Great stuff Nigel.
Cheers Chris
Great stuff Nigel.
Cheers Chris
Thank YOU, My Friend, and mentor. :-)
You are most gracious, Huub - well I'm rather hoping you'll be treating the AVRO's with your own, very special art. :-)
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. :-)
You humble me, Sir - just doing what I love. :-)
Thank YOU Magoo! Now go easy on that jaw! LOL.
Knowing your own love and dedication to what we do, I take that as a very great honour, Jamie.
Thank YOU. :-)
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
Stunning work mate! Can't wait!
BB686
"El gato que camina como hombre" -- The cat that walks like a man
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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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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A gentleman always says what he means!
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Most men often say what they think!
An honest man usually means what he says!
A gentleman always says what he means!
"Αίεν Υψικρατείν "
A fool is not he who asks a simple question, but he who would simply have its asking denied. (Richards 2012)
Researching original instruments was a fascinating exercise...
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A gentleman always says what he means!
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A fool is not he who asks a simple question, but he who would simply have its asking denied. (Richards 2012)
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!
Awesome work Nigel; love the appearance of those faces.
I'm gobsmacked. That's about the best work on gauge faces I've ever ran into. Very well done Nigel!
Let Being Helpful Be More Important Than Being Right.
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
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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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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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.
Cheers,
Huub
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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?
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Well I sometimes have masochistic tendency
Ttfn
Pete
This looks to be one of the best FS releases ever!
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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A gentleman always says what he means!
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