Personal rides.

[huub vink]

A post of DaveB in the screenshot thread made me realise that we most probably all have them: The models we call our personal rides!

These are a few of mine. Often after I have done a repaint I make a repaint for my own enjoyment and which I don't intend to upload.

The Camel by full:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20151225_1a_zpsgqv5qu94.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20151225_1a_zpsgqv5qu94.jpg.html)


The Caudron C.460 by Gilles Faulmeyer: (Pinson is French for Finch, which is English for Vink (in Dutch))

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20151225_1b_zpslhwr77rl.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20151225_1b_zpslhwr77rl.jpg.html)

The Koohoven FK.58 by Michel Migaud in Dutch "what if" 1940 colours:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20151225_1c_zpswf6woczh.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20151225_1c_zpswf6woczh.jpg.html)

What are your favourite rides and what is the story behind them......

A curious Huub

[Drzook]

Nice planes and repaints, Huub :applause:
I have a couple that I keep coming back to...This one is Peter Franke's ASW-28, a model that started in FS2002 and with a few mods works very well in FSX. The competition letters are a reference to my daughter Lola (inspired by Ernst Udet however)...
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33177&stc=1
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33178&stc=1

This is Fern Marquez' Skyseeker from FS2004. The only mod I did to make it work for FSX was a .dds texture for the prop. I had been working with the flight dynamics off and on for about four years and in FS2004 it shook at speeds above 65mph. In FSX it just doesn't go past 63 and seems dialed in right. Contrary to what this shows I'm not necessarily a Spartans fan (but my son is).
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33179&stc=1

[jankees]

I keep coming back to the Aerosoft Catalina, and for my pleasure flights I always use this paint:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/best/FX15313.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/best/FX15313.jpg.html)

for small GA, I tend to cruise around in the Sibwings Saab Safir looking like this:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/best/FX12639.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/best/FX12639.jpg.html)

and I like to rumble along in Manfred's C-47, looking usually like this when I fly in Australia:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/C-47/ss7770.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/C-47/ss7770.jpg.html)

or like this when in Europe:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/C-47/ss20933.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/C-47/ss20933.jpg.html)

but usually I'm just flying my last paintjob...

[doublecool]

Just a couple of my go too's

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33184&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33185&stc=1

there is really so many though

[doublecool]

and a couple freeware that never leave the hanger

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33187&stc=1 Piglets A-1H

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33188&stc=1 Ant's T28A

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33189&stc=1PWD's Zlin Z-142

[doublecool]

and...

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33190&stc=1Swingman Yak-18 and Polikarpov U-2 http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33191&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33192&stc=1Dave Garwood's Auster J1 Autocrat

and the wonderful repaints by many Artists... for another Thread maybe?

[doublecool]

Sorry two more...

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33193&stc=1 Piglets PC-6C
and
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33194&stc=1LDR Development's Ryan Navion B

Had a day off and havin a little fun :ernaehrung004:

[vonstroheim]

I like this thread! I can post stuff I won't upload anywhere, or won't finish, because I'm too lazy...

Iris CRJ-200 ("easter egg" freeware) with default CRJ-700 VC, and my attempt at a Lufthansa repaint...

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/598975crj.jpg

Igor Suprunov DH.100 exterior (not available anymore, what a pity) with Rob Richardson's Vampire VC, and my fake Dutch repaint (to fly around NL2000)...

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/311195vampire.jpg

Ivan Jucarga Mig-21F-13 (FS9) with Zsolt Beleznay Syrian AF repaint, slghtly tweaked for FSX DX10 (glass fix (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?48997-Ivan-Jurcaga-Mig-21MF-soon!-%28now-released%29&p=995095&viewfull=1#post995095), blue tank and fin)

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/417732mig.jpg

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/178176mig21b.jpg

Scenery: ORBX Rugen, NL2000 Leeuwarden AB, Spain Photoreal (http://www.vuelosaventura.com/descargas/escenarios/fotoreal-spain/) Canarias

[dhazelgrove]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc234/dhazelgrove/Z4_6.jpg~original

Here's a surprise.

Dave

[Jafo]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33230&stc=1

It's a Thud. It was the FSX Alpha Thud ...but the 2D pit was horrid if stretched...so....several years of tweak and....

Everything does 'stuff' ....and some of it's actually correct....;)

[T6flyer]

A few favourites......

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_406_SOH.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_406_SOH.jpg.html)

Alabeo SU-26. Done more hours in this than any other FSX aeroplane. Was a little concerned about buying it as heard some bad things about it, but with an updated flight model its a challenge to fly well and I love it. Can break long cross country flights by indulging in a little spot of aeros along the way. Seen here in formation with a T-6 painted up in Haitian markings and one that have flown in real life (T-6G G-DDMV). Now looking forward to the A2A release, where the Sukhoi may be pushed a little bit further back into the virtual hangar.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/SOH_3.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/SOH_3.jpg.html)

Auster AOP.9 by Dave Molyneaux, Brian Horsey and myself. Although primarily a FS2004 machine, it works well for me in FSX. This is XR240 and its not just a repaint. Everything is from that aeroplane. The panel, the sounds, the flight model - all from the real thing. Having been all over the UK and Eire in her, a worthy reminder of wonderful experiences. One of all my time favourite aeroplanes.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_3245.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_3245.jpg.html)

A2A Cessna 172 painted up in the markings of Cornwall Flying Club, Bodmin. Been a member for 32 years now and about 100 hours in this very airframe. Sadly now out of hours for Public Category work, should still be seen in private hands.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_998.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_998.jpg.html)

Another Auster and this time Dave Garwood's Autocrat - one of the reasons I upgraded to FSX. Seen here is G-AIGD which used to live at the same airfield as XR240 (Eggesford) and is now based down the road at Bodmin alongside the 172. Managed a wonderful flight over South East Cornwall and Plymouth in this earlier in the year.

But there are lots more.........

Martin

[expat]

A few now and maybe a few later ..

[expat]

Slightly modded (default CRJ) panel to go with the IRIS Global Express.

http://s29.postimg.org/6nvau79c7/gex_vc.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/6nvau79c3/full/)

[Maty12]

Personal rides? Well, this might sound odd, but I think the plane I'd call my personal ride is the gigantic XB-15. Not as much for the external model, but for the beautiful interior:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33242&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33244&stc=1

I also fly the XC-105 cargo version, but not as often:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33243&stc=1

I used to fly the PBM-5 by Alphasim a lot, until I started researching it and found out how inaccurate it truly is.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33241&stc=1

And there's also a 5-way tie between the Harpoon, Ventura, Lodestar, A-26 and D18S, when I feel like flying something lighter.

[guzzi]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33245&stc=1
Sorry couldn't resist - Flysimware freeware 1948 BSA Bantam D1

[ChipShop]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33248&stc=1
Obvious choice for first place! Couldn't call myself ChipShop otherwise could I! I grew up seeing these flying around Plymouth, a delightful little aircraft in every respect!
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33247&stc=1
Second place for me has to go to this venerable 'Old Girl'; Big, Lumbering and old fashioned, but above all Reliable!
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33246&stc=1
Third goes to my all time favourite rotary wing aircraft; sadly soon to be destined to the history books!

