Good eyes Stiz! I wonder why I didn't notice that. I also saw now that the alpha channel around the Black Sheep sign seems to have a white edge.
Off to change it...
Mark
Off to change it...
Mark
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
[WIP] Solomon 1943 V.2.0
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trucker17
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Great work on the scenery..Mark.....
I also have the FSD P-38....its the best version i have found so far....
trucker17
Charter Member
I had the opertunity when i was a kid to take a trip from Santa maria island to Vella-lavella....
At 14 years old i had two hero's......1st Division 3rd Battalion Marine Corps Lieutenant: Jay Will Teague( My Father), and Major Greg "PAPPY" Boyington.
So for me walking the old base was like the holy grail....
Sadly today nothing remains of the base....There are condos across the area now....
At 14 years old i had two hero's......1st Division 3rd Battalion Marine Corps Lieutenant: Jay Will Teague( My Father), and Major Greg "PAPPY" Boyington.
So for me walking the old base was like the holy grail....
Sadly today nothing remains of the base....There are condos across the area now....
I got to meet Col. Boyington in 1985. He was visiting the Marine Corps base at Quantico Va. I'll never forget the conversation we had, he was a great guy who was thrilled to be amoung his fellow Marines once again. I got to "gril"l him on the F4U and the tactics they used in the Pacific to defeat zero's.......Semper Fi Col., your are missed!
Barakoma is finished now. It took a bit longer because I had to rebuild around 30 scenery objects in GMAX from scratch (still around 4 to make).
The AFCADs work with AI flights, I already chased some Bettys with the Corsair around Vella Lavella.
Next is Seghi Point and then Ondonga (VF-17 !) and then the development is frozen.
On behalf of Greg Boyington, I collected some rare photos of him in various stages of his life here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0skkam7xu8zz8r/-45C49aovX/Solomon-Original-Images/Greg Boyington
There are really some good images of him there. You guys are extremly lucky to have met him, I'm almost envious.
On the other hand, I knew my grandfather (Ju-88 / He-111 pilot) and met Günther Rall and talked about Erich Hartmann with him
[EDIT:] Trucker, to travel to the Solomons in person has become one of my main goals for the near future. Lucky you!
Cheers,
Mark
The AFCADs work with AI flights, I already chased some Bettys with the Corsair around Vella Lavella.
Next is Seghi Point and then Ondonga (VF-17 !) and then the development is frozen.
On behalf of Greg Boyington, I collected some rare photos of him in various stages of his life here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0skkam7xu8zz8r/-45C49aovX/Solomon-Original-Images/Greg Boyington
There are really some good images of him there. You guys are extremly lucky to have met him, I'm almost envious.
On the other hand, I knew my grandfather (Ju-88 / He-111 pilot) and met Günther Rall and talked about Erich Hartmann with him
[EDIT:] Trucker, to travel to the Solomons in person has become one of my main goals for the near future. Lucky you!
Cheers,
Mark
I developed it on P3D, but it should also run on FSX fine. Didn't try it yet, though. Could be that there's a performance penalty on FSX, since P3D appears to have a better grip on large sceneries / big phototiles.
Cheers,
Mark
Cheers,
Mark
Thanks Mark,
I remember that now (P3D development)....I'm getting old and my memory is starting to slip!
Seghi Point Airfield - almost done
After finishing Barakoma, I started on Seghi Point on New Georgia. More or less done now, except for some object placement and the usual AFCADs for AI traffic. GMAX is my friend now, so a lot of scenery objects keep pouring in from my own source The airfield and the surrounding area on the phototile is the first that was entirely drawn from scratch in Photoshop. Not one pixel is from an aerial image. The resolution is quite high, 25cm per pixel.
Note the road grader, modeled after some old pictures. I have yet to paint the textures though, I just slabbed some colors on so it's visible.
The next and last airfield to do will Ondonga, home of the VF-17 Jolly Rogers, the famous F4U Corsair outfit.
Road grader:
After finishing Barakoma, I started on Seghi Point on New Georgia. More or less done now, except for some object placement and the usual AFCADs for AI traffic. GMAX is my friend now, so a lot of scenery objects keep pouring in from my own source
The airfield and the surrounding area on the phototile is the first that was entirely drawn from scratch in Photoshop. Not one pixel is from an aerial image. The resolution is quite high, 25cm per pixel. Note the road grader, modeled after some old pictures. I have yet to paint the textures though, I just slabbed some colors on so it's visible.
The next and last airfield to do will Ondonga, home of the VF-17 Jolly Rogers, the famous F4U Corsair outfit.
Road grader:
Thanks guys! I'm quite pleased with the progress, and it's coming along fast.
Since Seghi was mainly populated by F6F Hellcats in the fall of 1943, I thought I should make a new maintenance area with a mobile engine / prop change mount with a pulley block (saw that on an old photo). Took me about an hour in GMAX. Once you get the hang of it, GMAX is really nice to work with and all these ideas quickly come into being.
Since Seghi was mainly populated by F6F Hellcats in the fall of 1943, I thought I should make a new maintenance area with a mobile engine / prop change mount with a pulley block (saw that on an old photo). Took me about an hour in GMAX. Once you get the hang of it, GMAX is really nice to work with and all these ideas quickly come into being.
