Howard 500 N4362F

[TuFun]

With the release of the FSX native Howard 500 from Milton and now I'm embarked on a mission to upgrade the few repaints I've done.

This is a early wip template from what I extrapolate from pics. Nothing been adjusted yet, just measuring what I see.

Based on measurement of the windows so it's best guess?

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[modelr]

Your attention to details is just amazing. Looking forward to these updated paints. :applause:

[Javis]

Awesome work, Ted ! Well done, sir ! :applause: :cool:

Cheers,
Jan

[TuFun]

Your attention to details is just amazing. Looking forward to these updated paints. :applause:


Awesome work, Ted ! Well done, sir ! :applause: :cool:

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks I have two fan's!!! :biggrin-new:

Slapped on the old racing stripes, but this will be updated to reflect what's on the real bird.

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[PRB]

You have more than two..! Great stuff!

[TuFun]

You have more than two..! Great stuff!

I've done three other... N134U, N500HP, and a Cargo variant about six years ago for the revised tail version.

Testing them in the FSX native version.

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Did a test on the windscreen frame since most Howard's were painted with the same color. That does effect other parts as with the windows and dash pad.
Also the wing deicer is low quality texture and has some discoloration so paint that black will fix this.

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[FlyingsCool]

Nice! Love seeing old birds restored to former glory!

Now, if that would just work on us... :dejection:

[PeteHam]

Magnificent :applause: :applause:

[TuFun]

Thanks guys! Working on the wings next since the Howard 500 used Ventura wings. The old pattern I did years ago are not correct pictured here. The pattern is not suppose to be squared with the deicers as you see here. That's why the black non-skid was angled that way. It following the rivet pattern as seen in N500HP.


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Here's a good angle of the wings showing panel line that tapers. Interesting too is that N500LH had three different non-skid patterns.

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[TuFun]

Wing wips...

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[Sundog]

Those new textures are looking great TuFun.

[TuFun]

Thanks! Just the basics... fine tuning later.

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[MZee1960]

Wow ! ....... magnificent work, Ted !

[Milton Shupe]

(Excerpt from A History of the Howard 500 by Dave Cummings)

Along comes the Howard 500


A newer version of the R2800 was being used on the DC-6 aircraft and Dee thought it would be very well suited to the 500. The P&W R2800/CB-17 engine rated at 2500 hp with two stage supercharger and water injected ADI was a perfect choice for the plane. Light weight, at 2390 lbs it put out more hp/lb than most other engines on the market. It was the newest thing out there, having been developed in 1954 -‘56 and readily available in 1957 it was produced until 1967.


Dee bought about 30 something PV-1 aircraft from the Canadian and South African Air Forces in order to get the parts he needed to get the 500 in the air as soon as he could. From these planes he would take most of the accessories, engine mounts, tail wheel assemblies, wheels, hydraulic systems and various other small parts. He was faced with building jigs for both the wings and fuselage, but had bought originals from Lockheed in Burbank to use as patterns. While the jigs were being built, improvements on the design of the 350 were being done. The wing needed to be redesigned because the PV-1 wing just ran out of lift and speed at about 20,000ft. The new plane would also need huge wet fuel cells built into it to give the high end CB’s the endurance necessary.


The biggest improvement would be that of a remarkable pressurization system, one that would allow complete cabin comfort at 20,000 ft and beyond. The heart of the system would be based on the Garret Air Research engine driven compressor that the early Convair 580 and P-3 Orion aircraft were using. Howard was certainly a believer of the, “lets not reinvent the wheel” philosophy. This way he could get the job done fast and inexpensively. He was like the Japanese with their reverse engineering. He took what was being used successfully and made it better. He was able to pump his new fuselage up to an incredible 7 to 1 differential. This meant at 20,000 ft you could easily have a cabin of less than 2000 ft.
As Dee sat across the street at his favorite lunch place Jims Café with Ed Swearingen, he thought up ideas and drew them out on napkins. He said, “were going to have to accommodate this new engine and get a handle on the weight and balance for the plane, we need a bigger lever”. He promptly went back to the office and asked his top engineer how much of an extension the Howard 350 would need to be stretched to give it what he was looking for. He estimated that 4 ft would do it, so 4 ft it was, now the new plane would be 4ft longer. To prove it, with the least expense of time and money he took one of his PV1’s and cut it in two. The modified conversion flew weeks later and proved to be a whole new plane. They were very pleased with the performance changes.