ChipShop:loyal:

[henrystreet]

My confession is that most of my time is spent in the F/A-18E by VRS, more than double the hours than in the next contender (Iris T-6A). However, Jankees and I agree on the Sibwings Saab Safir for its personality, grace, and unique beauty.

<strike></strike>https://uchisworld.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/309.jpg

It was my 2nd ever payware add-on purchased and it has flight time on all my various flightsim systems and configurations.

https://uchisworld.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/381.jpg

[Christoph_T]

My personal rides of this year were defenitly the M2M Mirage 2000 and the Iris Sparten in combination with my GAF-repaint.
Piglets Antonov An-32 is another gem I am currently enjoying as much as possible!!
Last but not least, Santa brought me a new toy which will easily be my number one for the next time:
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b601/Stoffel86/FlightSimulator/fictional-black-PC12_zpsjwqgijj2.jpg~original (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/Stoffel86/media/FlightSimulator/fictional-black-PC12_zpsjwqgijj2.jpg.html)

Christoph:santahat:

[expat]

http://s17.postimg.org/8tneaori7/g73d.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/4kio8io8r/full/)
image upload without registration (http://postimage.org/)

[expat]

http://s22.postimg.org/yxsuv6hm9/680g.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/wgh3nwxpp/full/)


http://s13.postimg.org/nw6h6lnzr/211.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/8ngjstub7/full/)

[Willy]

Ok, I'll play. Just keep in mind that I've never been much of a screenshot artist.

My current default aircraft, the old now freeware AlphaSim F-80 that I've done a few repaints of and am always tweaking something on to improve it. This is an unreleased paint that I usually fly it in.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33270&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33271&stc=1

AH Seafire in one of Morton's paints. I've flown it around the world in FS. I've always liked Spitfires and naval aircraft. This on is the best of both worlds

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33272&stc=1


And attached at the bottom are a few more

Uiver Team DC-2 in a Pan Am paint I did
CalClassic C-46 in one of a bunch of fictional real world paint schemes I did for it and never released.
Virtavia F4D, a new favorite.

Didn't get a screenshot of them, but David Maltby's BAC One-Eleven and Comet 4 along with 727s. Especially the 727-100.

[tommieboy]

......Often after I have done a repaint I make a repaint for my own enjoyment and which I don't intend to upload......What are your favorite rides and what is the story behind them......A curious Huub

I have about 40+ completed repaints for various aircraft that I never released......kind of a waste of time in retrospect. In any case, my favorite ride has always been the Martin Mars as my family (before I was born) rode on the Martin Mars to and from Hawaii on many occasions. So I have a soft spot for the Martin Mars. Dad told me that they even used JATO/RATO on these aircraft every now and then. What a sight that must have been.

One of my repaints that I never released......"Operation Petticoat".......:biggrin-new:

http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2015/12/31/MM_0955.jpg

[DaveSHQ]

Use for exploring new terrain/scenery. Aerosoft UH-1 Repaint by me.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/DavidT_photo/FSX/HueyX-1.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/user/DavidT_photo/media/FSX/HueyX-1.jpg.html)

[thunder100]

A post of DaveB in the screenshot thread made me realise that we most probably all have them: The models we call our personal rides!

The Caudron C.460 by Gilles Faulmeyer: (Pinson is French for Finch, which is English for Vink (in Dutch))

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20151225_1b_zpslhwr77rl.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20151225_1b_zpslhwr77rl.jpg.html)


A curious Huub

Huub

Would you share the Caudron repaint or a link where to find

Thanks

Roland

[Willy]

I can't believe I forgot this one in my earlier post. Gee Bees have been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. And for FS, Wozza's "Z" is hard to beat. It's a handful on landing, but flies great which according to what I've read about the original is correct behavior.

This is a paint that was originally done for the FSX version by Paul Grubich to represent the one at the end of the movie "The Rocketeer" (filename is geebee_z_rocketeer.zip @ FlightSim). I personalized it a bit for our online flights and vintage races (flew the London to Melbourne in it a time or two).


http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33295&stc=1

[huub vink]

it can hardly get more personal than this. The WBS P-51 with my full first name written on it. Believe it or not, but John told me, he did this paintwork with me on his mind! :encouragement:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20151230_1a_zpsgsou0ypc.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20151230_1a_zpsgsou0ypc.jpg.html)

[DaveB]

Hahaha.. I wondered if you'd choose Hubert:biggrin-new: Although I have this paint.. I never fly it as I consider it yours:encouragement:

ATB
DaveB:)

[Duckie]

Here's one of mine...

33298

[Greenhouse357]

I remember yours too, Huub. And thank you John, for some of your textures.

[T6flyer]

Staying on the subject of Mustangs, the first P-51 that I flew in, way back in June 1992 was 44-72773/G-SUSY, owned then by Paul Morgan. Red Letter Day as also flew his T-6G in the afternoon. For ages been interested in obtaining a sim P-51 that featured the same scheme and so this Xmas purchased the A2A example, after being helped along the way by a number of individuals (you know who you are!) in sourcing those Memphis Belle colours. Not only that, but there is also available its current colours too. Now a very happy chap. Just have to turn up the speakers as was SO LOUD in the real thing. Could never understand how those young men went all the way to Berlin and back with just a cloth headset on.

Best wishes and Happy New Year,

Martin

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/Must_1_1.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/Must_1_1.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_3255.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_3255.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_3260.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_3260.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/SUSY_1992_NW_2.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/SUSY_1992_NW_2.jpg.html)

[menef]

Ho to all ! Just a c ouple of questions to satisfy my curiosity :
How many time do you spend (average) every day for FS?
Usually I spend a little more than 1 hour a day without using it on
saturday and sunday. Sometimes I feel like I haven't still found the right plane to fly...
2nd question (for Mister Man Kees) : do you have any plan to
make a repaint for AH B17? Happy NY to all :very_drunk:

[BendyFlyer]

Well time wise can vary from as little as fifteen minutes to all night once (simulating a C130 Flight from NZ to the Antartic) but generally depends on what I am doing, I try to recreate a lot of historical flights or operations to see what it looked like and felt, no shortage of great aviation stories to recreated. I guess these are the aircraft I have done the most time in and fly regularly. http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r684/BendyFlyer/tn_2014-6-19_21-32-39-2_zpsxhffwywl.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/BendyFlyer/media/tn_2014-6-19_21-32-39-2_zpsxhffwywl.jpg.html)http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r684/BendyFlyer/tn_2014-8-24_22-51-54-851_zpsljbpdyfh.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/BendyFlyer/media/tn_2014-8-24_22-51-54-851_zpsljbpdyfh.jpg.html)http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r684/BendyFlyer/tn_2014-10-14_16-10-59-813_zpsf73b9594.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/BendyFlyer/media/tn_2014-10-14_16-10-59-813_zpsf73b9594.jpg.html)http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r684/BendyFlyer/tn_2012-11-27_19-52-46-446_zpsttbhbjjs.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/BendyFlyer/media/tn_2012-11-27_19-52-46-446_zpsttbhbjjs.jpg.html)

[huub vink]

I remember yours too, Huub. And thank you John, for some of your textures.

