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my DC-8 Project

Would you like me too...

  • Release the DC8 series in sequence with no VC, only wing views; then the VC comes as an update.

    Votes: 10 47.6%

  • Keep working until the VCs are complete, this may take a very long time!!

    Votes: 11 52.4%
  • Total voters
    21
Don`t hurry !!! I know you put a lot of work into this project but hey, it is still a game and whenever there happens sth. in the private life that needs to be fixed - fixed it first .

Nothing is more important than that YOU are happy and have a good life ! We can wait, no matter if 1 month or 2 years .

Take your time and just come back when you feel like you can handle your life.

Take care and never give up hope.

Mick , Frankfurt / Germany.
 
Thanks guys, by the way, just finished the engines last night and started texture mapping them, got about half way done and made some correction.

My focus has been the wing and engines + flaps assembly.
 
Update!

This will be the final update before the power outage for me due April 4th. Then I have to get things sorted out my end before I can embark on this project again.

Major work done on the wings and engines...so here are some pics.

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I am not sure yet how accurate the slots in the flaps are but I modeled the flaps as best as I could and if you look closely, you can see the some texture on the #2 engine!

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You can see all the work that I put into the #2 engine here, my goal is to get it fully completed before cloning it out. The inward and outward pylons have been modeled to accuracy, it turns out they are slightly different! Also, the nose gear tires were reduced in size, I got the actual tire sizes from Boeing documents and the tires are now accurate.

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Here is a look at that engine texture I was talking about, it looks really nice. I have painted lots of aircraft but this is actually my first time painting rivets and lines, it may look good or bad, I don't know...I guess the HJG folks will improve on my work when the full textures are out but it looks pretty good I think.

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Out for a test flight, flaps at 15 degrees here I believe to get the overall look and feel for them, you can also note the rudder is a different color, why? I made some slight corrections here and there.

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Alright, last picture...this time I wanted you guys to have a look at the #2 engine pylon, do you guys see that line that streaks out from the pylon towards the rear wing edge? Hopefully you do and if you look at photographs, this is a feature that is really hard to notice in the DC8 wing but its there if you look for it, it is depicted here in my model.

The last thing I was working on was the cockpit that is visible from the external model, right now just a bunch of splines and looking good. However, it is very difficult because I do not know the layout of the DC8 cockpit. I have searched all over the place for photographs and have had no luck...I really don't know how far out to the rear the pedestal is or whats at the rear of the cockpit? a door, a closet? I am stumped and almost halted searching for answers.

If you guys can help out finding a document/photograph that shows a good layout of the cockpit and where everything is, it will be a big help, specially for the VC when I start developing it at some point.

Hope you guys liked the update and the pics, until next time.

Later folks.
 
Man - that's some fine looking model work... Wasn't Paul Golding (Dreamfleet) looking for someone to work with him on a new model to go with his project DC8 panel work ??? Hmmm - just say'n...
:)

Regards,
Scott
 
The other DC-8 project

What happened to the other project of user Michael2

?I think it was a DC-8-50 series. Would be nice to hear some news or if the project is still alive ?
 
thanks guys. my project is still alive, its just sleeping at the moment. as I have said, im working out some personal issues.

I believe Michael has some of his own as well.

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Good luck to you! Sometimes life can be frustrating. But your project looks too good not to call it up again after a hopefully short depression.

Stay tuned!
 
My 50 series project is still alive and well, but let's say on vacation for a time. I am still in the process of moving house. The old house is now sold but the transfer date in not until July, so for the time being I have two yards to maintain. Renovations on the new house continue and with the weather getting better I am spending some of my still limited free time on photography and cycling.

I will resume work on the DC-8 pretty soon, but I expect progress will be slow over the summer. I live in Vancouver, Canada and it rains here for most of the year with the exception of July and August. I won't be spending those months hunched over a keyboard in the dark.

I also think it's good to take a break and then begin again with a fresh view of the project.
 
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Just like to announce that the dc8 project will resume with updates again next week. Stay tuned!

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Hey welcome back !!! A lot happened the time you were away...we at Lufthansa put our first 747-8 into service and now its flying FRA-IAD all the time .)) It is funny ..when we talk about a B748 we talk about one of the most modern aircraft in service. And here ... we are happy to wait for a DC-8 to fly around in a simulator...seems there are still a lot people that love to fly these old work horses with all their non computerized flight controls .)))

So nice to have you back here !
 
This is not an update with pictures sorry. Only to report, I spent the last couple of days figuring out what it is I was trying to do and finally everything is in order...as of now massive work on flaps and wing is what is coming.

I should be online with my PC next month via CLEAR WiMax4G which, is super fast and affordable, only $34.99 as oppossed to COMCAST $59.99 the only difference is WiMax4G is 6 mbps and COMCAST is 8 mbps but I should be fine with CLEAR internet.

If I have anything worth showing, ill upload through phone.

Thanks for tuning in guys, hopefully I can complete flaps so I can move on to other things.

Later.

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I seem to have lost enthusiasm for flight sim so to rekindle it, I will be flying today from mdsd to kmia aboard an american airlines dc10-30 . im rusty so wish me luck, I will depart at 12:35 am and should land in miami intl. at.around 2 am...i know this will get me back into flight sim and back into the dc8 project. later guys.

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well I just lost my airspeed indicator, failures are off, so this has me stumped, and anti-ice is turned on im about 400 nm away from miami intl. it is going to be.difficult landing without knowing IAS ... oh boy..

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landed at precisely 2:30 am, ias came back during descent and it was a beautiful landing :-] alrighty.folks, feel a lot better now, lets get the ball rolling again on this dc8 its been a while!

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