For assorted reasons I have been running silent & deep here for a long time. Given the recent activity regarding the P-61 I guess it's time to surface and transmit a report on what I am up to these days.
My commercial project is getting close to the testing phase. I have been creating a Cessna Citation XLS+ for EagleSoft.
I have recently revisited the plane that started it all...Dad's Thorp T-18. My original model lacked the final polished metal version he made as I could not get a decent texture for it. I also have much better reference material. My original model was close, but between the new reference material and much improved modeling skills I realized that the first model I did could be made to look much better. P3D V3 is able to render a much improved reflection that I have been able to make work. I have a serious interest in making this project the absolute best that I can do. Dad passed away late last year. He turned me on to things that fly.
And there is also another lurker that has been asked about recently. The P-61. I am currently assessing the state of the model and working on what I will need to do to bring it up to my current standards. My intent is to work on it in parallel to the Thorp.
I know better than to postulate completion dates on projects. I work on them steadily, but the pace is slower than it used to be. In a way for me it is the creation of the model that is more satisfying than flying it. I think I got that from my Dad, as he once told me that flying the Thorp was fun, but he enjoyed building it more.
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