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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

P-51D Mustang ‘Cadillac of the Skies’ for FSX Part 1 Restored - OUT NOW!

Jeepers Jankees , you really like to tease us :icon_lol:
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Well, I've been buying payware for 10 years now, since the days of the Alphasim $9 CFS2 planes - great memories. This probably ranks up there more as a work of art and labor of realism than any release I can think of in recent memory, and that's a good thing. The concept of modeling individual restored planes is so different and innovative than anything I've seen. Congratulations! Also like the way you surprised us all.

But, and this is a big but, we've been dancing around the topic of repaints for 140 posts now and I haven't heard anything definative - it's almost like we're avoiding a difficult topic because no one wants to come out and say no repaints or no paint kit. I seem to remember that no repaints were allowed when the FS9 P-51B/C came out. There was a hue and cry, finally sanity prevailed, and repaints were allowed, much to the joy of the community - witness all the beautiful skins for those birds.

I submit that one of these models needs a repaint kit. Even more so because the current skins are an acquired taste for me. I'm sorry, but I'm used to and like the Blue Nosers, Big Beautiful Doll, the 357th and other famous wartime liveries. They can't be done enough. Not too mention the fact that the recent F1 P-51D (one of my favs), did not have a paint kit and has pretty much died - you never hear anything about it. I'm sorry, but with 7 little seen skins, and no paint kit, I find it hard to justify $40 on this add-on, even though it's freakkin' brilliant.

Just my two cents Warbirdsim. It will make the community happier and might get you a few more sales.

Regards,

LT1
 
Ian Warren said:
Jeepers Jankees , you really like to tease us :icon_lol:
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Yes he does! What scheme did you start with as I may have to do this myself......I love flying a bare metal clean bird.
 
The lack of paintkit will have to be the deal breaker for me. Bizarre rearly, as I can't/dont actually do any repaints. I do soooooo enjoy and appreciate those that others do though.

As stated above already, the release paints are something of an acquired taste, and not for me.

It sounds like I'm missing a great bird, which is sad, but for the price, I'd want repaints. And, it's not like there's a shortage of other 51D models.
 
We have now been blessed with part1, maybe the next parts contains other restored or historical P-51´s and the worth of that pack may be lowered if they allow repaints for part 1, because then it would be possible that repaints exist already for birds that are going to be released with part 2?
 
Repaints

Hi Folks,
We have a lot of aircraft planned for these releases. We hope you are going to love them all.
The problem is, that with so many planned versions we do not want to do a paintkit until we have released all we have waiting.

Eventually there will be a Fighters pack and with these releases there will be a paintkit for sure!

We know there are very good repainters out there who can't wait to get their hands on a paintkit but we ask for your patience for now.

Albert
www.warbirdsim.com
 
wow...that kinda stinks. I never even got a paint kit for the B/C plane yet........I just wish a bare metal version with no markings was included just like the B/C version had.

I think in the future I will have to hold off on purchases that don't include paint kits.


Will the add'l paints be add'l money? or free to those who purchase the plane?
 
this plane is great even though it does not have a paint kit which will not stop me from enjoying it i can repaint this aircraft its easy you will get me to order your next P-51D and or P-51B &C i am happy with what you have done

you can use one of the old textures to make a Paint Kit for your self save it and use it to make textures its easy to do :salute:

This is the best Plane i have seen in a Long time its Up with my LOTUS L-39 and A2A B-17 and P-47

Keep Up your good work guys :wiggle:
 
I believe there are restrictions to releasing paints for these aircraft are there not? I seem to remember something back in the early stages of the B/C aircraft. Like they could only be posted with permission of Warbirdsim? Might be wrong here.


As far as creating my own paintkit.....no thanks....with paying $40.00 I'd expect one with the plane, and not after multiple releases of other variants. While I love this plane and will fly it....I won't do much time since really only one paint grabs me. The NACA plane is interesting but.....ehhhh.

Only down falls I see so far with the aircraft are the lack of whell chocks, lack of pilot removal, and I think the whine sound is a bit loud and overdone, that and the NACA plane wouldn't have this sound since its gun barrels are plugged closed. Is there a way to silence this sound? The model is wonderful, and the paints if you like them are very nicely done.
 
Cirrus N210MS said:
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here is a paint kit for the plane!:salute:

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I guess you can always think of something why you shouldn't purchase an aircraft, but the lack of a paintkit was new to me. In the not so distant past a model never came with a paintkit, but this didn't seem a problem. Even the WOP/A2A models originally didn't come with a paintkit, but were repainted with paintkits done by third parties. There are loads of repaints done for the SOH donationware P-51 and this model didn't come with a paintkit. I know several models which came with a very sophisticated paintkit for which hardly any repaints were done. And in the past I did many repaints for models for which I had to make my own paintkit.

So the fact this model doesn't come with a paintkit does not say there won't be any repaints done, nor is the fact a paintkit is supplied with a model a guarantee that repaints will be done.

And directions how to remove the whining sound can be found in the posts #36 and #37 from this thread.