Its my third version already. The first one done by you for the FS2004 Alphasim P-51 (great pilot for those days!).

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/553413393469935651_zpsisv2zmyq.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/553413393469935651_zpsisv2zmyq.jpg.html)

The second one was done by Jan Kees for the A2A WWII fighters P-51D both for the FS2004 version (1024x1024) as for the FSX version (2048X2048)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/115913383709112507_zpswyumjkwt.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/115913383709112507_zpswyumjkwt.jpg.html)

And the last one done by John for the Warbirdsim Little friends package.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160101_1_zpsxdcw0ajt.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160101_1_zpsxdcw0ajt.jpg.html)

Cheers,
Huub

[Greenhouse357]

I definitely love that version there Huub!

[ryanbatc]

My speedy piston singles!

LEG2
​http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/More%20FS/insane6.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/ryanbatc/media/More%20FS/insane6.jpg.html)

PA24
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/More%20FS/pa245.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/ryanbatc/media/More%20FS/pa245.jpg.html)

RV7
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/More%20FS/rv7.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/ryanbatc/media/More%20FS/rv7.jpg.html)

[T6flyer]

A few more......

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_500.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_500.jpg.html)

T-6 as many of you will have guessed is my all time favourite aeroplane and here we have two that have flown in. David Gilmour's ultra rare SNJ-7C and the Sywell based T-6G in her old Haitian colours.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VE_5.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VE_5.jpg.html)

Another of Mr. Gilmour's aeroplanes flown in was the Beech Staggerwing G-BRVE. Wonderful aeroplane, so full of character, but never liked the way it bounced on landing, with that coiled sprung undercarriage.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/BSBalliol_5.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/BSBalliol_5.jpg.html)

2nd favourite type and I can't say why (must have been a picture in a book when was a child) is the Boulton Paul Balliol. Here we see the Sea Balliol variant with the crew having tea and cakes at Bowerman. Originally a FS2004 model, built by David Molyneaux, Brian Horsey and myself. Also helped Ito San with his version.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_601.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_601.jpg.html)

Three of the best. Dave Garwood's Auster and Rapide and Rick Piper's Chipmunk. All three here are painted to represent aircraft flown by the Classic Air Force and were for a public simulator that I created. Now all gone, aeroplanes and sim.

Best wishes,

Martin

[Badger85]

My personal ride for the past 6 months or so since I started flying on FSEconomy has been N85AL, a Grumman Goose in (usually) Air Catalina retro livery, which I fly mostly in California currently. I use the OZx and other mods listed in my signature, and the beautiful livery (among others) made by 'jankees' can be found here (http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/4440-ozx-grumman-goose-hd-n13cs-air-catalina/).

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y442/historybuff85/Flight%20Sim/g21-goose-parked-800x600_zpspa3mpnhw.jpg

[huub vink]

Another repaint which hasn't made it to the library. But I love to fly (or should I say fight) the Avia S-199.

Always careful with the throttle and make sure you have enough speed!

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160101_1a_zpshtja2gfc.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160101_1a_zpshtja2gfc.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160101_1b_zpsosfescx7.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160101_1b_zpsosfescx7.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160101_1c_zpskwbtv7n9.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160101_1c_zpskwbtv7n9.jpg.html)

[Willy]

But I love to fly (or should I say fight) the Avia S-199.

Always careful with the throttle and make sure you have enough speed!

LOL, That's me and my Gee Bees all the way.

Working on a new personal ride Warwick Carter FSX Gee Bee Z as part of my learning how to do layers. This one, I went all the way back to the base paint and am totally redoing everything (including new fictional color scheme). I'm going for all the eye-candy I can think of to put in it.

[ChipShop]

A few more......

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_500.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_500.jpg.html)

T-6 as many of you will have guessed is my all time favourite aeroplane and here we have two that have flown in. David Gilmour's ultra rare SNJ-7C and the Sywell based T-6G in her old Haitian colours.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VE_5.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VE_5.jpg.html)

Another of Mr. Gilmour's aeroplanes flown in was the Beech Staggerwing G-BRVE. Wonderful aeroplane, so full of character, but never liked the way it bounced on landing, with that coiled sprung undercarriage.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/BSBalliol_5.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/BSBalliol_5.jpg.html)

2nd favourite type and I can't say why (must have been a picture in a book when was a child) is the Boulton Paul Balliol. Here we see the Sea Balliol variant with the crew having tea and cakes at Bowerman. Originally a FS2004 model, built by David Molyneaux, Brian Horsey and myself. Also helped Ito San with his version.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_601.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_601.jpg.html)

Three of the best. Dave Garwood's Auster and Rapide and Rick Piper's Chipmunk. All three here are painted to represent aircraft flown by the Classic Air Force and were for a public simulator that I created. Now all gone, aeroplanes and sim.

Best wishes,

Martin

Once again, loving the shots Martin!

(Especially the 8 ball !)

ChipShop

[thunder100]

Another repaint which hasn't made it to the library. But I love to fly (or should I say fight) the Avia S-199.

Always careful with the throttle and make sure you have enough speed!





http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160101_1c_zpskwbtv7n9.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160101_1c_zpskwbtv7n9.jpg.html)

My late friend (94 RIP) was a test pilot on that ( at that time POW in Czech ) .and with him I was Beta tester for the FR one

He always said that was worst plane he ever flow to start and land ( and he had quite a range from HE-51 Legion Condor via He-219 up to He-111 ) and he admired Ezra Weizman a lot even shooting down something with that

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33448&stc=1


Best regards

Roland

[Willy]

First time in the sim for Gee Bee paint I'm working on to do a "stripe & line check". Most everything is lining up pretty good, a few niggles here and there. I've still got to decide what I'm going to do with markings. I haven't touched the cowl yet as I haven't decided what I want on there.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33451&stc=1

[T6flyer]

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/File0432.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/File0432.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/APLO_3.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/APLO_3.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/APLO_1.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/APLO_1.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/T6flyer/VFR_992.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/T6flyer/media/VFR_992.jpg.html)

Martin

[txnetcop]

Hey Willie I also like flying Wozza's GEE BEE! That is one fantastic paint. I hope you plan on posting that one when you're done!
Ted

[WarHorse47]

Mine...

A2A Civilian Mustang. Repaint by Tom Weiss.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/WarHorse47/Random%20FSX%20Shots/Random%20FSX%2013/2014-10-1_12-4-35-497_zps791eaf89.jpg

AF Corsair. Repaint by Bomber_12th.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/WarHorse47/Random%20FSX%20Shots/Random%20FSX%2013/2014-10-4_9-29-35-778_zpsa7e5c641.jpg

Both skins represent planes from the Olympic Flight Museum.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/WarHorse47/American%20Beauty/PICT3108_zps2a2d5a4f.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/WarHorse47/Air%20Shows/2014%20Olympic%20Air%20Show/DSC01301_zpsfb61d0b5.jpg

[ChipShop]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33469&stc=1
I guess i'd better include this little beauty in my Personal Rides; she's an absolute delight to fly.

