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Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:54 am
by emfrat
Bought this this morning, to go with the Goose. It's quite nice, but I am not at all sure about those roundels :o There is a paintkit, though...http://flysimware.com/website/

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Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:12 pm
by Ian Warren
I don't have any reference with a RESCUE and what appears to be RAF WWII standard top wing marking , this is bit of a strange one ?

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:20 pm
by emfrat
Ian Warren wrote:I don't have any reference with a RESCUE and what appears to be RAF WWII standard top wing marking , this is bit of a strange one ?


Yep - all five included paints are American, but the USN one has a RAF-type fuselage roundel, with the narrow yellow ring. :lol:

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:42 pm
by Ian Warren
The old Widgeon was 1960s NZ icon , post some other screens , the RAF did operate around the Caribbean during WWII , wonder if that could be the reason, I don't recall any with a over sized RESCUE with RAF markings tho.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:55 pm
by emfrat
I have the old Amphibian Airways one in my FS9 Classic, but the paint doesn't work in FSX.
Fixed the roundels by swapping the wing.dds for the one from the civilian paint, but the USN one will need overpainting.

There's even a paddle, in case you land up in that creek :D

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Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:06 pm
by Ian Warren
With the REDUX Goose at OZx I'm surprised this sold at all, very limited photo material but I guess it could be made up , bitta this from one photo and a bitta this from another .. cooking like the Fozz :)

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:04 am
by jankees
Stewart Island here we come...

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Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:46 am
by emfrat
Oh, very nice, Jan Kees :thumbup:

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:26 am
by Splitpin
Nice work gents ... :thumbup:

Maybe interested in these ..

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Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:42 am
by Ian Warren
An interesting feature on the derelict Widgeon , 44 gallon drums strapped on the engine mounts.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:43 am
by cowpatz
Unfortunately the texturing/shine of this model makes it look very plastic like so it wont be on my shopping list.
A shame as the widgeon (with the Lycomings) was/is one of my favorite aircraft.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 8:37 pm
by cooldad
So sad to see it in such a derelict state. I have many great memories of these with Tourist Air Travel, SeaBee Air and Mt Cook flying to Great Barrier. A decent model of the G44 is so hard to find, might give this one a try.

Thanks for the memories Marty.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:33 pm
by Splitpin
cowpatz wrote:Unfortunately the texturing/shine of this model makes it look very plastic like so it wont be on my shopping list.
A shame as the widgeon (with the Lycomings) was/is one of my favorite aircraft.


Agree ... a shame , but not for me.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:35 pm
by Splitpin
cooldad wrote:So sad to see it in such a derelict state. I have many great memories of these with Tourist Air Travel, SeaBee Air and Mt Cook flying to Great Barrier. A decent model of the G44 is so hard to find, might give this one a try.

Thanks for the memories Marty.


Your welcome CD ... like you , i hate these then and now shots .

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:33 am
by jankees
here's an update, nearly finished now:
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and another one on the way:

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Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:58 am
by Ian Warren
Looking good JK B-) , least you have many regular subjects here that use to rip around New Zealand.

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2016 5:13 pm
by jankees

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2016 9:20 pm
by emfrat
jankees wrote:here's a link to the ZK-BAY paint: https://www.dropbox.com/s/43eoszf1cxrxv ... Y.zip?dl=0


Many thanks JK - I had been checking OZx but then I saw your Flightsim Forum post about having difficulty uploading there.

MikeW

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 6:26 am
by jankees
yes, I have no idea what is going on...

here's a link to the Swedish one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l63prk0dcheew ... O.zip?dl=0

Re: Widgeon from Flysimware

PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:36 pm
by emfrat
...and here's me at Halfmoon Bay :D

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