Grumman Duck RELEASED (Finally)

[icarus]

http://www.icarusgold.com/images/stemmalogo.jpg
The Grumman J2F Duck (company designation G-15) was an American single-engine amphibious biplane. The J2F was an equal-span single-bay biplane with a large monocoque central float which also housed the retractable main landing gear. It had strut-mounted stabiliser floats beneath each lower wing. A crew of two or three were carried in tandem cockpits, forward for the pilot and rear for an observer with room for a radio operator if required. It had a cabin in the fuselage for two passengers or a stretcher.

The Duck's main pontoon was blended into the fuselage, making it almost a flying boat despite its similarity to a conventional landplane which has been float-equipped. This configuration was shared with the earlier Loening OL, Grumman having acquired the rights to Loening's hull, float and undercarriage designs. The aircraft was used by both the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, with the latter using them as utility aircraft for missions including mapping, rescue work, photography, and a target training.

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FSX NATIVE SDK MODEL
New seven highly detailed model built NATIVE FSX SDK included Tailhook version.
Stunning dynamic virtual cockpit, complete with standard FsX features
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Mini panel and virtual cockpiT with pop-ups for GPS,starter procedure.
Original Engine sounds
18 accurate historical skins
Four Airfield WWII scenery with 50 new objects
Seven flights
Virtual cockpit fully clickable
All appropriate FsX features and animations included
Documents with Installation tutorial
Complete Manual with addictional informations

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[Cag40Navy]

Thank you Icarus!

[Roger]

Downloading now:engel016:

[icarus]

i am sending the activation key now to the(many) buyers sorry for waitness of few minutes.

Ok sent keys to all actually.

[Roger]

Loving it already and I haven't installed the flights yet!


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/rogera/gduck-1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/rogera/gduck-2.jpg

[icarus]

Loving it already and I haven't installed the flights yet!

happy that you like, i suggest to install flights there is a lot of fun inside, so rembering an old post from you, another biplane.

[jojohnson9]

Great airplane. But when I try the flights, none of the scenery shows. The instructions indicate to activate the "Addon Scenery" folder. Where is it? I have FSX SP2 Acceleration.

[icarus]

hi, there is the manual and the installation instruction explaining it just inside the zip file downloaded...you have to copy manually the content of the Flight Simulator X files folder inside the Grumman_J2F folder and copy into your Flight Simulator X

usually located into c:/My Documents/name's computer/Flight Simulator X

unfortunately vista, seven and xp have different location so it wasn't possible to add to setup , but as wrote there is all explained into the two documents one is installation instructions.doc and the other one is Grumman Duck Manual.pdf(all into the zip file downloaded just check in)

[icarus]

Great airplane. But when I try the flights, none of the scenery shows. The instructions indicate to activate the "Addon Scenery" folder. Where is it? I have FSX SP2 Acceleration.

How to activate the scenery, remeber also to have autogen ans scenery complexity at least on Normal

http://www.icarusgold.com/images/instru3.gif

http://www.icarusgold.com/images/instru2.gif

http://www.icarusgold.com/images/instru1.gif

hope is all ok now.

[jojohnson9]

I don't have the "Addon scenery" listed to activate it. Where do I find it in FSX so I can activate it? I have all the flights loaded okay.

[icarus]

check the first screenshot. click settings-scenery library- you will find at the right menu " ADD AREA" add the Addon scenery folder, that's it...

[mal998]

not to worry, the add-on folder is activated by default.

the scenery bgls are in the add-on scenery/scenery folder, right where they are supposed to be.

[icarus]

yes infact, perhaps is a problem autogen and complexity scenery level not on NORMAL.(or superior level)

[jojohnson9]

Great airplane. But when I try the flights, none of the scenery shows. The instructions indicate to activate the "Addon Scenery" folder. Where is it? I have FSX SP2 Acceleration.
Thanks for helping me get my head back on. I was having a severe "senior moment" for awhile.
I'll go to Icarus's forum but will also point it out here.....I have no flap movement in outside views. The flap gauge operates and the plane responds. Heck, I didn't know the "Duck" had flaps.

[icarus]

duck in some version didn't had the flaps...i have choiced to have a working flaps but without be visible, also for a polycount limit i have used for the animated rear gunner...so it's normal as it should be...flaps works and there a low instrument to check level but are not visible.

feel free to ask help

Just to advise people using full realism settings...duck didn't like the level GENERAL only on landing on water and turning ..all others level as TORQUE, etc.. can be used...while on normal fly it tolerates GENERAL Level.

If someone want two more skins i can do..i just find two ones i missing...one is about radio operator and another one from Argentina that used the Duck

[I'll go to Icarus's forum but will also point it out here]

IF you have troubles there are many ways, our forum, the Submit ticket or Messenger and also REMOTE ASSISTANCE eventually.