Nice 'Chippie' shots Martin, the top one's real isn't it? Where does it live now?

ChipShop:eagerness:

[Willy]

Hey Willie I also like flying Wozza's GEE BEE! That is one fantastic paint. I hope you plan on posting that one when you're done!
Ted

Thanks Ted. My intentions are for an eventual release of it without my personal stuff on it. (The Merc Air logo, Buzz Buzzard noseart, etc) But first I've got to finish it which might be a bit as I'm learning paint.net & layers as I go along. Nothing like on the job training! :ernaehrung004: I'm making my own layered .psd paintkit for it while I'm doing it. So there's been a good bit of backing up and redoing things but usually when I do, I've figured out a better way to do what I'm trying.

Also have some ideas for some possible other paint schemes.

[Flyboy208]

Great idea for a thread Huub! I often fly the IRIS F-15E. Always loved the look of the Strike Eagle. Of course, my beloved VRS Super Hornet, IRIS Pilatus PC-21 and the fantastic Flight Replicas Messerschmitt BF-109K. All payware and all top notch FS renditions! The Hornet is a favourite because I worked on them for 8 years in the US Navy as an aviation electronics technician. The PC-21 is dear to me , as it is the newest trainer made by Pilatus, a marque I have history with, having flown one of it's ancestors in real life quite a bit, The Pilatus P-3.

Mike :wavey:

[euroastar350]

For me, it's whatever I am working on at the moment:

Kamov KA26 Hoodlum (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33480&stc=1

Sikorsky S76A (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33481&stc=1

Bell 222/230/430/Airwolf (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33482&stc=1

Mil MI2 Hoplite (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33483&stc=1

Here is a bit of history on the Bell 222. It was first started back in 2010when Alan Devins (original creator) passed along the source files to me and Brandon Filer. Together, we formed Eagle Rotorcraft Simulations and released a number of add-ons based on old FS2004 aircraft starting out with Erick Cantu's Embraer EMB120 Brasilia. Since then, our project list has grown to include the G7 series aircraft produced by Uncle Milton and his team, our cooperation with Milviz starting out with their Bell 407 and 4 new helicopters as of recent, our cooperation with Nemeth Designs and producing the KA26 and MI2 for FSX as shown in the screenshots. Now back to the Bell 222. The first release lacked so many features and was considered incomplete and was received with very little fanfare, we even got a couple of bad reviews for it...but it's freeware, so what is their to expect. Version 2 was started in 2013 by myself and is the first model I do 3D gauges in and that is something I taught myself how to do, heck, I learned modeling on my own with the 222. The 222 project is dedicated to the memory of my younger sister that passed away 4 1/2 years ago and is one project she got to see me do when she came to visit me before her death.

[wombat666]

Well, you did say 'Personal Rides'..........:triumphant:
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1836x1033q90/r/907/YqQLsO.jpg

[mvg3d]

1987 - 1989...... A looooooooooong time ago !!!!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w240/mvg3d/VARIE/DF3_zpsxqchhsi7.jpg (http://s177.photobucket.com/user/mvg3d/media/VARIE/DF3_zpsxqchhsi7.jpg.html)

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w240/mvg3d/VARIE/DF2_zps4caq0wnq.jpg (http://s177.photobucket.com/user/mvg3d/media/VARIE/DF2_zps4caq0wnq.jpg.html)

:wavey::wavey:

[expat]

. . couldn't resist . . sorry Mods (again), slaps self on wrist, promise will keep this one back on topic ! :adoration:

[wombat666]

Normal service will now resume.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/908/Cqjlnj.jpg

My all time favourite aeroplane for flying in clear weather! Alabeo's WACO YMF.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/911/IIOg59.jpg

Good idea to use a decent 'Twin' for outback Australia. 'My' Realair Duke.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/908/dt3rOB.jpg

And the Alabeo C195, any excuse to fly her anywhere at any time.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/633/0aVvww.jpg

[wombat666]

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/911/PykPzR.jpg

Cessna C177B Cardinal by Alabeo, it feels right.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/905/oN6wxg.jpg

'My' trusty C206 Stationair, the 'Go To' GA workhorse.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/633/llZxuu.jpg

Cirrus SR22 for Hooning around!

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/908/8gbFcL.jpg

And the Corvalis 400TT for the same reason.

[wombat666]

And a few 'Warbirds' that I fly.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/910/ufxJvd.jpg

Hawker Fury Mk.I 'Trainer' by First Class Simulations, shame they didn't do more from this period.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/907/fwIRfY.jpg

Flight Replicas Messerschmitt Bf109G-8 R2 'White' 3 Northern Italy 1945

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/908/6Q8YyJ.jpg

RAAF Beaufighter, Dave Garwood's (I had a senior moment Huub!) model, Jeansy's repaint. Out-Bloody-Standing! And I give it a serious workout when it comes out of the hanger!

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/907/sCjfMQ.jpg

MILVIZ 'Red Bull' P38, a show stopper.

[huub vink]

Where do I start....... :biggrin-new:

I think the beautiful Beaufighter isn't made by Rob, but by Dave Garwood.
I once owned a Benelli 650 Tornado. Nice bike, but wasn't very lucky with it. Engine had severe damage when the chain between crankshaft and clutch broke :dizzy:. A close friend had a yellow Ducati 750 Super Sport, but he wasn't very lucky with. The bike went faster than he could handle. After several crashed he bought something slower.
I have owned a Yamaha XS650 for nearly 25 years, I had converted into a cafe racer. I gave it away to somebody who really wanted it.
Its been at least five years ago when I realised that Dutch traffic is too dense and fast for an occasional motor cyclist of my age........
I have never touched a motorcycle since.

I regret to say that I don't have any experience with racing cars.

Now back to the subject. Two other S-199 paints which I made a long time ago but which never made it to the file library.

1907 is my favourite. It was flown by Wayne Peake when it flipped during take off on December 15th 1948.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160103_1b_zps4yy7htsi.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160103_1b_zps4yy7htsi.jpg.html)

D.117 (renumbered as 1901 already) bellied on October 17 1948 after it had been hit by AA. That day it was flow by Giddy Lichtman.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160103_1a_zpsj9qnxkkq.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160103_1a_zpsj9qnxkkq.jpg.html)

As already mentioned by Thunder-100 the S-199 wasn't very easy to fly. It was too heavy and under powered. However according the comments from the Israeli pilots, take off and landings were the most hazardous part. It could out turn a P-51.
The synchronization from the propeller with engine mounted guns didn't very work smooth. Due to which several pilots shot their own (wooden) propeller.

Nevertheless in the flightsim it remains a challenge to fly this lovely model.

