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My last project on Blender

kdl said:
Lagaffe,
I just signed into http://www.pilote-virtuel.com/
- Where can I find your Beaver pre-release version?

Dieter
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Sorry I missed your request but Spook48, was able to answer it.

That said, I reiterate that this is a first WIP version (v0.1.0) which for the moment includes:
- a 90% finished exterior on the 3D side
- the fuselage/wing paintkit is finished and I have some repaints in reserve with the one included in the archive
- very few animations on the exterior model
- the interior is basic with FSX textures and no instruments
- only the rear cargo part has been started

From January, I'll start to make the remaining animations on the exterior and to model the interior.

Good and happy new Year :santahat:
 
Many thanks for your response.
I installed this first working version of your Beaver. I have to say, this looks very promising! Good luck for further success.
- Happy new year!

Dieter
 
Hi,

This week, a little 3D painting session with Armor Paint, January 2023 version. It had been a while since I had practiced and I had lost my touch. After a few days of watching Alexander Kiryanov's (the author) tutorials, I found my old habits.
I used the Rosie model (C-GAEE) from Never Cry Wolf as a guinea pig, with its decrepit Orange paint showing the aluminum of the structure and the different elements of various colors.

Here are the pictures (screen on the Saint-Laurent - Québec) :

Rosie-III.png



Rosie-II.png


Rosie-I.png


Everything is not perfect yet;

- the orange color is too much like a rust color...
- dust and dirt are too much (the layer in the paintkit should be updated)
- the window on the right seems to have a problem of smoothing
- the propeller which was supposed to be black, has become shiny aluminum
- the gear legs will be yellow or orange ... we'll see
- the Indian/inuit canoe is ready and I could have textured it but I was a bit late, that will be for the next time.

I have updated the Dropbox archive (it 's the same link)
 
Nice work!
Of course it will still take a good while before the project will be completed. But you can see the gradual progress.
Thank you!

Dieter
 
Hi,
A screen in the form of a wink for my daughter who lives in Quebec City since 2 years (studies).
The added canoe is to perfect the version of the Beaver that appears in the movie I mentioned above. It will be necessary to fill it with boxes and cases of beer :santahat:
Frontenac Castle on the right !

Ville-de-Qu-bec.png
 
This aircraft was developed for FS20 (Nov 2022), a simulator in which it is usable for screens.
For FS24, yes it loads, we can choose the liveries and it appears on the runways where we can start the engine but it chokes at the end of a few seconds.
Currently, the VC has not yet been modélized: I just have the interior of the FSX model that appears and which is textured. and no gauges are programmed .

Here a test under FS24 but I dont succeed in any take off.

On the other hand, as I was stating elsewhere: the engine is fully modeled (cylinders, carburetor, exhaust, pipes, etc.) since November 22.


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In 2023 I had put it on hold due to my involvement with Golde Age Simulations and I couldn’t continue this freeware at the same time.

I will take over the project but there is nothing particularly difficult and my stock of spare parts (3D and ModelBehavior) is sufficiently provided to be able to make progress quickly enough.

There are already about fifteen different liveries ready, repainted by B18volpar (aka Greenhooper)
 
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Oh man, this looks so cool. It needs the graunchiest radial sound pack. Backfiring at idle, occasional misfires at cruise, that kind of thing.
 
This looks amazing great work!

The Dropbox link doesn't work anymore, lagaffe do you have a new link of the latest version? :wavey:

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lagaffe said:
I don't want to compete with Milviz's Beaver (I don't have access to their developments but there have been leaks of some content on the web) but try to offer something different.

I'm thinking of putting a link on my github very soon so that people can download current versions of this Beaver.

A) At the moment, I'm focusing on the exterior model so that I have one model with normal wheels, one with Tundra wheels, another with floats but without wheels. I think I can add optional skis to the model with wheels.
For the Tundra model, I wanted to get closer to the Beaver you can see in the Disney movie "Never Cry Wolf", hence the engine without the covers.
Here the flight models are roughly made but they already allow standard operations even if the exterior animations are not implemented.

B) In a second step I would focus on the interior model and the instruments.

C) Finally, I would like to add a damage mod and JS scripts to manage the payload. The damage mod would be inspired by the one I created for the C150 TiBush a few years ago and that I am testing on the Canso PBY-5.
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Brian Denehey did a great job portraying the pilot of that plane in the film - very true to the book. If you haven't heard of Farley Mowat - the author of Never Cry Wolf - I can recommend two other books by him.
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be and Grey Seas Under.
Both should have been made films a long time ago
 
In the book, the Canadian government only issued Mr Mowat half of a canoe - whether it was the front half or the back half was never determined..
 
How in the world did this ever get past me?? The Beaver is my number one go-to for the bush. Thank you, Lagaffe!

Don BP;)
 
Ok, ok, ok... don’t worry, the project isn’t canceled... all the sources are well preserved and as soon as I have some time I’ll try to finish the interior of the cockpit. These are the instruments that for now are still in FSX format.

In page 2, you can see the interior (past rear of the aircraft) which is finished.
 
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