This is the first is a series of FS9/GW3 repaints I am doing to represent the airplanes that appeared on the United states Commemorative stamp "Classic American Aircraft" released in 1997. Though not in chronological order on the stamp pane, I chose to do so with my repaints by starting with the earliest aircraft on the pane, the Wright Brothers Model B Flyer. The only Model B available for FS9 is Paul Beardsley's "Vin Fiz" (1911vinf.zip @ AvSim or FilghtSim). I wanted to do a model that more properly represented the one appearing on the stamp, so it was off to the paint shop with Paul's "Vin Fiz". I darkened the linen fabric, made some ribs and longerons, and covered them with some transparent fabric that has been given a very fine fabric texture. All fabric was given some alpha except rib and longeron areas to make it a little transparent. A new propwash was worked up from a screen cut out of the prop at rest. Wilber was given a new pair of jeans and the flesh darkened a bit. I would have liked to have done some work with the wheels, but they are in the .mdl file and have to remain untouched. So, I gave the old girl a new suit. Hope you like her. This is actually the second of the 20 in the series to really be done, the B-10B was uploaded just recently.
Caz By Cazzie, 2009-01-31 10:11:34
Caz By Cazzie, 2009-01-31 10:11:34
