Warbirdsim P-51D Little Friends - 55% off!

[rgatkinson]

Head on over to www.flightsimdealoftheday.com to get the WBS "Little Friends" package for just $19.97.

It's a shame I already have it or I'd certainly take advantage. Now, if they'd only put the FSX P-51B/Cs on sale :icon_lol:

Taff

[PilatusTurbo]

I came here as soon as I saw this email, to say exactly the same! :) :ernae: If I didn't already own 'em, I'd also take advantage. :ernae:

[dougal]

I already have Little Friends II

Is there anything to be gained by purchasing LF1 ?

The only thing I can think of is all the extra repaints that are available;-)

[rgatkinson]

I already have Little Friends II

Is there anything to be gained by purchasing LF1 ?

The only thing I can think of is all the extra repaints that are available;-)

The decision is yours. Even without the discount I would say yes! There is much more to LF1 that just the repaints. Warbirdsim have gone to very great lengths to identify and model each and every nuance between the different aircraft/models in each pack. I suggest you visit http://www.warbirdsim.com/Store.do?state=ViewProduct&product=25&category=1 and review the details of the package to discover and appreciate this :icon_lol:

Taff

[VCN-1]

I came to post the same thing. I always wanted the package but it was out of my price range. I jumped at this. For $19.97(USD) I couldn't let it go by.

The executable is dated 7/29/2011. Are there any updates?

VCN-1

[OleBoy]

I've always wanted the Warbirdsim 'Mustang', and John's work has intrigued me for a very long time. Considering I welcome attention to details his work was very hard to resist.
Johns excellent quality, attention to detail, and this email received, finally opened the hanger doors to make room for another fantastic virtual model.

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumbsmall_312/1221855286GW5IYM.jpg

Thanks John. Your work is upper class. I'm going to really enjoy this. :medals:

Things like this may be happening in the future.
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/9/8/1283891.jpg

[Bomber_12th]

For those who purchase "Little Friends-I" (or already have it), don't forget to download and install the "Redux" package for "Little Friends-I", available here:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&linkid=4957

It ups the quality of the exterior texture work for "Little Friends-I", to being that of the same level/look as "Little Friends-II".

"Little Friends-I" covers several different mid-late P-51D models, including a late-war K-model, all of which came after the P-51D-5-NA (which is the subject of Little Friends-II).

This is just some of the subject matter covered in "Little Friends-I"

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/atc_25.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Image9-11.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/stangs14.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Image7-9.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Image6-2.jpg

[OleBoy]

I think there's been some understanding here. PC Aviator lists Little Friends 3 (Cadillac Of The Skies) as the subject on sale. After download the installer reads P-51D Little Friends 1.exe?

[Bomber_12th]

That's 'somewhat' correct, as "Little Friends 1" is actually the 3rd in the series of Warbirdsim-related P-51D products - should read "Cadillac Of The Skies Part 3"/"Little Friends 1".

[jankees]

My favorite in the Little Friends package is the special Iwo Jima VLR version, so with bigger droptanks, and antennae all over. That alone makes it worth it for me.
Repaint wise, here's a few for this package:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX15708.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX15546.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX14802.jpg





http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX14742.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX14653.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX14164.jpg



http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13404.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13449.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13302.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12292.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12269.jpg


I could only post 12, but there are many many more....

[Bomber_12th]

And if USAAF Mustangs aren't your thing, there are also some repaints of Aussie and New Zealand examples available as well for "Little Friends I". Here are two of my own, available here and at Flightsim.com

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/NZ2406_7.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/NZ2406_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/A68-1_C.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Image2-3.jpg

[jankees]

oh, what the hell, here's a few more:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12235.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13319.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13426.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13390.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13489.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13418.jpg



http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX14868.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/2010/FX12129.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/2010/FX12161.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/2010/FX12098a.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/2010/FX11954.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/2010/2011-5-18_18-28-58-845.jpg

and that still doesn't cover all of them I think...sorry about that

[jankees]

oh look, I found another :

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13617.jpg

eh, two:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX13618.jpg

[stovall]

Jan, did you upload Mary Alyce of the 46th Fighter Squadron? I could not find her on OZx? Would love to have her for Iwo Jima and the upcoming ChiCHi Jima scenery.:applause:

[jankees]

mmm, it would seem I forgot that one...that's usually my problem, I love to paint them, but uploading feels like work. It will come with the next batch, hopefully sunday, OK?

