JF Dove - Channel Airways G-ANVU repaint coming up!

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Dear gentlemen!

In order not to hijack the main JF Dove thread, I think it'll be better to open this one.
Following the Morton's repaint, the Channel Airways rendition will be coming up.

Since I wasn't able to decide which of the both livery variants (of 1964 or 1970) I'd prefer, I decided to give both of them a 'go'.
Thanks to a sometimes quite weird texture mapping, some items of this repaint weren't a case of painter's joy but grim determination to get it done... :a1451:

This is what I have so far:

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_12-58-17-91wqqpf.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_12-58-17-91wqqpf.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_12-59-25-82oaqvi.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_12-59-25-82oaqvi.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-0-11-917ebrtx.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-0-11-917ebrtx.jpg)

It's the later variant of about 1970, reference image here:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1078812/


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[Wild Bill Kelso]

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-7-35-9165zrsc.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-7-35-9165zrsc.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-8-13-86364q1v.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-8-13-86364q1v.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-8-31-904nzo30.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-8-31-904nzo30.jpg)

Short test hop above the Thames estuary, just to get the paint dry...

[Wild Bill Kelso]

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-12-37-8990o4o.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-12-37-8990o4o.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-17-16-17qwrnz.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-17-16-17qwrnz.jpg)

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_13-16-17-95jzosa.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_13-16-17-95jzosa.jpg)

(UK2000's awesome Southend scenery)

[Wild Bill Kelso]

The Dove's maiden voyage started with a ferry flight from Shoreham (FTX) to Southend, after picking up some more aviation enthusiats at Stapleford and Southampton (both FTX), I went to the lovely island of Alderney.
Unlike the painting struggles before, this trip was pure pleasure.

http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_15-0-36-4782fus9.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_15-0-36-4782fus9.jpg)

Enroute (FSGRW and REX soft clouds).


http://abload.de/img/2016-1-31_17-43-9-257m0uwr.jpg (http://abload.de/image.php?img=2016-1-31_17-43-9-257m0uwr.jpg)

Getting the Dove back to ground at Alderney (created by the late Earth Simulations) was quite a challenge with a ceiling of 700 ft. and poor visibility of about 200 m...


Now heading off for the 1964 variant
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1445427/
both repaints will be released as double pack.

Cheers,
Markus.

[dvj]

Beautiful work!!!

[thunder100]

Stunningly beautiful !!!

How did you get Alderney working in FSX

I always get CTD getting near ( but I use Orbx what maybe the cause)

Still Channel lives !!!

Roland

[Ian Warren]

Brilliant piece of work Markus :encouragement: