timbob1 wrote:I still have some of my basic FSDS Andover, got it to fly but needs a lot of work. If anyone wants the source files to finish it drop me a pm
Tim
Wow!
I'd love to see this finished... We kiwis had some ex RAF Andovers.... they'd look great on the retro flightline at Whenuapai!
Yep that was a version I was going to do mate, trying to sort out the wheel comprssion when the ramp went down , drove me to distraction. Brian that is me piloting your Gnat, I gave up tring to model one for AI purposes, it's a full time unpaid job doing these aircraft, my hat's off to all you lot that make these wonderful aircraft that we so often take for granted.
Cheers,
Martin
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Yes, it's an interesting history. I made the RAF models at the request of Brian for his retro Benson scenery and I have no real interest in continuing into the civilian version. That would involve a new fuselage and animated nose door as well as some significant re-mapping of the textures. That's for 7 LODs across two FS version, never mind complete re-paints. Apart from that and the project I'm now working on, it still leaves a potential shortfall in the number of retro civilian airfields to use an AI civilian Argosy with. I'd rather spend the time doing something more of interest to me. Sorry about that.
That's perfectly understandable John, Rick Piper said much the same thing when asked if he was planning to 'modify' his civvy Argosy into the military version. I'm just really grateful that you have finished this wonderful model, as it fills a much needed gap in the retro RAF line-up; a couple of days off later this week, maybe it's time to start putting those retro AI flightplans together.
John Young wrote:Yes, it's an interesting history. I made the RAF models at the request of Brian for his retro Benson scenery and I have no real interest in continuing into the civilian version. That would involve a new fuselage and animated nose door as well as some significant re-mapping of the textures. That's for 7 LODs across two FS version, never mind complete re-paints. Apart from that and the project I'm now working on, it still leaves a potential shortfall in the number of retro civilian airfields to use an AI civilian Argosy with. I'd rather spend the time doing something more of interest to me. Sorry about that.
John
Understandable John, any hope of a Beverley, Andover and Belfast, pretty please. That would cover all the 1960 RAF Transports
John
"That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The A-bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." - Admiral William Leahy
That's about 500 hours work that would tie me up for about 3 or 4 months. Having finished the Argosy request last month, I'm actually working on my own project at the moment and I don't really want to break off to do more RAF transports. It's great to be valued, but it's the 5th request I've had today for models and I can't do them all, at least not in a short space of time. I won't say no because the additional transports could well appear at some time in the future.
I thought there was an Andover already in development here at MAIW?
I uploaded the Argosy packages to flightsim.com early this morning and they should be available later today:
The files are:
FS9: JYAI_Argosies_FS9_1.zip
FSX: JYAI_Argosies_FSX_1.zip
It was also Brian's intention to upload his FS9 retro scenery of RAF Benson today. The package contains a traffic file for the FS9 Argosies. The Benson upload will be to Avsim and has the file name:
, drove me to distraction. Brian that is me piloting your Gnat, I gave up tring to model one for AI purposes, it's a full time unpaid job doing these aircraft, my hat's off to all you lot that make these wonderful aircraft that we so often take for granted.