The new 500 would incorporate dramatic changes that most believed to be simple conversions to the then PV-1. This is however not true. The most important fact about the Howard 500 is that it is a new aircraft, carefully designed by Dee and his staff. Those that say that it is a conversion know very little about what they are saying or what Howard did. While it is true that the 500 is somewhat of a “highbred” in that it used many parts from other planes. Again this kept cost down and saved time. For example, the propellers are Constellation blades and the spider or hub comes from an F4U Corsair, a # 60 spline 4 bladed propeller. The Landing gear, straight off a PV-2 (the PV-1 gear was just to light for the increased wt of the 500) but with some huge mods such as how it attaches to the airframe.


Concerning the airframe, how could it be that one could simply put glue on an existing PV-1 structure and get it approved as a pressurized plane certified under the then CAR 4B (transport category) certification? That is not only absurd but impossible. You must design around the fact that you are going to pressurize the aircraft. The 500 has a fuselage former every 6 inches. The PV-1 has them about every 20 inches or more much like a DC-3. The designs were indeed similar and one lead to the other, many parts from the PV-1 interchange, but not without some modification. Dee modified almost every part that came from the Ventura.

As a pilot/mechanic for 8 yrs on this particular aircraft and nearly 1500 hours in it as captain I can tell you that there are very few, if any parts that are a direct interchange. I have had to learn the hard way what mods to make on the parts I repair or exchange. It is definitely an on going learning process to be certain. I can see his point of view, or the evolution of each piece as I mess with them or repair them. We all tend to come up with ideas on how to improve a product when we use it for any given length of time. That is exactly what he did with the Model 350 as it lent itself to the design changes found in the 500. (Dave Cummings)


By late 1958 Howard had finalized the design of the 500. Certifying it was another thing as the now defunct CAA gave way to the ever changing FAA. This dynamic institution was trying to figure out how to harness the huge leaps and bounds in aviation that the world had witnessed due to the advancements that WWII and the Korean wars’ provided.
The construction of the Howard 500, proceeded with out too many changes in the airframe design, but went through many system, electrical, and hydraulic alterations. It seemed like, as the FAA transport category certification requirements changed, so did the plane and it was tough to keep up with the two. Some of the design features that were required to meet the FAA requirements included; a rudder boost and elevator boost system to aid the pilot in holding the plane controllable during single engine demos. They deemed that 180lbs of pressure was just a tad too much for the average pilot. Next the plane needed a yaw limiting system and compressor disconnect in the event the left engine were to fail. An elaborate AC electrical system provided everything from heated windshields to hot food in the galley. The brakes and gear system are both backed up with nitrogen systems. There are quite a few ways to get the gear down in the 500 and it is one of the fastest deploying gear I have ever seen, in fact you really need to be extra careful when performing a static gear swing as the momentum of the huge gear and wheels will sweep the plane right off the jacks. But in flight it sure is a comforting feeling to see the gear there every time and in record fashion.


The first flight of the Howard 500 took place about may of 1960 and as recounted by Dee Howard, “When we stepped out of the plane I told ‘Rusty’ (Elton Rust his test pilot) ‘I think I might need to go see the doctor, my face is hurting something fierce’, Rusty replied, “ Do you think it has anything to do with that huge smile you’ve had plastered from ear to ear since we pushed the throttles forward and raised the gear?”, “All I could do was laugh some more” responded Howard.


According to “Cisco” (Bulmaro Alarcon) Dee’s shop and field supervisor from 1955 to 1992, Howard built nearly 60 conversions of the 250 and 350 combined. The 500 was built from 1958 to 1963 and only 16 were produced. Cisco was there for the entire Super Ventura and 500 programs.

... for more of this story, see the Docs folder in your copy of the FSX native Howard 500 folder.
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[TuFun]

Dee Howard was a respected inventor and legendary in the aviation industry for his many creative accomplishments. Dee had over forty US and foreign patents issued in his name for both aviation and automotive products and the aviation companies which he founded and which bore his name held more than one hundred FAA Supplemental Types Certificates (STCs) and Type Certificate (TC).

An amazing human being! :encouragement:

[Sundog]

That's great info Milton. BTW, do you know if Ed Swearingen worked for Dee or was he just a friend?

