CP Air - Again Again :-)

[todayshorse]

Continued, again

Many thanks for looking - it will appear at AVSIM (cough ) shortly for those interested!

[J.]

not a fan of the metal finsih from close up, but from a distance it looks perfect! great stuff mate

[todayshorse]

Really? I can kinda see where your coming from, close up wise - it was a bitch to do and as usual i concentrated far too much on the photos of the real thing rather than thinking more on how it would come out in the simulator - i thought i had it nailed, its a strange finish on these CP Air birds, im guessing highly polished....but hey, from a distance is what counts!!

[ShaneG_old]

Wow that first one is something! 8-) All are quite nice, but man that first has some beautiful detail in it. The hard work and effort really shows.

[todayshorse]

Cheers! Heres the real thing for some comparison. The CLS repaint kit has no provison for the extra 'door' above the cockpit - im guessing its a pilot escape thing, and i forgot about it ! Anyhoo, see what you think to this and my repaint:-

http://www.airliners.net/photo/CP-Air/Boeing-747-217B/1028972/M/

[ShaneG_old]

Now that's top notch! One question though, and I had this similar problem and couldn't figure it out, where the elevators meet the tail is a patch of white, what causes that?

[todayshorse]

Hmmm not sure what you mean? On the 747 i think its the mechanism for moving the tail/elevators, but i might be wrong, have you got a picture of this 'white bit'?

[ShaneG_old]

I don't think it is the same thing. here is a pic :
[img]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/2008-11-8_16-48-0-453[1].jpg[/img]

[todayshorse]

Hmm i dont really know what that is....is it on the real thing? On the 747 if its not the mechanism for moving the tail/elevator it could just be the way the lights catching it and the shine thats added to the paint?

[jankees]

I don't know about the details, but a great looking repaint, outstanding job!
I think your screenshots are fantastic too! Still Portland? I may have to look at that package too..

[todayshorse]

Yeah still portland - i know i should vary things but it always provides a stunning backdrop to really set off...well anything really!