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Spartan Executive - FSX Native

Milton Shupe

Milton Shupe

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Well, I prefer to do it myself. :) A "Shupe" version if you will.

Started last night and I am down to the tweaking of materials and maps, then add the pilot.

Doing some minor upgrades/improvements along the way. Of course the wine has been upgraded. :)

I will not get this done before I leave for the Ozarks so it will have be 8-10 days to see beta.

Paints by Urs Burkhardt and Damian Radice.
 

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Milton Shupe said:
Well, I prefer to do it myself. :) A "Shupe" version if you will.

Started last night and I am down to the tweaking of materials and maps, then add the pilot.

Doing some minor upgrades/improvements along the way. Of course the wine has been upgraded. :)

I will not get this done before I leave for the Ozarks so it will have be 8-10 days to see beta.

Paints by Urs Burkhardt and Damian Radice.
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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Thanks Milton, what a pleasure this will be. :jump:
 
Great news! I am so happy to see you refreshing your creations.

One question. I found one version where someone had updated your Spartan so the Yoke could be hidden. Will the version you are producing have that feature?
 
blanston12 said:
Great news! I am so happy to see you refreshing your creations.

One question. I found one version where someone had updated your Spartan so the Yoke could be hidden. Will the version you are producing have that feature?
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Thanks for the comments.

My version also had that feature in FS9. It will be carried over and a few other mods as well.

Mike Allen Richards did a Spartan FSX conversion some years ago but I wanted to do one that I can support or modify/upgrade.
 
Now we're talking! The Spartan is an all time favorite. I'm gonna have to dust off the paint kit for it and do some more paints for it.
 
This is where I was at when I left off last fall on the Spartan paints. I can't put a finger on why, but I've never been satisfied with it enough to release it. Something with the look of the painted areas just doesn't sit right in my mind, wasn't sure what so it's been on the back burner.

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Eric Joiner, Leon Louis, Damian Radice, and Captain Keith did a lot of great paints for this one.

You might want to check them out.
 
Might want to add a new material for the wine. At the moment, it looks more like tomato juice. :biggrin-new:
 
Oh how I love the Spartan!
Looking forward most eagerly to seeing it!
I have so many paints for it, it can be a tough choice which to fly when.

It was a real joy in FS9 to fly into "bush" type airstrips. I've done mail runs in Washington State, and Alaska. Washington is a blast, with tons of private, rancher/farmer strips almost in spitting distance of one another. No time to even gt the gear up :D
And the Spartan eats it up as much as I do. What a fun plane, and the VC is amazing.
When will I find time for this one now??

Have fun all, and a HUGE vote of thanks to Mr. Shupe, once again. his ability to do this sort of thing is nothing short of amazing.
Pat☺
 
Willy,

Looks great! I'd be proud to fly that repaint. Love the silver and red with the Spartan logo as the border.


Michael
 
Willy said:
John Terrell (Bomber12) did some too.
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Yes he did and I have at least one of them.

I do wish painters would put their names in the description parameter of the [fltsim.nn] entry and include a readme in the texture folder. I often lose track of who did what.
I try to remember to do that for them for my own purposes but am sometimes negligent.
 
Beautiful Airplane

Mr. Shupe,
Love flying your FS9 version and looking forward to the native FSX one. The only classic GA aircraft as lovely as the Spartan would be the Staggerwing Beech.
Thank you for your efforts in reviving this wonderful classic.
 
simtech said:
Mr. Shupe,
Love flying your FS9 version and looking forward to the native FSX one. The only classic GA aircraft as lovely as the Spartan would be the Staggerwing Beech.
Thank you for your efforts in reviving this wonderful classic.
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Thank you. I do believe personally that the Staggerwing is by far the more beautiful aircraft.
 
mthrift said:
Willy,

Looks great! I'd be proud to fly that repaint. Love the silver and red with the Spartan logo as the border.


Michael
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Thanks for kind words. But, I've got an idea on where to go with it once Milton gets his update out. I think I can use the speculars like I did on some of the Alabeo Gee Bee paints and come up with something special.
 
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