gman5250
Charter Member
CBB7 Tipella
There has been some interest in my techniques for building & landscaping FSX airports using various softwares and freewares available for designers. The forum will be directed at helping anyone interested in using my techniques or sharing their own to further the artistic development of our hobby. I am in no way an expert or "master" designer. I use simple tools to drag and drop the scenery elements onto the airport "canvas".
CBB7 Tipella
My primary tools are Airport Facilitator X (AFX) and Instant Scenery 2. I draw from ORBX bgl files from licensed software and other freeware packages readily available online.
Please Note: I honor ORBX copyright on their artwork and thus will not upload any of my projects. I would however highly recommend purchasing any or the ORBX regional or airport specific packages as these contain a wealth of resources for your own use in your own airports.
KMMH Mammoth Yosemite
I have found that I can use these resources to enhance any airport in FSX, anywhere. Beyond that Instant Scenery allows you to hover over any location worldwide and add trees, buildings, aircraft or misc. objects. In my home area around KMMH and KBIH, I am systematically building an accurate of my entire area complete with docks on Crowley Lake.
My best results have been with Blue Sky Scenery. Typically, photoreal scenery will eclipse all features beneath it with the exception of airports. Using the tools I am describing, you can place any scenery object on top of the photoreal scenery and achieve a truly accurate environment.
KMMH Mammoth Yosemite
I encourage any and all who enjoy scenery design and modeling to participate. I look forward to sharing ideas and tips with you. Please feel free to message me on my page or through this post.
Thanks Milton for pointing me towards Tipella...and for your beautiful aircraft.
Gman