Classic British Flight Sim

Thank you for your comments, gents!

The pics of the INUIT 748 show them pretty clean, even the cargo-hauling GCUK, so I tuned the overall dirt-and-shade layer nearly down to zero.
There's just some decent grind added to the bottom of the sliding freight door...

This light grey protection coating stripe on the tailplane seems like a very good idea - I think I'm going to provide an 'accuracy fix'.

It's out now at flightsim!
Have fun with it.

Regards,
Markus.

So what do you think about this one?

Do they have a light grey band oin those 748's??

Garry

Are you asking me, Garry?
Or is it some kind of rhetorical question?

I've never seen a real life 748 and probably never will - there's not too much interesting aircraft around Berlin these days, and my only personal encounter with some kind of 'classic' aircraft (with the exception of the ILA Berlin Airshow) was back in 1977, when I was 11 years old and took a hop to Heathrow in a BEA 1-11. Man - this bird was loud! But I don't have to tell you...

The pictures available on the INUIT 748s don't show their tailplane, so this will be guesswork...

I'm asking you as we always base everything on reference.

I don't recall seeing any 748 with a grey stripe on the tailplane

I would think you can be safe to assume they don't have that stripe, unless proved otherwise

I have paints unfinished from four years ago because i can't find out what's on the wings and tailplane.

Garry

Garry Russell wrote:I'm asking you as we always base everything on reference.

So I have to surrender on this point, as I don't have any reference.

I have paints unfinished from four years ago because i can't find out what's on the wings and tailplane.

That would be too frustrating to me!
I do respect and appreciate this kind of 'dogmatic' attitude - but it is not mine.

The whole GCUK livery won't pass your judgement, for the windows of the real one are painted over with the red cheatline. But it is a compromise I can live with.

I know that there are different approaches to accuracy.
To bring an example from my second hobby:
I'm a voluntary engineer in a railroad club (http://mkb-berlin.de), and when restoring historic engines, coaches, signalboxes etc., we always have to make compromises concerning the paint, bolts, electric devices and many other things. We just can't restore an engine built in 1934 absolutely accurate down to the very last rivet - we have to make it work in an appearance as close to the original as we can.
It's a more pragmatic approach.

Sorry that we can't make a mutual agreement on this, mate!

Regards,
Markus.

You must remember that this whole site is in support of accuracy and real world not guess work and fiction...we are trying to help you out here by goving you real information

As to the window issue....personally I would have painted one of the windowed members of the fleet

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Inui ... 1516967/M/

Garry

Garry Russell wrote:...that this whole site is in support of accuracy and real world not guess work and fiction...we are trying to help you out here by goving you real information

I acknowledge this and thank you again for your comments.

But if this really means to abandon a repaint if just 98% of the presentation can be confirmed, I'd rather add the small rest as reasonable fiction.

As to the window issue....personally I would have painted one of the windowed members of the fleet

That's why I did the FGET combi too and considered the differences - as far as I was able to detect them, as in the size and position of the tail fin logo.
I did the 'semi fictional' cargo version too, because I know there's a lot of simmers who prefer cargo hauling (including myself).

Isn't it nice to share an occupation with such a wide-spreaded range of options?

Best regards,
Markus.

No problem Markus

I wouldn't expect you to abondon anything.

It is nice to exchange views........ask for anopinion and you'll get one

At least you can see that we mean what we say so when we say it's a good paint then that's exactly what is meant.....

ATB

Garry

Is it any wonder some of us wouldn't attempt posting a repaint.