Cheers,
Huub

[jankees]

I had a friend who crashed Ducati's faster than I could keep track of them....I rode one once, discovered you had to be built like a chimpanzee (long arms and short legs) and bought a BMW R1100S instead. It had the same topspeed as his (then) 748, but without the anatomical anomalies.
I still have a R60/5 waiting to be restored, maybe with the new garage....
Meanwhile, back on track, a few more favorites:
the A2A Corsair:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Corsair/ss10253.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Corsair/ss10253.jpg.html)

Paul's brilliant Duck:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Duck/ss16306.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Duck/ss16306.jpg.html)

Dave's Mosquito (there was talk of a fighterbomber at a certain moment...?)
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Mosquito/ss12496.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Mosquito/ss12496.jpg.html)

and for the Mustangs, I really do like the looks of the WBS version:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-51%20WBS/ss15582.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/P-51%20WBS/ss15582.jpg.html)

[jankees]

..and the A2A P-47, probably my favorite accusim bird:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-47/a407.jpg

(http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/P-47/a407.jpg.html)http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-47/a401.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-47/ss14413.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/P-47/a401.jpg.html)


why they never did the bubbletop as well, I don't know.....

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-47/ss16227.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/P-47/ss16227.jpg.html)

[pfflyers]

Spent a lot of time skinning my knuckles on these back in the day. Now I like to use it for low and slow scenery exploration.

[DaveB]

Oh dear.. motorbikes and aeroplanes!!

This one was a lot of fun. The Breitling Fighters sticker (given to me by Lee Proudfoot no less) added another 150mph to the top end!
http://daveb.cbfsim.org/public/zx9r1.JPG


Chopped the 9R in for this one which let go on a cold back tyre.. highsided and gave me a dislocated collar bone (which I still have)
http://daveb.cbfsim.org/public/9555.JPG

.. and I chopped the 955i in for this one (which I still have). Don't ride it much these days due to the pain factor.
http://daveb.cbfsim.org/public/trumpet.jpg

BOT. For those days when I imagine I'm rubbing shoulders with the likes of Cliff Spink.. I imagine my personal ride would look like this..
http://daveb.cbfsim.org/public/dlbspit2.jpg

Back to reality;-)
ATB
DaveB:-)

[tommieboy]

....why they never did the bubbletop as well, I don't know.....

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/P-47/ss16227.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/P-47/ss16227.jpg.html)

I'm more amazed that no one else has stepped in to fill the void after all this time. Truck loads of Mustangs and Corsairs by other vendors, but no bubble top P-47.....

Tommy

[Maty12]

Jankees, is that scenery in your picture of the Duck freeware or payware? It looks absolutely gorgeous.

[ChipShop]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33569&stc=1
Not wishing to post something totally non-aircraft related! (Ooh! shame on you DaveB!:biggrin-new:) I've made a compromise, hee, hee!
Something of mine from ETS2.
ChipShop:loyal:

[Firebar]

I hesitate to post this alongside some of the beauties that have come up so far (especially the bikes!), but this is what I've been flying, a second iteration of the CMC Leopard, it gets better as I learn more about modeling in 3DSMax and experiment with different tools.

http://imgur.com/ENOwJ6i.png

http://imgur.com/kohgeHO.png

[Greenhouse357]

Well...here's a couple of my favorite rides...

[Willy]

Bikes? My first was a '60 Royal Enfield Super Meteor when I was stationed in Scotland. A couple of Triumph Bonnevilles after that and my last was a '73 Triumph Trident which is the one I miss the most. Never did own a bike with the shifter on the left, anything else just seems perverted somehow.
Back on topic. Just an updated pic of my work in progress Gee Bee. This is the most recent screenshot, but there's been numerous changes since it was taken. Still red & black though.

[jankees]

Maty, that's Aeropelican, by Orbx, payware.

[wombat666]

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1770x1033q90/r/907/E9TyHL.jpg

Some days just turn out the wrong way! Razorback or Bubble Top, I usually end up like this at some point!!!!!!

FTR, the Benelli was one of the 'Insurance Write Offs' that we bought for very little money.
Once it was up and running I liked it so much that I sort of claimed it.
Since that shot was taken I've added a nice stainless exhaust system and a few extra go-faster tweaks.
Loudest bike I've owned!
Jankees, I'm hurt by your description of Duke riders, I fit my 996SS very comfortably with standard issue limbs.
Nice Triumph Dave, must find a shot of my modern day 'Cafe Racer' with Trident power....... :triumphant:

[DaveB]

That's a familiar sight.. the Razorback and smoke:biggrin-new:

The 955i was probably the loudest bike I've had. It was fitted with a factory racing pipe which never failed to make me smile:encouragement: It might have been responsible for perfing both my ear drums too:dizzy:
ATB
DaveB:)

[DaveQ]

Oh, for Crissake!! All this talk of bikes!! Mine was this for 10 years

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33600&stc=1

Much more civilised:biggrin-new:!! Had to part with it for tow truck (for caravan):banghead:!!

Favorite to fly, any Mustang or see signature:encouragement:

[wombat666]

Dave.
A present day 'Retro Cafe Racer'.
Not quite a Triton but close, the Rickman frame is not that far removed from a period Norton.
And this is one loud bike as well, which bring smiles to many faces.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1600x950q90/r/745/JGrbA8.jpg

Must get back on topic ........... me bad!:encouragement:

[Maty12]

Maty, that's Aeropelican, by Orbx, payware.
Thanks for the answer, gonna look for that.

[DaveB]

Dave.
A present day 'Retro Cafe Racer'.

That's a very well put together bike:encouragement: It looks even more uncomfortable than the 675 too:biggrin-new: Lovely plumbing on the pipes.
ATB
DaveB:)

[Ferry_vO]

Not wishing to post something totally non-aircraft related! (Ooh! shame on you DaveB!:biggrin-new:) I've made a compromise, hee, hee!
Something of mine from ETS2.
ChipShop

Two of mine:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-19-08-82_zpsj7xqyy4w.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-19-08-82_zpsj7xqyy4w.jpg.html)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-15-13-81_zpsydrwydt3.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-15-13-81_zpsydrwydt3.jpg.html)

[huub vink]

Well I spend quite some time on this thing. After I crashed with my last Italian bike, I purchased this one.

Hand built in the Netherlands, full carbon and only 8 kilograms......

Its called "Roadracer".

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/s_DSC_3010_zps599ijntb.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/s_DSC_3010_zps599ijntb.jpg.html)


Nice bike Wombat! That's how I think motorcycles should look.

Cheers,
Huub

[DaveB]

Yikes.. I bet that wasn't a hundred quid from Halfords!!:biggrin-new:

ATB
DaveB:)

[ChipShop]

Two of mine:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-19-08-82_zpsj7xqyy4w.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-19-08-82_zpsj7xqyy4w.jpg.html)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-15-13-81_zpsydrwydt3.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/ETS2/eurotrucks2%202015-09-30%2021-15-13-81_zpsydrwydt3.jpg.html)

Very nice too Ferry_vO! I especially like the Scania Longline. A little too Big to haul 40ft trailers in the UK unfortunately!

