Introducing the Avia 51

Many long hours and hard work were put in by Milton, OleBoy, Nigel, Matt and others. Many thanks to you guys for bringing us some very rare and historic aircraft.
 
Hurricane91 said:
Many long hours and hard work were put in by Milton, OleBoy, Nigel, Matt and,
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You're forgetting a very big part of this team. You yourself have been a great help, John. It's people like you and the many others that help projects like this flourish. :salute:
 
Hey, kudos to all of you, particpants in one way or the other, both obvious and behind the scenes. It's about having fun after all.

Let's keep it in perspective, enjoy the comraderie of the thread, and remember, it is freeware.

Quality is in the eyes of the beholder and hopefully it will be acceptable to many.

Meaningful to me is a decent model, great textures, great sounds, a functional panel, and a nice hand flyer.

And that all of those who contributed, learned something new, shared with the community, and are proud to be part of SOH to enhance the FS World.

If we have done these things, then we have been successful in the journey. :applause:
 
I figured I'd give everyone an update on my progress. No pictures this time. I'll let you guess what it will look like. Not even the rest of the team knows. I've completely redone the fuselage for better historical representation. I've added almost every little tidbit of what's seen in photos. If it wasn't modeled, it was painted there. When it gets handed off to Milton for finals, it will look the best of my abilities, as it did in the pictures taken in the early 1930's.

Many times I was frustrated to no end. I saved my progress, closed Photoshop and walked away. Only to come back later with a fresh mind. I'm glad I didn't give up. Doing the repaint has let me virtually touch every square inch of this beautiful piece of history.

With any luck, it should make an appearance, soon. Possibly this weekend. :)
 
Milton Shupe said:
Hey, kudos to all of you, particpants in one way or the other, both obvious and behind the scenes. It's about having fun after all.

Let's keep it in perspective, enjoy the comraderie of the thread, and remember, it is freeware.

Quality is in the eyes of the beholder and hopefully it will be acceptable to many.

Meaningful to me is a decent model, great textures, great sounds, a functional panel, and a nice hand flyer.

And that all of those who contributed, learned something new, shared with the community, and are proud to be part of SOH to enhance the FS World.

If we have done these things, then we have been successful in the journey. :applause:
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WOW! Milton. Not only a modeler of note, but a statesman as well. Wonderfully put.



FUN

PERSPECTIVE

CAMARADERIE

FREE(WARE)

QUALITY

ALL

SHARED

COMMUNITY

SOH

:applause::applause::applause::applause:
 
Knowing full well the level of skill and experience the name "Milton Shupe" brings and draws to a project, there's not doubt it will be a winner in every sense of the word. But I have to tell you, OB, until I saw your latest art work, I was sittin' on the fence purely and simply because of the era. No longer! This baby will occupy a prominent spot in my restoration hanger at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Ga.

Thank you Milton for all the reasons listed in your previous post and to ALL who have contributed to this project.

:salute::salute::salute::salute:
 
Thanks for the kind words, Duckie. This is the kind of paints I like to see on all my virtual aircraft. Although I've done many (not released) never to reach this LOD. To me it just can't get anymore real from a painters perspective.

There are those models that are modeled, that are done on extremely expensive modeling programs. Said programs that most modelers don't/won't invest in for this hobby. But for the average Gmax/FSDS models, this is the best approach (for me) to absolute realism.

Hopefully I'll have more creations in the future that spark my interest.
 
While tweaking and adjusting I noticed something. :icon_lol:

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hate to say this buut.....

"what the heck you been smoking man?" i thought i was bad for taking on Fairford scenery let alone looking at faces in textures :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
 
Subliminality....the hidden message. Kind of like reading tea leaves, but in flightsim textures.

It says."if you collect pokemon objects, and you're not an eight year old, people will think of you as heartful, but without credibility."


...It's all very mysterious.
 
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OK everyone. My part in this project is finished (Or is it? Not!) I have uploaded the Avia 51; Registration OK-ABV/FSX to Milton. I'll get the FS9 package finalized ASAP for him as well.

I hope for good reviews.
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Beautiful work all around; great details; super metal work!

Thank you so much for all the effort on this one OB! :applause: :medals:
 
Ascua02 said:
Hello All:

Well Milton, if you want that spanish livery, I am game for it, should not be difficult.

On the other hand, the registration surprised me. Given how the Spanish Republic did "serialize" its aircraft, it is likely that all three units did make it to Spain, will scoure the documentation at home and see what I can get. I am however working out of home as we are speaking and I am not likely to get anything until next week end. Sorry about that.

Saludos
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Just a followup on the early post.

The three Avia 51 aircraft were sold to Spain, masked by sale to an Estonian buyer for security reasons, shipped to Estonia, and then shipped to Spain by boat.

On February 20, 1938 in Spain, the 3 aircraft were disassembled and shipped by 12 rail cars to Marcella. Other parts were shipped by boat in cases labeled "Piano", and others delivered by truck from France across the Pyrenees.

All 3 aircraft were assigned to the Transport and Communication Air Unit initially at Catalonian airports, after that at the airport La Torrecica in the province of Albacete. The codes of the Avia 51 were: TA-001, TA-002, and TA-003.


In Spain, the aircraft were initially used for communication flights to Barcelona, but soon they were replaced by the faster DC-2. The Avia continued to provide transportation and communication duties. The aircraft marked TA-003 was heavily damaged during bombing of the Sabadell airport near Barcelona during January 1939. The other aircraft continued service in the central zone and on the postal line Albacete-Baeza. After the civil war, the two remaining aircraft (TA-001, TA-002) were ar Torrecica airport, TA-002 flyable, TA-001 undergoing repairs. Records show repairs were completed on April 13, 1939. They were likely not flown much after that. In 1941, they were written off due to lack of spare parts and their bad condition.
 
Sunny9850 said:
The Avia 57 design seemed to address that as a 14 seater, low-wing monoplane with retractable gear. Just not enough data or pictures of that unit to do much with for FS (though I may try :)


LOL that's good to hear. It is certainly a great looking aircraft. Would definitely find a home in my tri-motor hangar if you decide to go ahead with building one. Of course if it came to a choice between that and
the Lockheed Twins ..... the twins win :running:

Cheers
Stefan
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Just updating Stefan on an old quote ....

I decided to proceed on this as more detailed info and pictures came to light. :jump:

I now have the basic exterior body parts where I want them and can proceed with windows and door.
 
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