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What is close to it's release date?

warbird861 said:
Are they still doing it?
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The Alphasim C-17 was 'close to release' over a year ago. They say they are still doing it, but new products get announced and then released from them all the time. I got sternly scolded for suggesting it was on the backburner a while back, but now it appears that I was right. There's been like 5 releases since it was supposed to be next in line, and several key C-17 people left. It looks like it's on the backburner, and has been for quite some time. Don't be surprised if it never makes it out, or takes another year.
 
tigisfat said:
I got sternly scolded for suggesting it was on the backburner a while back, but now it appears that I was right.
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Let's dance again!

No, you're not right. Nothing has changed since last week when we went over this for the n'th time. Pierre is painting it, and other work is in limbo until the paints are done.

EDIT- it's unfortunate but we all have to wait. I've put countless hours in, Michael has put endless hours in, Shane, Pierre, Ernie- the whole group- so it just grates nerves when the regular statements are ignored. At some point it'll become AS's duty to get it out, not the team's- then we can all discuss if it's in stasis or not.

But to get back on track, the C-17 is not near its release date, sorry guys.

I'm looking forward to the Bird Dawg.
 
IanHenry said:
Ground Environment Europe, it looks stunning.
http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=26352&PN=12
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Ian.
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Thanks for the link,Ian, looks stunning indeed. I do wish someone would finally do proper texturing for the white cliffs of Dover ( and further down the line and French side of the Channel as well ) instead of the unappealing whizzy-whazzy stuff we see here in GEX Europe again. The 'X' doesn't work so well here.... looks more like FS2K or FS98 even...

These are major and mythical landmarks, why does it take so long for the scenery design department to finally recognize that ! :

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So I'll be waiting for proper White Cliffs of Dover ( and beyond) and the Albatross to check 'em out !

cheers,
jan
 
Well...

...the Albatross will be the perfect Air/Sea Rescue companion to the Section 8 F-86s....all we need next to get into that -mid-50s to early 60s AF world is a GREAT T-33. Love Tim Conrad's, but it's getting long in the tooth.

I tell ya...with the F-86, the HU-16, and the T-33....wow.

Kent
 
Javis said:
Thanks for the link,Ian, looks stunning indeed. I do wish someone would finally do proper texturing for the white cliffs of Dover ( and further down the line and French side of the Channel as well ) instead of the unappealing whizzy-whazzy stuff we see here in GEX Europe again. The 'X' doesn't work so well here.... looks more like FS2K or FS98 even...

These are major and mythical landmarks, why does it take so long for the scenery design department to finally recognize that ! :

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So I'll be waiting for proper White Cliffs of Dover ( and beyond) and the Albatross to check 'em out !

cheers,
jan
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I can't agree more- it seems so unlikely that the Cliffs have to date been such a dissapointment in flight simulators...

Even the early renders from 1c Maddox Games impending Storm of War : Battle of Britain look less than acceptable...they are early renders yet though so there is still some hope.

But to have FSX calibre Spits and Hurri's and no decent Dover to fly past is more than a shame - it is by now a friggin' crime
 
tigisfat said:
Do you have any insider information? Are you just guessing or do you know that it will be out soon?
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Define soon...pls ! From what I noticed lately in the FSX world, soon means something a bit under two years..Imminent release ,about 6 month or more. I even quit smoking with the hope I could fly AS Jaguar someday.
 
d0mokun said:
Let's dance again!

No, you're not right. Nothing has changed since last week when we went over this for the n'th time. Pierre is painting it, and other work is in limbo until the paints are done.
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That's pretty much exactly what I meant when I said I assumed the C-17 was on the backburner. Parts of the work are on hold, and other releases are coming out. Am I really that wrong? I'm not trying to offend anyone, and 'backburner' isn't such a negative word.

"there's been a misunderstanding, you're in the wrong house!!"

"Dave, my wife tells me there's a block in your toilet"

d0mokun said:
But to get back on track, the C-17 is not near its release date, sorry guys.
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I can only hope it'll be as good as the Albatross looks.
 
yago9 said:
Define soon...pls ! From what I noticed lately in the FSX world, soon means something a bit under two years..Imminent release ,about 6 month or more. I even quit smoking with the hope I could fly AS Jaguar someday.
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that can't be too far off. There sure are some nice pics of it over at their unofficial website.
 
heywooood said:
I can't agree more- it seems so unlikely that the Cliffs have to date been such a dissapointment in flight simulators...

Even the early renders from 1c Maddox Games impending Storm of War : Battle of Britain look less than acceptable...they are early renders yet though so there is still some hope.

But to have FSX calibre Spits and Hurri's and no decent Dover to fly past is more than a shame - it is by now a friggin' crime
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We need the cliffs for our Lysander too :jump:
 
yago9 said:
Define soon...pls ! From what I noticed lately in the FSX world, soon means something a bit under two years..Imminent release ,about 6 month or more. I even quit smoking with the hope I could fly AS Jaguar someday.
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I know Mathijs said that Aerosoft Catalina is out before May, so that is soon for me.
 
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