There's Nothing Like Fresh Mesh ...

[SteveB]

I'm calling it a day in the paint shop, I'm going cross eyed.

Here's a little something so people have a texture on the over head panel

: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wu30erljxe...eta_1.zip?dl=0

Please remember this is very much a WIP and nothing on this texture is set in concrete yet. For example all the on and off 's are being resized a bit for breakfast.

Steve

[Milton Shupe]

That is coming along nicely Steve ... thank you Sir

[SteveB]

It's getting there. Here is a grey holding texture: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wdoefxgzkn..._grey.zip?dl=0

[Milton Shupe]

Ah, great! Thank you Sir :-)

Now that I have them, I can move the gauge (requires a gmax source change).

[SteveB]

Too much coca cola last night, brains still buzzing and my eyes still crossing, so, I have done a holding texture for the "OHpanelbotm.bmp". plain black antiglare paint no details: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s5dag8k443...eta_1.zip?dl=0

Steve

[Milton Shupe]

Too much coca cola last night, brains still buzzing and my eyes still crossing, so, I have done a holding texture for the "OHpanelbotm.bmp". plain black antiglare paint no details: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s5dag8k443...eta_1.zip?dl=0

Steve

LOL Thank you Sir; now ... sleeeeeeeppp! :-)

[manecas]

My first post here...just wanted to say two things;

Congratulations on such an amazing visual model and textures!

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for the Mallard!

you gentlemen have made my day, my week, my last couple of months!
God bless you all.
rui

[Milton Shupe]

My first post here...just wanted to say two things;

Congratulations on such an amazing visual model and textures!

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for the Mallard!

you gentlemen have made my day, my week, my last couple of months!
God bless you all.
rui

Rui,

Great to see you hear Sir. Did you receive my PM or Email?

[manecas]

Hello Sir, I did receive your email, but no PM sadly.
I have in the meantime responded.
you better be seated, it was a loooong email.... Love this emoticon, just like Im feeling after " flying" the Mallard for two hours...its almost 6 AM here, but it was worth it.
ive waited for a Mallard all my life!
she is indeed a gorgeous visual model. It feels like Christmas morning here trust me!
than you again,
yours,
rc

[SteveB]

Once I have completed the Overhead panel, and before starting on the bottom one, I will finalise a couple of the external schemes I have underway and release them.

[Milton Shupe]

Interesting read: http://catalinagoose.homestead.com/bobreedTCA.html

[SteveB]

The only problem I have with the TCA scheme is that I have yet too see a photo showing where they carried the aircrafts national registration numbers. I have the reg numbers of their Mallards and would like some advice on federal aviation rules circa 1980's concerning showing aircraft reg numbers.


Steve

[Milton Shupe]

Milton, how big a job is it too move a guage up and too the right a bit this would help me greatly in labelling some switches. Please see piccie attached.

Steve

Steve, et al,

Here is a replacement model folder that moves the gauge on the OH as requested.

[SteveB]

Thanks Milton, I have tidied up the on, off's and stencils this evening, and will be making a start on the fuel selector stencils next.

[Milton Shupe]

Thanks Milton, I have tidied up the on, off's and stencils this evening, and will be making a start on the fuel selector stencils next.

Thanks Steve. When all is said and done, I'll tweak the gauges up there to fit the spaces better.

And when you get that done, would you add a bit of shadow around the top edge. A bit of noise in the paint would look nice too if you are using layers.

[SteveB]

I've been thinking of the best way too put an edge around it, only a couple of hours ago, and have already started too add some patina experiments too the panel.
I have 3 litres of coke , 200 cig's and I've cleaned my spec's. So anything could happen.

Steve

Ps When you playing with the gauges next, could you look at the Fuel cap gauge mine still says volts .

[SteveB]

I have been playing with a general dirtiness on the overhead had a few experiments, in the the attachment is a current state of play update, also all the stencils are in final position apart from the fuel selector switches, as they are on a separate layer its a small job to move or add anything later on. I'm still experimenting on the final patina.

OHP update : https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzcxdl5qt5...eta_2.zip?dl=0

[manecas]

Once I have completed the Overhead panel, and before starting on the bottom one, I will finalise a couple of the external schemes I have underway and release them.

Beautiful repaints, the instruments panel also coming along fine, congratulations gentlemen ( Madam!) for your work, thank you again!

[Milton Shupe]

I have been playing with a general dirtiness on the overhead had a few experiments, in the the attachment is a current state of play update, also all the stencils are in final position apart from the fuel selector switches, as they are on a separate layer its a small job to move or add anything later on. I'm still experimenting on the final patina.

OHP update : https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzcxdl5qt5...eta_2.zip?dl=0

That's looking good to me Steve :-)

[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful repaints, the instruments panel also coming along fine, congratulations gentlemen ( Madam!) for your work, thank you again!

Shouldn't you be locked in the basement painting something that floats? LOL

[Firekitten]

Here is my 4096x4096 paint kit for the FS9 Mallard exterior textures, the link is awaiting aproval, so check back later to see if its live for download, but help yourselves folks



http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...8&linkid=19975

Painty painty painty!

[Milton Shupe]

Oh Wow! Thank you for sharing the work you did for the LDR FSX Native Mallard, Firekitten. I know there were some minor differences but you made the adjustments and shared your work with us for the FS9 version. That is just awesome.

I am very appreciative of your time and talents. Thanks again

[Milton Shupe]

I have updated teh model folder and panel.cfg to rearrange the OH panel gauges a bit and add a fuel gauge and selector.

Attached is a replacement model folder and a panel.cfg replacement to put in your panel folder.

[Maarten -]

Wow Rachael!

Another super fabulous paint kit. Thank you so much. No way that I'll be having a quiet hour this way.
Awesome!

Cheers,
Maarten

[Motormouse]

The only problem I have with the TCA scheme is that I have yet too see a photo showing where they carried the aircrafts national registration numbers. I have the reg numbers of their Mallards and would like some advice on federal aviation rules circa 1980's concerning showing aircraft reg numbers.


Steve

Now that I can help with.

Here you go. They haven't changed in years...well since 1977 if you check amendment at bottom of each paragraph!


http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx...45_main_02.tpl

Ttfn

Pete