Douglas A20 Havoc

[alain0568]

Hello,

-Thank you to Milton and your team for this beauty!
It flies very well in fsx!
I just changed the texture of the props!
As I do not know how to make textures, I look forward to the release of new textures and especially for the cockpit!
Have a good day


Alain

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[CavOk]

Thanks from me also. Its a wonderful model and flies well in P3d
Well done to all the team!!

[Milton Shupe]

Hello,

-Thank you to Milton and your team for this beauty!
It flies very well in fsx!
I just changed the texture of the props!
As I do not know how to make textures, I look forward to the release of new textures and especially for the cockpit!
Have a good day


Alain

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Hi Alain,
I guess I should have included the FSX props and flight model. Will upload those items later today for you FSX pilots.

Thanks from me also. Its a wonderful model and flies well in P3d
Well done to all the team!!

Good to hear CavOK. We do have an FSX specific setup but did not feel it necessary for the painters' release.

Forgive the interior textures as we are working on them now.

[CavOk]

I just know this is going to be well worth the wait. Xmas Easter and birthday all rolled into one. (note to myself...get out more!)
Mike

[SteveB]

Well my old paint shop pro 7 threw a wobbly with the paint masters, it refused too believe that so many layers could exist .
But I managed too get them working. Here is an early WIP shot, it still has a long way till ready.

Steve

[wellis]

Well my old paint shop pro 7 threw a wobbly with the paint masters, it refused too believe that so many layers could exist .
But I managed too get them working. Here is an early WIP shot, it still has a long way till ready.

Steve

Looking good Steve! (yeah, there are a few layers... :-)

[Blackbird686]

The ol' Havoc looks good in Russian paint. Nice work, Steve.

BB686

[SteveB]

The ol' Havoc looks good in Russian paint. Nice work, Steve.

BB686

The Russians did have a few hundred of them in service by 1945. This one was shot down in late 44 near the Ukrainian town of Rivne.
I got too spend some time on it this evening.

Steve

[HorusJ]

Well my old paint shop pro 7 threw a wobbly with the paint masters, it refused too believe that so many layers could exist .
But I managed too get them working. Here is an early WIP shot, it still has a long way till ready.

Steve

SteveB, you are my hero!

[Bomber_12th]

That is looking excellent, Steve!

There is a wealthy gentleman with a growing flying warbird collection in Russia, that just recently purchased an A-20G Havoc restoration project (a complete airframe, that had been displayed at Geneseo, NY, which had been under restoration for some years to fly, but not completed). It is now undergoing restoration at Aero Trader, which is the same company that restored Rod Lewis' A-20G - currently the only flying A-20 in the world. It can be expected that this second A-20, when finished, will be completed/flying in Russian markings.

[SteveB]

That is looking excellent, Steve!

There is a wealthy gentleman with a growing flying warbird collection in Russia, that just recently purchased an A-20G Havoc restoration project (a complete airframe, that had been displayed at Geneseo, NY, which had been under restoration for some years to fly, but not completed). It is now undergoing restoration at Aero Trader, which is the same company that restored Rod Lewis' A-20G - currently the only flying A-20 in the world. It can be expected that this second A-20, when finished, will be completed/flying in Russian markings.

That is great news Bomber, If I recall correctly the Soviet's had more Havoc's in service of various models than the USAAF did in 1945.
But I could be wrong, I usually am

Steve

[Milton Shupe]

That is great news Bomber, If I recall correctly the Soviet's had more Havoc's in service of various models than the USAAF did in 1945.
But I could be wrong, I usually am

Steve

At least 3000 A-20's per the attached ...

[SteveB]

3000 gives me something too play with. Here are a couple of WIP shots of the first two.

[nigel richards]

Outstanding, exceptionally beautiful model by Milton - extremely well structured paint kit by a most talented Wellis. :-)

Sincerest kudos, Gentlemen.

