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If anyone's interested here is a short history of the C-133 by a guy called 'RacecarRoadcar' on imgur.com https://imgur.com/gallery/8GTDt

Thanks Larry and Jan. Col, good to hear that the beast is good to go on your sim.:pilot: Gerrard, now I know who you were talking about! But, do you really think Peer has such a big nose? haha Peer, I hope we can have you post some of your spectacular pics of the C-133, here on the forum.

No problem Peer, I thought you'd like them. Lifejogger enjoy the flights.

Thanks Col and David. Thought you guys might like them. As for the nose Gerard, which Dutch guy are you talking about? Myself, I call this plane "Goofy" , because the nose looks like Goofy's nose in the Disney cartoons. Haha. Anyway, The C-133 one of my favorite military cargo transports. It's a beast.

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Hi Guys, I've uploaded 8 FSX repaints of Tim Conrad's great C-133 Cargomaster. It's a FS2004 aircraft but I used Andorito's FSX conversion. However, I have included DXT3 BMP textures as well for the FS2004 users. Some info : The C-133 was conceived as an air transport for the USA's large missiles, and was designed to meet the requirements for the USAF’s Logistic Carrier Support System. The Douglas designed C-133 Cargomaster first flew on 23 April 1956. In fact, Douglas built 50 of the turboprop powered C-133 Cargomasters from 1956 to 1961. It was the largest turboprop transport ever to be accepted by the U.S. Air Force. In 1958 the C-133s began flying MATS air routes throughout the world, and two Dover based C-133s established transatlantic speed records for transport aircraft on their first flights to Europe. The fleet of 50 aircraft proved itself invaluable during the Vietnam War, but fatigue problems led to their withdrawal from service in 1971. The aircraft was a marvel in its era, but it was soon under the microscope as the accidents started accumulating. Throughout the 15 year service of the C-133 9 were destroyed in accidents and one was written off. Having said that, the C-133 was the first wave of turboprop and jet powered giants to come onto the scene in the post piston engined era, and was followed by the C-141, and the giant of them all the C-5 Galaxy. PICS: Continued below.........

No problem Col. It's good to know you quit smoking only after 1 smoke. I actually smoked for a few years, and eventually quit in August 1998.

Nice landing there, David. Is that the Alphasim plane?

LOL!! Col, thanks for the great title, but you should've posted "Camus the Great" instead. That's actually not me on the avatar, nor do I smoke. The man in the avatar is Albert Camus, a Frenchman, and easily one of my favourite writers/philosophers, who also won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wasn't a pompous, or arrogant man either. He was born into a working class family. One of my favourite books of his, is "The Stranger". A superb piece of work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus My wife did say that I actually look like him, haha.

Peer and Col, I was kidding. I enjoy the lively conversations we have here. Thanks for your appreciation of the repaints. Also, thanks to David and lifejogger. Enjoy flying them :)

Hahaha. Give it up guys. You're laying it on a bit too thick. Col, you said you are missing out on a lot of these because you have a 1960s set-up in your sim. Well, many of these jetliners were flying in the 1960s. Now, going off the top of my head, I think the 727-100 joined the TWA fleet in 1964. The Dc-9-14 in 1966, and the 727-200 in 1968. Also the 707s were the first jetliners that TWA got. That was back in 1959. However that was the 707-131 model. The models here, are the 707-331 model. They joined the TWA fleet in 1966. So, most of them began their life in the 1960s. There, problem solved. ;)

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Hey guys, I've just uploaded 10 repaints of my all time favorite livery - TWA's "Star Stream" double globe. I remember as a 6 year old seeing this livery and it stuck in my memory up to now. it was mainly the double globes on the tail that grabbed me. I wanted to paint this livery for a long while, and I guess now was the time to do it. As for TWA's subsequent livery, with the red bars, that came out in the mid 1970s, I guess it was ok, but that's about it. It had nowhere near the pull for me, as those magical double globes did. here's some info: TWA was one of the two great U.S. intercontinental carriers of the jetliner golden era, the other being PanAm. They plied the world with their shiny 707s, DC-8s, and 747s, well before many other US carriers did so. TWA was also interesting, as it was run by the enigmatic Howard Hughes. On January 25,1959 TWA launched its first jet service on between New York and San Fransisco. The route was chosen by Howard Hughes himself, to compete with American Airlines new jet service between New York and Los Angeles. The plane, a 707-131, sported the new 'Star Stream' double globe livery, one of the most iconic liveries in civil aviation history. TWA carried this livery for almost 20 years, when it was phased out in the late 1970s. Col & Peer, this time around I have no props for you, however, they're on the agenda :) Here are the planes...... 707-331(B) Advanced 707-331C 727-31C 727-231 747-200 (actually this livery was on a 747-100 but the model wasn't available by "Ready For Pushback") 747-131 (CLS)

Great! This is phenomenal news. Classic wings was always one of my 'go to' sites, early on in this decade. Peer, your shots are as good as always, and Col your shots are just as good :)

Great shots Peer! Your props look very good. Thanks Stromer. Enjoy.