[VCN-1]

WOW!!

What a collection of textures.

Tip of the hat in gratitude for all the outstanding work.

VCN-1

[stovall]

mmm, it would seem I forgot that one...that's usually my problem, I love to paint them, but uploading feels like work. It will come with the next batch, hopefully sunday, OK?

Thanks Jan, I will be checking Sunday. Appreciated. I will be flying Mary Alyce with my own Little Angel.

[rgatkinson]

mmm, it would seem I forgot that one...that's usually my problem, I love to paint them, but uploading feels like work. It will come with the next batch, hopefully sunday, OK?

Yes please Jan, she looks mighty pretty and the aircraft ain't bad either :icon_lol:

Taff

[gradyhappyg]

Thanks for the HU on the sale rgatkinson. For once I got lucky!! Just last week I got the part 4 lil friends pack after a few coin tosses and then
just got the one that contained "Cripes A Mighty" flown by my fellow home town boy Maj Preddy. Now I can have both.

[dougal]

Seems i've completely misunderstood the WBS P51 releases. I always thought LF2 was the later release and contained the later models Duh!

Now I guess i'm gonna HAVE to get this one too then;-)

Edit: Done it - Got it! ;-)

[Bomber_12th]

Thank you Dougal!

I can understand the confusion now that you mention it - we were originally never going to do any of the P-51D-5-NA's, as it would be too much work to fit into the original Little Friends product (which would have only seen about one or two included), and because making a product featuring D-5-NA's alone, after already having WWII-era Mustangs available with Little Friends, didn't sound worthwhile. That was until after we discovered so many interesting examples that were D-5-NA's, and the fact that none had ever been properly made before for any Microsoft-based Flight Sim (save for one or two, which were called D-5-NA's simply because they didn't have the dorsal fin fillet). So Little Friends II was born - which wasn't in the plans when Little Friends (now considered Little Friends I) was taking shape, otherwise the name would have originally indicated this.

I'm always glad to see sales like these! Although financially it doesn't do much for me, if it gets more people 'into' these aircraft, I'm very, very happy about it! As has been discussed, there is quite a plethora of repaints out there for Little Friends (I) (and II), by quite a lot of repainters in fact. I think it would be a great idea for me to put together a data base of them all, so that every last one can be easily found - taking this a step further, I'd also like to organize them by Fighter Group.

[jankees]

As has been discussed, there is quite a plethora of repaints out there for Little Friends (I) (and II), by quite a lot of repainters in fact. I think it would be a great idea for me to put together a data base of them all, so that every last one can be easily found - taking this a step further, I'd also like to organize them by Fighter Group.

That sounds interesting, I have downloaded a lot of them, but I'm sure I missed a few

[dougal]

Thank you Dougal!

I can understand the confusion now that you mention it - we were originally never going to do any of the P-51D-5-NA's, as it would be too much work to fit into the original Little Friends product (which would have only seen about one or two included), and because making a product featuring D-5-NA's alone, after already having WWII-era Mustangs available with Little Friends, didn't sound worthwhile. That was until after we discovered so many interesting examples that were D-5-NA's, and the fact that none had ever been properly made before for any Microsoft-based Flight Sim (save for one or two, which were called D-5-NA's simply because they didn't have the dorsal fin fillet). So Little Friends II was born - which wasn't in the plans when Little Friends (now considered Little Friends I) was taking shape, otherwise the name would have originally indicated this.

I'm always glad to see sales like these! Although financially it doesn't do much for me, if it gets more people 'into' these aircraft, I'm very, very happy about it! As has been discussed, there is quite a plethora of repaints out there for Little Friends (I) (and II), by quite a lot of repainters in fact. I think it would be a great idea for me to put together a data base of them all, so that every last one can be easily found - taking this a step further, I'd also like to organize them by Fighter Group.

The data base of repaints is a GREAT idea.

After installing LF2 I couldn't see through the canopy glass. It was black. BUT only black from the inside. Just removed ALL my WBS stuff to do a fresh install of them all.

Any specific order or doesn't it matter?

I now have P51B parts1&2, LF1 & LF2

[Bomber_12th]

Dougal, they shouldn't interfere with one another, as they each are 'bundled' quite well, all to themselves. The only shared items are the effects - which I don't recall them being updated at all between releases, but for that matter, it might be best, if so, to install the products in order that they came out - i.e. P-51B/C's first, then any of the P-51D Restored parts, and then Little Friends I followed by Little Friends II.

