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South Mountain Air Strip

falcon409

falcon409

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Like I don't have enough other stuff to work on, I went looking for a spot to put a small airstrip and found one. Located on the eastern edge of the Catskill Mountains overlooking the Hudson River and the towns of Tannersville, Clermont, Germantown and Green Acres. It has South Mountain Lake just below it to the north.

I'm populating the autogen right now, then add some buildings and it'll be pretty much complete. I may work this area with some other airports to the west as this is nice mountain terrain and there actually are quite a few small airstrips all through this range.:salute:
 
Nice strip, is it fictional? I take it this is in upstate NY since you mention the Hudson, correct?

Seeing how prolific you (and some others) have become, I sometimes wonder if I am wasting my time with custom objects since that is what takes the most time on a project.
 
MCDesigns said:
Nice strip, is it fictional? I take it this is in upstate NY since you mention the Hudson, correct?

Seeing how prolific you (and some others) have become, I sometimes wonder if I am wasting my time with custom objects since that is what takes the most time on a project.
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Yea, this is a fictional strip Michael, right on the eastern edge of the Catskills. Nice area and a lot of small airstrips dotted around the mountains.

As far as wasting your time, I don't see it that way because I wish I could do custom objects. Even if it was just small buildings that actually reside at some of these airstrips. . .something that makes it recognizable is always a plus.
 
As it is with cars ,motorcycles, computers and pistol grips, custom is never a waste of time!

We are talking two different levels of design here. One may be a stepping stone to the other. Both are wanted and needed to populate our virtual world.

3D modeling is a whole other skill to learn and it takes time. I think there has to be that artist in you that needs to create from scratch to keep at it. Is it worth it? Depends if you are getting satisfaction enough from creating it.

What Ed and others are doing is great as it spruces up lots of smaller fields for us, or gives us historic or fictional fields. I'm trying to figure it out myself. Problem is if everyone switched to this method is it would all start looking simular. We also need those with the skills to create libraries and objects.

We need both styles of design so get back at it! :icon_lol: Both of you.:ernae:
 
Thanks guys, I guess I am just envious at how much Ed can get done when I am slaving away in gmax, LOL. Makes the 4+ hours I put into my doggie Fido today worthwhile, LOL (the scenery is a custom airstrip in TongassX)

fido.jpg
 
Hi Michael, there is always a place fore your work. I for one appreciate what you do,I would love to be able to make custom objects, especially buildings but don't have the means nor patience for it. as a fan Keep up the good work!!!
 
dharris said:
2nco is a nice strip, one of my favorites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLvyVJ_p3WU&feature=related
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I took a look at the video, then went into FSX to have a look. No grade obviously and not much else there. . .nothing at all like the real thing. I played with some sloped flattens in SBuilderX and got a decent grade (46' drop when you approach from 14). The problem is, I've done so much in photoreal (which this has nothing usable) that I'm unsure as to how to apply a landclass poly and get it to show, lol.

As for South Mountain Air Strip (2NYS), I just did a redimentary AFCAD, finished applying objects and I'll post it here in a bit. It's perfect for Mike's Super Cub. As short as the rwy appears from the air, you could shoot several "bounce" landings and take off's before having to go around in the Cub, lol.
 
Not to hijack this thread (sorry, Ed), but I love that dog, Micheal! I've been meaning to do some canines myself, but you really did a beauty.

MCDesigns said:
Thanks guys, I guess I am just envious at how much Ed can get done when I am slaving away in gmax, LOL. Makes the 4+ hours I put into my doggie Fido today worthwhile, LOL (the scenery is a custom airstrip in TongassX)

fido.jpg
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Were you able to get the incline as well? I tried and it seemed to work, but I got lost in trying to apply a LC poly and gave up for now, lol.

Nice job though, sure does beat the default, which as your first pic shows is pretty drab.:applause:
 
Thanks for the post Lance, I purchased the 2.38 M North Carolina and th e 10 M West Virginia mesh, which should go a long way to help especially with the files to be added later. Are you thinking of doing Tennessee? It would be a natrural to link the others together, that and I have some property in Tennessee, near the N. Carolina border.

LCSims said:
One of my favorites too!

http://www.lcsims.com/html/nc1_3.html

http://www.lcsims.com/html/nc1_4.html

http://www.lcsims.com/html/nc1_5.html

My first flight with the Quest Kodiak was up to Mountain Air. I was so caught up in the views that I forgot about .... Well, the insurance company did pay for the total loss. :mixedsmi:
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dharris said:
Thanks for the post Lance, I purchased the 2.38 M North Carolina and th e 10 M West Virginia mesh, which should go a long way to help especially with the files to be added later. Are you thinking of doing Tennessee? It would be a natrural to link the others together, that and I have some property in Tennessee, near the N. Carolina border.
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maybe somewhere near wautauga lake? a beautiful area that would be great to have some little bush strips and maybe even a floatplane base
 
falcon409 said:
Were you able to get the incline as well? I tried and it seemed to work, but I got lost in trying to apply a LC poly and gave up for now, lol.

Nice job though, sure does beat the default, which as your first pic shows is pretty drab.:applause:
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Thanks! Didn't mean to hijack your thread, sorry.

Mountain Air would be a great first Gmax project for you, Ed. Get that little swale in the middle nailed and the world will beat a path to your door...
 
LCSims said:
Thanks! Didn't mean to hijack your thread, sorry.

Mountain Air would be a great first Gmax project for you, Ed. Get that little swale in the middle nailed and the world will beat a path to your door...
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Hey Lance, ya didn't hijack anything, you're a contributor, lol.

As for GMax. . .just the name brings a shudder to my bones, lol. I've tried it on occasion, but I never could even get through the tutorials. I purchased FSDS a long time ago and even kept it updated just in case. I actually almost got through the Terminal at Yellowknife before finally giving up.

But scenery, wouldn't even have a clue how to start, but I know that for sloped runways and such, that's about the only way I'm going to accomplish anything like that.
 
falcon409 said:
As for GMax. . .just the name brings a shudder to my bones, lol. I've tried it on occasion, but I never could even get through the tutorials. I purchased FSDS a long time ago and even kept it updated just in case. I actually almost got through the Terminal at Yellowknife before finally giving up.
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C'mon Ed, modeling is the fun part, it's the texturing that will make you pull your hair out, LOL. :applause:
 
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