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Nov 26^th, 2011 at 12:57pm

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is quality, realistic repaints of the FSX default A-321.
Very few available for the default aircraft.

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Reply #1 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 2:47pm

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Well, I can see why, I don't know why anyone would fly default aircraft, especially the A321, probably the most unrealistic in the game. I do fly some of the default props though.

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Reply #2 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 3:29pm

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This is true of most types.

Anyone interested in flying a default covered type will find a better version so there isn't a real serious call for many default aircraft paints.

Not that they don't get painted, but any painter wanting to spend time on a quality paint will not do default aircraft because, for one thing the texture mapping does not allow it to be painted properly in addition to the model not being that accurate.

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Reply #3 - Nov 27^th, 2011 at 8:07am

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coalpedlar wrote on Nov 26^th, 2011 at 12:57pm:

is quality, realistic repaints of the FSX default A-321.
Very few available for the default aircraft.

Have you checked out the FSX repaint library section over at avsim?

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Reply #4 - Nov 27^th, 2011 at 9:44am

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garryrussell wrote on Nov 26^th, 2011 at 3:29pm:

This is true of most types.

Anyone interested in flying a default covered type will find a better version so there isn't a real serious call for many default aircraft paints.

Not that they don't get painted, but any painter wanting to spend time on a quality paint will not do default aircraft because, for one thing the texture mapping does not allow it to be painted properly in addition to the model not being that accurate.

I go for quality these days, and I rarely ever repaint an aircraft that ISN'T default. Tongue

And it sure does allow for some proper paints. You just have to know how to do it. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Nov 29^th, 2011 at 12:40pm

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The defaukt don't allow for proper paints there are too many shared flipped areas

It's not a case of knowing how to do it it's a case of whether or not you realise what a quality paint means. Huh

You can do NOTHING about shared flipped texture areas

I've been painting for years I know what I'm taking about. Shocked

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Reply #6 - Nov 29^th, 2011 at 6:13pm

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Shared flipped areas? Can you use a bit better wording? I'm not quite getting what you're saying.

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Reply #7 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 6:19am

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Like wings where one wing does both and some fuse sections that serve both sides.

This means that lettering ends up back to front on the sides of some fins like the Dak and wings can't have registration lettering for the same reason

Default aircraft are as far away from quality as you can get.

The models are not good either shape wise

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Reply #8 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 12:41pm

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garryrussell wrote on Nov 30^th, 2011 at 6:19am:

Like wings where one wing does both and some fuse sections that serve both sides.

This means that lettering ends up back to front on the sides of some fins like the Dak and wings can't have registration lettering for the same reason

Default aircraft are as far away from quality as you can get.

The models are not good either shape wise

I haven't encountered much of that... But I never really notice or use any lettering either. Tongue

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Reply #9 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 6:38pm

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Well if you do quality paints you would have used lettering. Shocked

I object above to being told I just need to know how to do it

Search my name and think again Wink

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Reply #10 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 9:52pm

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garryrussell wrote on Nov 30^th, 2011 at 6:38pm:

Well if you do quality paints you would have used lettering. Shocked

I object above to being told I just need to know how to do it
Search my name and think again Wink

I never said you didn't. Tongue

Nice paints by the way.

But on the ones where I have used lettering, I never encountered the problem.

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Reply #11 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 11:06pm

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I wouldn't says there's a lack of paints for all the default aircraft there are a good fair few for the default 737 and 747.

As for the A321 is not that good so no one uses it. There are A LOT of repaints for the Thomas Ruth airbuses though!

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Reply #12 - Dec 1^st, 2011 at 4:56am

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Club508 wrote on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 9:44am:

garryrussell wrote on Nov 26^th, 2011 at 3:29pm:

This is true of most types.

Anyone interested in flying a default covered type will find a better version so there isn't a real serious call for many default aircraft paints.

Not that they don't get painted, but any painter wanting to spend time on a quality paint will not do default aircraft because, for one thing the texture mapping does not allow it to be painted properly in addition to the model not being that accurate.

I go for quality these days, and I rarely ever repaint an aircraft that ISN'T default. Tongue

And it sure does allow for some proper paints. You just have to know how to do it. Tongue

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This is where I say they can't be painted properly and you reply they can be, just need to know how to do it Wink

But I wouldn't know really as it is only 37 years ago I entered the graphics reproduction industry, well before computer took over. Shocked

This just comes back to the original thread subject

Wherever there is a decent alternate availiable freeware of any type, serious painters do not bother with the default versions if they want to reproduce quality, accurate, realife paints.

This is the case with the A.321.

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