Excellent Col! They look alright in FS9. Enjoy the flights :) Peer, same as I said to Col. Hope you enjoy flying them as much as I do.

Great video Rick. I gotta say they're both exceptional in their aerodynamic capabilities. Though, I'm still a C-130 fan.

****There was a bit of a problem with the uploaded pics. Tried to fix it but wasn't successful. Col, You said you use FS2004 and can't get the paints to work on your platform. Well, there is a small, but neat program called DXTBmp. You might have heard of it. It can convert dds files to bmp files easily. Here is the link of the program: https://www.mwgfx.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm The download link is at the bottom of the page. Here is a very simple explanation of how to convert the DDS files to BMPs. 1) Open the image with DXTBmp. You can see in the pic the DDS file is upside down. Now, on the 'Image' option at the top (number 1) click it and the choose the 'FLIP IMAGE' option (Number 2). This will then show the image the right way up. 2) You can see that the image is upright. Now, click on the 'FILE' option at the top (Number 3).The drop down options will show. Choose 'SAVE AS'. Another window will show up next to it. Now you choose the 'EXTENDED BITMAP' option (Number 4). 3) Finally, after choosing the 'EXTENDED BITMAP' option, a box will show up. Here you choose what file type you want to convert the image. As you can see in the pic, it shows the DXT3 option, which I assume is the best one for FS2004. Chose this option, and save as BMP (Number 5). That's it. Easy. . One more thing, be aware that the Alpha channel need to be flipped as it is a dds file too. The alpha channel is in a box at the top right of the DXTBmp window. To flip it, choose the "ALPHA' option at the top, and in the drop down menu choose 'FLIP ALPHA" and flip it like you flipped the normal texture file. Then follow steps 3 to 5 for the ALPHA channel just like the texture file, and save it as a DXT3 BMP file. In this case my ALPHA channel for the C-124 is one color. You don't need to flip it. Only, if you see an ALPHA channel with various shades, you'd need to flip that, of course. Convert all DDS files to BMP files this way. Good luck.

Thanks Jan, Larry, Gerard, Col, and lifejogger. I've wanted to paint this aircraft for a while now and I finally got to do it. Col, you're spot on. The nose looks very cartoonish. In fact I call it the "Goofy" nose, of Disney fame! The ones without the Goofy nose were the C-124As. They were the initial model. The black nosed ones were the C-124Cs. They came out later on. Actually, some C-124As were converted to black nose models as well. Peer, I definitely know the C-74. I am not going to do any painting of it now, as I have some other planes to paint. Hopefully, I could do it sometime in the future.

Thanks Peer & David. Peer, I thought you'd like them, seeing as you're a prop fan! David, yes I like the Day-glo, and arctic red colors of that era. As for the info I have also added some history on the individual aircraft I uploaded, within each zip file.

Sorry guys. Being a huge Boeing, Lockheed (and previously McDonnell Douglas) military transports fan, I'm gonna go against the grain and say, it just doesn't match the C-130, and C-17 Globemaster III aesthetically. Not a big fan of Airbus, actually.

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Hey fellas, I've just uploaded 10 repaints of the beast - the venerable C-124 (modeled by Jens B Kristensen- JBK) which was the primary transport for the USAF in the 1950s to mid 1960s, before it was replaced by the C-130 and C-141. If you compare it to the C-130 though, it was a monster. Obviously the C-141 was jet powered and more efficient, but the C-124 stood up to it pretty well, wingspan and height wise. C-124 specs: Span: 174 ft. 1 in. Length: 130 ft. Height: 48 ft. 4 in. C-130 specs: Span: 132 ft 7 in Length: 97 ft 9 in Height: 38 ft 3 in C-141 specs: Span: 160 ft 0 in Length: 168 ft 4 in Height: 39 ft 3 in Here is some info on "Old Shakey": The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, was an American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. The C-124 was the primary heavy-lift transport for United States Air Force Military Air Transport Service (MATS) during the 1950s and early 1960s, until the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter entered service. It served in MATS-gained, later Military Airlift Command (MAC)-gained, units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard until 1974. To facilitate cargo handling, the C-124, or "Old Shakey" as it was affectionately known, featured "clamshell" loading doors and hydraulic ramps in the nose and an elevator under the aft fuselage. It was capable of handling such bulky cargo as tanks, field guns, bulldozers and trucks. It could also be converted into a transport capable of carrying 200 fully-equipped soldiers or 127 litter patients and their attendants in its double-decked cabin. Most C-124s were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard by 1970, and all were released from active service in mid-1974. Here are the pics: Continued............