[ejoiner]

Really looking forward to that revised N500HP skin. Thats the only one I fly with. The latest one I have, TFR-H500HP, you did doesnt seem to work well in P3D v45. Would love to see somebody do a reworked high resolution cockpit for this bird too!

[TuFun]

Really looking forward to that revised N500HP skin. Thats the only one I fly with. The latest one I have, TFR-H500HP, you did doesnt seem to work well in P3D v45. Would love to see somebody do a reworked high resolution cockpit for this bird too!

Does any of the default paints work ok? The photoreal N500HP looks pretty good. I only stage test in FSX-SE to check lighting effects, no longer fly sims.

Maybe when P3D v.5 or Xplane 12 shows me something, otherwise I'm not interested. And Orbx TrueEarth covers my areas of interest too. Although TrueEarth Washington is at a whopping 200+GB! I'm in no hurry since I enjoy my Photoshop projects.

[RKinkor]

Does any of the default paints work ok? The photoreal N500HP looks pretty good. I only stage test in FSX-SE to check lighting effects, no longer fly sims.

Maybe when P3D v.5 or Xplane 12 shows me something, otherwise I'm not interested. And Orbx TrueEarth covers my areas of interest too. Although TrueEarth Washington is at a whopping 200+GB! I'm in no hurry since I enjoy my Photoshop projects.
The ones that came with the new package look fine. I did try the old Damian Radice N500LN and does not look good at all. All of the fuselage except for the rudders looks shadowed for lack of a better term. I also am looking foward to both of your paints as well!

[ejoiner]

The ones that came with the new package look fine. I did try the old Damian Radice N500LN and does not look good at all. All of the fuselage except for the rudders looks shadowed for lack of a better term. I also am looking foward to both of your paints as well!

Exactly same here.

[ejoiner]

Does any of the default paints work ok? The photoreal N500HP looks pretty good. I only stage test in FSX-SE to check lighting effects, no longer fly sims.

Maybe when P3D v.5 or Xplane 12 shows me something, otherwise I'm not interested. And Orbx TrueEarth covers my areas of interest too. Although TrueEarth Washington is at a whopping 200+GB! I'm in no hurry since I enjoy my Photoshop projects.

I like the FTX sceneries and own most of them. I purchased True Earth Great Britain south and while it was pretty (especially London), it just sucked from a FPS point of view. I deactivated it and wont buy another true earth series product. FTX England in that case works great and to be honest, outside of the cities, looks better IMHO. I dont mean that to sound ugly at all. but I have a 2 month old custom built computer with an i7-8700k, 32GB of Gskill 3200 mhz dram and a RTX 2080 GPU, and P3D on its own 1 TB SSD, and True Earth made this sim crawl at like 8-15 FPS. I cant tolerate that. With regular FTX Im normally @30-35 FPS with all my normal settings and 3180x2160 Res.

[Milton Shupe]

The ones that came with the new package look fine. I did try the old Damian Radice N500LN and does not look good at all. All of the fuselage except for the rudders looks shadowed for lack of a better term. I also am looking foward to both of your paints as well!


When adding any repaints, remember to add a copy of the texture.cfg to pick up the bumps and specs maps, otherwise you get that upside down shading look.
Just copy that cfg from any other livery from the original release.

Also, read the comments at top of the aircraft.cfg regarding the models and which to use for older repaints.

And to improve on the textures further, eliminate any old textures that are already covered in the common texture folder if they are the same texture and some are higher resolution, or have been tweaked.

[RKinkor]

When adding any repaints, remember to add a copy of the texture.cfg to pick up the bumps and specs maps, otherwise you get that upside down shading look.
Just copy that cfg from any other livery from the original release.

Also, read the comments at top of the aircraft.cfg regarding the models and which to use for older repaints.

And to improve on the textures further, eliminate any old textures that are already covered in the common texture folder if they are the same texture and some are higher resolution, or have been tweaked.
Thank you sir! I had thought I had done it right but had missed the step on changing the aircraft cfg plus I might have put in an incorrect cfg. The Lady of the Night looks a lot better now!

