Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Couldn't resist this additional paint to my one Milton Shupe Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon. Nice flying aircraft! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Another nice addition! Get some high school students to polish that baby! :D Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Already tried, they said it's too hot out and way to big for their liking! I'll have to do it myself! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Already tried, they said it's too hot out and way to big for their liking! I'll have to do it myself! Rick :cool: Kids...:rolleyes: Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 You know what, David? These developers create these freeware downloads for us, and I thank them every chance I get. They want to take warbirds such as this beauty, and give it the look of being a WWII workhorse that has had little time for any exterior attention, and this is what we get. This bird is a real beauty, even without the washing and polishing to make it a current day "Queen/King" with the high polished bare aluminum finish! I am a freek for high polished aluminum, but this didn't come to me that way, so I have to accept it the way it is! I do love freeware, and the developers out there are our hero's for sure! We continue to enjoy your adventure, David! Keep up the good work! Thanks - Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefalcon Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I had ever this flying color black US Navy. :cool: Nice One! History Firefalcon [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Desktop: Cybertron AMD cpu, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5 , MS Windows 10 DirectX 12, ASUS 24" 1920x1080. Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas 4 (a since 10:43 PM 7/24/2018). New 2019 "PATRIOT" Memory VIPER DDR3 8GB x2 XMP2.0 FSX SE "FOR FSIM USE ONLY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 You know what, David? These developers create these freeware downloads for us, and I thank them every chance I get. They want to take warbirds such as this beauty, and give it the look of being a WWII workhorse that has had little time for any exterior attention, and this is what we get. This bird is a real beauty, even without the washing and polishing to make it a current day "Queen/King" with the high polished bare aluminum finish! I am a freek for high polished aluminum, but this didn't come to me that way, so I have to accept it the way it is! I do love freeware, and the developers out there are our hero's for sure! We continue to enjoy your adventure, David! Keep up the good work! Thanks - Rick :cool: Oh no doubt about it! The talent the developers have, the time they put in to give us this pleasure is beyond words! Heros of the flight sim world! Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Rick, please try the air tanker! :cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I like Milton's harpoon too. :cool: Just don't get to fly it very often. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Jan - I am going to ask you a serious question! What will the air tanker do for me that the 2 Harpoons that I currently have, won't do? Looks really exciting to some, but not for me :rolleyes:. I was only commenting that I like polished aluminum on some of my aircraft. Milton elected to give us an aged, rugged look which is fine for me! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 This is an example of CLEAN AND POLISHED Aluminum! I wish the Harpoon had this clean appearance, but that's not the way Milton presented it to us! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Rick, it's because I like air tankers......:cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I agree about a lot of the models, I wish I had the talent to do it, but knowing me with my fictional stuff I'm sure a lot of mine would be concept aircraft. I once asked a model maker if ever he fancied doing something out of the ordinary like making a Boeing 737 a prop job and he said he would never do anything like that, he said if he makes a model it has to be a real aircraft. But some do make concepts and some are good but I will admit a lot are not in my mind even though I couldn't make one. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davecook Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Amen to all the praise for the Developers, and Mr Shupe is up there with the best of them!! But this talk of polished metal reminds me of a real story - a Hunting Pembroke was based in Germany with the RAF during the Cold War as a transport aircraft for the Senior Staff. The underside of the fuselage was bare metal and it was regularly polished to a high shine. So much so that the aircraft finally had to be scrapped because the mechanics had polished all the rivet heads to below minimum size!! The aircraft is apparently now in a museum in England. My rig specs: ASUS P8Z77-V Rev3 IZ77 4D3 LGA1155; Intel Core I7 3770K Ivy Bridge3 5gHz/8Mo; SSD 500Go Agility3; DD SATA-III, 1To, 7200T, 64Mo cache; DDRAM III PC-12800, 2 x 4 Go; NVidia 1060GTX TI SC 6Gb 1563-E3 (not over-clocked); Power supply - 850W Corsair HX850; Windows 7 Pro 64bits, FSX Gold (SP1+2, Acceleration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Well, Dave, you can rest assured that I won't be polishing hard enough to effect the rivet head size, not on these aircraft! My Grandpa had a bare metal Cessna 180 and he used to take me out to his hangar to help him polish that bad boy! He knew I liked his airplane rides and he only got a little of my elbow grease before I tired out, so he settled for what he could get, and we did that several times before the job was complete! Took awhile! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfwright Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 The "skin" on that bird will last a long time and the age effect looks good. Super nice model and picture. Jim I am a King Air fan. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Amen to all the praise for the Developers, and Mr Shupe is up there with the best of them!! But this talk of polished metal reminds me of a real story - a Hunting Pembroke was based in Germany with the RAF during the Cold War as a transport aircraft for the Senior Staff. The underside of the fuselage was bare metal and it was regularly polished to a high shine. So much so that the aircraft finally had to be scrapped because the mechanics had polished all the rivet heads to below minimum size!! The aircraft is apparently now in a museum in England. Like that fine bureaucratic story! Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davecook Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 We are fortunate that the guys in Germany had to keep themselves occupied by polishing aircraft. If the Russkies had come over the Wall they would have been very busy indeed! My rig specs: ASUS P8Z77-V Rev3 IZ77 4D3 LGA1155; Intel Core I7 3770K Ivy Bridge3 5gHz/8Mo; SSD 500Go Agility3; DD SATA-III, 1To, 7200T, 64Mo cache; DDRAM III PC-12800, 2 x 4 Go; NVidia 1060GTX TI SC 6Gb 1563-E3 (not over-clocked); Power supply - 850W Corsair HX850; Windows 7 Pro 64bits, FSX Gold (SP1+2, Acceleration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 I really have fun watching some of the animations on these downloads. Really adds some realism to them if you look closely. I am really enjoying this second Lockheed Harpoon! Yesterday, I tried a 230 mile trip to see how the fuel consumption went on a powered up cruise. At 32" MP and 2200 RPM, each engine was consumming about 75 gph fuel, so it does get thirsty. I added a Shadin fuel monitor so I could watch comsumptions at various power settings and that is interesting to watch! Yeah, I know, I need to get another life! Hey, I got one now! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 She's a beauty Rick, lots of detail there, I like it. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Thanks Colin! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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