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Here is a couple of freebees I found
Bristol Britannia and the Antonov An-12BK

RAF Bristol Britannia


Donaldson


Cubana


Canadian Pacific


AN 12 Kocmoc


AN 12 Atran

Nice!!! Links please!

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ Oct 13 2012,6:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice!!! Links please!

Bristol Britania AN12 and the VP-3A Catbird
Bristol Britania http://www.fs-freeware.net/downloads/fs-x/propeller-aircraft
AN 12 http://www.fs-freeware.net/downloads/fs-x/...10&start=70
Lockheed VP-3A Catbird http://www.fs-freeware.net/downloads/fs-x/...0&start=100

Good find big D

Thanks, Doug - good find and great pics ... off to go grab them now! Nothing like a bit of alliteration, eh?

I had to replace the following two files Bristol Britannia Prop_blurred and the AN 12 AN12_pro for DX10 used the JF_Vickers_Viscount visc_propblur.dds and remained it to the appropriate aircraft.

Doug
Unless you have a secret editing technique, it must be DX10 that's giving your images such startling clarity. What's the deal for us non-users?

Excellent screens!
Just FYI that the "Kocmoc" title on the first Russian plane is a word written in Cyrillic.
The English name/equivalent is "Cosmos".

The second An-12 title looks like its using English letters.

The AN-12 , certainly , the Brit , ha .. my old mans most saved plastic kitset .. well it was till i got my hands on it

Olderndirt wrote:

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Oct 14 2012,5:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Doug
Unless you have a secret editing technique, it must be DX10 that's giving your images such startling clarity. What's the deal for us non-users?

No special technique Dave just grab and the only editing is a resize and then post I have always used the DX10 get better FPS than with DX9

So many naysayers about DX10 - will do more research. Your recent set with the 'Agwagon' were the same. Whatever your settings - don't change anything.

Olderndirt wrote:

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Oct 14 2012,3:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So many naysayers about DX10 - will do more research. Your recent set with the 'Agwagon' were the same. Whatever your settings - don't change anything.

Just another word about DX10 for some of the older aircraft you will need FLIGHTSIM TOOLS - ADDON CONVERTER X http://www.flightsimtools.com/adconvx/ and about US $20

So, with the 'convx' installed, all I need to do is tick the 'dx10 demo' in settings? I'm running the 'Gold' edition.

Nice one Doug. Two fabulous looking machines IMHO.

Olderndirt wrote:

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Oct 15 2012,7:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So, with the 'convx' installed, all I need to do is tick the 'dx10 demo' in settings? I'm running the 'Gold' edition.

Yes but to save a bit of time you can run the convx you will find it in the addon in the FSX menu bar just open it and run it and it will do a convert and build a data base (takes a few minutes to got through depending on how much scenery and aircraft you have) if you don't build the data base it will still do the convert on the fly but is a bit slower.

Here is the VC of the AN 12
Can open several working panels engine starting and close down, radio, Auto pilot, fuel controls plus overhead panel with lights deicing etc

dbcunnz wrote:

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Oct 14 2012,2:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just another word about DX10 for some of the older aircraft you will need FLIGHTSIM TOOLS - ADDON CONVERTER X http://www.flightsimtools.com/adconvx/ and about US $20

I bought Add-on converter for that very reason (it had a success rate of around 8/10).

I've had a love/hate relationship with DX10:

PROS:
1) Better framerates (for me anyway).
2) Much better water.
3) Some add-ons that have DX10 specific cockpits/gauges do look better.

CONS:
1) Many add-on aircraft not really compatible (some even with Add-on Converter).
2) Loads of missing textures for default FS objects at certain times of the day (MS never made DX10 variations for all of them).
3) Some people have trouble getting anti-aliasing to work properly.

FSX DX10 was never really finished - and is nowhere near the DX10 we see in other (later) sims/games. It really is just a *preview*.

I've stuck with DX9!

After many hours of tweaking, I think I've finally tamed the beast that is the FSX graphics engine (DX9 + nVidia Inspector) and daren't touch a thing - not even to see what DX10 used to look like!

For a freeware it certainly keep a lot of people happy , freeware VCs really have come a long way in seven years

On Doug's advice installed the 'convx', ticked 'DX10 promo' and all sliders to the right stop. Fantastic - 29-30 fps over PNW Seattle.