Justflight Chipmunk

[gojozoom]

Hi all,

Justflight is working on a Chipmunk! It's in Beta! Here: http://www.justflight.com/product/dhc1-chipmunk

Dan

[Ian Warren]

Looks a goodie, I do like the extra detail gone into this one, and the cockpit looks superb

[Naki]

Oohhh. Wonder if Rick Piper had anything to do with this one? One of my favourite aircraft. Bit of a surprise as I was eyeing up another Chippy that was been constructed by someone else but I think that is a long way from release. This looks like it is nearly ready to go. Must buy I think .... But so little time.. So little fs money...

[Splitpin]

Now that is looking good , like you Ian , I'll add this to the hanger ....

[omitchell]

Preview image of the landing configuration...

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (omitchell @ May 22 2014,7:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Preview image of the landing configuration...

thats not a chippy .... its a .... bat type thing , a flying squirrel . A bit scary really , did i mention im scared of clowns as well .... horrible things , bat squirrels and clowns.

[Bazza]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 22 2014,11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thats not a chippy .... its a .... bat type thing , a flying squirrel . A bit scary really , did i mention im scared of clowns as well .... horrible things , bat squirrels and clowns.

For a while now, I've been thinking that we should try and get a physciatrist on board to share the moderating duties.....there's been some pretty weird stuff
going on for a while now....... I think a few regulars here would never be allowed into a "real" cockpit.

[omitchell]

QUOTE (Bazza @ May 22 2014,11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For a while now, I've been thinking that we should try and get a physciatrist on board to share the moderating duties.....there's been some pretty weird stuff
going on for a while now....... I think a few regulars here would never be allowed into a "real" cockpit.

The shrink would be terrified, and I've been in one

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 22 2014,7:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Now that is looking good , like you Ian , I'll add this to the hanger ....

Yeah be interesting to compare, good for a MP shared cockpit.

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Bazza @ May 22 2014,11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For a while now, I've been thinking that we should try and get a physciatrist on board to share the moderating duties.....there's been some pretty weird stuff
going on for a while now....... I think a few regulars here would never be allowed into a "real" cockpit.

Well said Bazza ..... fear not , just keeping it light ..... but tell me , why would you never be allowed in a real cockpit ? you seem relatively stable , in an NZFF sort of way

[Ian Warren]

Just for you Barry , we will from now on call it the .... The Box Office !

[brent01]

oh cool just like the silver and yellow 1 i flew in Ashburton a couple of years ago such ans awsome aeroplane to fly thanks to Jim Chatman

[SeanTK]

I'll consider this one, but there's something about it that's just not sitting quite right for me, and I can't quite put my finger on what's causing it....but the plane just looks a bit too "cartoony" to me. Not sure if it's the modelling or texturing or what.
The closest approximation is if you compare the visuals of the Virtavia Hind vs. the Nemeth Hind for FSX. The Virtavia one looks more "cartoony" to me, but that's as specific as I can get right now.

Also noted that a participant on SOH with DHC-1 experience highlighted a number of errors, and was of course jumped on by the "developers can do no wrong, especially if they are active at SOH" voices at that forum.

[gojozoom]

I'm 100% with you on the "cartoony look" thing. Unfortunately I found that this pretty much applies to all Justflight aircraft. I think it's caused by a combination of overly saturated textures and they way they create the alpha channels on top. It makes things look like cheap plastic. I had that experience with the Viscount, the DC-3 and the DC-6. Of course this wasn't a problem on the 146 as it was made by CLS.

Dan

[SeanTK]

Yep, in this case the interior looks good to me, but it's just something about at least the texturing that indeed makes it look like a cartoon or plastic.

[Ian Warren]

Just Flight has its own design team now and typically there are others .. AH dose the monky , good example of the how JF are approaching with their models an example is looking at the Canberra and its textures, the Chippy still has changes to be done it , think this is just the opening shots.

[SeanTK]

The Canberra did catch my attention as a good-looking addon, and it sounds like they've made a point in saying that they put more effort into that one than many of their other models. You can see just an ever-so-slight hint of the JF "artistic style" in it, but it really does look good. Still don't think I'll purchase it as it's not quite in line with the aircraft and type of flying that I'm into most often, but it would definitely be worth considering if I won a contest with a JF prize.

[Ian Warren]

The Canberra is gorgeous , the chippy .. think my purchases lean toward the incoming Phantom, but looking at this Chipmunk I think this one maybe getting back into the photo deal, textures change very quickly once you have the base.

[SeanTK]

There are certainly quite a few new aircraft scheduled for release over next few months / year.
I'll be curious to see the repaint possibilities for all of these.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (SeanTK @ May 23 2014,3:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'll be curious to see the repaint possibilities for all of these.

They have changed much of the mapping making it so much easier - the DC-8 50/70 is a walk in the park