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Yep, the whole thing is a shame. Excellent models that may never see the light of day again.I think they were part of the stuff Gman posted and were removed when that kerfuffle occurred.
Dave
Yep, the whole thing is a shame. Excellent models that may never see the light of day again.
Well said Mitch.![]()
Agree, life's too short.Well said Mitch.![]()
OK, I get what happened. Is anybody willing to share their copy of the FSX F7F with me?
I believe it was "Early Release" in order to be able to use it for the "Round The World Race" many, many years ago. I may be wrong but I do remember the airplane being "unfinished" in a sense with a temporary VC panel (which was actually pretty nice as I remember). It was after the Race that it technically went into the hangar for major updates, which were still ongoing until recently when they were removed as mentioned above.This is the one I have. It seems to be a port-over for FSX:
This is an unfinished version of the FS2004 F7F-3 Model by Milton Shupe Prepared for Early Release.
FSX Port Over testing reveals 737-Autopilot will not work, but prop, window textures and other textures, and flight model are fine.
NOTE: This whole aircraft is temporary in terms of its full and complete intended release status. It is all a Work-In-Process. Texture mapping on this release is temporary and will be changed.
Flight Model by Tom Falley;
Panel by Paul Beaudoin aka "PRB", Gauges by Scott Thomas, Richard Murray aka "Real_Old_Salt", and Mike Wagner, temporary textures by Frantz LOWZ and Mike Zola, and sounds made especially for this F7F by Gary Jones.
The ferry fuel tank is droppable thanks to a gauge by Robert Sanderson. See the left-most icon on the panel, a downward pointing arrow.
The wing fold and tailhook are fully functional.
Youtube video of and F7F-3 short takeoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Vb3mPRm9mxk&feature=related
OTHER CREDITS
Pilot Figure by Craig Richardson ("Full")
Tire tread by Manfred Jahn
Wing night light effects(Newll) by Kaveh Payandeh
Wheel, rocket, bomb, and external tank textures by Damian Radice
Smoke effects by Roland Berger; controlling gauge by Hans-J�rg Naegele (not included in this version).