EHSB Soesterberg Air Base Retro 1.0

[AVP]

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EHSB Soesterberg Air Base Retro - Soesterberg AB during the 1954 to 1962 era

A complete Scenery with traffic covering the period of late 1954 through 1962 for both the RNLAF and the USAF. Soesterberg went through many changes during this period both the base and the squadrons and aircraft types all represented here. There are 5 separate traffic files covering 1954-55, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1962 with over 20 custom aircraft paints. Two separate versions of the scenery (1950s and 1960s) with over 50 custom building and vehicles designed for this scenery. Bonus...

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[hertzie]

Is this scenery compatible with NL2000v3-scenery? Or is it meant as stand-alone?

Great works,

hertzie

 

[Mick]

Another great classic era air base! Thank you!

 

[AVP]

Hertzi, I do not use NL2000 so no idea if it fits or what it would take if it doesn't

Mick, thanks. Still flying a lot of your paints, especially the B-57s out of my Laon Scenery! Any chance of a flyable RB-57A for 1st TRS out of Spangdahlem in 55 or the 30th TRS out of Sembach (1955 or 57 versions)  or John Young's AI versions? Would be useful for a couple of future sceneries.

 

[Sbob]

If we're keeping Mick busy, how about a B-57G out of northern Thailand?

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j362/Helicopternut/007-7_zpsfd78e7f6.jpg

Some folks think its ugly, I think its ugly like a Wart Hog.

 

[AVP]

Where would you find this model in FS?

 

[Sbob]

The B-57G?
I bug Mick and David to build one every now and then.

 

[hertzie]

Hi AVP, EHSB isn't matching well with NL2000v3, especially the American side isn't showing at all. If I have time I'll do a fresh install of FS9 and EHSB and will see what comes out.

hertzie

 

[Mick]

If we're keeping Mick busy, how about a B-57G out of northern Thailand?

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j362/Helicopternut/007-7_zpsfd78e7f6.jpg

Some folks think its ugly, I think its ugly like a Wart Hog.

That's a bit on the modern side for our taste. I did a slew of paint jobs for the old AlphaSim/Virtavia B-57 but those were all for 1950s Intruders. We are still mired in the early Cold War / Classic Era. And after eons of real life delays we're at it again, but our current project will be a work in progress for a while yet.

 

[AVP]

I agree Mick but my request is right up your alley. Just need a few A models

 

[ian elliot]

Good to see Soesterburg out the door, been flying from here a lot over the past weeks

Henry William did a good Sembach based "A" repaint for the Virt Canberra if you have that model

 

[huub vink]

Hi AVP, EHSB isn't matching well with NL2000v3, especially the American side isn't showing at all. If I have time I'll do a fresh install of FS9 and EHSB and will see what comes out.

hertzie

That's a pity. For you this scenery will be a trip down memory lane as well.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[Mick]

I agree Mick but my request is right up your alley. Just need a few A models

The only B-57A models I have are by Bill Holker and Kazunori Ito. I never did anything with the Ito model because it has no VC. I guess I just never got around to painting the Holker model, probably because I didn't think there were many possibilities since the Air Force never did much with the A model. I don't have the Virtavia B-57A and don't recall ever even knowing about it. It must be payware - otherwise I'm sure I would have it.

I did paint the Alpha/Virtavia B-57B in several USAFE liveries. I don't think I missed any squadrons. I even did the aerobatic team that one of the squadrons had.

 

[Mick]

Good to see Soesterburg out the door, been flying from here a lot over the past weeks

Henry William did a good Sembach based "A" repaint for the Virt Canberra if you have that model

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I never knew about that model. It must be payware or I'd have it. Henry did a great job on that skin - as he always has. He's one of the great FS painters.

 

[ian elliot]

Yes, the B-57B was released as freeware, but the British model's are still payware, although at a resonable $12 at PC aviator

 

[ian elliot]

Hi AVP, EHSB isn't matching well with NL2000v3, especially the American side isn't showing at all. If I have time I'll do a fresh install of FS9 and EHSB and will see what comes out.

hertzie

Have you tried moving the EHSB scenery above or below the NL2000 in the scenery list?

alt, i dont have NL2000 installed but depending on the file structure, it may be possible to remove any NL2000 EHSB bgl's, so there's no interference with both scenerys

 

[RRD2]

AVP submitted a new resource:

EHSB Soesterberg Air Base Retro - Soesterberg AB during the 1954 to 1962 era



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I was at Soesterberg in the 1986-87 time frame for the cut-over of the USAF base's new digital telephone switch, considerable time after the era you covered. Nevertheless, I am quite familiar with all the U.S. aircraft depicted in the add-on. I grew up near a USAF base in the 50s - Ethan Allen
Great memories of that time!

I remember a late-night officers club bar discussion with some of its F-15 jockeys, at that time. They claimed that the F-15 was the hottest and best air superiority fighter of that day. I recall asking about the F-16 and they only laughed.

BTW, I was a ground crewman (Electrician) on EB-57s back in the 60s... Just sayin' as I noted some discussion about modeling them elsewhere in this thread. The "Canberra" was a unique bird!

 

[AVP]

Gentleman, great conversations going on over the Soesterberg release. This one took a while to get done but I think one of my better ones given the contributions of Huub, Kalle and Ian.

So, to Hertzie, I would definitely try Ian's suggestion first to see if that helps. I also supplied the ADE Project files for each so if you're into that I can try to make some changes to the airport to make it fit better. If you are going to set up a separate install of FS9 and you like this era of military, I would suggest you look at the Calclassic environment which is what I build all my sceneries around. With just a couple of clicks you can change what year you're flying in and the whole world is sync up to it.

Ian, thanks for the heads up on the Virtavia model, didn't know it existed either. Just bought it and took it for a spin, nice where can the paint above by Henery be found, here at SOH?

Mick, did not know about the other two models you refer to. What I really need is John Young's AI versions found over at MAIW. These are what I am looking for for some upcoming sceneries I have been fiddling with.

I refer of course to the RB-57A's. Given that when I first built the Laon Scenery, I used your paints of the Virtavia model as ai and they worked well, then I was provided paints for the JY ai model, including the Black Knights team, I switched to those for the startup and shutdown animations. As one of my favorite aircraft to fly, I do have all of your paints except the Black Knights, missed that somehow, will have to find it.

RRD2, I grew up in the Air Force as my father was a RAPCON/ATC guy from the mid 50s until 72 when he retired so stationed in Korea, Mather, Clark, Castle, RAF Upper Heyford, Camron Bay, Patrick AFB. Of course, not with him in Korea and Vietnam. So, I saw most every type of USAF aircraft in the inventory during those years, lots of fun.

1970 version of Soesterberg anyone? F-104s F4's and Alouette's. It's in the works. Beyond my era but because of some great pics of the time, I just couldn't resist.

Enjoy
Al

 

[Mick]

Yes, the B-57B was released as freeware, but the British model's are still payware, although at a resonable $12 at PC aviator

I don't buy payware because I almost never fly, so it would be money down the drain.

But I have a thought. Is it possible that when Alpha made the B-57A and B that maybe all they changed was the forward fuselage? If so, the skins I painted for the B should work on the A model. If someone had both the A and B models they could try it and see.

Whether the A and B were flown by any of the same squadrons would be another thing to see about.

 

[ian elliot]

90% Mick, surprised how well it woks, just some slight issue's around the canopy, you only notice cause i picked a black skin to test. So i guess with a little cfg editing your B skins work on the A,

And Al, that HW skin is from Flightsim