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Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:20 pm**

BRISTOL FREIGHTER MK 1 TO 31 FOR FSX FROM REPLICAIR

I've been researching this since 1996 and have been modelling since 2005. It's gone through several transitions mostly as a result of fresh information and upgrades to FSDS. The latest change was to FSX.
There is no release date as this is my first model and so I'm learning as I go.

Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:27 pm**

From what I can see there it looks great. Could we have some larger pictures of it please?

Great work there, I look forward to seeing it finsished.

Thanks
James

Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:40 pm**

Wow - looks great!

Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:42 pm**

Jimmy wrote:
QUOTE (Jimmy @ Oct 16 2007, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
From what I can see there it looks great. Could we have some larger pictures of it please?

Great work there, I look forward to seeing it finsished.

Thanks
James

Larger images added, I hope you like it.

Cheers

Steve

Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:57 pm**

Now that I see the bigger pictures the detail looks amazing. You have obviously researched the real thing quite thoroughly.

Posted: **Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:13 pm**

Wellcome Steve , and

wellcome to New Zealand

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:54 pm**

Hi Steve,

welcome to NZFF.
Your model looks fantastic.
Do you have an estimate time of arrival ?
Will it be payware or freeware ?

Cheers
Phil

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:24 pm**

Ex ANZ Eng wrote:
QUOTE (Ex ANZ Eng @ Oct 18 2007, 04:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Steve,

welcome to NZFF.
Your model looks fantastic.
Do you have an estimate time of arrival ?
Will it be payware or freeware ?

Cheers
Phil

Phil

Thanks for the encouraging words. I don't have an estimate time, but feel I'm on the home straight with all the major structures the way I want them.
There are some internal details to add, and the remaining big concerns are the VC and texturing.

I have been debating whether to do a 2D panel, the original concept was to provide all the gauges and switches via the VC model and not bother with a 2D panel although it may be possible to provide a purely 2D view of the VC.

Texturing is the really big hurdle I've bought a specialist software that allows paint direct on to the 3D surface and although I done various trial runs I haven't used it in depth, and there are a lot of polygons.

I hope that at least 50% of the finished detail will be in the textures, with the aid of bump mapping etc. so it could take some time. The only thing I'm really conscious of is to try and get it out before either a new release of FSDS or FS ? comes out !

At this point I'm aiming for it to be payware at somewhere in the region of $30.00 US if that's not too much as I've put a lot of work and travelling into it.
The finished release may include all the early marks ie. 1 through to 31 or I may put them out separately, but I don't think there is enough interest for that. The mark 32 ( when I get around to it ) would definitely be separate. Also I have plans for a turbo prop / glass cockpit version the mark 31T.
Anything's possible in FS.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:35 pm**

Safe Air flys again... cool. BTW thats a very cool 3d model.

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:40 am**

Well, I would certainly buy it. Good not only to fly around NZ as Safe but also to fly around Canada. Im looking foward to it.

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:09 am**

You've done amazing work! Well done!

Posted: **Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:26 pm**

Idea come to mind , In Christchurch as with Wellington and special place 'Woody' Blenhiem , Woodbourne to real people

Be great to have photos posted , Steve has done a superb job here the detail amazing , historical photos and scraps would be great

It may be old , very noise,y .. be amazing to see this on the Wellington-Woodbourne-Christchuch .... and WOW Chathams run

REALNZ Scenery .. mm the idea , virtual SAFE AIR all in photoreal

Posted: **Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:33 pm**

Ha we've got some awesome photos at home- thew old man used to fly them and then Argosys. No scanner though

Posted: **Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:05 pm**

You could take photos of the photos and then upload them? Works reasonably well.

Alex

Posted: **Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:11 pm**

MISSION TODAY ... there are 3 ... off us

Rob's ( AKA Robin Corn ) doing the driving

now were did I put them damm keys !

along with Gary (weapons and arms, wounded) Gazza Elliott and myself get to do "YOGA" !

Ian , Ian , Grab these will ya

SUPER SPECIAL THANKS to AIR-FORCE WORLD , Wigram Air force Museum , to the entire crew and special thanx to Barf .. thank-you

Posted: **Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:42 am**

With cotton-wool in ear's then your earmuff, with com's built in , noise , shake , rumble ... arrr to be a pilot of a B170

and the best part , to fly in a old WORLD WAR 2 Bomber style cockpit to your fav todays airport .

Posted: **Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:49 pm**

Its obvious from the photo that I'm not really flying the thing -- actually, Ian did all the flying...

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:49 pm**

Many hundreds of photo's by Gary, Robin and myself , This Photo from Rob

and going though results of the day , we all did the same similar pic ... what a view , looking out beyond the wingtip ?

All the excitement , during the day and some more after , to bump into people who had a connection , jumping from them , para of course and knowledge the ride and history

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:59 pm**

victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Nov 7 2007, 03:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ha we've got some awesome photos at home- thew old man used to fly them and then Argosys. No scanner though

Victor Alpha , Be nice to get your dad to tell some Bristol stories

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:01 pm**

Egads a rare priviledge, kicking those vintage tyres...
I hope y'all made the right sound effects, sitting in the driver's seat hmm?
Can see Ian did, GO WINGMAN!

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BRISTOL FREIGHTER FOR FSX