[Willy]

Dave.
A present day 'Retro Cafe Racer'.
Not quite a Triton but close, the Rickman frame is not that far removed from a period Norton.
And this is one loud bike as well, which bring smiles to many faces.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1600x950q90/r/745/JGrbA8.jpg

Must get back on topic ........... me bad!:encouragement:

And the shifter is on the correct side! I think I'm in lust. Love that engine!! Stock or warmed up?

[Willy]

It's close enough to finished that it's making it's first multiplayer appearance in a couple of hours. A couple of minor touchups and it'll be ready to upload.

Edit: And since this pic was taken, I finally got around to fixing that hideous yellow shirt and white helmet the pilot was wearing.

[vonstroheim]

For me, it's whatever I am working on at the moment: Kamov KA26 Hoodlum (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33480&stc=1

I'm really looking forward this Ka-26, my Virtavia Ka-32 is one of my favourite helo, and the Ka-26 is going to be great fun! Thanks George.

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/207809bercy4.jpg

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/859126eiffel.jpg

Scenery: Paris by Marc Guitteny (brand new! and free!) (http://marcoh.gratisim.fr/index_fsx_en.html), "Bercy" helipad by me (33650)

[Penzoil3]

Thanks for the answer, gonna look for that.


http://www.flightsimstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=904

[dhasdell]

Still a firm favourite:

[wombat666]

And the shifter is on the correct side! I think I'm in lust. Love that engine!! Stock or warmed up?

Willy, I decided to not meddle too much with the engine as I didn't feel comfortable about overpowering the rest of the bike.
So she's warm but not hot, I guess you could say we've 'Blue Printed' the engine and left it at that.
A 'Sunny Sunday' ride, if I feel the need to frighten myself then I can use the Benelli, the 996 Duke or my latest extravagance seen here...........KTM RC8, barely road legal!
:encouragement:

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1356x763q90/r/903/MALeGn.jpg

[Ickie]

here is a pic of me many years ago on my scooter :jump:
33665

33666

[thefrog]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33668&stc=1
This is my ride (JF Martlet/Wildcat) - about to give the customers in the EGHR cafe a fright when I start up (Sorry to go off-topic by including an aeroplane!)

[gman5250]

The daily driver.
License plate:HOG5250

It's what's inside that counts...the only thing that gives it away is the S&S emboss at the bottom of the 106 CI barrels. I finally went to the S&S barrels and piston kit after I roasted a few sets of SE and Wiseco's.
The bike makes 130HP @139 ft.lbs of torque with a laundry list of bullet proof internal mods. Substantial suspension, brake and other mods included to manage the power. With the low, tight suspension and super low seat height, the bike is really well behaved in the canyons.

The heart of the beast are the Wood Performance 650/256 gear driven cams. Power comes on at about 3200 and pulls hard to 6K via a 4 degree advance key. S&S LT roller tappets and tower roller rockers handle the oversize valves. Two computers handle power management. Balanced and welded crank with alloy rods...the engine will make 8K, but no real need to go there.
2.5" tuned pipes let the motor exhale without mangling the backpressure.

Still running a 5 speed box, a six speed would put the cruise RPM of 3200 over 100 MPH...not really practical.

I did all of the work including the engine builds and paint. The only thing I outsourced was the heads for valve and port milling & polish. As of this photo the bike has 87,000 miles logged.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1488/24125779102_d81426e268_h.jpg

[tjsdn1375]

I hesitate to post this alongside some of the beauties that have come up so far (especially the bikes!), but this is what I've been flying, a second iteration of the CMC Leopard, it gets better as I learn more about modeling in 3DSMax and experiment with different tools.

http://imgur.com/ENOwJ6i.png

http://imgur.com/kohgeHO.png

CMC Leopard exterior, interior, cockpit Work???

[trucker17]

For me, it's whatever I am working on at the moment:

Kamov KA26 Hoodlum (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33480&stc=1

Sikorsky S76A (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33481&stc=1

Bell 222/230/430/Airwolf (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33482&stc=1

Mil MI2 Hoplite (FSX WIP)
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33483&stc=1

Here is a bit of history on the Bell 222. It was first started back in 2010when Alan Devins (original creator) passed along the source files to me and Brandon Filer. Together, we formed Eagle Rotorcraft Simulations and released a number of add-ons based on old FS2004 aircraft starting out with Erick Cantu's Embraer EMB120 Brasilia. Since then, our project list has grown to include the G7 series aircraft produced by Uncle Milton and his team, our cooperation with Milviz starting out with their Bell 407 and 4 new helicopters as of recent, our cooperation with Nemeth Designs and producing the KA26 and MI2 for FSX as shown in the screenshots. Now back to the Bell 222. The first release lacked so many features and was considered incomplete and was received with very little fanfare, we even got a couple of bad reviews for it...but it's freeware, so what is their to expect. Version 2 was started in 2013 by myself and is the first model I do 3D gauges in and that is something I taught myself how to do, heck, I learned modeling on my own with the 222. The 222 project is dedicated to the memory of my younger sister that passed away 4 1/2 years ago and is one project she got to see me do when she came to visit me before her death.





That 222 is looking awesome. And i'm still waiting for that bird

[trucker17]

Some of my favorite Personal rides.
A2A Civi Mustang
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/2013-5-21_12-17-33-926_zps99e1b819.png (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/2013-5-21_12-17-33-926_zps99e1b819.png.html)
A2A C182
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/2015-2-17_10-55-32-891%20copy_zpsdih9zrpk.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/2015-2-17_10-55-32-891%20copy_zpsdih9zrpk.jpg.html)
Carenado C337H SKYMASTER
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/2014-12-15_10-12-30-341copy_zps250d06df.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/2014-12-15_10-12-30-341copy_zps250d06df.jpg.html)
A2A C172
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/2014-12-11_18-39-36-104copy_zps6e5e866f.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/2014-12-11_18-39-36-104copy_zps6e5e866f.jpg.html)

[trucker17]

And a couple of more
MAAM B25
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/759413921473889283_zps2425b0d1.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/759413921473889283_zps2425b0d1.jpg.html)

Cera sim. Bell 212
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s495/trucker1762/thumbnail19_zps99e76cb6.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/trucker1762/media/thumbnail19_zps99e76cb6.jpg.html)

[Firebar]

CMC Leopard exterior, interior, cockpit Work???

Yeah, I'm trying all sorts. The gauges are all mine, except the steam driven HSI and Artificial Horizon, they're based off the manuals for the Bendix/King EFS40 and the Goldcrown Avionics other gauges. The exterior is mine too, though I struggle to get it right, the shape is a little off. The interior is my first even somewhat passable VC so I'm happy with that!

While I don't have a shiny bike to add I do have a Mk 3.5 Fiesta in Purple (Mine is dirtier than this picture, I drive 60 miles across Salisbury Plain every day :P )

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/gallery/spunknikcar_001.jpg

[TuFun]

Bought my 5.0 RS in 82 new and some minor upgrades with a Ford Racing T-5 5-speed running thru a aluminum driveshaft to a 8.8 rear posi 3.55 Zoom gear set. Sounds from a dual Super 10's stainless steal pipes. Wheels are by Rockwell International (Western wheel) company.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l40/TwFun/STUFF/TW-5.0_zpsgxo3wlzf.png~original

[huub vink]

Manfred Jahn and team's C-47 is one of my favourites as well. It a great model and I find it very nice aircraft for long flights. I still use the first version quite often, as I prefer the vintage cockpit. But when Jan (Javis) and his team have finished their cockpit, I most likely will stick to the 1.2 version!

