The custom macros so far, Ive done the Main terminal, tower, bristol flying centeand a large hangar.

Edit- New macros done updated pictures, Ill get this organised better tomorrow - good night!!

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Thanks Hagar, Laying down the ground stuff was the easy bit! Now Im doing the easiest macros to start with and going on to the harder one's!!!

I think doing the Textures is going to be the hardest bit so I just left them this green colour so I can see it all taking shape. Do you know of a tutorial on how to make textures? I haven't tried experimenting with anything yet but a tutorial would make things much easier! I guess the only way to see is to jump in the deep end and try.....


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It was getting abit close! Ive uploaded the new ones in 640 so I can post more!!

looking good so far:)
LOL just to really have fun try figuring where the extended runways going:) and the new terminal, the runway either goes off that drop which would mean a good downhill burst of speed, or they gotta bury the road lol sure this is giving you enough headaches as it is:)
keep up the good work looking forward to seeing the finished product

Hagar, what are the specs again? Ive got 256 colours 8bit, but is there a certain size and resolution to use?

hi Bird, this runway argument has had pleanty of hearings and meetings, and as usual its always the people who have only just moved to the area that complain the most. Same goes for the noise, which as you know isnt that bad anyway, but ah well, the runway will be built in the end, but could be at least 5 years before work begins though.

its looking good, but i dont remember the old terminal going in steps just two levels one for the terminal then the tower on top, its been a while though, i am hoping to get a flying lesson after christmas so i will gets some pics while flying over the airport if i do get a lesson, and post them for you so you can update it as nessicary

the old terminal is somethign that i cant help to well with, it has been a very long time since i have been in there, infact it was at least 6 months before it was closed, and problem is when i was working there, alot of the time was spent indoors and you cant see much in the way of the airfield from the dining area. And when it was my lessons, i was to busy concentrating on taxing and take off to be able to get much info of the buildings, next time i will le instructor to taxi, so i can get an up close picture of the airfield

Hi Doug.
The instructors have always said, if i ever want to take pictures, then to just say so and they will take control and have even taken some pictures of me at the controls. But my best bet is to get them done at the begining of the lessons and at the begining of learning before the real tough stuff starts. as you know flying can be amazingly tiring even for a 1 hour flight, so to be able to take 5 mins break and also get some pics is always a good thing:)
In the end it will be one of those, if the chance comes up to take the pictures i will do so. if not nothing i can do.

I should concentrate on your lesson CraigL! Im sure its not worth all the bother just for one little bit in a bit of Flight simulator scenery!

Don't take too much notice of me. Things have obviously changed a lot since my day. When I worked for a flying club most instruction was in 30 minute lessons. 1 hour would have been considered far too long for the average pupil to take it all in. Working on this principle we had many pupils qualify in the minmum 30 hours. I was ready to go solo after 4 hrs 25 minutes dual.

PS. I already had my gliding licence & taxyed the club aircraft as part of my job which obviously made a difference.

Id love to have a go at flying...... How old do you have to be?

Here is what I have done the last two days, Its taken me ages to get the tower textures even close to looking right - It still looks rubbish Im afraid however it will have to do... The macros I am quite pleased with but then I wreck them when I put my textures on

Oh well, at least it looks more real then the default bristol.... 

Looking great. Well done.

Maybe when it's finished you could have a shot at Shoreham. I keep threatening to have a go myself but doubt this will ever happen.

I guess its not too bad

The problem is I am having to make the textures from one pixel off my pictures, I zoom in really far then pick the pixel that looks the most like the overall colour. Then I fill the whole PSP image with that colour and apply texture effects.

This works ok except windows are pretty difficult! But this is the first time of using PSP so Im gaining some useful experiance! The tower was difficult to do because I can't find an effect to do a metallic finish to grey anywhere, I found a chrome variant colour thing but in FS it just looks grey and white. Ill change the glass texture for the tower I think though!

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I was thinking more of retiring - Ill finish this one then think about other things then.

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Ill give that ago! I saw what looks like a turquoise door in my picture but I was'nt sure.. In fact I was going to ask you!

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I don't know about these kinds of things, I think that unless they are done really well in scenery they just look messy. If I did that then I would have to do all the little things like that. A, I don't think its worth it considering the amount of work involved and B, It would make too much of an impact on FPS, combined with a decent level of AI at bristol. Perhaps a few vehicles around the place but Im afraid I can't do any more then that.

flying lesson?(if so i have some info i could give ya)
A guided tour of bristol airport
urmmm something else:)

your gonna have a great time thats for sure:)
flight sim will never be the same again lol

looks ok. But i do have to admit Birdmans looks alot better, with more of the accurate buildings in it. Plus its free:)