Ju88 update
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sixstrings5859
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Amazing amount of work you have done ,and still doing. Simply in awe ! Thank you Ted ! Thanks to the whole team behind these. Regards,Scott
well I am not sure....
Well not really, I think. These projects, sans the Ju88s were in the works for several years. I stepped away from modeling for a couple of years - bored and little interest - so these projects just sat on the hardrive (along with several others I have not completed). Then along came James who lit the fire once again with his renewed request to do some nightfighting. Steve made the radar and navigation stuff and once again it seems fun.
Impressive cockpit Ted!
You're so prolific: Ju 88, Stirling MkIII and the Whitley - wish I had the time to model that much!
Well not really, I think. These projects, sans the Ju88s were in the works for several years. I stepped away from modeling for a couple of years - bored and little interest - so these projects just sat on the hardrive (along with several others I have not completed). Then along came James who lit the fire once again with his renewed request to do some nightfighting. Steve made the radar and navigation stuff and once again it seems fun.
FireStorm II
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Wow, these are nice!
Thx John, Ted...and James
for lighting the fire
Thx John, Ted...and James
for lighting the fire
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Outstanding ! Can't wait for these ! Excellent work ! Thank you to all responsible ! Regards,Scott
Ted,
A real beaut of a model, and good that you've got your sim mojo back, and John, just stunning..stunning tex...superb work gents!
With Ankor's shaders and subtle bump mapping, it's easily equal to or better than any Ju88 in a flight sim..
Cheers Shessi
p.s. Please Ted, put some decent crew in, and not those freaked out bloody awful standard CFS3 crew!
A real beaut of a model, and good that you've got your sim mojo back, and John, just stunning..stunning tex...superb work gents!
With Ankor's shaders and subtle bump mapping, it's easily equal to or better than any Ju88 in a flight sim..
Cheers Shessi
p.s. Please Ted, put some decent crew in, and not those freaked out bloody awful standard CFS3 crew!
Darn
John always does this, never gives a hint until there she is
. John I really did try to map it as best as I could, really did try.....
Just let me know what I need to fix. I have always loved the Ju 88, one of the most versatile planes of WW2. As far as crew, I did speak with Steve and he said he is making a masked German crew, so we will see. Mark, thanks for the complement, when we lost Ted Miller, I was bound and determined to make something that he would be ok with.
Silly, but I am most excited about the direction finder radial antenna on the back of the fuselage. In nearly all the previous models of the Ju88 it was a textured on. This time I decided to make a real 3d version, even watched a video on how it worked. Glad I added the bumps to the fuselage on the sides too, makes the plane so much more complete.
Woot I am motivated....
John always does this, never gives a hint until there she is
. John I really did try to map it as best as I could, really did try..... Just let me know what I need to fix. I have always loved the Ju 88, one of the most versatile planes of WW2. As far as crew, I did speak with Steve and he said he is making a masked German crew, so we will see. Mark, thanks for the complement, when we lost Ted Miller, I was bound and determined to make something that he would be ok with. Silly, but I am most excited about the direction finder radial antenna on the back of the fuselage. In nearly all the previous models of the Ju88 it was a textured on. This time I decided to make a real 3d version, even watched a video on how it worked. Glad I added the bumps to the fuselage on the sides too, makes the plane so much more complete.
Woot I am motivated....
Bravo/4
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Mapping is good Ted don't worry, the issues are workable lol
The direction finder looks 100% better than the painted on versions, and the fuselage fairings, missing them out would have been criminal, they never looked convincing being painted on!
Mark, I have Steve's new Luft pilot model, it just arrived for paint, vast improvement!
The direction finder looks 100% better than the painted on versions, and the fuselage fairings, missing them out would have been criminal, they never looked convincing being painted on!
Mark, I have Steve's new Luft pilot model, it just arrived for paint, vast improvement!
mongoose
SOH-CM-2023
Silly, but I am most excited about the direction finder radial antenna on the back of the fuselage. In nearly all the previous models of the Ju88 it was a textured on. This time I decided to make a real 3d version, even watched a video on how it worked. Glad I added the bumps to the fuselage on the sides too, makes the plane so much more complete.
Woot I am motivated....
What was the direction finder radial antenna used for and can it be simulated perhaps using the Tac Display suitably changed and rotated 180°?
The direction finder
James here is a great video on this
German Avionics: Peil G5 and G6 radio navigation systems - YouTube
Telefunken Peil GIV NDB direction finder - YouTube
So to make it work, we need non directional radio beacons. I am afraid that we will never get them so we can just dream. The idea of the repeater compass is explained well in the video, we just have no code to make it work.
James here is a great video on this
German Avionics: Peil G5 and G6 radio navigation systems - YouTube
Telefunken Peil GIV NDB direction finder - YouTube
So to make it work, we need non directional radio beacons. I am afraid that we will never get them so we can just dream. The idea of the repeater compass is explained well in the video, we just have no code to make it work.
G,
Watch the videos and the others on that channel, they are fascinating, all the restored equipment seems to work! Also a lot on German aircraft radar.
The Peil GVI you are talking about.
It had a plexiglass/perspex window, which obviously didn't affect the radio signals, but protected it from the elements and reduced drag . With this Peil GVI the star shaped attenna didn't move, but the motorised base did, so that the antenna arm with the strongest signal or the antenna arm which had the signal from the required beacon etc could be seen and/or selected.
Cheers
S
Watch the videos and the others on that channel, they are fascinating, all the restored equipment seems to work! Also a lot on German aircraft radar.
The Peil GVI you are talking about.
It had a plexiglass/perspex window, which obviously didn't affect the radio signals, but protected it from the elements and reduced drag . With this Peil GVI the star shaped attenna didn't move, but the motorised base did, so that the antenna arm with the strongest signal or the antenna arm which had the signal from the required beacon etc could be seen and/or selected.
Cheers
S
mongoose
SOH-CM-2023
Well, given that most use the wp directions we can do without. Back in the old days I used to do missions without waypoints; I'm not sure now how many would ever do those; easy enough to adapt a wp mission to one though with navigation instructions. Fixed radio and light beacons could then be useful if limited.
Really looking forward to these Ju88s for sure!
Really looking forward to these Ju88s for sure!
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Wonderful ! Thanks guys ! Can't wait for these. One question. Do i have to use the radar app to fly these ,or can i have a option not to use this feature ? Cannot run the radar app on my pc reliably . Regards ,Scott