A C-47 from Aeroflot after some original pictures

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160107_1a_zpsdukiaorz.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160107_1a_zpsdukiaorz.jpg.html)

A DC-3 from the US Army Air Corps (1941)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160107_1b_zpsonghynmx.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160107_1b_zpsonghynmx.jpg.html)

An Aeroflot C-47 after the plastic model kit by ESCI

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160107_1c_zpsbqmlwzp8.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160107_1c_zpsbqmlwzp8.jpg.html)

The C-47 as it appeared in the Band of Brothers

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/Huubs_Pictures/20160107_1d_zps1jzfcqod.jpg~original (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Huubs_Pictures/media/20160107_1d_zps1jzfcqod.jpg.html)

Cheers,
Huub

[Badger85]

Where did you get that excellent Aeroflot repaint(s) for the C-47??

[trucker17]

Sweet ride Tufun.
I have a 1982 Capri RS 5.0 with T-tops, 5 speed. Dont you just love the power they have. LOL. I have reinforced the frame around the engine compartment, replaced the driveshaft with a titanium one, 'Baer racing brake system, 1/4 race crank and cams. Its a cool and fast ride.
I also have a 1974 Capri (waiting to be restored). and a 1976 Mustang Cobra 2 (also waiting to be restored).

[menef]

Flying over Alps with high-performances aircraft.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33680&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33681&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33682&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33683&stc=1

[TuFun]

Sweet ride Tufun.
I have a 1982 Capri RS 5.0 with T-tops, 5 speed. Dont you just love the power they have. LOL. I have reinforced the frame around the engine compartment, replaced the driveshaft with a titanium one, 'Baer racing brake system, 1/4 race crank and cams. Its a cool and fast ride.
I also have a 1974 Capri (waiting to be restored). and a 1976 Mustang Cobra 2 (also waiting to be restored).


Yep, did the same... reinforced the frame and custom coils. Been looking into the Coyote 5.0 with 6 speed swap. Would have gone to 5 lug swap, but love my Rockwells.

Now for my favorites...

Miltons Howard... one of my repaints.

http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2016/01/08/Howard500.jpg

The only military paint I did...

http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2016/01/08/ME1.jpg

And of course Manfred's C-47 with my sound set.

http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2016/01/08/MJC-47.jpg

[trucker17]

[QUOTE=TuFun;1000692]Yep, did the same... reinforced the frame and custom coils. Been looking into the Coyote 5.0 with 6 speed swap. Would have gone to 5 lug swap, but love my Rockwells.

Go for it. Thats the engine i have in mine, I tore the engine apart and beefed up the Crank and cams before i installed it. On the Trans, I kept the 5 speed that was in the car originally. But i did make some modifications to the transmission. all the gears in the trans is 1/4 racing.

Mine is definitely a sleeper car. Looks and sounds bare bones stock, until i pull the cutoffs.

Crank and cams
Crank
Ford 289-302 Custom stroke Billet Crankshaft

Cam shafts
http://www.crower.com/camshafts/ford-351w-pro-street-roller-cam-290r.html

<tbody>
Valve Lash
.022" intake and .024" exhaust


Lobe center
110


Advertised Duration: Intake / Exhaust
290 / 296


Duration @ .050" Lift: Intake / Exhaust
248 / 252


Lobe Lift: Intake / Exhaust
.349 / .342


Rocker Ratio: Intake / Exhaust
1.6 / 1.6


Gross Valve Lift: Intake / Exhaust
.558 / .547


CID
351


Performance Level
5


Low RPM
3500


Peak HP
7000


Redline
7000

</tbody>


Aluminum Rocker arms

Heads
AFR 195cc SBF Renegade 20 degree street and strip heads.

[huub vink]

Where did you get that excellent Aeroflot repaint(s) for the C-47??

Hi Alex,

As I'm a (re)painter, I did them myself. I intended to upload them however so far they haven't made it to the library....

Cheers,
Huub

[Willy]

Hi Alex,

As I'm a (re)painter, I did them myself. I intended to upload them however so far they haven't made it to the library....

Cheers,
Huub

Sounds like me. I've done a lot of paints intending to upload them but somehow I get busy with the next one and they never make it here. Had to "force myself" this morning to drop the brushes so I could upload that Gee Bee before it got forgot about.

Willy

[Badger85]

Share your repaints, you talented artists. Don't hoard the wealth :untroubled:

[trucker17]

Share your repaints, you talented artists. Don't hoard the wealth :untroubled:

I can speak for most of us repainters here. You can find all our paints in the library here at SOH.

[gaab]

Sounds like me. I've done a lot of paints intending to upload them but somehow I get busy with the next one and they never make it here. Had to "force myself" this morning to drop the brushes so I could upload that Gee Bee before it got forgot about.

Willy

I know you have also a Lodestar VC in progress since october - any intention to upload it ??? I would love to get it !

Please !

Cheers,

Gérard

[Willy]

Share your repaints, you talented artists. Don't hoard the wealth :untroubled:

Most of what I haven't uploaded is a few years old and isn't up to my current standards. All of the unreleased stuff was done for FS9 and earlier anyway although some could be used with FS9 aircraft ported over, they still weren't done with extra detail that FSX allows. And some of the aircraft just don't work worth a darn in FSX anyway.

However, I've got plenty of stuff in the paint hanger that's waiting to be done. Some more Gee Bees, maybe a few L-10 Electras and whatever else strikes my fancy.

[Willy]

I know you have also a Lodestar VC in progress since october - any intention to upload it ??? I would love to get it !

I don't know about a VC, but there are some unfinished Lodestar paints that I intend to get back to sooner or later. I cranked out so many Lodestars so fast that I came very close to getting totally burned out on the things. Also most of the Lodestars were done last fall while my wife was in the hospital and I had nothing to do there but paint on my laptop. I've got a few more Gee Bees I want to do and some Electras.

There are a couple of Beech Grizzlies I did a few weeks ago that just need a little polishing and some more P-80s.

I'm learning a couple of new to me paint programs and it's taking me longer to do a paint while I'm learning them as I'm making every mistake possible and having to go back over what I've already done. But that's how you learn and I'm really liking the results when it does come together.

[FAC257]

I am no painter by any stretch, so no laughing.

