First Class Simulations Wellington Bomber

Roger

Roger

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It's now available as a download so I took the plunge:jump:
Overall impressions are good; I like the modelling inside and out; there's a fair amount of clickable switches etc. in the vc and the paint schemes are good quality. I have a slight issue with the exterior sound close to full rpm as there is a slight whistle.
There's a 10% off sale so for £22.49 I'm happy.

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I'll be writing a review of it very shortly (and assuming we can get a copy to Nick to take screenshots!) but right now, the only things I can find wrong with it are the very odd "wood" skin, which should be fabric or metal and the scenery textures, some of which are pretty awful.

The promised AI hasn't materialised yet either, but that's not a disaster.

Ian P.
 
If you don't stick your head out over the panel, you don't see the lack of engines. It's your choice if you want to move your head into an unrealistic position to find problems that people who choose to use other methods don't find, I'm afraid.

Ian P.
 
gajit said:
Have they fixed the VC view of the engines?
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Not a problem for me because I tend to zoom out or move back rather than move closer to the panel and only the spinners are visible in my preferred position. The aircraft isn't exactly a fr hog but with much more added from vc view it probably would be.

With regards to the "wood skin" mentioned by Ian I think the intention was to give a "brushed dope" impression and only on extreme close-up does it look like grain.

I'm happy enough:engel016:
 
From plans I have looked at the engines of the Wellington were level with the pilot and would be easily visible from the cockpit.
 
They're slightly behind the cockpit and, as has already been said, visibility from the cockpit of a Wimpey was far from brilliant. What gajit was complaining about on the other thread was that he moves his head into unrealistic positions to compensate for this. What happened in the real world was "a marshaller". As we don't have those in the sim, you need to either move your head to unrealistic positions or use an external view.

The developer here has chosen not to model what cannot be seen from a pilot's position sitting in a seat. Some people won't like that, it won't bother others. It's something I'll mention in the review, but I won't slate an add-on for it.

Ian P.
 
Excuse me Ian but i was not complaining on another thread- I would not dare as I don't own the Wimpey. I simply asked a question here so please dont be like that.

I personally think that you would be able to see the engines from the seat which is why i asked. One of the great things about a twin or multi engined aircraft i enjoy in both real life and in sim is watching those props turning.

Happy new year.
 
My apologies, if it wasn't you who was slating the product on the other thread. I thought it was (especially as your first post here was discussing "fixing" the product).

However, every picture of the Wellington I have shows the prop spinners as being level with the windows, as is the pilot's seat. Therefore yes, if you leaned over far enough, you could see the engines, but just turning your head or leaning a short distance (i.e. if you were strapped into the seat), you could only see the prop spinner. Like I said before, it's not a product killer for me, it evidently is for you. In that case, no, the engines aren't included, so you won't want the package.

It also appears from line drawings that certain Wellington models with different engines did have more of the engine visible from the pilot's seat. In the Mk.II (Merline engined) model in particular, a lot more of the engine would be visible. There's a possibility that the Mk III (which is included in the pack) is wrong, because the Mercury appears to be mounted further forward in that on the line drawings I have - but I need more information on that before I will definitely say that the model (not just the VC view) is wrong.

Ian P.
 
Hi Ian

You are right - the lack of that engine view - especially on the port side I would find very disappointing as for me a VC should replicate the view you would really see.

Thanks for the confirmation that will save me a few quid.

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The missing parts in the VC are fine by me, many aircraft have trimmed down VC models, if you look hard enough and from obscure angles I'm sure you would notice this on a good percentage of aircraft. Doesn't bother me much as I understand why it is done.

You guys are just teasing me, ordered mine in mid Dec from Amazon at the knock-down price of £17.99 or something. Still waiting for it to arrive, mid Jan to Mid Feb apparently, taking a bit longer as the price is due to an import Tax evasion, lol.

Thanks for the pics to drool over,
Jamie
 
Looks very nice & since I dont have a slinky for a neck am sure I will be delighted :costumes:

I will have to wait a bit on this one as I exceeded my monthly FS budget by several hundred dollars already :redf:
 
I'm glad everyone is liking it.

The package is fun despite engine parts being missing in the VC. They can't be seen from the default viewpoint anyway, so I didn't think they'd have much of an effect!

Best
Dan.
 
I'll be in touch when I start the review, Dan (I've just finished one as a draft, so it's getting closer finally) but I have to say that I'm one of the people who thinks that the textures look a little too much like wood and not enough like doped fabric.

Specifically, the engine cowlings should actually be metal, yet they're textured the same as the fuselage - it definitely looks a bit off to me! Sorry...

Ian P.
 
Tastes are tastes and an opinion is not necessarily a review.

I can't cater to everyone's tastes but that said, they are always taken into account. I can't do anything unless asked specifically, though, by those above me.

Review questions are better directed at the publisher also I'm afraid. I can answer generic questions but my comments do not reflect that of the publisher and therefore should not be used for the review.

ATB
 
One reason why I don't look at reviews in depth is because one person's lump of coal is another's diamond :mixedsmi:

Case in point - Roger is quite happy :)
 
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