Attention all DC-3 fans !

[manfredc3]

Thanks for whose mentioning my name, but I don't deserve this honor, I only repaint what other do.
Happy Holidays to all

Kudo's to those that deserve it.

I may have misread one of the posts in this thread.

So, gratitude and kudo's to those involved in creating the vintage vc, the great aircraft add-on, and the great soundpack.

Manfredc3

[Jafo]

"So it looks like we found an awesome freeware DC-3/C-47 that is about to reach high standard payware quality."

Always has been ...

[paralaile]

Manfred's DC-3 gets authentic VVC !
...
Cheers,
Jan

What a great news!!!
Thank you very much for this project Javis!

[Paul J]

Jan and team - I still fly both of MAAM-Sim's venerable DC-3 and B-25 in FSX-DX10, using Steve's DX10 Fixer: I now fly Manfred's wonderful rendition - but it's a modern rendition. Your VC will bring these works full circle: It will take me back to my youth - the '60's, and FSX will finally have one of the finest examples of Flight-Sim aircraft artistry available. Why A2A, or some equally qualified developer hasn't done this I do not know: it is such a missed opportunity.

This should be payware - it is certainly of that calibre. Thank you all so much for bringing it back to life.

Paul J.

[Anthin]

Masterpiece has to be the understatement of the Century. Vintage cockpit!
to add to the already incredible airplane. This whole project is just astounding.
Once again from me Thank you everyone.
Anthin.

[Francois]

Hey Jan, you know we LOVE you, man !!!

[Adrian Petford]

Exceptional work. I'm really looking forward to this!

Thank you Jan and Hansi.

[Javis]

Goodday folks,

This week i started work on the heart of the DC-3 cockpit: the Throttle Quadrant. I'll always make a quick drawing first before getting to work at modeling :



Well, that's not true of course.. It's uncle Maximillian that makes the sketch, not me, and it's done after the modeling, not before...


Here's the WIP Throttle Quadrant in another fancy setting :



That's another advantage of working with Max over Gmax, you get to play with Max' awesome rendering possibillities. I don't know much about it yet but i intent to because i'd like to have a go at texture baking once the modeling is more or less finished. Not much photo texturing this time because i have only access to the DDA Dakotas but the pits are too 'modern and pimped up' to suite the purpose of creating a 'VVC'.


Onwards in normal setting. On the way :




And here's where the TQ is sofar. Still quite some stuff to add as you can see :



To be continued --->

[adi518]

This is getting more and more epic by the day!

[Javis]

Some more screenies of the TQ WIP :









Ok, that's it for today, gents, more next weekend.

Thanks much again for the inspirational comments and I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year !

Cheers,
Jan

[iwik]

Merry Xmas to You also Jan,
Looking great, now have a break till next weekend.
Thanks for the update.

Les

[Marvin Carter]

Holly WOW!!!

[fxsttcb]

Absolutely WONDERFUL work Jan!
A retro cockpit is just the ingredient I need to create a supurb rendition of my beloved DC-3/C-47. This will certainly fit the bill. Bless You folks.

Just one(simple?) request: Please gauge/mouse map the flat portion of the main panel for us tweakers/modders.
I like to create pop-ups of certain instruments, and, add icons for them, and other functions.
It would be great to be able to place those icons, or, other visible/invisible controls, adjacent to their modeled partners...Don

[Roger]

Exceptional!

[txnetcop]

Just like the F-86 project...WOW JAN!
Ted

[Lenop]

AWESOME Jan, thank you for this wonderful present at the end of 2013!

[OleBoy]

Jan, your modeling work puts my lower jaw on my desktop. Very nice work.

[boxcar]

.
Wonderful work so far, Jan. Am having a wee misty-eyed response this day seeing this dream coming true. Thank you ever so much.

[manfredc3]

Holy chamoley.....!!!!

I'm lost for words.

Jan, woorden schieten te kort.

Now go and enjoy the final days of the year,

Manfredc3

[robcap]

Hi Jan,

you're working a bit slow hahaha.
Nah, just kidding.

Gelukkig nieuwjaar, en rustig aan met de oliebollen.

R.

[Ferry_vO]

you're working a bit slow hahaha.
Nah, just kidding.

Gelukkig nieuwjaar, en rustig aan met de oliebollen.

Your 'Duck' versus Jan's VC; let's see who's done first...

Great work, Jan!

[Alky]

Aviation porn at it's best!
Hopefully there will be a suitably "used" version as well.
Who said there's no such thing as miracles?

[Ian Warren]

YIP! .. guess that's all i can say ,

[Bruce Thompson]

Amazing work indeed, what a gift we have received with this aircraft, thanks to all involved, Manfred and the team and now Jan for the vintage VC.

[Javis]

Absolutely WONDERFUL work Jan!
A retro cockpit is just the ingredient I need to create a supurb rendition of my beloved DC-3/C-47. This will certainly fit the bill. Bless You folks.

Just one(simple?) request: Please gauge/mouse map the flat portion of the main panel for us tweakers/modders.
I like to create pop-ups of certain instruments, and, add icons for them, and other functions.
It would be great to be able to place those icons, or, other visible/invisible controls, adjacent to their modeled partners...Don

Thanks,Don. Hansi tells me that because a 'glass plate' is added to each gauge it can be made clickable to f.i. provide Tooltips. I suppose that'll make for more ops.

cheers,
Jan