PB4Y-2 Privateer WIP
- Thread starter tankerguy72
- Start date
Sa-lute! :salute: Happy to see you back Sir!
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Yeah really want to get this done for everyone here. I know how fun it is to fly right now. Ill start pluggin away little by little now.
nigel richards
Charter Member
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Thanks for the support! Trying my best :salute:
Just a shot of flying around the other day working on textures.
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Just a shot of flying around the other day working on textures.
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I am loving the progress TG.
Worked on the FM a little today to reduce lift and pitch when empty and on final approach. I think I am almost there.
Big difference between weights of full and empty. 
Blackbird686
SOH-CM-2025
Man, that is a BIG airplane...:isadizzy:I really enjoy seeing the screen shots and watching this one progress along. Keep up the good work TG! It'll be worth waiting for, but I'll have to build yet another hangar to house that beauty in...
:ernae: -- BB686:USA-flag:
:ernae: -- BB686:USA-flag:
TG sent updates so I could continue tweaking the FM.
That's me with a big grin on my face.
She lifts off with a full load right where she should, climbs at proper speed at proper VSI.
Set map and RPMs for remainder of climb and she carries on like its a piece of cake.
Cruise is sweet, handling predictable and believable, heavy but responsive.
Still tweaking approach pitch a little more ... just about there.
Lovin' it!
That's me with a big grin on my face.
She lifts off with a full load right where she should, climbs at proper speed at proper VSI.
Set map and RPMs for remainder of climb and she carries on like its a piece of cake.
Cruise is sweet, handling predictable and believable, heavy but responsive.
Still tweaking approach pitch a little more ... just about there.
Lovin' it!
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Nice pics there Milton! If she is departing off Rwy 5 here that must mean its October with the Santa Ana winds and the peak of fire season here! I have some nice shots of DC-4s departing just like that during the 2003 firestorm here.
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I have some nice shots of DC-4s departing just like that during the 2003 firestorm here. View attachment 72234View attachment 72235
nigel richards
Charter Member
TG sent updates so I could continue tweaking the FM.
That's me with a big grin on my face.
She lifts off with a full load right where she should, climbs at proper speed at proper VSI.
Set map and RPMs for remainder of climb and she carries on like its a piece of cake.
Cruise is sweet, handling predictable and believable, heavy but responsive.
Still tweaking approach pitch a little more ... just about there.
Lovin' it!
Beautiful shots Milton - You mean to say you've made it even better to fly Sir?
Awesome!!!
Tankerguy72: I'd love a copy of whatever textures you have (they look downright incredible), mine's still minus fuse texes and I'll still have some tweeking to do on the sounds when we are nearer to release.
Keep up the awesome work guys!
Jagdflieger
Jr. Admin
Those departure shots of the Privateer and the DC-4 remind me of watching those planes fly out of Grand Junction and Ceder City in the 80s.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Beautiful shots Milton - You mean to say you've made it even better to fly Sir?
Awesome!!!
Tankerguy72: I'd love a copy of whatever textures you have (they look downright incredible), mine's still minus fuse texes and I'll still have some tweeking to do on the sounds when we are nearer to release.
Keep up the awesome work guys!
You got it Nigel! Ill have them over to you tomorrow.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Well I must say that I love seeing the little details in flight sim so I wanted this to be as real as it gets or that my abilities would allow. I textured this aircraft using real pictures were i could. Here are some preview shots of the progress.
And finally my real life model for optaining the pictures
And finally my real life model for optaining the pictures
Matt Wynn
Charter Member
OMG! Does that hurt?
being smacked in the gob by a PB4Y-2 surely has got to hurt...
Blackbird686
SOH-CM-2025
Stunning work TG!! Looks like it has been flown a time or two. :ernae:
BB686:USA-flag:
BB686:USA-flag:
Stunning texture work, tg72!