HMS Bounty Project 17th century Harbour scenery - FS9/FSX

[nigel richards]

Gentlemen, this is still 'in the hand' - a few items and ground polys yet to be finalised.

The scenery is a small 17th century Harbour and shipyard situated on the North Wales coast.

However, as we're producing the scenery as 5 or 6 Gmax modules, the bgl files will be easily placeable via any scenery placer at locations of your own choice.

It provides all airport/port facilities - all scenery objects/items custom built, including port houses/buildings, working lighthouse, Admiralty buildings, shipbuilding yard and other goodies.

Just a small preview...

[nigel richards]

[DaveB]

Brrrrrrrrrrrilliant

ATB
DaveB

[stoney]

Oh that is just flogging lovely!

[Maarten -]

Oh my gosh, Nigel! This is absolutely glorious! You Jack of all Trades. Never stopping to amaze me.

Cheers my friend,
Maarten

[Milton Shupe]

Oh my gosh, Nigel! This is absolutely glorious! You Jack of all Trades. Never stopping to amaze me.

Cheers my friend,
Maarten

I am with you Maarten :-) The buildings, docks, wharfs, textures are super in every respect.

EDIT: And those night textures/lights in the windows - awesome. :-)

[Motormouse]

Looks like Friars House, Beaumaris, one time outstation of Saunders-Roe.

Ttfn

Pete

[Wayland]

I just had a flashback to my favorite Disney movie of all time, "Kidnapped". I expected to see David Balfour and the captain of the "Covenanter" walking along the harbor frontage. I don't remember the D18 from the movie, though.

Steve

PS: Wouldn't happen to have a one legged cook and a cabin boy named Jim Hawkins aboard, would you?

[phrog_phixer]

Incredible work...this is FS9, correct???

[Blackbird686]

Outstanding work, Nigel! "Sailing Ship Simulator 2015"....!!

BB686

[Navtech]

This goes against all expectations !!
Great

[alain0568]

-really very very beautiful !!!


Alain

[nigel richards]

Thanks for the warm encouragement - happy this will be of some interest/use, Gentlemen.

Adding more details and items - ground polys and terrain adjustments to come.

Lighthouse now happily working in both sims - Milton's awesome flag animation added to Admiralty building.
Will probably add the flag at the harbour front, too.

[nigel richards]

Still need to window dress. LOL.

Fish, in the fish mongers, bread in the bakery...

and flagons of RUM at your local!





Let there be light!

[nigel richards]

[phrog_phixer]

Outstanding work, Nigel! "Sailing Ship Simulator 2015"....!!

BB686

Blackbird686 may have something of an idea here...there is NCGent's USS North Carolina and his USS Arizona (in work)...and others I do not immediately recall...

[DaveWG]

Superb work Nigel.

[Maarten -]

Speechless!

[speedy70]

Looking great Nigel

Cheers Chris

[Motormouse]

Rum...Where's Jack Sparrow?



Ttfn

Pete

[nigel richards]

Blackbird686 may have something of an idea here...there is NCGent's USS North Carolina and his USS Arizona (in work)...and others I do not immediately recall...

LOL. Then we'll have ingenious folk inventing ways of adding aircraft to a ship sim.
Seriously; Milton's Bounty project has positively widened the frontiers of thought regarding what can be possible for FS.

NCGent's Naval vessels are awesome contributions towards making our seas realistic.

DaveWG, Maarten, Chris; much appreciated, mateys :-)

Rum...Where's Jack Sparrow?



Ttfn

Pete

LOL. Last I heard, he's now milk delivery boy for the local dairy!

Door-to-door to the Admiralty (but the wise old Admiral and his distinguished guest keep an eye on that rascal Jack).

Orders now being taken - door-to-door, aircraft or ship...if you need a churn or 3.

[speedy70]

Hi Nigel.

Any progress pictures or release info?

Cheers Chris

[Willy]

Yep, this is going to be a must have. Merc Air is needing a new hide out as the old one (CFS1 scenery) near Southend was troublesome in FS9 and I'm not counting on it's working in FSX at all.

Nigel, if you need someone to test it in FSX Steam Edition, let me know.

[nigel richards]

Hi Nigel.

Any progress pictures or release info?

Cheers Chris

Hi Chris, thanks for the interest - yep, making progress.
I've had a setbeck with a fried Desk top video card, hence slow progress at present with this and other projects.

For the moment trying to push ahead with a laptop that's not really up to the job.
That's life, I'm afraid - hopefully be able to replace graphics card soon.

Hope you find the following pics of interest :-)

Yep, this is going to be a must have. Merc Air is needing a new hide out as the old one (CFS1 scenery) near Southend was troublesome in FS9 and I'm not counting on it's working in FSX at all.

Nigel, if you need someone to test it in FSX Steam Edition, let me know.

Willy, I'd be highly honoured to have your input in FSX Steam Ed.
I'm currently working this up for both sims, so be most happy to have you aboard, Sir :-)

This scenery's in North Wales, but if you find it of suitability for Merc Air, will gladly add a slipway for water/airstrip accessibility - nice grass strip maybe?

Several screenies to show how things are shaping up;

There were just too many houses etc and not enough focal points. Seems most good folk here are also partial to premises of fine refreshments - You'll find a good offering of real ales and cider at The Prince of Wales and The Black Bull, Gentlemen.

[nigel richards]

Have been experimenting with shallow water/beach ground polys with promising results IMO.

Wish I could overcome the issues I'm having with human 'cutout' figures. They show up great in FS9, but in FSX I'm banging my head against a brick wall. Have tried DXT1 and 3 - nothing doing, so if anyone has a solution for FSX, the cider's on me :-)

PS: Willy; I'll PM you as soon as I have something workable for you - Thanks :-)