[icarus]

i have modified a screenshot for the flaps checking


argentina's duck
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3760582344_61a496c778_z.jpg

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/YankeeAirMuseum2005/Highlights/GrummanDuck0830.jpg

[icarus]

i saw a post from Helldiver about winter island in salem and interested me to build a us base there...i find this image...it is this one, correct?

http://www.salem.com/Pages/SalemMA_Recreation/winterpark/aerial_wi.jpg

I am answering to myself yes...there is google i find this website about historical uscg base

http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_salem.asp

[icarus]

ok i will build nes skins mal

[mal998]

Hi Icarus,
I wasn't trying to suggest more work for you or criticize the work you have done.

On the contrary, I am happy and grateful for the work you put in on the Duck, and happy to have this package. If you had not built this plane, we probably never would have seen it in FSX.

Your package is very generous with the amount of different models and paint schemes.

I only meant it is interesting to see what other people come up with in the way of new and different paint schemes.

Thank you again for a spendid package!

[icarus]

Many thanks...for words and support that give me the few people to continue, is thanks to you and others buying if i can continue ...also if sales generated actually are not enought to support many RARE aircrafts...if with the next models those are the numbers i think i am enforced to build famous aircrafts too. I wanted start A supermarine Waulrus but actually i have stopped the project.

when i read someone talking about the price...i think is very low considering seven models and skins and 4 sceneries various effects and flights with features never seen on others pack all togethere. There is to play for a month before finish.

thanks for all buyers.

[icarus]

if some repainters will buy and ask for a paint kit i can made one.

about another release i am working now on the Fieseler 156 to release..there will a complete pack also there with 20 skins sceneries new objects, airfields, flights, etc.i will be out around 15th february.

[mal998]

The Walrus would be an excellent subject for FSX!

[Daveroo]

hi ,,,love the duck,,looking frward to that 156,,,im not sure what a walrus even is...thanks again for a great plane

[Roger]

Walrus...Yes please!

[Sphinx_58]

hi ,,,love the duck,,looking frward to that 156,,,im not sure what a walrus even is...thanks again for a great plane

Supermarine Walrus

http://www.projectwalrus.com/images/plane.jpg

[icarus]

also things seems perfect sometimes has an error...there is a corrective patch for the Grumman Duck..i will update you here...some markings are uncorrect underwing...in only few texture but this has to be perfect..i will update you here...there will be a new link with a little patch to install on the our shopping cart for old customer on our shop. This will not affect new customers.

NEW INSTALLER UPLOADED, OLD AND NEW CUSTOMERS CAN DOWNLOAD THE NEW AND DEFINITIVE VERSION FROM OUR SHOPPING CART.

there is no need to reinstall scenery or flights

[icarus]

The duck is also now at Simmarket, fspilotshop, fsx-download shop, and soon on pcaviator and flightsimstore

[Roger]

I thought this might look nice in black and white.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/rogera/gduck-3.jpg

[big-mike]

Great Pic!
Looks like real.
Michael

[icarus]

I couldn't resist

http://www.icarusgold.com/images/gduck-4.jpg

[big-mike]

Hey,like a postcard of these times.
Michael

[icarus]

yep that was the idea

[icarus]

uploaded a new skin for the duck

J2F-4 US navy

http://www.icarusgold.com/FSX/ad.jpg

you need to have an account at our website to download

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/downloads.php

Check on Download - fsx (only for registered users)

[icarus]

I have uploaded also a paintkit for the Grumman Duck

downloadable at our website

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/downloads.php?cat_id=3

registered users only

[icarus]

http://www.icarusgold.com/Grummanoa12/argenti.jpg

New skin about Grumman Duck Escuadrilla de observacion Argentina 1956. Probably one of the most beautiful. Enjoy

link:

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/downloads.php?cat_id=3

[Paul K]

uploaded a new skin for the duck

J2F-4 US navy

http://www.icarusgold.com/FSX/ad.jpg

you need to have an account at our website to download

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/downloads.php

Check on Download - fsx (only for registered users)


Icarus, I'd love to have this aircraft because its just the sort of thing I love in MSFS. But ohhh...those rivets! They are more suitable for a battleship's boiler than an aircraft. Please do something about them.

[icarus]

just talked about the rivets..they are much visibile in this skin because is extremely clear and two layer were removed but less less visible in all others as noone talked about it...if you read on our forum all rivets discussion was maked...actually i am really tired to talk about rivets...i wrote to talk about new skins for customers...if you dont want be a customer is not my problem. It's fun that the only critics are from people don't have the Duck. I have received much thank you for a nice aircraft from this model that from all others.

[Cag40Navy]

I have received much thank you for a nice aircraft from this model that from all others.
You get my thank you! Oh, and thank you for the Paintkit!