The black canopy could have been just a matter of FSX not loading the texture on that particular loading - re-loading the aircraft once again should solve it (as long as the textures are all in place). That has only ever happened to me once.

[Thunderbolt]

Hey John what is the released day of > Cripes A' Mighty, Then and Now < ?

[Bomber_12th]

Thunderbolt, I actually wasn't aware that the Warbirdsim website had anything about that product yet. I should expect that the release is imminent - i.e. within the next day or so. I'll be sure to post more about it here, when the product is released. As I mentioned in another thread today, this is the first in a new direction of focused-products, focusing on just one or two unique/individual Mustangs, that wouldn't be able to be reproduced nearly so well, or if at all, with the current models already produced. For the same reason, I'm also hoping that the price of these products, although they still need to be set at a level that will support all of the staff and the website, will be much more affordable, allowing more the chance to experience one of these aircraft, especially if only one or two Mustangs are desired for somone's virtual hangar.

[roger-wilco-66]

I got it right away and love it. I'm for some reason more into big radials, but since A2A's P40 this has thouroughly changed, and if I have had the WBS P-51 earlier...
I really enjoy taking the P-51D from Iwo Jima and dodging the FLAK around Chi Chi Jima this evening!

Mark, out.

61226

[VCN-1]

Does the paint kit get downloaded with the package?

VCN-1

[Bomber_12th]

VCN-1, just shoot me your e-mail, and details on which product you want the paint kit for, and I will send it/them to you ASAP.

Lovely screenshot, Mark!

BTW - for anyone who may happen to be using/experiencing the "Little Friends" product for the first time, be sure to read through the user guide, found in the Warbirdsim folder in your FSX-root folder. It provides details on all of the various unique features available, as well as a detailed flying-guide, copied straight from the original manual, covering all of the common stuff, up to cross-wind landings, go-arounds, and other such things. These aircraft have a Two-Stage Supercharger simulated, but it only works as advertised when installed in the latest SP2/Acceleration version of FSX, so for those who aren't running that version, there are also alternate Aircraft.cfg files contained within the individual aircraft folders (as outlined in the beginning of the user guide), which will give you the same performance, but without the 'effects' of the simulated supercharger.

[Carvalho]

Downloading now, thanks for the HU!:jump:

[Thunderbolt]

John I got the Version 5 ;)

[VCN-1]

I can find jankees texture sets with out any problems.

Bomber_12th where have you uploaded any additional texture sets you did for LF 1?


VCN-1

[Bomber_12th]

VCN-1,

If you go to Flightsim.com, and put in a search for "Warbirdsim", there will be a number of repaints for Little Friends I (and several for Little Friends II - you have to be careful as to which ones you find/download, depending on which product(s) you have).

These include my:

RAAF CA-17 Mk.20 Mustang: wbs_raaf_a68_1.zip

RNZAF P-51D Mustang NZ2406: wbs_nz2406.zip

And David Quicey's:

P-51D-15-NA's 356th FG: 356th.zip

P-51K "Scat VI": scatvi.zip

P-51D 'Yokahama Yardbird': yardbird.zip

P-51D 'Small Boy Here': smallboy_here.zip and sbhupdate.zip

[Bomber_12th]

There are also more (and different) repaints available through scrolling these pages. Once again, some of these are for some of the different Warbirdsim P-51D products, and won't work completely.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=55&pp=15

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=54&pp=15

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=53&pp=15
(http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=53&pp=15)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=52&pp=15

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&page=40&pp=15

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&userid=9732&sort=d

[VCN-1]

Thank you

VCN-1

[TuFun]

Got it... love it... superb detail John!!!


http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l40/TwFun/FSX%20WW2%20Aviation/fsx2012-03-1612-20-20-73.jpg

[Bomber_12th]

Thank you Ted! And that screenshot is excellent - I love the position of the lighting on the aircraft.

[jankees]

and here is a yellow nose for LF1 just out of the paintshop:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX16395.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX16396.jpg

[VCN-1]

Jan Kees

As always excellent.

VCN-1

[skyhawka4m]

SWEET!!!!!!




and here is a yellow nose for LF1 just out of the paintshop:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX16395.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX16396.jpg