Harpoon-Ventura

[Ian Warren]

Boy , are we spoiled for choice this Christmas , by Milton Shupe, Tom Falley, Matt Wynn, Scott Thomas, and Sounds by Nigel Richards
Pkg incl 1 models, custom panel and gauges, custom sounds, custom Flight Model, and 1 livery. Thank you very very much you guys





The first screen .. in the cockpit i adjusted it just to show how nice and livable it is , Nice !

I no the Harpoon was redesign from the Ventura with a new larger wing and plan form and more powerful engines .. i'm am going to ask Milton
tho if maybe at a later stage we could have the chin turret removed and that would suit many RNZAF paints .

[Splitpin]

Very nice , and great shots Ian.

Just in the process of doing an FSX Reinstall ...... once done, I'll load her up .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 24 2012,1:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Very nice , and great shots Ian.

Just in the process of doing an FSX Reinstall ...... once done, I'll load her up .

Your going to love this one .. a WIP as well , be interesting to see what else is added to it or other possible models .. may step back to the earlier Ventura and earlier glazed nose variant . Santa Milt is pretty good within reason to modifications .

[Charl]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 24 2012,1:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Santa Milt is pretty good within reason to modifications.

Not forgetting he's just released an upgrade to his seminal Dash7 (FS9 & X) - the man's a Factory.

I had a computer update in the last week, so thought that was why your screens looked so good.
But I think they are rather good, the F111 ones prior also, very nice work.
Oh I keep forgetting ze artiste is also on the masthead this month... been hiding the light under some bushel...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 24 2012,3:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not forgetting he's just released an upgrade to his seminal Dash7 (FS9 & X) - the man's a Factory.

I recall when the Dash7 was first released , i was working on Swannanoa scenery .. they just simply keep building on it

QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 24 2012,3:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I had a computer update in the last week, so thought that was why your screens looked so good.
But I think they are rather good, the F111 ones prior also, very nice work.
Oh I keep forgetting ze artiste is also on the masthead this month... been hiding the light under some bushel...

Your Just like me Charl .. we are Just Plane Nuts .. and just keep striving for making it better and better

[Adrian Brausch]

now we just need an updated Newmans Livery for it,..the old textures dont work on the new version

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Dec 25 2012,5:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

now we just need an updated Newmans Livery for it,..the old textures dont work on the new version

Yes indeed they do .. did a flight this morning plenty of screens to edit to hi-light Father Christmas Milton and show case Mike wicked freeware packages again

[Kiwia1spad]

It is a fantastic aeroplane the Harpoon.. not the easiest to fly, but even this WIP has a nice wee surprise... i opened exit 2 by mistake while on the ground to find the bomb bay opening... so on a flypast i made a weapons bay display pass to find a couple or torpedo's in the bay too

[Ian Warren]

Kiwi .. now they are big bomb s , the Harpoon being a little different in mainly the wing planform , 8 different variant are incoming so .. this has so many possible NZ paints for it .. love ya screen

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 26 2012,10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Kiwi .. now they are big bomb s , the Harpoon being a little different in mainly the wing planform , 8 different variant are incoming so .. this has so many possible NZ paints for it .. love ya screen

Ian, im looking forward to all the variations coming, it will be awesome to see all the Harpoon/Ventura variants.. i can see a screen now of the Alpha Hudson in kiwi scheme parked next to a kiwi Ventura/RB-34 Lexington

[Ian Warren]

Crikey , i have not heard of the Lexington name used since what century is this .. last word of the Lex in me ears was CV-2

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 26 2012,12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Crikey , i have not heard of the Lexington name used since what century is this .. last word of the Lex in me ears was CV-2

hmm its not often used in the lockheed naming rights, most called them ventura's anyway. But of interest, NZ4600 at MOTAT is actually a B-34 with bits from 2 PV-1s used in the restoration...
Another cool piece of trivia on the lockheed patrol bombers is that in early 1945 the RNZAF brought on charge 4 PV-2 Harpoons under lend lease, which were returned to the USN in mid 1945 NZ4701 - NZ4704
The Harpoons were finished in the late war USN 2 tone blue over grey scheme with the Pacific Roundels for all the repainters out there

[Ian Warren]

Its going to be interesting to see all the variants , not much in the way of photos with the RNZAF Harps or Lex , but using a little artistic licence from the many photo we have here it would very close.

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 27 2012,9:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Its going to be interesting to see all the variants , not much in the way of photos with the RNZAF Harps or Lex , but using a little artistic licence from the many photo we have here it would very close.

Ian,
I am looking forwards to all the variants as well.. ive always been a sucker for Lockheed twins There is one pic i have found of an RNZAF Harpoon, it is black n white, but it shows the scheme off pretty well, with the 2 tone clearly visible, and late war Corsair style roundels

[Ian Warren]

Kiwi , you should post the photo , I have a photo of a glazed nose RB-34 close up and at a distance but everything else is Ventura's , nothing on the four Harpoon's .

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 27 2012,1:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Kiwi , you should post the photo , I have a photo of a glazed nose RB-34 close up and at a distance but everything else is Ventura's , nothing on the four Harpoon's .

Ask and ye shall receive... here is a link to the image of the kiwi harpoon, does not mention which airframe it is though
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/albu...NZAF_NZ47xx.jpg

I did notice when reading on the Ventura-Lexington-Harpoon, that the Lexington had lower hp R2600 motors where the PV-1 had R2800´s and that the R in RB-34 stood for Restricted use not Recon

[Ian Warren]

There is very little detail shown , hey least it gives us something to work with .. still a month before Milton and his crew come out with a full package and his models ... the warbirds are always fun to paint

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 27 2012,7:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There is very little detail shown , hey least it gives us something to work with .. still a month before Milton and his crew come out with a full package and his models ... the warbirds are always fun to paint

Its not a great pic, i will have to go see what sort of images i can find around with more detail on things.. but i think you could take the basic USN 3 tone scheme similar to what the Avengers were finished in and the roundels of the same style and be pretty on the money.
Milton´s Crew are awesome, i love the Dash 7, have their F7F tigercat too and it is pretty sweet

[Ian Warren]

Poor old Japanese did'nt have a chance once the US steamroller got going with their new aircraft designs , the Tigercat alone but look at the Ventura/Harpoon replacement the Neptune .... even the Vertura with its uncanny way of it to shoot its way out off trouble with even a well known attack by nine Zeros .... but in the European theater lucky 487 had the Mosquito replace em after loosing an entire flight of the early Venturas .