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Alphasim/Virtavia release 2 more packages as freeware!

There is a Buffalo paint for the Stone PBY. Be nice to have one for the Alpha.

There is a paint by Heather Sherman at Flightsim for the Alpha PBY, fictitious but really nice.
 
Well, I was fortunate to crawl through the real thing (You won't believe how cramped it is!) and get a few shots, so...

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why is it i ALWAYS get sidetracked?! *sighs* oh well, it's a break from the norm i 'spose :icon_lol:.... ignore the KLU (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)roundel on upper wing it's there on the paintkit and i haven't started the wings.... tailplane.... then markings.... sheesh a lot of work repainters have to do when you think about it....
 
Ferry_vO said:
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Very nice shots, Ferry... I have tried that repaint on me copy of the Alpha Viggen, but when I go to the spot view, all of the scenery gets fuzzy. It eventually recovers but takes it about 30 - 40 seconds. An anolomy I have never been able to resolve.:isadizzy:


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Blackbird686 said:
Very nice shots, Ferry... I have tried that repaint on me copy of the Alpha Viggen, but when I go to the spot view, all of the scenery gets fuzzy. It eventually recovers but takes it about 30 - 40 seconds. An anolomy I have never been able to resolve.
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..Which is why there's no scenery in the shots.. ;)
 
Ferry_vO said:
..Which is why there's no scenery in the shots.. ;)
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LOL! I reckon if you went to the spot view and looked at the model for about 30-40 seconds with "no scenery in the view" that would be enough time for the sim to get it's stuff back together and make the scenery "un-fuzzy"...:icon_lol:


The repaint is exquisite.... wonder why it has such an adverse effect on the scenery in FS? There are 2 more repaints by the same chap, one a "Black Knight" scheme and the other is a "Last Flight" scheme. I'll have a go with those too and see how it works out.

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I can't remember having this problem before though; I used to race this 'Lightning bolt' through the Norwegian fjords at low level without scenery problems in the past.
 
Very nice shots, Ferry... I have tried that repaint on me copy of the Alpha Viggen, but when I go to the spot view, all of the scenery gets fuzzy. It eventually recovers but takes it about 30 - 40 seconds. An anolomy I have never been able to resolve
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Maybe its the same issue as with Dave Garwoods Hunters, i think the fix is openning up the textures in DXTBmp and saving with no mips, its been a while and ive forgoten exactly what to do, hopefully some other forum member may fill in the blanks,
cheers ian
 
I had this same issue with some of Dave Garwood's models, specifically the Hawker Hunters... all of them. Buggar!!! :angryfir: There is an excellent Saab 105 model out there as well that also does this to my FS. Too bad, I really liked flying the 105... alot of thought and research went into creating that model, and it was "eye candy" in the spot view. At some point a few chaps here were looking at what may be the cause of this problem but I don't think a solution was ever found. At least I never heard of a solution for it.

I am going to put the "Knight Orden" textures in for the Viggen and have a go with them. They were done by Pierre also.

EDIT: I just opened up the textures with DXTBMP for the "Knight Orden" version. There aren't any mips (that I could tell), but I did see that it has an alpha channel for all of the fuselage parts.

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Hi Kikas,
That seems to be the way the PBY is designed. The Alphasim B-17D has a similar config.
I like the PBY a lot. Many thanks to Alphasim/Virtavia for this aircraft.
 
Thank you, Virtavia. I did take advantage of the 50% off sale for the B-24 and the Sea King and I appreciate the release of older models as freeware.
 
Gentlemen,
Can't help with the Viggen blurred texture problem straight away but the attached link has a fix for the same problem with Dave Garwood's Hunter's.
http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22235&p=252147#p252147
The post second from bottom has the download link and the thread describes the problem in general. Just copy the textures from the zip into your Hunter texture file, (they work for single and two seaters), and alll should be well.
I expect the problem with the Viggen textures has the same cause as the Hunter; just a matter of finding and saving the relevant texture/texture's in the right format.
Goood Luck,
Alan
 
AK50... you are THE MAN!!! :applause::applause::applause: I went in and saved ALL of the textures for the Viggen repaints that were in DXT-1 format with mips using Martin Wright's DXTBMP and it fixed the scenery blurries! I have a few of Dave Garwoods Hawker Hunters that I'm going to re-install too, specifically the trainer versions. They will complement my Alphasim Hawker Hunter set very well.

Thanks for the link, mate. :ernae:

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Matt Wynn said:
why is it i ALWAYS get sidetracked?! *sighs* oh well, it's a break from the norm i 'spose :icon_lol:.... ignore the KLU (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)roundel on upper wing it's there on the paintkit and i haven't started the wings.... tailplane.... then markings.... sheesh a lot of work repainters have to do when you think about it....
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Hi, Matt. Understand you got your plate full of painting projects and some health issues. Hopefully we'll see a new NZ Repaint for the Cat when things come together.

Cheers
:ernae:
--WH
 
Ferry_vO said:
Well, I was fortunate to crawl through the real thing (You won't believe how cramped it is!) and get a few shots, so...

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Nice shots Ferry. Still have to upload the shots I took on our visit. I thought the CAT was actually quite roomy. I am hoping to go for a flight with them next vacation.
The guys taking care of her are certainly an exceptionally nice bunch.

I had planned to buy the Catalina from Alphasim after our visit to Lelystad....I guess I can put that money toward a ticket now

Cheers
Stefan
 
Thanks for both Virtavia, really wonderful freeware, just out of intrest, what sounds are you guys using for the Catalina.
cheers ian
 
ian elliot said:
Thanks for both Virtavia, really wonderful freeware, just out of intrest, what sounds are you guys using for the Catalina.
cheers ian
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Hello Ian,

I'm using Nmigel Ricards' sounds developed for Milton's S-2 Tracker series. Great sound set and essentially the same engines.

Steve
 
I had mine linked to the Maam-Sim DC-3. :)

I'm using Nmigel Ricards' sounds developed for Milton's S-2 Tracker series. Great sound set and essentially the same engines.
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The tracker used the R-1820 Cyclone nine cylinder engines, while the PBY (And most of the DC-3's) used the R-1830 Twin Wasp fourteen cylinder engines. ;)
 
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