[TuFun]

I like the FTX sceneries and own most of them. I purchased True Earth Great Britain south and while it was pretty (especially London), it just sucked from a FPS point of view. I deactivated it and wont buy another true earth series product. FTX England in that case works great and to be honest, outside of the cities, looks better IMHO. I dont mean that to sound ugly at all. but I have a 2 month old custom built computer with an i7-8700k, 32GB of Gskill 3200 mhz dram and a RTX 2080 GPU, and P3D on its own 1 TB SSD, and True Earth made this sim crawl at like 8-15 FPS. I cant tolerate that. With regular FTX Im normally @30-35 FPS with all my normal settings and 3180x2160 Res.

I have three sceneries installed just to have a nice background shots. FTX Northern California, Monterey and Palm Springs. I have several saved flights that I load for static testing. Using Chaseplane to look around the aircraft to check aligment and lighting (bloom) effects. ModelConvertX for quick look see.

[TuFun]

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[TuFun]

What I've learn here on this project as I experiment will help in doing I think the used bare metal cargo 500.


This is all new except for a few panel lines.
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Various rivets tests. The left side has the same rivets as the bright rivets on the right side. Dull rivets are grunge up somewhat.

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[TuFun]

I'm using a program to test bumps mapping under different skin conditions, not about matching skins.

[gray eagle]

I'm using a program to test bumps mapping under different skin conditions, not about matching skins.

I realize that; Sorry I brought it up .... - I deleted my prior comments.

[TuFun]

I realize that; Sorry I brought it up .... - I deleted my prior comments.

It's cool, just testing this program that does most of the adjustment on the fly. You can actually see the results before saving it.

[TuFun]

Well I thought I would give the flaps the treatment... track braces and all before I move on to the rest of the wings!

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Example

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[Sundog]

That's really nice work TuFun. Did you have to up-size the textures to get that level of detail?

[TuFun]

What I found is the the flap bottom is way smaller compared to the top area. So I went with 4k. The flaps do not go straight back when extended so the rail guides don't match up.

In the pic the top rail guides match up with the flaps edges even though the are straight on the texture sheet, but the bottom rails do not. Those will have to be angled to match the flaps edge. The model is designed that way but just angle the top rails to match.

[TuFun]

Peek under the flaps!

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[TuFun]

Working on getting the chicken scratch lined up somewhat! :biggrin-new:

First two panels are done. Bottom needs to be done also.

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Three paint jobs in one. :playful:

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Once finalized the dots will turn into rivets.

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[Sundog]

That's amazing work you're doing on the textures. Thanks for the update.

[TuFun]

Those areas like the top and bottom that distort can be done in such a way to look like creases like in this pic.

[simtech]

Tufun, those textures really look awesome... great job... can't wait to get them... Absolutely superb....Terry

[TuFun]

Thanks guys! Top done ... sparrow tracks that is! :biggrin-new:

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[jamminjames]

Two thumbs up!!!

[Wings of Gold]

Plus two more!

[TuFun]

Well, thought I would see if I can pinstripe a Howard! :adoration: This one has a cool pattern on the tails so it's going to be fun!

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[TuFun]

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[TuFun]

For what it's worth here some update pics. You might get lucky to fly it some day.

Setting up a pattern of fastners and rivets for the cowlring textures... later the the big cowling and parts will get the treatment.

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Tails all set just needs color...

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Hope you got a key to the door you'll need one!

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UPDATE: Red pattern now into something usable. Going to do some research how the slots should be on the fastners. Big cowl will get these nice fastners next.

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[TuFun]

Potential...

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Couple of boogers... oh well... who cares right! :biggrin-new:

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[TuFun]

Well ok looking at pic there are no pop rivets and so gone. What was I thinking... duh! Now much cleaner and looks good in the cockpit.

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[TuFun]

Well, now I was trying to figure out why one bezel rivets/lnes had the innies and the other the outies? I did the bumps right... I know I did I did! :biggrin-new:

Hmm... so I thought to flip half the bump texture and voila both innies... yeaaaaaaa!

Right side #2 engine...

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Left side # 1 engine...

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[TuFun]

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[Greenhouse357]

Amazing TuFun!

[Duckie]

Beautiful work Ted, and, for me anyway, a great tutorial series as I watch and see the evolution of your work. Your remarks are also helpful and provide insight into your reasoning, intention, and approach. And, although this is all very subjective and not for everyone, it certainly is and has been an enjoyable and informative process/series for me. Thank you.

Steve

[jamminjames]

Man that sure is looking good!!

