Page 1 of 2

New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:23 pm
by stanova
Image
Image
Hello! This is my first upload so hopefully all goes well. I made this with my brothers and my dad a few years ago.All the gauges were custom programmed, backlit VC, full interior.Posting some more screenshots in a bit.

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:29 pm
by stanova
Image
Image
Image
Just uploaded this aircraft , so it may be awhile before it shows up in simviation downloads

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:13 pm
by wifesaysno
Oh...my..gosh....give me a moment here, *sniffle*, words cannot describe my happiness!

Thank you so much!

Tailwinds,
Adam

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:35 pm
by stanova
sorry, it seems to be taking awhile for this plane to get uploaded to the simviation downloads. how long does it usually take before a freeware file is available? never uploaded a plane before...lol

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:34 pm
by pete
sorry, it seems to be taking awhile for this plane to get uploaded to the simviation downloads. how long does it usually take before a freeware file is available? never uploaded a plane before...lol


Hi

Files will nearly always be approved within 24 hrs - often within the hour.

This file contained no credits - files without credits are not usually genuine files.

Also this file was uploaded while I was taken away from my usual duties due to something beyond my control. Meanwhile it fell down the list ...

It looks like a great file so some details should be included (If you provide credits I can add them) .

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:47 am
by BlackAce
Can it be used in FSX?????

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:40 pm
by Boikat
Can it be used in FSX?????


Yes, except for the props.  But that's not unusual for an addon designed for FS9 

All-in-all, a very nice addon! :)

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:51 pm
by gtirob01
I saw a posting about this over a SOH.... the guys there love it, and several of them are looking to make it more FSX compatible... they just wanted permissions to do so, but as Pete said, there are no credits or contact information.

Looks great and very eager to fly it! Once of the nicest looking planes ever designed!

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:54 pm
by wifesaysno
Just to let you folks know, yes it is amazing. Very well done pack, although it will take some time to get used to how this bad boy slows down...hint: it does not!  ;D
It took me 3 times coasting around the pattern to bring the speed down after a max speed trial at mid-low weight.
Feels good though and the cockpit is wonderfully well done. I am enjoying the sound of it too, reminds me of the scale test bed Starship when I saw it fly at Oshkosh (2011).

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:06 am
by ejwells
Has anyone attempted to do any repaints for this airplane? I've been doing repaints for a long time, but I've never seen one textured the way this is. Unless I'm missing something here, there is no way to do a proper livery as there are no textures for the wings, fuselage, tail, stabs, etc. There is a texture named fuselage_T, but it only consists of small sections of the exterior (some panels). The bulk of the fuselage gets its color from a small square of color and the stripes must have been done on the model itself.

The only other explanation is that there are textures missing, but since there's no way to contact the developer, we'll probably never know for sure. Too bad really because it has gotten a very good reception on my home forum (SOH). The lack of any useable textures is unfortunate.

Re: New FS2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:13 am
by Fozzer
[quote]Just to let you folks know, yes it is amazing. Very well done pack, although it will take some time to get used to how this bad boy slows down...hint: it does not!

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:55 am
by ejwells
Too bad Matt has not found it necessary to fwd his contact information to the Admins as requested. The initial excitement over his model at SOH has dropped to zero after I discovered the lack of repaintable textures, leaving no way to do additional liveries. This may have been an oversight on his part or it was due to a lack of knowledge concerning proper texturing of a model or he simply did not want his model tampered with....not sure why.

Also, there was interest in modifying the airfile to a more "Starship like" setup, but permission to do so was being requested, and again, with no way to contact him, that project has also be scrapped.

So it appears that what started out as a very anticipated and promising model has fizzled to indifference and that's a shame because even with the problems it has it's the only Starship with a VC and with Matt's help it could have become a classic.

Anyway, it's too bad he has left with no forwarding address. Matt if you see fit to come back online. . .get some information together based on the concerns I've raised and reply please.

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:37 pm
by stanova
hey, sorry for not checking in.Ive been busy the past week. My email is chodekus@gmail.com. I am sorry for not providing the proper credits. I will get on this. I would like to tell the people over at SOH that

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:54 pm
by ejwells
Great to hear back from you. The biggest concern is the lack of texturing. So my question to you would be...are you still designing aircraft/have your texturing skills increased to the point that you would consider re-texturing the Starship to make it user-friendly?

There is no payware developer interested in producing a Starship at this time. Even if they were to consider doing one, it would be a year or longer before it would ever be close to release. Your Starship is the best that both FS9 and FSX has right now, largely due to the excellent work that was done with the VC. Is there any chance that you would consider revisiting that airplane to make some changes?

Thanks again for the Starship and coming back online to respond.

Re: New Fs2004 Beechcraft Starship 2000

PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:59 pm
by stanova
ejwells,