Classic British Flight Sim

Taken directly from Davids post on the IRIS forums...


First look at the new P-40E for FSX.

We've taken the existing FS9 product and added numerous improvements to the flight model, textures, animations and model detail to take full advantage of what FSX has to offer, yet we have worked hard to keep performance as high as possible with minimum impact on your system. The product is FSX Native, meaning it has been compiled in compliance with the FSX SDK and features normal mapping, specular mapping, bloom effects, full 3D gauges with additive lighting for superb night lighting effects and a brand new custom soundpack recorded directly from an Allison V1710-39 Powerplant.

The screenshots really speak for themselves... Keep an eye out for this new product within the next 7 days!

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I'm no expert on these things but it looks good to me

Thanks for the HU Chris

Garry

Seems an odd choice, the pure FSX Shockwave P-40 has got rave reviews and has been out for months!

I would have thought from a business position, something not already in the marketplace (and from a top developer) might have sold more :think:

Your welcome Garry, to be honist its not the first time IRIS have doubled up with someone but dont forget weve had it the other way. However i do believe the P-40 was one of Davids must dos as the same with the Vulcan...

Its not really my bag, but a nice looking model. Is it me or has there been a load more WWII aircraft for FSX than anything later? I'm not complaining, just thought it strange as the latter days of FS9 there seemed to be much less in the way of WWII stuff :think:

Looks nice

Would go nicely with the RealAir Spit. Speaking of, I would kill for a bubble canopy version of their XIV

Not sure all those massive rivets are a good idea in the third picture. Nice looking model, but them rivets... :think:

Doubling up, the problem these days is that its very difficult to avoid that situation and still pick a viable seller, expend 1000hrs on a non doubled model but with lower interest might garner 250 sales, or spend 1000hrs that is doubled up and take half of the potential 500 sales. These days there really isn't much in it.

The golden egg is the one nobody has done before or is so old a new version will sell, 1000hrs and get 500 sales, those are hard to find and come by....because everybody is looking for them .

Doubling up does have its benefits, it keeps both teams honest and pushes the level of detail up on both products and that benefits the customer.

Doubling up also gives customers choice, additionally it might reach different markets, some may never buy from vendor A but will from B.

Then we have the personal side, just because someone else has made another P-40 recently, does that mean David is never allowed to make another until the current one is old and decrepit ?, if your only going to make 50% of the slice then you might as well make it from something you enjoy making. Having said that, launching knowingly into a doubling product, you then cant complain if it doesn't sell well like some vendors have of late.

As the market shrinks I think your going to see more and more doubling up, primarily because those are the most popular subjects globally, people fly what they like and builders build what they like, sadly that seems to center around quite a small collection of aeroplanes in the history of flight.

Check the Concorde thread, several posters in there have both packages, people quite often buy several versions of the same model, things like the P-40 are always going to sell, doubling up on say a Gladiator or Wellesley, well then that could be commercial suicide, but a popular plane like the P-40 or P-51, your going to get a return what ever happens, and if you built the model for passion then any return is an extra.

It isn't only restricted to FS, look in your local supermarket, take bottled water for example, now who on earth buys bottled water ?, yet look at the choice you have from almost tens of suppliers and vendors, its water for cripes sake, most comes from the same geographical areas so the only difference is the label, that is essentially what your buying, a different label, its not as though theres any secret ingredients inside like Coca Cola or Heinz beans, its supposed to be pure drinking water, and people buy it by the Ocean full . There are products that do vary from supplier to supplier of course, Coca cola already mentioned and Petrol is another, but the're all out there in the market place looking for that return and doubling up their wares, why should FS be any different ?.

Best

Michael

Michael davies wrote:It isn't only restricted to FS, look in your local supermarket, take bottled water for example, now who on earth buys bottled water ?, yet look at the choice you have from almost tens of suppliers and vendors, its water for cripes sake, most comes from the same geographical areas so the only difference is the label, that is essentially what your buying, a different label, its not as though theres any secret ingredients inside like Coca Cola or Heinz beans, its supposed to be pure drinking water, and people buy it by the Ocean full . There are products that do vary from supplier to supplier of course, Coca cola already mentioned and Petrol is another, but the're all out there in the market place looking for that return and doubling up their wares, why should FS be any different ?.

I suppose from another perspective, if you hadn't finished drinking it yet, why would you buy another bottle?

Paul K wrote:Not sure all those massive rivets are a good idea in the third picture. Nice looking model, but them rivets... :think:

I have to agree with Paul.
The overall shape of the aircraft is fine, but the rivets and panel lines are way over scale.
This seems to be a problem afflicting more and more models these days.

regards

Kevin