[TuFun]

Thanks, Duckie! Some of these older models like this one take some time when nothing is round or flat or line up just right. Looks good drawing them up in a graphics program until you see it in 3d.

Right now it's a little artsy like all the bling that aircraft don't have but until I finish the rest of the model it's fun to see. Those strips on the cowl are four parts and not all are the same size making fun to line up. Will be adding the pinstriping that goes in the white background. The fuselage rivets are about right for a painted aircraft thus the wings will look like that later.

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Rivets are now flush on the cowl flaps not what I did before. Same with the smaller fastners with no slots yet.

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[gray eagle]

Looks nice and eventually in Concours d'Elegance condition. :encouragement:

[TuFun]

Looks nice and eventually in Concours d'Elegance condition. :encouragement:

Thanks! Factory new right out of Dee's facilities it will be. Giving the Howard one last leg in the virtual universe.

Just like this one.

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[TuFun]

Here's a comparison shot. All this time I thought there was a ring band just after the cowl covers. The red band on the N500LN was actually a painted stripe no band.
Will update that with no band.

[TuFun]

Tail rivets will be adjusted later but for now wanted see color!

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[MZee1960]

Looking marvelous, Ted ! Love the engine cowling color and detail (post #51 third picture) !

Also in the first pic of post #51, is there a way the VC glass and reflectivity can be made like that of the two cabin windows shown (ie. less 'blue') ?

[TuFun]

Looking marvelous, Ted! Love the engine cowling color and detail (post-#51 third picture)!

Thanks! Favor this big twin. Thought I would give her one last shot! :adoration:


Also in the first pic of post #51, is there a way the VC glass and reflectivity can be made like that of the two cabin windows shown (ie. less 'blue')?

That I don't know, do like the way the windows look in FS9 models. Looks to me the cabin and cockpit windows are tied together change one change them all.
Also, the cockpit window frame can only be black so it can't match the color of the fuselage.

[TuFun]

Fun with stripes... best way copy all three panels and paste them all in one texture layer, then draw the lines for those stripes. All nice and tidy!

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[MZee1960]

Looking good, Ted !

[greenie]

Always had a soft spot for this model . Looking forward to this Thanks !

[kremin]

Hi Ted,

Are these paints any closer to release please?:encouragement:

Love your work...

[TuFun]

Hi Ted,

Are these paints any closer to release, please?:encouragement:

Love your work...

I haven't touched it for a while now but after experiencing the new MSFS (alpha tester), I need to brush up on painting. Been working on the warp metal effects.

All pic are flown in P3Dv3 below.

Also two issues I have with the FSX model is there seems to be no spec textures for the flaps and the right flap extends thru the top wing.


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[TuFun]

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[Sundog]

TuFun, that turned out great! Not that I was expecting anything less, based on all of your previews. Well done.:very_drunk:

[modelr]

WOW!! Having seen the real N500HP up close at Oshkosh, I'm not sure which version I like more. The real one, or yours!! Beautiful work, TuFun. Hoping this gets released.:applause::applause::applause:

[TuFun]

TuFun, that turned out great! Not that I was expecting anything less, based on all of your previews. Well done.:very_drunk:


Hi Ted,

Are these paints any closer to release please?:encouragement:

Love your work...


WOW!! Having seen the real N500HP up close at Oshkosh, I'm not sure which version I like more. The real one, or yours!! Beautiful work, TuFun. Hoping this gets released.:applause::applause:

Thanks, guys for bringing this up! Focus here is a redo on the tails rivets and panels (wip), then convert them flush rivets.

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[TuFun]

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Warp metal...

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... more warp metal!

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[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful work all around TuFun; exquisiteness! :applause:

[mal998]

Wow! Talk about magic...painters are magicians.

[TuFun]

Beautiful work all around TuFun; exquisiteness! :applause:

Thanks, Milton, fun aircraft to paint!


Wow! Talk about magic...painters are magicians.

Thank you! Good stuff ah! :biggrin-new:

New this and that, change this and that, add this and that.

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[TuFun]

Update for you guys. Pretty much happy with the tail section. Starring at a boatload of pics so I think I got it about right.

P3Dv3 pics...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49629406702_ee7bb49928_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49624569703_215208ee97_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49628843081_119b773d52_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49629115202_2eafeb9d41_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49628324968_c0568ed5da_o.jpg

[Milton Shupe]

Update for you guys. Pretty much happy with the tail section. Starring at a boatload of pics so I think I got it about right.



