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New Scenery Idea...

My flatten now covers just the light green field to the west, the runways, taxiways and a tiny area in front of the house where the four RAMP_MIL_COMBAT spots are in the East. I don't think there's much point in my going any further with it now, though, because the thing that'll make the most difference is the masking work you're doing.

If you like, though, I'll knock together a tiny hangar to go next to that bit of concrete? That shouldn't take long. Not doing the house, though, sorry. I saw photos of it and went a funny colour. :icon_lol:
 
two shots with the flatten in place. It actually leaves a nice rolling/uneven area off the main rwys and taxiways that looks very natural. No sharp edges or cliffs. Looks pretty cool actually from the ground. . .not quite as evident from the air though.
 
One more with some buildings in place. IanP, I found a hangar that seems to work ok. . .part of the "Airport_Buildings_AP.bgl"
 
I'm stopping anything further until later this afternoon. My recent surgery makes it kinda tough to sit in one position for an extended period of time and sleep has been a problem as well, so I'm taking a break for a bit. BBL:salute:
 
Just excellent stuff, Ed! I can't wait to fly some Mustangs and Spitfires out of there - England is my most flown-in region, by far, and it will be great to have this scenery right where I do most of my virtual flying, and of the types of airfields I most enjoy.
 
I didn't catch up with this thread earlier, but now it's already 4 pages long!
Great to see this develope, and I'm certainly going to do some flying from here when it's finished.:jump:
Great work guys:ernae:
R.
 
Hornet Squadron are also awaiting their new home! (In actual fact, the Spitfires used in Piece of Cake were mainly mark IX, just painted in early war camoflage).

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Here are a few shots from late last evening/early this morning (before I went to bed) doing some TG's in the P-38 as a test.
The mesh problem IanP spoke of was so subtle that I failed to notice it until I started placing objects. . .then it was much more obvious. I did several flattens in that area and stair stepped the elevations to get everything more or less to a point where it's workable. I also adjusted the photoimage to remove a few buildings that were caught in that stair step and looked very odd and unworkable and also removed a few trees in the way along the taxiway from the hangar.

Hopefully this will be ready by this afternoon for posting in the downloads section.:salute:
 
wonderful work. yes I did do that with fs-recorder.
If its ok, could Ian add some vintage jeeps/breifing tents in front of the house, like in piece of cake? or am I pushing my luck? :jump:
 
letsgetrowdy said:
wonderful work. yes I did do that with fs-recorder.
If its ok, could Ian add some vintage jeeps/breifing tents in front of the house, like in piece of cake? or am pushing my luck? :jump:
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I'm out of the loop on that film, never saw it, I'll look see if I have those objects. . .I do have tents, vintage automobiles, I'll just have to check and see if they are of the right era.

"After a bit of searching I discovered this was actually a TV Series in the late 80's. Is it available online by chance or Video"
 
I "googled" the title and watched some youtube vids of some of the episodes. Short of finding a nice aerial view of the castle and the area around it, I saw enough clips to at least get an idea of where the tents and other buildings were situated.

Time to go back into the sim and do some additional placements. After this, I'll have to go out and find the DVD of the series, lol.
 
Yes it is a brilliant series in my opinion, but it was a very controversial one. My godfather was the aerial camera director for this show, and he frequently tells me all about it. It challenged the steriotypical view that all RAF pilots were heroes. Many of the characters bickered and often shot down their own aircraft accidentaly. Derek Robinson was trying to more acuratly portray the Battle of France.
When i say tents/jeeps I mean WWII ones, camoflaged green ones and ambulance vans, such as the ones IanP uses in his other sceneries eg. Bodmin...

Ed have a look at user "Vulcanfanmans's" PoC videos on youtube. It's located on the piece of grass outside the House, before the tree-lined runway.
 
letsgetrowdy said:
. . . . .When i say tents/jeeps I mean WWII ones, camoflaged green ones and ambulance vans, such as the ones IanP uses in his other sceneries eg. Bodmin. . .Ed have a look at user "Vulcanfanmans's" PoC videos on youtube. It's located on the piece of grass outside the House, before the tree-lined runway.
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I don't have any of Ian's sceneries, but I do have a lot of RAF objects from Ted Andrews scenery libraries. I'll take a look and see what I can dredge up. I have to put this on hold for now. Got a follow-up doctors visit after surgery, so I'll be back at it later. I have a pretty good handle on where it goes now after watching some of the clips. Thanks!!
 
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