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Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:36 pm
by CHUCK79
Photoreal coverage of the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, Wa. Photoreal scenery will include seasonal and night textures. All taxiways, runways and aprons redone to match real world imagery. Over 40 custom buildings have been modeled using Google Earth and other sources for reference. I used imagery of the actual roofs for most buildings. Over 100 parking spaces added (combat/cargo) using Google Earth images for reference Also added are static EA-6B and FA-18 aircraft by Guy Diotte on the aprons and working FLOLS trailers and arresting gear by Sylvain Parouty.

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There's still some work to do....a few buildings still need to be modeled and I need to either try to model or find a static P-3 Orion. I have tried using Mike Stone's FS9 model, but it kills FPS for some reason. I haven't tried converting KBT's Orion with SAMM yet.....I have a feeling that it will have the same result.

If any of you GMAX wizards out there feel like whippin' out a simple static U.S. Navy P-3 Orion........ ::)
I thought I'd ask. In the mean time I'll try sharpening my GMAX skills ;)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:26 am
by ratdog
Very nice Chuck! So are you building the base yourself for the sim or is it an outside source? I have the MAIW Whidbey Island NAS on my FS9. I have some shots of it from the air out of the cockpit of my EP-3 and some ground shots too with the EP-3 and EA-6B. I will post them today sometime. The base you have looks great.

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:25 am
by Bass
Well well well, NICE work 8-)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:21 am
by CHUCK79
Thanks guys :)

@Ratdog........I'm doing it all myself. It's a little time consuming, but it's rewarding at the same time 8-)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:11 am
by jrbirdman
Is this for FS9??!!!  :o

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:06 am
by Flying Trucker
Looks like you have been busy Chuck...nice... ;)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:55 pm
by CHUCK79
Thanks, Doug 8-)

@Jbirdman.......FSX only, sorry :)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:58 pm
by pete
WOW!!!!!!

Really impressive!!

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:23 pm
by CHUCK79
WOW!!!!!!

Really impressive!!



Thanks, Pete :) 8-)

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:38 am
by Josef
You are more than welcome and requested to use my photo collection of NAS Whidbey - http://www.flickr.com/photos/avgeekjoe/collections/72157631978033443/.

If you could also please consider doing OLF Coupeville, that would be much appreciated too.  Photos can be browsed at http://www.flickr.com/groups/nolfcoupeville/

Also please e-mail this Oak Harbor Navy Leaguer when you're done at kunzler_josef-AT-comcast-DOT-net and I will ask our webmaster & Facebook maestro to link to your body of work or a sale page.

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:42 am
by Josef
[center]Photoreal coverage of the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, Wa. Photoreal scenery will include seasonal and night textures. All taxiways, runways and aprons redone to match real world imagery. Over 40 custom buildings have been modeled using Google Earth and other sources for reference. I used imagery of the actual roofs for most buildings. Over 100 parking spaces added (combat/cargo) using Google Earth images for reference Also added are static EA-6B and FA-18 aircraft by Guy Diotte on the aprons and working FLOLS trailers and arresting gear by Sylvain Parouty.

Here are some shots....
http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1358703446.jpg



I also should add that you'll want to get a GMAX model of an EA-18G Growler such as possibly this one - http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-super-hornet-fighter-ea-18g-model/668455 - and populate the western end of the tarmac with them.

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:31 pm
by CHUCK79
[quote]You are more than welcome and requested to use my photo collection of NAS Whidbey - http://www.flickr.com/photos/avgeekjoe/collections/72157631978033443/.

If you could also please consider doing OLF Coupeville, that would be much appreciated too.

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:09 pm
by spudkiss
awsome work.. cant wait for the release. will this be compatiable with orbx ftx or UTx Canada.

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:16 am
by yancovitch
gads! that's a lot of concrete!

Re: Whidbey Island NAS add on scenery in the works.......

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:42 pm
by CHUCK79
Thanks, guys.....yes, I am using GEX and OrbX PNW. I don't have UTX but I think it should be completely compatible ;)

And here's the link to the Beta:
http://www.2shared.com/file/qyU5pIrJ