[Roger]

:engel016:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/rogera/gduck-4.jpg

[mal998]

Question?

Can the rivets be made smaller through painting, or does it require modifying the model?

[icarus]

can't and due the usual attitude to start polemic i m not making any new skins. some people get modellers very tired to read and repeat the usual stupid stuff. I JUST HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT RIVETS, THEY WERE REDUCED AT MAX...IF YOU WANT UNDERSTAND OK IF NOT MADE A POST ON RIVETS. WAITING THE NEXT ONE NOW. ALL FOR BECAUSE SOMEONE STARTED THIS STUPID ARGUMENT WITHOUT HE NEVER BOUGHT AND TRIED THE GRUMMAN. FOR ME YOU CAN ALSO CLOSE THIS THREAD AND BYE BYE GRUMMAN.


murphys'war roger..i have seen you enjoyed the flight.

[N2056]

Icarus, while I can understand your frustration over the rivet issue you must understand that when you advertise your products here there are going to be things said about them that are not what you want to hear. Just a thought, but getting upset and requesting the thread be closed every time this sort of thing happens might not look good to future customers.

[big-mike]

Okay,i also want to say my opinion.
When you follow all the threads here with icarus,it`s understandable when
he has slowly enough posting anything.
Remember the thread where i asked about a Gloster Gladiator.
delta-lima answered--"detailed model(FSAddon) interest vs general market(Icarus`) interests"--.
So there must be clear,that icarus builds aircrafts,which are --perhaps--not for people
with an interest of "as real and complicated as it`s possible"
Icarus`aircrafts are nice,have a good VC and also a good sound.
I am sure,he is doing the best he can---not more not less.
Realism settings are "normal",so it must be clear,what type of aircraft they are.
You can jump in and fly away,without reading a manual of 100 sites.
This is a fine possibility when you come home in the evening,you are tired from work and want to make a short flight anywhere.
Of course,his behaviour now is not understandable for everyone,but when that
"rivet" thing is aked 10times i would explode too.
You can ask it 100times,but he probably can not change it in the way you want to have it.
So please,accept him as he is,he builds rare aircrafts and for me---and perhaps some others--
it would be a lost,when he now is going to play with Lego.
My 2cents
Michael

[Roger]

Michael's post says it all.
What you get from Icarus mainly, are models that find their way to FsX that otherwise would never see the light of day. He does his best with the tools he has and clearly cannot please all the people all the time.

To Mal...I think the bump map is responsible for the rivet size and that would be where to start if anyone wants to make them smaller.

[mal998]

Icarus...please understand me! I am NOT asking you do change anything. Mine was a simple question about painting, which I know nothing about. Please do not get angry because it was only a question.

Now, I will keep my mouth shut from here on. :-)

[dvj]

just talked about the rivets..they are much visibile in this skin because is extremely clear and two layer were removed but less less visible in all others as noone talked about it...if you read on our forum all rivets discussion was maked...actually i am really tired to talk about rivets...i wrote to talk about new skins for customers...if you dont want be a customer is not my problem. It's fun that the only critics are from people don't have the Duck. I have received much thank you for a nice aircraft from this model that from all others.


But imagine 3X or 4X your current sales if you address the rivet issue and add a little weathering to your model? Extra money to buy LEGO kit. If you are going to make this level of product "payware", you need to step up the realism of the skinns.

[icarus]

can you close this thread thanks ? i m not more interested to interact here thanks

[icarus]

Icarus, while I can understand your frustration over the rivet issue you must understand that when you advertise your products here there are going to be things said about them that are not what you want to hear. Just a thought, but getting upset and requesting the thread be closed every time this sort of thing happens might not look good to future customers.

i never asked to close a thread...just now because i m really tired of rivets counter...about future customer...they do not look at count rivets...i will lost only bad and not customers

[N2056]

can't and due the usual attitude to start polemic i m not making any new skins. some people get modellers very tired to read and repeat the usual stupid stuff. I JUST HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT RIVETS, THEY WERE REDUCED AT MAX...IF YOU WANT UNDERSTAND OK IF NOT MADE A POST ON RIVETS. WAITING THE NEXT ONE NOW. ALL FOR BECAUSE SOMEONE STARTED THIS STUPID ARGUMENT WITHOUT HE NEVER BOUGHT AND TRIED THE GRUMMAN. FOR ME YOU CAN ALSO CLOSE THIS THREAD AND BYE BYE GRUMMAN.


murphys'war roger..i have seen you enjoyed the flight.

I don't make stuff up. That looks like you wanted it closed to me.

[icarus]

occupied with playmobil...i started to play games at same level of rivets counter

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/news.php

[OleBoy]

occupied with playmobil...i started to play games at same level of rivets counter

http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/news.php

Fitting

[Roger]

I think the time for baiting Icarus has come to an end. English is not his first language and this causes some difficulties in translation.
If you don't like the look of the end product (and there are always plenty of screenshots) then don't buy it.

