FS2004 Screenshots Here!!!

[huub vink]

Already before the war the RAF realised that it required bigger calibre shells to shoot down modern bombers, than even the "mighty" eight .303 (7.7 mm) machine guns on the Spitfire could deliver. Therefore in June 1939 the Spitfire L1007 was equipped with a French/Spanish Hispano HS404 20mm cannon in both wings. The cannons were used successfully on French fighters, where there were mounted to shoot thought the hollow propeller shaft. As the Spitfire slim wings weren't designed to carry cannons, the cannons had to be mounted on their side and bulges appeared to house the 60 rounds ammunition magazines. The combination was not very successful. This had multiple reasons, but the main reasons were the high G forces and flexing of the wings. But a licence to produce the guns in the UK was acquired and the cannon mounted Spitfire entered operational service with No.19 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. But as the problems with the cannons did persist, they were already withdrawn from the front line by end August again. By December the problems with the cannons were finally solved and the Mk.Ib Spitfire re-entered service with 92 squadron.
After a difficult start the licence build Hispano cannon remained the standard RAF aircraft gun, on many different aircraft, until the end of the war.

I did a repaint for the AH Mk.Ib Spitfire. Sadly not the most accurate model, but I'm happy with the result.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[ian elliot]

Patrol over Imphal, Assam province, India, May 44, cause you cant fly Spits all the time There's not a decent SEA skin for the AH hurri out there, but Thicko's CFS2 model works nice in FS9

 

[Motormouse]

Patrol over Imphal, Assam province, India, May 44, cause you cant fly Spits all the time There's not a decent SEA skin for the AH hurri out there, but Thicko's CFS2 model works nice in FS9

Try Robert Sanderson's..there's a few paints for that

 

[huub vink]

There may not be a decent repaint, but there is of course this one.... with a great VC!

I really don't know whether and where is still available.

Cheers,
Huub

Edit: I saw Motormouse was already ahead of me!

 

[Motormouse]

There may not be a decent repaint, but there is of course this one.... with a great VC!

I really don't know whether and where is still available.

Cheers,
Huub

Edit: I saw Motormouse was already ahead of me!

Right here Huub , ---> https://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php

Search ' Robert Sanderson' in the library , you'll find all of the Hurricane models

Ttfn

Pete

 

[AndyG43]

Is there a paintkit for the FS9 AH Hurri? I've got the one for the FSX version, but the mapping is very different.

 

[ian elliot]

Dont normally do previews, but rather pleased how this is coming on, can you guess ?

 

[AndyG43]

That'll be Croydon Airport, I await its arrival with keen anticipation. I used to live in that part of the world and drove past the Hotel many a time, still a glorious building; it used to have a Dragon Rapide mounted outside, an equally glorious sight which I believe has now been removed.

 

[leuen]

Ian, looks very fine, and could be a real and welcome alternative to the default and Vintage London ones.

Bernard

 

[huub vink]

Right here Huub , ---> https://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php

Search ' Robert Sanderson' in the library , you'll find all of the Hurricane models

Ttfn

Pete

I really didn't realise the "old" Mk.IIC model was still available, as Robert Sanderson did make a newer version of the C model, with about the same techniques he used in his Mk.IID model.

Again with a lovely VC

I don't know whether it was ever released.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[huub vink]

Is there a paintkit for the FS9 AH Hurri? I've got the one for the FSX version, but the mapping is very different.

Hi Andy,

I'n not aware of an "official" paintkit, but did one for the early fabric winged versions

Which I recently converted in the metal wing version

And you may know the repaint of personal ride of Vice Air Marshal Park.

The problem is that I don't work very structured and my paintkits are not really made with the idea to be released and are therefore a not very well organised. I forget to name layers, save layers for future use etc.
Therefore I think my paintkit is actually more annoying than fun to work with.

Beside that the AH model also isn't really a repaint friendly model. Like with many older AH models things are shifted, stretched and duplicated. If you really want I can make an attempt to organise the layered files, but for sure that will take a while.

I currently have the P3700 RF-F finished and also the P3675 AG-N flown by James Nicolson. He was the only Battle of Britain pilot and the only pilot of RAF Fighter Command to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. And I have a Hurricane in the colours from the Netherlands East Indies in the planning.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[huub vink]

Dont normally do previews, but rather pleased how this is coming on, can you guess ?

Your Croydon station building looks great Ian

Cheers,
Huub

 

[AndyG43]

No worries Huub, I'll muddle on through. I just found it a touch confusing, as the download from Flightsim clearly states that a paintkit is included when, equally clearly, it isn't.

 

[ian elliot]

Id forgotten all about Robert Sanderson's model's, that SEA model is very fine, thanks for the pointer

 

[huub vink]

When I saw Dave Garwood's, I realised I didn't have a proper RAF repaint for this model.

So I did a quick an dirty one. And I think Dave's paintkit is one of the best I have ever used. You can knock a repaint together in a few hours and it looks fine without any additional work!

One of the four De Havilland Dominie aircraft from the B-flight of 1316 (Dutch) Communication Flight. This unit flew a regular service between RAF Hendon UK and the liberated part of the Netherlands.

As I don't really like civilians in a military aircraft I have given myself the nearly impossible task to repaint the passengers.....

Cheers,
Huub

 

[ian elliot]

Just wondering, is it possible to Alpha the passengers out

 

[huub vink]

Just wondering, is it possible to Alpha the passengers out

Only as a last resort. first I will check whether the textures of Dave's Avro Anson do fit. When they don't, I will do some drawing. I have some ideas, and it (hopefully) won't be too much work, as the textures of the passengers are the same, but the poses of the passengers are different. When I can't get a satisfying result I will alpha them out.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[Motormouse]

Coolham (WIP)



An ALG opened in 1944; closed 1945 and now 'scheduled' as a historic landmark

Used almost exclusively by Canadian and Polish Mustang squadrons engaged on fighter 'sweeps' across the channel; 222 sqn (Spitfires) also used it on ops against V1 sites

Been a real pain tracking down RAF/RCAF repaints of P-51's !

ttfn

Pete

 

[huub vink]

The donationware P51 B/C is free and might be a nice aircraft to use with your scenery. To hopefully get a bit more attention, I have started a separate thread to see whether anybody still has Dave Green's old paintkit.

This would save a lot of time and effort....

Cheers,
Huub

 

[AndyG43]

Been a real pain tracking down RAF/RCAF repaints of P-51's !

ttfn

Pete

As soon as I get this paintkit sorted ......