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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

Stewart Island project ready for release.

Condor61

condor61
I have finally completed my Stewart Island project. I will be releasing next week.
It has been a long process getting it together. It's much more than the Airfield. I have built a lot of central Oban reflecting the real buildings and the wharf
area complete with the ferry, which you can board.
The South Sea hotel is detailed inside. You can go upstairs and see the view of the bay from the balcony.
This is just the start. I have built four hikers huts fully detailed as the real thing. You can follow paths through the Bush to discover some of the Island
Native residents including from the past. Discover the ghost Moa.
You can access the huts by helicopter or float plane. I have built one of the main helicopter ports as a separate file and created piers for the float planes.
There will be a map across the road from the South Sea hotel where the real ones are. This will show the locations of the huts.
Stewart Island is the southern most Island in New Zealand. It is badly done by MSFS, so I had to fix it.
I might do more huts later if it is liked.
I will.l put some images up tomorrow.
 
This has been a great project to watch develop and help test, Condor has done great in improving Ryan's Creek airfield and Oban - I can definitely say poking around town feels quite like it did when I was last there lobster for lunch at the hotel after flying ourselves in was epic by the way! The island itself is just awesome too, it's got quite the lost world vibe as soon as you're away from town. Plenty to explore and find tucked away in the scenery for those keen to find them!

Just be sure to stop in at Invercargill on the way down for the mandatory briefing from Stewart Island Flights before heading out to Ryan's Creek ;-)
 
Here are a few images of Oban. Have a look at the MSFS2024 default Oban to see the improvements. I won't show too much as the project is about exploring yourself.
You cab see the map in the Beach front image. This tells you where the huts are and what some of the things
you can see at them. This images was taken from the balcony of the hotel. You can access it from inside the hotel.
 

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I must have been a bit tired when I made the earlier post. I can't edit it so I have repeated it here. Also added a few more images.
Here are a few images of Oban. Have a look at the MSFS2024 default Oban to see the improvements. I won't show too much as the project is about exploring yourself.
You can see the map location in the Beach front image. This tells you where the huts are and what some of the things
you can see at them. This images was taken from the balcony of the hotel, which can accessed from inside the hotels hallway.hOTEL AT NIGHT4.jpgPLAYGROUND.JPG
 
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