It still is, man, just because a thread hasn't been posted in for a while doesn't mean the project's been cancelled.
Tjsdn read this carefully!
Tjsdn,
In general it takes more than a year to develop a reasonably simple model. Even when the exterior model is completely finished the work is not even halfway. The modeling of the VC, texturing, gauges and coding will take more than the same amount of time
So stop annoying everybody here by your weekly asking whether a model is still in development.
Be patient and you will see what comes.
Huub
Tjsdn,
In general it takes more than a year to develop a reasonably simple model. Even when the exterior model is completely finished the work is not even halfway. The modeling of the VC, texturing, gauges and coding will take more than the same amount of time
So stop annoying everybody here by your weekly asking whether a model is still in development.
Be patient and you will see what comes.
Huub
oh yeah...
Cees Donker
SOH-CM-2024
There is an ignore list which I have put to use this time. There's a first time for everything......
Cees
harrybasset
Charter Member
With apologies for going off topic how about a Command Ejection button?
So basically a button to make the crew bail out? It sounds cool, but this is my first mod and my understanding of FSX coding is pretty limited.
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DaveB
Charter Member
harrybasset
Charter Member
My apologies again Maty12, I was referring to the comment from Cees Donker and the ignore list. I was wondering if it would be possible to eject irritating posters
It was not in any way aimed at your excellent work with the Mariner.Oops, My bad.My apologies again Maty12, I was referring to the comment from Cees Donker and the ignore list. I was wondering if it would be possible to eject irritating posters
Cees Donker
SOH-CM-2024
My apologies again Maty12, I was referring to the comment from Cees Donker and the ignore list. I was wondering if it would be possible to eject irritating posters
Something which I would have put to use today regarding a certain member. But there's an alternative in the form of the ignore list...
Cees
Something which I would have put to use today regarding a certain member. But there's an alternative in the form of the ignore list...
Cees
Beer?
Hey, guys, I'm back from Tucson. So big thanks to Andrew Boehly at Pima for letting me into the Mariner, I took a LOT of pictures in there. I also learned that the 5a has nose wheel steering and a hydraulic boost for the flight controls. I also met Bill Sproull, who flew the PBM-5 in the Korean War. So I now have a lot more reference. Sadly, this also means I've got a lot of re-modelling to do, especially in the nose and aft hull areas. I'm afraid the plan of modelling every bulkhead is impossible and might explode a lot of computers performance-wise. I started again on the interior, and if there's one thing I'm dreading it's making the chairs. This plane has some next level comfortable chairs which will be hard to make. Maybe someone can help me out with that?
I have a couple pictures I could post later, I'm having a bit of trouble getting them from my phone to the PC.We have so many skilled folks here at SOH. I'm sure a few pics of the chairs with a scale reference will be enough for somebody to help you get them right.
Hueyman
Members +
Alright, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that my friend PA_Jeromino managed to hook me up with a near perfect paddle-bladed Hamilton Standard propeller, made my Hueyman (who I wasn't able to reach), and it's just breathtaking. It was made for a B-17, but after inspecting the few reference pictures I had they seem to be identical (except for size, the PBM's is bigger).
The bad news. First off, my attempts to make a Curtiss propeller by modifying the Hamilton proved less than successful for the blades, which have very diffferent shapes. Secondly, I learned that the Curtiss propeller is a Constant-Speed model, and despite reading about these a lot I'm no closer to understanding how a pilot controls those. The PBM-5 flight manual mentions both a propeller selector (Manual or Auto) and a propeller governor for each one, and says to keep the pitch at "low" for engine start-up, but that's about all it says. There is no mention of the ones equipped with Hamilton Standard blades, and I'm not sure how many used it.
P.S. Does anyone have a Curtiss Electric 4-bladed propeller I can borrow? If not, can anyone help me make one?
Sorry for the late reply dude, here is your prop, factory fresh from the prop shop ;-)
Wish you the best in your project,
Hueyman
Thanks, mate, I appreciate it. Great looking prop.Sorry for the late reply dude, here is your prop, factory fresh from the prop shop ;-)
Wish you the best in your project,
Hueyman
Been a while since I last posted, huh? Sorry about that, "procrastination" is kinda my middle name. I have done a lot of work over the last two (Or three?) months, including completely remodeling the cockpit window frames, some fixes on the landing gear, minor changes to the flaps, engines and stabilizers (Including re-making the Shannon Vortex-Airfoil). Also did some interior work. Still haven't made the chairs, if anyone wants to help with that.