The cub that made it around the world. Each country flown through had their flag emblem added to the left side. The World Map emblem behind the cockpit has the actual route flown during the flight. Riding in the back, is my dog at the time.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/633/xaPy7V.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/hlxaPy7Vj)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/633/fhoZJy.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/hlfhoZJyj)


"Behind In My Painting" - Test bed B-29 to see if I could learn how to do repaints. That's Betty Page leaning on the paint brush nose art.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/633/DOhVEo.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/hlDOhVEoj)

"Phony Express" - Never finshed, but one I racked a lot of hours in.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/905/wcaxj0.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/p5wcaxj0j)

FAC257

[FAC257]

Last two:

The Look Homeward Angel" - Never finished. This one had special meaning for me, as my father was the last flight engineer on the LHA. This repaint is slightly different than some of the LHA repaints that made the library. The full set of mission marks are based on a photo of the LHA taken just before they tried to bring her back to the States after the war. She never made it.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/gnMntu.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pbgnMntuj)

"Ice Princess" - She only come out of the hanger during the Christmas Holiday. :-)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/910/tYRWaf.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/patYRWafj)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/9untqx.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pb9untqxj)


FAC257

[Willy]

Nothing wrong with those!

It's been a couple of years and still in FS9 the last time I did an around the world. You're giving me ideas for the Gee Bee. I've flown the Wozza one from London to Melbourne, why not all the way?

Edit: Had to go back and look at the dog. Min Pin? We've got a few of those running around here.

[FAC257]

Yeah, that's a Min-Pin.

FAC257

[Snurdley]

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33722&stc=1

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33723&stc=1
Yeah, it should probably be a P-51, but just can't help myself :adoration:

[jmbiii]

Not counting the Mallard this is what I fly most lately. Fly it so much I haven't had time to have it painted or registered in the US of A. :encouragement:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33727&stc=1

Due to the weather, I haven't ridden lately. (I don't deliberately go out riding to be miserable.)
After fifty some years riding two wheelers (1 Yamaha, 1 Suzuki, 3 Honda's and 5 BMW's) I found this one is fun.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33728&stc=1

[gaab]

I don't know about a VC, but there are some unfinished Lodestar paints that I intend to get back to sooner or later.

I am sorry, I don't want to harass you, but are you not the author of these posts ?



Did some more work on the VC. Added a notepad with 6 pages of good info to have at your fingertips like Vne and stall speeds. Still a work in progress, but it's a good start on it. While I was at it, I tossed the Sperry otto out the door and moved the overhead one into it's spot.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30873&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1446308663


http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?60836-A-Lockheed-quot-Rounder-quot&p=988543&viewfull=1#post988543
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?96662-South-For-The-Winter-Flight-19&p=989739&viewfull=1#post989739

I would like so much to get these "good info at [my] fingertips"...

Cheers - Gerard

[Willy]

gaab,

Check your PMs.

Willy

[gman5250]

She fits like a comfy pair of old shoes.

A while back I did a makeover of my previous DAK skins with all new HD metal skin textures, specs and bumps. I've been kind of sitting on this set until the new cockpit is released. Nonetheless, this is one of my favorites when I just want to relax and fly a VFR somewhere scenic.

Prepar3D V3.1 using Dynamic Reflections.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1448/24179694202_d17c79bddf_h.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1442/24287269835_c498bb26d3_h.jpg

[stansdds]

She fits like a comfy pair of old shoes.

A while back I did a makeover of my previous DAK skins with all new HD metal skin textures, specs and bumps. I've been kind of sitting on this set until the new cockpit is released. Nonetheless, this is one of my favorites when I just want to relax and fly a VFR somewhere scenic.

Prepar3D V3.1 using Dynamic Reflections.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1448/24179694202_d17c79bddf_h.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1442/24287269835_c498bb26d3_h.jpg

That is a very realistic looking natural metal skin! :applause:

[padburgess]

I have a large collection of military aircraft but the one I keep going back to is this one. The other two are my passion. The duke was my younger brothers until he passed on from cancer in 2011 at 45, and I've had the Beemer from 1995. She now has 240,000km on her. Not much by American standards but I live in NZ and that amount of K's on our roads is OK. If any of you have driven or ridden on our highways you will know what I mean.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33807&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33808&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33809&stc=1

Cheers
Paul

[RobH]

My two favorites. I even got them to smile for you.:encouragement:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/2016-01-12_00006.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/user/RobH1108/media/2016-01-12_00006.jpg.html)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/2016-01-12_00004.jpg
(http://s9.photobucket.com/user/RobH1108/media/2016-01-12_00004.jpg.html)
Here is my other personal ride....

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/11260784_994144800609825_3305840969701674874_n.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/user/RobH1108/media/11260784_994144800609825_3305840969701674874_n.jpg .html)

[Victory103]

As of late, I'm normally beta testing several models at once, so my personal rides do not get the flight time as they once did. I use both helos (lately MV 530 or CH-47) and Tacpack (VRS, AS F-14, Iris A-10) aircraft to check scenery. After a payware purchase, I try to get my $$$ out of it. RW scenery gets checked with one of the following:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33876&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33877&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33878&stc=1http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33874&stc=1

[wombat666]

If we are looking at Fords here's one I baked earlier.
Actually it is getting on for 10 years since I finished it, a 'replica' GT40 built from a kit and powered by a 302 Ford SVO, quad Weber DCO45 carbs, a set of replica Gurney Weslake heads, stainless steel 'bundle of snakes' exhaust system and an odd collection of donor components.
Considering selling it this year as I keep getting pulled over by Highway Patrol officers who want to have a look at it ............ :biggrin-new:
And I really should get on with my 'flat 6' restoration project that started in 1983.

Fresh out of the paint shop!
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/r/661/ADthbJ.jpg

Lurking.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/892x1033q90/r/673/PMovBf.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1296x900q90/r/661/X0TyUf.jpg

[expat]

How much would you ask for it? I drove one here in England around Goodwood and it was a lot of fun but broiling hot - the back of my shirt soaked through in minutes!

[falcon409]

I don't have a singular favorite as a personal ride really. It's whatever suits the flying I'm about to do on that day or whatever I happen to be working on and want to do some flights with it to see how it looks in the air. Right now it's the reworked AlphaSim Phantom using the VC from Tim's T-2 Aircraft. I've repainted it (WIP) to closely resemble the F-4's of the 301st FW of the late 80's. Worked many hours over the years on the Egress System for those birds before we got the F-16's. I have a soft place in my heart for the Phantoms of the 301st/457th.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Alpha_Phantom-2016-jan-20-008_2.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Alpha_Phantom-2016-jan-20-009_3.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/ejwells409/Alpha_Phantom-2016-jan-20-010_1.jpg

[wombat666]

How much would you ask for it? I drove one here in England around Goodwood and it was a lot of fun but broiling hot - the back of my shirt soaked through in minutes!

Sounds like a severe lack of insulation around the radiator lines that run down the centre of the tub!:redfire:
What would I asking?
Hard to put a rational price on it, five years building time, $A9,000,00 for the paint alone, US$13,000 for the engine and we sort of stopped counting when the other bills topped the A$200,000 mark!
There have been a couple of 'offers' to consider, maybe the most tempting so far is close to A$395,000, but as our 'Pacific Peso' is only buying US$00.70 at the moment that figure looks a bit shabby on a count back.
Of course, it would buy most of parts I need to finish my 911 restoration!
Bloody crap exchange rates!
:banghead:

[Chunk]

My everyday ride...

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34131&stc=1

My weekend ride...

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34132&stc=1