Cheers,
Huub
 
Just a message here to say that it's that time again, as I am starting to get deep into the next project, so I will unfortunately not be able to be as active in the forums again, as I was this past week. Spending as much time on the computer, each day, doing development work - I'd just assume spend every other waking minute away from the computer. If anyone would like to send me a comment or question (as long as you are not a spammer or bot), please send me an e-mail at:

john terrell 87 @ comcast.net (without spaces)

It has taken me 10 hour days, each day, for the last two years, just focused on this single project alone. As Albert has indicated, we will continue to offer whole new, unique Mustang experiences, just as this first product has - each being individually desirable in their own right. They are not 'just additional repaints' - as I have indicated before, but completely different aircraft throughout, as already shown in Part 1.

Over the next 1-2 months, I will be puting together a definitive paintkit, to cover all of the D-model products, and this will be no easy task, with hundreds of layers to go through in each variant template. Besides this, many people will request to have spec map templates, and bump map templates besides, as these too are different for each and every model!! When finished, it will be released when the right time comes to do so. This has been the plan from the get-go, I just didn't know it had to be stated. It is very nice to see enthusiasm over creating additional repaints, I just hope that patience can last until the paintkit is released - the paintkit will not be product independent, as it will be for all.

As many know, a paintkit for the P-51B/C has been available upon request, nearly since the time the aircraft was released. (Skyhawk, I also clearly remember sending you one, upon your own request - if you still desire to have it, please contact me again). The paintkits for the D-models will be no-where near as simple to put together.

Of special note, "P-51D Restored Part 1" features 3 completely different prop blade types. Amazingly, covering the variants in Part 2, there will have to be 2 more completely new prop blade types! Details like these, which you will continue to find, have never been covered before for flightsim.
 
She's a Masterpiece in every detail, John. Thank you, because I know you put your heart and soul into this project....:salute:
 
Bomber_12th said:
It has taken me 10 hour days, each day, for the last two years, just focused on this single project alone. As Albert has indicated, we will continue to offer whole new, unique Mustang experiences, just as this first product has - each being individually desirable in their own right. They are not 'just additional repaints' - as I have indicated before, but completely different aircraft throughout, as already shown in Part 1.

Over the next 1-2 months, I will be puting together a definitive paintkit, to cover all of the D-model products, and this will be no easy task, with hundreds of layers to go through in each variant template. Besides this, many people will request to have spec map templates, and bump map templates besides, as these too are different for each and every model!! When finished, it will be released when the right time comes to do so. This has been the plan from the get-go, I just didn't know it had to be stated. It is very nice to see enthusiasm over creating additional repaints, I just hope that patience can last until the paintkit is released - the paintkit will not be product independent, as it will be for all.

As many know, a paintkit for the P-51B/C has been available upon request, nearly since the time the aircraft was released. (Skyhawk, I also clearly remember sending you one, upon your own request - if you still desire to have it, please contact me again). The paintkits for the D-models will be no-where near as simple to put together.

Of special note, "P-51D Restored Part 1" features 3 completely different prop blade types. Amazingly, covering the variants in Part 2, there will have to be 2 more completely new prop blade types! Details like these, which you will continue to find, have never been covered before for flightsim.
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I feel it would be an insult to the phenomenal level of care and attention to detail in John's work, to publish a repaint unless the model matched it to perfection. Absolute historical accuracy should be the watchword for anyone repainting this beautiful creation.

DaveQ
 
huub vink said:
I guess you can always think of something why you shouldn't purchase an aircraft, but the lack of a paintkit was new to me. In the not so distant past a model never came with a paintkit, but this didn't seem a problem. Even the WOP/A2A models originally didn't come with a paintkit, but were repainted with paintkits done by third parties. There are loads of repaints done for the SOH donationware P-51 and this model didn't come with a paintkit. I know several models which came with a very sophisticated paintkit for which hardly any repaints were done. And in the past I did many repaints for models for which I had to make my own paintkit.

So the fact this model doesn't come with a paintkit does not say there won't be any repaints done, nor is the fact a paintkit is supplied with a model a guarantee that repaints will be done.

And directions how to remove the whining sound can be found in the posts #36 and #37 from this thread.

Cheers,
Huub
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Great points Huub.

Regards,

LT1
 
Video

Hope you enjoy this video to go alongside our new Mustangs Part1 Release.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxfIX8rvs
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It does however feature aircraft from part2 also.<o:p></o:p>
This was during beta testing and so there are features which will be updated for release Part2.<o:p></o:p>

P-51D Jumpin' Jacques, has the wrong Hamilton Standard Blades for example.
Its cockpit is still an undecided area. Peter Teichman informed us back in 2008 that his intention was to take it back to stock configuration and replace as much as possible of the modern kit.
But these things inevitably take time.
So we hope to feature it in what it will become.
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Special thanks to Thiago at Crosshair films for making the film, very nice formation work!<o:p></o:p>

Thanks
Albert<o:p></o:p>
www.warbirdsim.com<o:p></o:p>
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