Cargo Haulers

[Rallymodeller]

I've been a long-time lurker here, but this thread made me decide to finally post, as well as share something I have been working on (not for long, obviously). Eaarlier in the thread, someone mentioned a Trader fresh out of AMARC.

Well, here it is, captured in transit from Arizona to the North:


Faded gull grey paint, fresh gull grey sprayed over the markings.


...and a mismatched door.

Still have to dirty it up, add some more fading and change the crew's flight suits to something a little more casual, but this bad boy'll be in service pretty soon!

[Milton Shupe]

This will great RM; I think you are in the spirit of things here too. :-)

I look forward to your finished product.

[Rallymodeller]

In the meantime, here's a cargo hauler I repainted and used to use a lot. Not so much since I backdated my FS environment to before the plane existed, though:



The PT Tu-154M is a masterpiece, and quite fun once you get used to exactly how complicated the plane is (15 minute startup procedure, by the book) It's also good on gravel which is a plus for those hauls to the Far North. In truth, I really like Soviet-era Russian planes but the metric gauges can be a bit of a hassle, sometimes. My only beef with it is a Flight Sim limitation: on the real aircraft, the reverse buckets are often deployed before touchdown and FS doesn't seem to be able to replicate this.

Other cargo faves: The Howard 500 (of course), the Beech Expeditor (ditto), Samdim's An-26, Piglet's An-2, Vlad Zhigulsky's An-12, the Russell/McKay CL-44, and so on, and so on...

[MaddogK]

Did one a few weeks ago for the CEO of my VA, PMDG's 747 in 3speed colors:

...and am still working on my personal ship, RFP 747-200:

[Cag40Navy]

In the meantime, here's a cargo hauler I repainted and used to use a lot. Not so much since I backdated my FS environment to before the plane existed, though:



The PT Tu-154M is a masterpiece, and quite fun once you get used to exactly how complicated the plane is (15 minute startup procedure, by the book) It's also good on gravel which is a plus for those hauls to the Far North. In truth, I really like Soviet-era Russian planes but the metric gauges can be a bit of a hassle, sometimes. My only beef with it is a Flight Sim limitation: on the real aircraft, the reverse buckets are often deployed before touchdown and FS doesn't seem to be able to replicate this.

Other cargo faves: The Howard 500 (of course), the Beech Expeditor (ditto), Samdim's An-26, Piglet's An-2, Vlad Zhigulsky's An-12, the Russell/McKay CL-44, and so on, and so on...

Does that baby port into FSX?

[Rallymodeller]

Does that baby port into FSX?

Hey, you are in luck. When I last checked, the -154M was FS9 only, but the folks at Project Tupolev have been busy beavers and have a beta of the earlier -B2 model available for FSX! You can get it here (links to their other planes as well). Word of warning: READ THE MANUAL! Never more important in a Flight Sim plane as in this one, as the Russians do things differently in their planes; this ain't your father's B727. The English manual is quite comprehensive, and a bit entertaining as well.

And I forgot to mention the best part: It's freeware, and there are dozens of liveries and other support utilities available at Project Tupolev and at avsim.ru.

[Rallymodeller]

Did one a few weeks ago for the CEO of my VA, PMDG's 747 in 3speed colors:

...and am still working on my personal ship, RFP 747-200:

One word: Gorgeous.

[Cag40Navy]

Hey, you are in luck. When I last checked, the -154M was FS9 only, but the folks at Project Tupolev have been busy beavers and have a beta of the earlier -B2 model available for FSX! You can get it here (links to their other planes as well). Word of warning: READ THE MANUAL! Never more important in a Flight Sim plane as in this one, as the Russians do things differently in their planes; this ain't your father's B727. The English manual is quite comprehensive, and a bit entertaining as well.

And I forgot to mention the best part: It's freeware, and there are dozens of liveries and other support utilities available at Project Tupolev and at avsim.ru.

Thank you good sir! Looks like im going to have fun in the Great White North now! (Where do i find out more info on the FSX Beta?)

[Milton Shupe]

We have seen some great examples of cago haulers here; let's keep them coming.

[TuFun]

I found this one abandon in poor shape... well my first attempt at experimenting with corrosion. It's little on the extreme side!

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[Rallymodeller]

I found this one abandon in poor shape... well my first attempt at experimenting with corrosion. It's little on the extreme side!

Nah, that'll buff right out. A little Turtle Wax, a little Armor-All, she'll be good as new.

[hawkeye52]

Looks more like Florida mold than corrosion; just hit it with the pressure washer!

- H52

[TuFun]

Took another shot at it... tone it down a bit.

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[wbuchart]

Took another shot at it... tone it down a bit.

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Looks pretty darn good to me. Hopefully you will post it.

Bill

[Milton Shupe]

Took another shot at it... tone it down a bit.

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I think you are on it now tufun