Looks better than the real McCoy TuFun :applause:


What model name are you using that causes the flaps to show thru the right wing? I thought I corrected those issues. What's the date on that model file?

[TuFun]

Looks better than the real McCoy TuFun :applause:


What model name are you using that causes the flaps to show thru the right wing? I thought I corrected those issues. What's the date on that model file?



Two models have the flap issue.

hw500c.mdl 4/15/2019 4:35PM 3,249 KB

hw500passnt.mdl 4/15/2019 3:59PM 3,298 KB

Could you also look at the spec file on the flaps? For some reason not working for me, so added more alpha to compensate somewhat.

[TuFun]

Complete redo on the fuselage thanks to Dee Howard Foundation drawings.

Pressurized side...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49763644877_84fdf724f1_o.jpg

Stressed side, no pressurized bulges...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49763314371_4e1fb5558d_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49763644697_6006e56aa0_o.jpg

[Sundog]

It looks absolutely amazing. How many hours do you have in that texture now? However many, your love of the airplane shows. :very_drunk:

[TuFun]

It looks absolutely amazing. How many hours do you have in that texture now? However many, your love of the airplane shows. :very_drunk:

Well everyone has moved on to shiny and new stuff, but the man Dee Howard did something special with this aircraft. I learned a lot from the Warthunder crowd with their painting skills.

Examples of how beat up this bird are...

https://www.airteamimages.com/howard-500_N500HP_-private_226356_large.html

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8531028

[MZee1960]

Hopefully this great repaint is still on your agenda for release, Ted.

I am still on FSX (no plans on abandoning it anytime soon), but looking forward to MSFS2020 as a second sim, and hoping they keep their word re 'legacy' FSX aircraft compatability.

[TuFun]

I think the plan for some is to keep FSX and P3Dv+ for any aircraft that one still enjoys. The natural lighting on aircraft in MSFS is something to behold!

Plan on revamping the wings on the Howard after the alpha/beta testing is finished and release of MSFS is out.

[TuFun]

Well, I went ahead and rebuilt the wings and lost a prop in the process, but gives a better look at the nice radial!

Also having issues running FSXSE for a few minutes and reboots the computer. I'm in no mood to troubleshoot.

Thus, here some pics in P3Dv3. Gotta do something with the gap between black and yellow color by reducing the distance.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50194778631_1b0616e49c_o.jpg


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50195018597_a29a2c9eb1_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50194210128_2fec53fe3a_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50194757916_a10bfa179d_o.jpg

[TuFun]

Well finally FSX-SE seems to be working thus far. Had to use this file UIAutomationCore.dll from Vista.

Never used ShadowPlay so did a test with Chaseplane.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzEmYGqZn9M

[erican2]

It's beautiful.

[gray eagle]

Howard 500 N137U and the "rescue mission" the then owner,Ed Mueller,made in 1993 to get her from Canada to Florida.Video made available to The Dee Howard Foundation by Mike Zoeller of the LockheedTwins website.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=GHKN8RNI5xo&feature=emb_l ogo

[TuFun]

Yep, I saved that video when it first came out and found out that there is a black glare shield although it's hard to see.

[TuFun]

Cargo run!

Interesting pic of a Howard 500 bare...

https://scontent-den4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/29982814_2075595182469027_8323415065109371275_o.jp g?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=dd9801&_nc_ohc=rc6CX-RQo_EAX9k_qzi&_nc_ht=scontent-den4-1.xx&oh=d6ae94b45df92e064c9d3579c7788a30&oe=5F833D4B

[stansdds]

Cargo run!

Interesting pic of a Howard 500 bare...



But what kind of cargo? Looks a bit sketchy to me. :pirate:

[TuFun]

But what kind of cargo? Looks a bit sketchy to me. :pirate:

Some did... but...

https://goldenstate.is/what-happened-when-yosemite-hikers-discovered-a-crashed-plane-filled-with-smuggled-marijuana/

(https://goldenstate.is/what-happened-when-yosemite-hikers-discovered-a-crashed-plane-filled-with-smuggled-marijuana/)

Before N500HP painted...

https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/abpic-media-eu-production/pictures/full_size_0465/1704794-large.jpg