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by **Charl** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:55 pm

In line with our monthly screenshot theme of military machines...

I have several FS fixations, and the P-51D is one of them.
I've had the Shigeru model, and Roger Dial's with all the paint variations.
I bought the WOP version for its VC and brilliant flight model.
I bought the Alphasim model for its looks.
And now we have Warwick Carter's model.
Version 2 is very good, but what sets it apart is the photoreal paints.

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And despite the WOP VC being the place to be, Warwick's is not too shabby.
Scratch around and press "Arm Tanks", then "drop" and see what I mean.
It's not often we get two paints to compare one on one:

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2008 is going to be a great year for flightsimming (yes I said 2008, when the computers are up to it, and we have DX10!)

But congratulations to Warwick and company, for making'07 special too B)

by **Matlo** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:05 pm

Nice work Charl,
Warwick has another convert...

Craig

by **K5054NZ** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:59 pm

Hominahominahominahominahomina! :clap:

In fact,

! I need that P-51! Forgive me, but from which website can we pick this beauty up?

by **ZK-Brock** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:08 pm

I really like the Warwick Carter one. The others, especially the alphasim one, look just about cartooney, which I don't like.

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:21 pm

It is Brilliant :thumbup:

THAT s a ' Jan Visser ' painting , Is'nt it

, heck i be waiting in lne to see this one , nah damm it , I'll just break the doors down .

Great line up Charl ! 2 paywares to 1 freeware ... and the winner! :clap:

, wonder how Roger Dials would lineup ? gotta go , must d/load something .

by **Charl** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:22 pm

On AVSIM today...
The Jumping Jack is a Javis repaint.
He did an equally good one called NookyBooky
Roger's P51 was I think a FS2k2 model which lasted extremely well but things don't stand still in the FS world - it has done its job.

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:34 pm

Roger's P51 was I think a FS2k2 model which lasted extremely well but things don't stand still in the FS world - it has done its job.

Tru .. was a goody , latest has really put on another level ! :clap:

by **JonARNZ** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:17 pm

Niiiice, just shows that the payware guys have to do something pretty spectacular to earn our $$'s these days, sadly for alphasim this isnt one of those days. well done Mr Carter :thumbup:

by **Charl** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:51 pm

Not that I'm dissing either of the payware jobs - remember they too are a generation old, and were state of the art in their day.
It's just that I enjoy it when the art is advanced a tad, they will have to reply with something better, and I'm sure somewhere somebody is exploring the full depths of FSX models.
This is progress!

by **JonARNZ** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:15 pm

Charl wrote: Not that I'm dissing either of the payware jobs - remember they too are a generation old, and were state of the art in their day.
It's just that I enjoy it when the art is advanced a tad, they will have to reply with something better, and I'm sure somewhere somebody is exploring the full depths of FSX models.
This is progress!

Agreed.

by **Captain_Hamish** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:01 pm

hi

does the warwick carter p51 work in FSX if so once i get my computer running tomorrow and install fsx and senery and stuff i will start on it foing a repaint of nz2415 and miss torque but i doing textures from photos now to make it more realistic

thanks

by **hinch** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:29 am

monkeybdg wrote: I really like the Warwick Carter one. The others, especially the alphasim one, look just about cartooney, which I don't like.

you won't like the VC then...

the model has MDL built 'smooth' gauges so no hit on frames and smooth movement in the vc. the old one was pretty ace, the new one really the only difference you can see is those lovely photo textures.

warwick has produced some great models. his tiger moth is a classic in my opinion and i also love his me-163 komet (also both with smooth gauges i think)

by **Alex** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:33 am

Its the photoreal livery that does it for me. :wub:

Alex

by **Captain_Hamish** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:52 pm

hey everyone i have tested that warwick carter's p51 out on flightsimx and it goes really good so i will start a repaint on that asap i love the photo textures on it