Simviation Forum - Buh buh buh Baron...

Mar 11^th, 2010 at 5:04am

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The default one, but with my paint. Just adjusted the color levels and sharpened slightly.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/baron031110.jpg

Thanks for looking.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #1 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 5:13am

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I like the paint scheme!! clean but not boaring! and the reflections as well!

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Reply #2 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 5:25am

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Thanks.

I don't know if you saw Baby Blue when I posted it a while back. I think this one is much better. But the default Baron is NOT easy to paint; just not enough separation into different files. You are pretty much restricted to one file for everything, which limits what you can do with it.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 6:31am

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I remembered Baby Blue!

Don't know why they make default aircraft so difficult to paint!

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Reply #4 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 6:39am

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JakesF14 wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 6:31am:

I remembered Baby Blue!

Don't know why they make default aircraft so difficult to paint!

Cause they are like me; lazy. Roll Eyes

I guess at the time, they did not put much thought into repaints. Just look at the DC-3. You can't even put text on it, because there is only one side of the fuse and it's set to mirror. There are several where they just use the ATC ID in the aircraft.cfg; plain black, small. They just don't have the imagination we do. Grin

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #5 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 7:49pm

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I really like #3! Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:11pm

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Thud wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 7:49pm:

I really like #3! Cheesy

#3 is nice, but do you know about Nick's Lights? Gets rid of that Christmas light look on the nav lights. You can find it here on the V. Search for Nick Needham.

Also like the fact you feathered your props in the 4th shot.

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Reply #7 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:45pm

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Nice paint, and you've just shown my two favorite things.
The Beech baron,
and Las Vegas!

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #8 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:56pm

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aussiewannabe wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:11pm:

I also like the fact you feathered your props in the 4th shot.

Just curious - why?

THIS IS NOT A PANAM CLIPPER

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Reply #9 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 10:16pm

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Nice Larry...very nice...

That 2nd shot I have looked at several times and the more I look at it for some reason I think that is one of your better shots.
It is such a simple looking shot but it really shows the aircraft and that is what it is all about.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #10 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 10:24pm

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Hi Larry...

I went back and looked at that 2nd shot again.

Not sure what it is that draws me to that shot, the livery, not sure but that shot just brings out the characteristics of that aircraft and I have said over and over to myself, "he put all the colour at the rear" now I know why.

I think if the aircraft was in an all metal finish, in the same shot, I do not think you would have got the aircraft to stand out so simply beautifully as you have done.

I am certainly no professional on pictures or screenshots but when something catches my eye like this did I don't mind telling someone I like it.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #11 - Mar 12^th, 2010 at 3:34am

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aussiewannabe wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:11pm:

but do you know about Nick's Lights? Gets rid of that Christmas light look on the nav lights. You can find it here on the V. Search for Nick Needham.

Also like the fact you feathered your props in the 4th shot.

No, I did not know. But I will certainly look for it now. Thanks.

Sorry, I don't fly realistic very often, so I have to look in assignments any time I want to feather. (you will get old and forgetful one day too. Roll Eyes

) This session did not include that.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #12 - Mar 12^th, 2010 at 3:36am

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Steve M wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:45pm:

Nice paint, and you've just shown my two favorite things.
The Beech baron,
and Las Vegas!

Thanks Steve.

I too, am fond of the Baron. I used to get to push one into it's spot in the hangar when I was a ramp rat. Guess that is when I fell in love with it, even though pushing by hand and by yourself up a very slight incline is not fun. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #13 - Mar 12^th, 2010 at 3:39am

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Flying Trucker wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 10:24pm:

Hi Larry...

I went back and looked at that 2nd shot again.

Not sure what it is that draws me to that shot, the livery, not sure but that shot just brings out the characteristics of that aircraft and I have said over and over to myself, "he put all the colour at the rear" now I know why.

I think if the aircraft was in an all metal finish, in the same shot, I do not think you would have got the aircraft to stand out so simply beautifully as you have done.

I am certainly no professional on pictures or screenshots but when something catches my eye like this did I don't mind telling someone I like it.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Thanks Doug.

I wish I could say that I am knowledgeable enough to make concious decisions to create things like that. In truth, sometimes I just get lucky. Maybe it's because I have been fooling with graphics of one type or another for a long time now and have forgotten some things but just do it from habit. Nah, I just get lucky. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #14 - Mar 12^th, 2010 at 7:12pm

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patchz wrote on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 6:39am:

... use the ATC ID in the aircraft.cfg; plain black, small.

Are you aware that you can customize the size and color of the default reg numbers?

The parameters for the aircraft.cfg are explained in the "Aircraft Container SDK". You can get a download link here - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555857

Another handy guide for changing the color is available here - http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=43809

It will show you how to have 16 million color choices for your reg numbers for the default planes.

Hope this helps.

cheers,
Joe

P.S. Nice pics BTW. And the default FS9 Baron feathers it's props every time you shut it done. Pretty sure the real ones don't do that.

Don't argue with idiots, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

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