[Motormouse]

Hello Milton, June 2017 issue of Aeroplane has feature on the Boston/ Havoc /A20

http://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/View/issue/AM530

Ttfn

Pete

[Bomber_12th]

Here is a 360-degree view of the cockpit of Rod Lewis' fully restored A-20G Havoc (the only flying A-20 in the world): https://www.eaa.org/apps/virtualtour/a20-cockpit360-eaa.html

Very little in the way of modern additions/99% bone-stock. The aircraft has been on display in recent weeks at the EAA Museum, ahead of making its first airshow debut at Airventure/Oshkosh next month (last year it was schedule to attend Airventure, but one of its engines decided not to cooperate on the trip there).

[Milton Shupe]

Hello Milton, June 2017 issue of Aeroplane has feature on the Boston/ Havoc /A20

http://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/View/issue/AM530

Ttfn

Pete

Thanks Pete; looks to be an interesting read.

[Milton Shupe]

Here is a 360-degree view of the cockpit of Rod Lewis' fully restored A-20G Havoc (the only flying A-20 in the world): https://www.eaa.org/apps/virtualtour/a20-cockpit360-eaa.html

Very little in the way of modern additions/99% bone-stock. The aircraft has been on display in recent weeks at the EAA Museum, ahead of making its first airshow debut at Airventure/Oshkosh next month (last year it was schedule to attend Airventure, but one of its engines decided not to cooperate on the trip there).

Ahhh, great John; thanks for sharing that.

[Bomber_12th]

BTW, I only just noticed that if you go to that link for the 360-degree view of the cockpit, if you look directly back towards the tail, there are also a couple of little graphics-links that you can click on which will take you to two other 360-degree views, one from the the top turret and one from the aft fuselage (where you can see, for instance the ventral-position 50-cal machine gun in the stowed position - to use it, the gunner would simply open the bottom hatch and the gun can be swung out into position). I was able to view this aircraft when it was still under restoration at Aero Trader back in 2014, but it was the one project in the shop that was not allowed to be photographed (owner's request).

[AussieMan]

Hello Milton, June 2017 issue of Aeroplane has feature on the Boston/ Havoc /A20

http://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/View/issue/AM530

Ttfn

Pete

Is there a downloadable version? About 6 weeks before we get it here in Australia.

[stansdds]

Hello Milton, June 2017 issue of Aeroplane has feature on the Boston/ Havoc /A20

http://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/View/issue/AM530

Ttfn

Pete

Thanks Pete; looks to be an interesting read.

Love that restored cockpit with the Trig TY91/92 radio controls. Modern comms with minimal footprint. I'm guessing that navigation is by a portable GPS.

[SteveB]

I know it's probably a bit late in the project too ask if there is a chance of the C model without the Nose blister guns ?
This would allow for some interesting Soviet late/post WW2 photo recce and trainer schemes.

Steve

[Milton Shupe]

I know it's probably a bit late in the project too ask if there is a chance of the C model without the Nose blister guns ?
This would allow for some interesting Soviet late/post WW2 photo recce and trainer schemes.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Not at all. We should be able to accommodate a nice Russian C version. We should probably make the blisters optional anyway. I just never saw a Russian version and did not realize there were C's without the blisters.

[SteveB]

Hi Steve,

Not at all. We should be able to accommodate a nice Russian C version. We should probably make the blisters optional anyway. I just never saw a Russian version and did not realize there were C's without the blisters.

Cheers Milton, That will allow me too paint an Aeroflot as well as VVS schemes. Aeroflot used 5 C's on photo mapping flights until 1955. Also the French forces in North Africa tended too remove the blisters. I put it down too frustrated fighter pilots who flew them and wanting a few knots extra speed.

Steve

[wellis]

Hi Steve,

Not at all. We should be able to accommodate a nice Russian C version. We should probably make the blisters optional anyway. I just never saw a Russian version and did not realize there were C's without the blisters.

won't be a problem from the paint kit perspective, just a little moving things around.