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Virtavia B-29 Released

Very start i noticed this , with all the video and film i believe the prop texture was created to give the affect or to portray that slow turning propellor tho i have not read up and compare with the aircraft types , was thinking off trading over an A2A prop texture to give another perspective .
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Hi,

Same here, the propellor arcs have a more or less square appearance. If you look at the prop.dds then you can see that the yellow prop tips do not follow a perfect circle. The A2A texture is a good replacement.

Also missing the gun controller crew under the blisters and no animated oil coolers.

Paul
 
ftl818 said:
Hi,

Same here, the propellor arcs have a more or less square appearance. If you look at the prop.dds then you can see that the yellow prop tips do not follow a perfect circle. The A2A texture is a good replacement.

Also missing the gun controller crew under the blisters and no animated oil coolers.

Paul
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Still flying the B-29. Which A2A texture are you suggesting? From the B-377?
 
I may have a go at the prop texture; the 'square prop' effect is quite off putting...! I'm using a Warbirdsim Mustang prop texture for now though 'cos I don't have the A2A 377. Enjoying flying and painting a brilliant edition to the the FSX collection.

'Joltin' Josie' is nearly done. New metalling and a few details altered/added.

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DaveQ
 
I was hoping it would have 3d props (props look real from the side) but does not seem to from the pictures I have found so far.
 
DaveQ said:
I may have a go at the prop texture; the 'square prop' effect is quite off putting...! I'm using a Warbirdsim Mustang prop texture for now though 'cos I don't have the A2A 377. Enjoying flying and painting a brilliant edition to the the FSX collection.

'Joltin' Josie' is nearly done. New metalling and a few details altered/added.

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DaveQ
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She's looking great Dave. Takes me right back to my youth and my Airfix kit-building days. The fun I had building that kit and admiring the box-top art work. Roy Cross was a brilliant artist, still admire his work to this day.

Best,

Taff.
 
Almost done and looking great Dave .... I wonder how many Airfix B-29s were sold world wide :icon_lol:


One thing pointed across other forums was the prop texture affect - appears to have a squared look to it, for those lucky to own the A2A B377 i replaced the prop and result was brilliant quick fix , It would be easy to repaint the texture but this is a great substitute , i may even try the sound file as well .
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Great doco Yoyo , have it on the shelf here with many others , a good study :cool:<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
 
Purchased this yesterday from PC Aviator making use of the 10% discount. First and foremost congratulations and thanks to Virtavia for producing this model, I am enjoying getting to grips with her. My thoughts thus far on possible updates that Virtavia might like to consider. I would like to stress that these are suggested improvements and not criticisms or complaints.

1. I believe that most, but not all, B-29s had their 20mm tail cannon removed in the field. As far as I can tell this model only depicts the two .50 machine guns in the tail. Might it be possible to include a version with the cannon as well?
2. Propeller discs, it's been noted in previous postings, don't look quite right.
3. Option to toggle on/off gun crew figures in the observation blisters.
4. Option of having the turrets/guns move randomly as if the crew are tracking potential target(s).
5. The well commented on dent behind the pilot and co-pilots windows - enough said.
6. The vents in front of the exhausts on the engine nacelles (the oil coolers that others have mentioned?) appear to me to be 2D rather than 3D. Could these be looked at and improved?

Other than than the model captures the look and feel of the giant very well. The cockpit is particularly impressive :)

Best,

Taff.
 
Guys, anyone noticed a problem where the ailerons and rudder stop responding completely? It stops for like 20 seconds, then comes back. Not sure if a bug or just me not operating the aircraft correctly. Manual didn't give much pointers.. also, it says there to leave throttles @ 100% and use the props pitch to achieve ~ 2000rpm which I did, but manifold pressure is still far after the green zone and only reducing throttle will take it back to 'green'. Can anyone elaborate on that? :salute:
 
Just uploaded 42-24749, 'Tanaka Termite', 874th Bomb Sqdn., 498th Bomb Group, Saipan 1945 with the earlier T square 32 tail marking. I've put in a modified prop.dds file for those wanting to have a circular prop disc.

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Next is 'Jokers Wild', 42-24626, 871st Bomb Sqdn., 497th Bomb Group, flown by Lt. John W. Lawson and lost 3rd January 1945. 15 mins after bombs gone, the aircraft dropped out of formation and communication was lost. It was never seen again. Still a WIP - well look at the colour of the girl's hair for chrissake!!!

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DaveQ
 
Anybody having trouble with simmarket.com installer???
I have multiple erros with this plane in installation as lack of folders and files: texture.bump don´t exist, there are many textures missing. Tried to reinstall 3 times with the same effect. (Antivirus disabled).
I´ll try download the installer again. :isadizzy:
 
DaveQ said:
Just uploaded 42-24749, 'Tanaka Termite', 874th Bomb Sqdn., 498th Bomb Group, Saipan 1945 with the earlier T square 32 tail marking. I've put in a modified prop.dds file for those wanting to have a circular prop disc.

Next is 'Jokers Wild', 42-24626, 871st Bomb Sqdn., 497th Bomb Group, flown by Lt. John W. Lawson and lost 3rd January 1945. 15 mins after bombs gone, the aircraft dropped out of formation and communication was lost. It was never seen again. Still a WIP - well look at the colour of the girl's hair for chrissake!!!
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Superb Dave :cool:
 
Thanks Dave!

This also looks like an interesting variant:

"Jack's Hack"

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From this picture it also looks like not all B-29 had the same finish.. this one for example has a much more polished/mirror-like finish. I wonder if that's achievable. Also, a general problem I discovered with the stock textures is that they are way too shiny when enabling bloom. Not sure how Virtavia did it, but bloom should be considered when configuring the reflection factor. Carenado / Alabeo usually test their add-on with bloom to make sure it won't look odd.
 
adi518 said:
Thanks Dave!

This also looks like an interesting variant:

"Jack's Hack"

From this picture it also looks like not all B-29 had the same finish.. this one for example has a much more polished/mirror-like finish. I wonder if that's achievable. Also, a general problem I discovered with the stock textures is that they are way too shiny when enabling bloom. Not sure how Virtavia did it, but bloom should be considered when configuring the reflection factor. Carenado / Alabeo usually test their add-on with bloom to make sure it won't look odd.
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Nice! Without knowing this particular B-29, museum aircraft tend to be much more polished than in service aircraft. So it might not be historically accurate if you want to show it as it was in service.
 
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