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AC500 Shrike - FSX Native WIP

Milton Shupe

Milton Shupe

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Okay, off to a good start on the Shrike conversion, thanks to Bjoern for the kick start. :applause:

I have gear and cowl flap animations to add today before wrapping up the exterior model.

This one will require a few improvements as the original model has not been updated since 2003.

It will look decent before release.
 

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Jeepers, Milton;

From my perspective down here in the oil change pit, I'd think you were experiencing somewhere between a tornado touchdown and a personal Renaissance..!!

It's quite heartening after all these YEARS to see your Aero Commander series reincarnate into a second-sim orbit. Format corrected direct from the creator's hands.

I think others will agree, this is most significant.
 
Thank you for updating this good old Shrike. I have flown many flights with Shrike since i used FS2004, now i can finally roll it out from hangar and do some little fixes before takeoff in P3D :)
 
Bjoern said:
A day in and you're well on your way indeed. Impressive!
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I assure you that there is nothing magical here; just due diligence and lots of available time to get it done.

Actually, the mesh is really bad and I am spending lots of time improving parts, or replacing them. I had to replace tires and wheels as the mesh was so bad. It has been slow going to make progress but I now have the exterior done. This is one of those aircraft you want to stay out about 30 feet to appreciate :)

So, after I add pilots and put in a few light bulbs, I will move to the interior. Since I do not have the original full interior, I am going to upgrade some parts from my 500 series. That should provide better gauge resolution and a tighter fit around the cabin. I will retain the original seats, floor and wall textures.
 

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Looking good! Was this the one that came with that nice wood grain panel?
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No, that was the AC500 economy model just released. The Wood grain panel did not make that series as the model is slightly different. May look at doing that later.
 

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That wood grain panel is beautiful!
The interior looks a lot like the Spartan Executive interior, too!
Great way to fly :)

I still have trouble trying to fit a flight or three in all these amazingly well done aircraft, but I'll get there eventually!
Thanks again for all the hard work you put into all your planes, Mr. Shupe!
Pat☺
 
Bjoern said:
Didn't I include the interior model in the .zip?
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No but not a problem. I have completed cleaning up the exterior version of it, and deleting and replacing/merging the VC panel, ecu parts, pedals, oat, and compass from the 500. Should finish up the interior today. Thank you Bjoern. Greatly appreciate your help. :wavey:
 
Milton Shupe said:
No but not a problem. I have completed cleaning up the exterior version of it, and deleting and replacing/merging the VC panel, ecu parts, pedals, oat, and compass from the 500. Should finish up the interior today. Thank you Bjoern. Greatly appreciate your help. :wavey:
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Just checked. The file is named "Shrike_int.obj" and is indeed incuded in the .zip file. But it's probably too late now and the cockpit parts aren't any different anyway.

As always, don't mention it.
 
Bjoern said:
Just checked. The file is named "Shrike_int.obj" and is indeed incuded in the .zip file. But it's probably too late now and the cockpit parts aren't any different anyway.

As always, don't mention it.
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Bjoern,

My apologies; I went back to look and, sure enough, the interior model is there.

Yes, the interior model is different and better refined. It also has the vc panels and overhead, ecu better defined, pedals, etc.

Not a problem though. They needed to be upgraded anyhow. Wrapping up the overall modeling now but have a few VC animations to complete.

Should be into overall aircraft container package review Wednesday to get her ready for beta testing.
 
Ahhh, finally finished up the Shrike for FSX. Sending out to beta test now.

Turned out to be a much better result than the original IMO but it still shows its age.
 

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Bjoern said:
Just checked. The file is named "Shrike_int.obj" and is indeed incuded in the .zip file. But it's probably too late now and the cockpit parts aren't any different anyway.

As always, don't mention it.
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Bjoern,

I took the time to import the interior model today and the mesh was as bad as the exterior for the VC parts. So, nothing lost there as I would have merged the VC components from my 500 anyhow. I thought sure the original had a better quality interior but it did not show up that way.

Thanks
 
So far, the beta is going well from first report. Fixed a few minor issues and awaiting further reports.
 
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