[N2056]

Baiting?

I am sorry Roger, but with all due respect he always does this as soon as someone says anything negative about his stuff. It works both ways...look at his last post. It's like throwing sugar on a picnic to scare away the ants! I think he knows full well what he is doing.

For what it is worth, I did send him a PM after my initial response in which I even offered an apology for posting my opinion in public (that had nothing to do with the model) vice communicating with him via PM. Needless to say, there was no reply.

[Roger]

I am fed up with this. Either we want a dev who on the whole does stuff that we wouldn't normally see in FsX, or we don't. The rivet war has gone on since 2009 and as he says that's the best he can do so let's believe it. As I have said before, with Icarus "it is what it is" and the screenshots say what it is like (and there are plenty of them on his site) and his command of English makes it clear that it is not his first languge.

[icarus]

(I am sorry Roger, but with all due respect he always does this as soon as someone says anything negative about his stuff)

people write something negative on anything i wrote...also on a video about p38 or anything since last six months...and that this is not my first language do not mean i don't understand perfectly what people wrote.

bytheway you can write anything now because i will not post new or something else..except when i see something that require an answer.

For rivets counter we still have a kit on our website...cheers...writing i don't like this i will not buy or other criticism it's ok writing:
They are more suitable for a battleship's boiler than an aircraft is near to be offensive...i am not the clown of this circus.

[HenryW]

For rivets counter we still have a kit on our website...cheers...writing i don't like this i will not buy or other criticism it's ok writing:
They are more suitable for a battleship's boiler than an aircraft is near to be offensive...i am not the clown of this circus.

There wasn't really rivetcounters that posted, at least what i could see. The only thing was a question if you could tune down the prominence of the rivets. I think it was no neeed to be upset for that, but i respect your decision to not comply to the suggetions made.

Peace and love :wavey:

[flaviossa]

Is the icarusgold site online? I can´t access it in here. I´m having trouble with the duck (Not the rivets), but iddle sound with full power and tail wheel not turning and the flap thing.
Thanks!

[big-mike]

Icarusgold (http://www.icarusgold.com/FS/news.php)

The site is online and he is working on so much aircrafts---unbelievable.
Michael

[flaviossa]

Well,
Here is offline completely.

[Roger]

No problem here too!

[icarus]

perhaps your ip was banned for an attack at the server..i have it automatically banning the offender after two tries. it changes dinamically.

pm me about which is your ip and i will check flaviossa or write to

http://www.icarusgold.com/support/index.php?a=add

[icarus]

it's 274 days server is up....last down was an update 10 minutes..write here, if you on this thread you will see answer..about flaps.

write me here about your ip and why can't access

http://www.icarusgold.com/support/index.php?a=add

[flaviossa]

Well,
About my ip, it changes all the time due the conection way i use here. Right now it ends with xxx.1.64. (I will not post it all in here because obvious reasons)
I tried again and it´s everything ok now. Probably a glitch with internet links here in Brazil to some places in the world. I will open a support ticket.

Basic it´s about the tail wheel and idle sound with maximum power. About the flaps, i already saw the answer thru this topic.
Thanks! :salute:

[mal998]

Regarding the tail wheel, I have had a lot of luck changing all my tail wheels to 45 degrees. The sim seems to be more responsive when I use that setting rather than 90 or 180 degrees. If you want to try it out I'll post the change here or PM it to you.

mal

[flaviossa]

Thanks mal,
If it´s ok to post it in here, please do so. :salute:

[mal998]

//GEAR
point.0 = 1, -12.8, 0.00, -3.9, 1600, 0, 1.25, 45, 0.52, 4.0, 0.90, 5.0, 4.0, 0, 195, 250

If the change does not meet your expectation just return the number to 90.

[icarus]

[I tried again and it´s everything ok now.]

yes i removed a block on the server.

[flaviossa]

[I tried again and it´s everything ok now.]

yes i removed a block on the server.

Well, i didn´t attacked your server! That´s for sure! :ernae:
About the other things, we´re talking in the support ticket now. Thanks!

mal, i´ll try your conf. asap. thanks!

[icarus]

yes i know you didnt attack is the firewall that has blocked the ip range because many attacks in the last week always from same ip range and unfortunately you was into this range.

[icarus]

Men, without a polemic can i just to add a note...can i dedicate this to the few not customer rivet's counter?

http://simflight.com/2011/03/20/review-icarusgold-grumman-duck/#more-21189

thanks to the reviewer he had an honest review.(also if i didn't give him so much support). At least i see that my tries to emprove quality give good results. That's the way also for the future...with also much efforts obviously.