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

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FA08 - Polk City - Fantasy of Flight - Development update

Looks awesome Dimus. Love how you modelled all those art deco details, even the outdoor seating looks a bit art deco.
 
This has been one of the most fun objects I have modelled and textured in my very short scenery making career:

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The actual one has a beacon on top. Is it possible to include a flashing light on top of an object? Any help would be appreciated.
 
My 2 High schoolers go there every year for a field trip, Ive been there twice and I can tell you that this scenery is spot on. Great job and very well done. :salute:

Bill
 
It's just getting better and better, Dimus! It's awesome to see everything done to such a high level of detail and accuracy, with all of the structures scaled so well besides. I love the recent details of the accurately recreated guard posts, fences, and outdoor eating area.
 
Really beautiful scenery. We toured the museum back in 2007 between a business trip and visit with family.

Any chance this might also work with FS9??

Thanks
:ernae:
--WH
 
WarHorse47 said:
Really beautiful scenery. We toured the museum back in 2007 between a business trip and visit with family.

Any chance this might also work with FS9??

Thanks
:ernae:
--WH
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I have never made any scenery for FS9. I am creating all mdl files as FSX mdl and the airport bgls as FSX bgl from ADE. To be sure I would need to recompile all the models. I do have FS9 though, and I might as well test it at some point to see how it behaves.

Thank you all for your encouragement!
 
The auxiliary buildings had more work than expected and I am making a lot of corrections to the main one too, on the back and south side.

Does anyone know if there is a way to install a rotating red beacon on the top of that water tower?
 
OK, I updated my ADE to 1.50 and realised that scruffyduck has added beacons to the objects that you can add in airports. I stuck a default one on top of the water tower. The problem is that the actual one flashes red and white (as the original WWII beacons) while the default ones for modern airports are green and white. Anyway, it will do for now and I will look at it again later.

I made a few enhancements on the back (east) and south sides of the main complex, before moving on to the rest of the buildings:

East side (back entrance)
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South side:
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Dusk:
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Dawn:
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One more building done. Now it's just that crummy old one in the back that is the last remaining from the default ones. Then it will be just adding stuff (like the new white maintenance hangar) and forming the surrounding area.

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Here is the latest update with the third building added and a few stuff in between (containers, garbage can etc):

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A static Connie is going to be needed at some point to go next to the main entrance. Any suggestions about that would be appreciated.
 
The gate was corrected:
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But what is that in the distance?
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Indeed a Connie with Lufthansa livery:
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Thanks to Manfred Jahn who gave me permission to convert the FS9 AI version of the Starliner to FSX static object using the SAMM program by Don Grovestine. The textures will need to be slightly altered to show more faded, US registration and without LH wording.

Now moving to the big white hangar.
 
Dimus,

This scenery is absolutely amazing!
It keeps getting better and better....


Great job Sir!

Rick
 
Dimus

You are doing greater things here than i could ever imagine.

It is an absolute pleasure to see this project grow.

Thank you for sharing your progress with us.

best

nio
 
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