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    Haloo Papi, very wise saying, Sir. :-)

    LOL; you must have a great dog!
    Thank you my friend for those very warming words - I won't forget your kindness. :-)

    Quote Originally Posted by wellis View Post
    As always, exquisite work Nigel!!
    You humble me, Sir - just doing what I love. :-)


    Quote Originally Posted by magoo View Post
    Holy smokes, Nigel!! Beautiful rendering!

    My jaw has officially dropped...!
    Thank YOU Magoo! Now go easy on that jaw! LOL.


    Quote Originally Posted by JDTinballs View Post
    Nigel,

    that looks absolutely stunning, words fail me.

    Jamie
    Knowing your own love and dedication to what we do, I take that as a very great honour, Jamie.
    Thank YOU. :-)



    Quote Originally Posted by speedy70 View Post
    Great stuff Nigel.

    Cheers Chris
    Thanks Chris - it means a lot when things seem to be going 12. :-)
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    Many thanks, Nigel.
    I'm really looking forward to this.

    Cheers,
    Robin

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    Stunning work mate! Can't wait!

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    That is simply amazing. Outstanding work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel richards View Post
    Amazing how time flies when researching, constructing and texturing each item for accuracy and realism.

    Heck of a lot of fun, too!
    Magnificent project Nigel. Roy Chadwick would certainly be as impressed as we members are.

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    Thanks Gentlemen.

    Tribute to Sir Roy Chadwick's genius - now wouldn't that be something, H91?



    That great designer was confidently putting welded steel tube and all-Metal Construction into the 621 series at a time when that other great rival - Sir Sidney Camm, was busy incorporating tried and tested wire-braced wood into their delightful little 'Hawker Tomtit'.

    Sir Roy was later to design the AVRO Lancaster.

    The same company test pilot on both 621Tutor and Lancaster was Capt. Harry 'Sam' Brown.

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    Progress on to variants

    We now have what I believe to be a completed cowled AVRO 621 Tutor (including VC, textures, custom sounds).

    So we're now busily carrying the improvements made to this basic model over to the other variants and float-equiped models.


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    Very nice Nigel! Looking forward to the release!
    Roman

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    Quote Originally Posted by spokes2112 View Post
    Very nice Nigel! Looking forward to the release!
    Thank you, Spokes2112 - that won't be long in coming. :-)
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    Researching original instruments was a fascinating exercise...

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    Fun to reproduce accurate, and lively graphics too.
    2 days per gauge - but at least they're going to be archived for future projects. :-)

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    Each day passes as if it were a minute. I'm amazed at how much work you can cram into each one, Nigel.

    Soulful stuff, sir!

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    Awesome work Nigel; love the appearance of those faces.
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    I'm gobsmacked. That's about the best work on gauge faces I've ever ran into. Very well done Nigel!
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    Looking good Nigel, now, what would be really something would be if those gauges had luminescent paint for night flying, or under the instrument hood.

    Ttfn

    Pete

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    Thanks for the good words and keeping the spirits high - very much appreciated Gentlemen :-)

    Pete: No looooominous gauges on the Real AVRO, but I know what you mean.

    Hmmm...so you wan't an instrument training hood, do you?
    Well, we're already at the poly limit for the cowled version, but I'll gladly see what's possible on the uncowled 621 trainer variants. :-)

    But don't fret on the looominies; Uncle Nigel has provided the correct night flying lamps (just like the Real AVRO).

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    Polish PWS-18?

    Although I only have a handful of blurred photos, colour profiles and a very questionable 3-view, I was wondering whether there would be any interest in the Polish license-built and modified version of the Tutor.

    The Wright J-5 Whirlwind powered PWS-18.

    Quite a chunky, robust looking bird IMO, has a few more horses with a DECREASE in engine weight, too...



    Always held the utmost respect and awe for Poland's couragious pilots. Could be interesting to see their trainer in sim. :-)
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    Beautiful work on the night gauge backlighting Nigel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Milton Shupe View Post
    Beautiful work on the night gauge backlighting Nigel.
    That's the kind of stuff we always enjoy doing together, My Friend :-)
    Without your enlightenment, that panel would have been in gloooooom!
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    Wow Nigel, you really did an incredible job on these faces!

    The research on these item is always interesting and surprising. I can recall an aircraft which was reasonably well documented. In the manual all the gauges where described with values and type numbers. However when I checked an un-restored wreck I came to the conclusion that quite some of the gauges had changed during the operational life. Its the same with pictures in manuals. These are often taken from a prototype, which is not always the same as the production version.

    About the Polish version; Although there will definitely be people who will be delighted to fly one, I personally will stick to the UK versions.

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    Pete: No looooominous gauges on the Real AVRO, but I know what you mean.

    Hmmm...so you wan't an instrument training hood, do you?

    [\quote]

    Well I sometimes have masochistic tendency

    Ttfn

    Pete

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    This looks to be one of the best FS releases ever!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel richards View Post
    Always held the utmost respect and awe for Poland's couragious pilots. Could be interesting to see their trainer in sim. :-)
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    Polish PWS-18 off the drawing board, out of the hangar.

    As per recipe; rounded wingtips, Armstrong Siddeley Lynx replaced with license-built Wright J-5 9 cylinder, removal of slats option, NEW cowl.


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