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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

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Cessna 310 and Sikorsky Skycrane Updates

We stopped at Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach to get gas on our way to Norfolk, VA for deployments and a lot of the aircraft there to me look like they should be on their way to the boneyard. I don't know if the paint wears off cause they put tarps on them or what not. I would expect in the Airforce that your planes look like new Tig :jump:. Then again the last Air Force birds I seen up close were almost a decade ago when I was a kid, and my uncle was stationed at Charleston AFB. They were still recieving brand new C-17's then. I haven't seen an AF bird up close since. Our paint really doesn't chip as much as it erodes off the leading edge of our rotor blades (oh how I hate repainting them), and the exhaust gets embedded in the tail cones paint and the horizontal stab once the engines get up there in the hours. Pain in the rear is all I know.
 
tigisfat said:
Yes, but couldn't it be said that if you preview something in beta, it's already too far along for a competitor to slap a competing product together in time?

Most of the developers are pretty decent at not producing products that others are making or have recently made.

Maybe it's the constant "are we there yet?" type comments that drive them nuts. I'm guilty of that all day long. I'm absolutely in love with these two aircraft.
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Personally, I feel ALL developers shouldn't post preview pics till close to release, like maybe a week out. Then again, I have never undertstood the mentality of asking for a release date either which I see all the time on forums.

Both these look fantastic, looking forward to trying the skycrane out, bring it on!!
 
MCDesigns said:
Personally, I feel ALL developers shouldn't post preview pics till close to release, like maybe a week out. Then again, I have never undertstood the mentality of asking for a release date either which I see all the time on forums.

Both these look fantastic, looking forward to trying the skycrane out, bring it on!!
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Primarily it servs 2 purposes. Both of them would be no good if it was only a week before release.

#1, feedback and error correction. ANY artist here will tell you that after looking at a model for some things MONTHS, we miss things. Having new, fresh eyes helps GREATLY with finding errors in the model BEFORE ITS TOO LATE! Once texture is on the model, its very difficult to change anything. So early previews helps us give you a better product.

#2, advertising. The god-honest truth is when you have such a small market, word of mouth is the best form of advertising. I know is sounds harsh, but its the truth. The more eyes they get interested, the more sales they have. More sales = more and better aircraft.

In the end, the community wins from these previews. They get better products!
 
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