FS2004 Screenshots Here!!!

[wombat666]

Huub, the white nosed 'Whirlibomber' is CWDT while 'P7102' is the updated Ito-San version.
Seems as if I've had them for ages but they're still great, a sadly over looked aircraft IMHO.

[huub vink]

Huub, the white nosed 'Whirlibomber' is CWDT while 'P7102' is the updated Ito-San version.
Seems as if I've had them for ages but they're still great, a sadly over looked aircraft IMHO.

Both are great models. But somehow the Westland Whirlwind isn't actually the first aircraft which pops-up when I am re-installing FS2004. As the models are definitely great, perhaps the subject isn't that popular.

I've started another challenge........... Creating a paintkit for an older Aeroplane Heaven model is always full of surprises . But I thought the double bladed Hurricane deserved some extra skins.............

Cheers,
Huub

[Blackbird686]

Good to hear you're going to give the 2 bladed Hurricane some attention, Huub. It's definitely an overlooked model.

Since we're on the subject of the "Whirlwind"... I believe it was Lionheart that re-worked Kaz Ito's classic version. That model came out really looking sweet with a new 2D and very functional VC. He changed the airfile to make the plane fly like a piston engine bird, and added some superb "what if" paints. I re-worked the props a little...

BB686

[huub vink]

Does anyone know where I can find the textures with the spinner colours? For the 3 bladed propeller they are at the texture "AH_hurricane_spinexpro", but for the 2 bladed propeller I'm still in the dark.......

Aeroplane Heaven used to put a lot of generic textures in the main texture folder, but so far I haven't been able to identify the texture..

Cheers,
Huub

[Motormouse]

Been 'Russian' around in some heavy metal today

ttfn

Pete

[djs1]

Hi Huub,
Have you tried the texture folder MkI_2Blader? There seems to be a number of prop related textures in there, all related to the 2 blade propeller.

Hope this helps​

David

[Bomber_12th]

Yes, the prop spinner texture for the two-blader is "WoodenProp_t.bmp" as found in the Texture.MkI_2Blader folder.

[huub vink]

Thank guys, I got it.

When you have the name its easy to find. My Texture.MkI_2Blader folder contains only 3 files. The fuselage texture, the wings texture and a generic texture for the 3 bladed prop (AH_hurricane_spinexpro.bmp). As I already more or less expected the "WoodenProp_t.bmp" textures was located in the main texture file. However I expected a filename with the usual "AH_" prefix.

Cheers,
Huub

[huub vink]

It doesn't happen that often that you can fly a brand new early Mk.I Hurricane with fabric wings, even before the factory marking are applied

[rgatkinson]

Lovely Huub,

takes me back to the late 1970's when I was painting my Airfix 1/24th scale Hawker Hurricane before applying decals. What a kit that was!

Regards,

Taff

[Priller]

It doesn't happen that often that you can fly a brand new early Mk.I Hurricane with fabric wings, even before the factory marking are applied

Are you planning a Belgian Hurricane repaint by any chance?? Looks that way!

Priller

[huub vink]

Priller,

Mind you, but this is the FS9 Hurricane. I already did a Belgian paint for the FSX verion of the AH Hurricane.

Due to the texture lay-out the repaint possibilities are a bit limited, but still I have several repaints for the early fabric winged Hurricanes in mind. Whether I can all do them is depending on what the texture layout will allow me to do.

• the Belgian Hawker Hurricane I H-22 of 2/1/2 Aé (Chardon) at Schaffen-Diest (Airfix model)
• an alternative livery for a "treble 1" Hurricane (L1584) (Airfix model)
• the Hurricane L-1555 flown by squadron leader John Gilan
• the Hurricane "C" flown by flight officer E.J. Kain 73sqn.
• the Hurricane "J" which I also did for the FSX model (or perhaps I will take "L" this time)
• the Finnish Hurricane HC-460, which had still fabric wings after the update these Hurricanes received
• and I might do the Hurricane flown by the Polish pilot sergeant Josef Frantisec who still flew a fabric winged Mk.1 in September 1940

So I have quite a list in mind, now I have to see what the possibilities are..............

I would have loved to do some Battle of France Hurricanes, but these are impossible as the texture lay-out won't allow the "night/white" under surface which was typical for this period.

Cheers,
Huub

[Priller]

Hold on!!

You did an FSX repaint for the Hurricane?

Do you mind posting a link to it please? I'm horrible using the search function on this site!

Priller

[huub vink]

I just realised I did never upload the repaints I did for the AH/JF FSX Hawker Hurricane. I can remember I wasn't very happy with the result, which is most probably why. I will dig up the textures and upload them.

But here is work in progress on the FS9 Hurricane, which is a bit easier to repaint.

[Blackbird686]

Looks SWEET, Huub! Excellent so far...

BB686

[Priller]

Nemo me impune lacessit...

[huub vink]

Niemand tergt mij zonder gevaar............... (Nobody provokes me without danger......)

Most Belgian Hurricanes were destroyed on the ground, during the first Luftwaffe attacks on the 10th of May 1940.

I will post some images from the FSX version in the FSX screenshot thread.

Cheers,
Huub

Well this works, which opens quite some possibilities

[Hurricane91]

Spectacular artwork Huub.

[Motormouse]

Frantisek's gets my vote Huub, he was actually Czech ... but as he had joined Polish air force , was considered Polish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Franti%C5%A1ek

ttfn

Pete

[huub vink]

Number 3 from my short list. But I haven't done number 2 yet.....

[darrenvox]

leaving meigs

[huub vink]

Airfix model................







Oops, did anyone notice the typing error?

[Blackbird686]

"L1854"? Had to look for it. Airfix, now those were some awesome kits. I built quite a few when I was a kid.... brings back memories

BB686

[huub vink]

All number should be correct now....

The airfix model has the correct L1584





And what nobody noticed yet, Squadron Leader John W. Gillan now also has the correct number under the wing.....





I must be getting old!

And on with the next one............

[huub vink]

And the next one is finished also. The previous ones were all painted in the A-scheme. This one is painted in the B-scheme.
"C" from 73 squadron 1938. Like the early fabric wings and the 2 bladed Watts air screw.









Cheers,
Huub