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Martin Marauder Gold for FS9 has been released
- Thread starter Milton Shupe
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Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
A great walk-around and explanation of the preservation and conservation work currently being done on the B-26 "Flak-Bait" at the Smithsonian, which when the work is completed, will finally be fully reassembled for the first time since the end of WWII and put on display. I had seen photos of the fuselage and wings several years ago, when they were in storage, and was amazed by the details of the invasion stripes, the stars & bars with the hand-painted outlines (red underneath the blue), all of the patches (amazingly all originally painted with yellow zinc chromate, which was rather surprising), and all of the other interesting details in the application of the markings overall, original exhaust staining still present, etc., and this video highlights some of that. I'm also really glad that they will be restoring/painting-in the areas on the nose section where the paint was worn away from the millions of visitors that just had to touch it, perhaps walk away with a paint chip or two, when the nose section was on display in Washington DC - to me, it would be hard to imagine leaving it as it is in those areas - all of the other wear & tear should remain, as it will be.
https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/videos/10154657347857797/
https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/videos/10154657347857797/
I have restructured the FS9 Marauder package to be like the FSX side with three models with specular highlights removed from all:
1) Model with No Gun Pods
2) Model with One Gun Pod
3) Model with Two Gun Pods
Also corrected a couple of minor issues, none of which affects painters.
I am going to hold off uploading them until later when we complete the interior and VC textures.
1) Model with No Gun Pods
2) Model with One Gun Pod
3) Model with Two Gun Pods
Also corrected a couple of minor issues, none of which affects painters.
I am going to hold off uploading them until later when we complete the interior and VC textures.
Nader, Wellis has volunteered to do the interior and VC textures as a dedicated project as he did the A-20 Havoc. Like me, he is retired and can dedicate a lot of time to the project.
You are certainly welcome to continue your interior painting efforts as you wish and we will all be excited to use them, but I wanted to ensure you understand so that you can weigh your options and priorities.
Paint kits for the B-26 Marauder are now available provided by Steve "Duckie" Bryant. Thank you Steve 
The links are here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...ase-Beta-1-0?p=1101431&viewfull=1#post1101431
The links are here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...ase-Beta-1-0?p=1101431&viewfull=1#post1101431
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Paint kits for the B-26 Marauder are now available provided by Steve "Duckie" Bryant. Thank you Steve
The links are here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...ase-Beta-1-0?p=1101431&viewfull=1#post1101431
I see that those are FSX paint kits. I take it that this means the textures are the same (other than format)?
Some while ago someone posted a plain silver skin for the FSX version. I converted it to FS9 format and added national insignia and a serial number to make a factory fresh silver scheme. I thought that when the excitement about the A-20 began to wane I might post it in the hope that someone who knows how to do weathering and such might put some service markings on it.
When I went to see who had made the textures to ask permission, I couldn't find the original zip file with the readme file in it (I always save those! But apparently not that time) and I couldn't find the skin again in the library, so I couldn't ask permission. I guess now I won't have to worry about that.
If I could paint things like exhaust stains and paint chips I might be able to come up with some decent skins. Maybe I'll do some experimenting, especially after some more adept painters show the way. But for now I'm still all cranked up about the A-20.
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
I take it that there are no plans for an early, short-winged version, so if I should feel compelled to paint some of those very early, pre-war and early wartime planes, I should go ahead and paint them onto the C-model. Is that correct?
I think I hear some early Marauders calling to me...
I think I hear some early Marauders calling to me...
Hurricane91
SOH-CM-2023
I am very interested in some early paints Mick, and have no problem with natural aluminum and O.D. pre/early war skins on Milton's "C" model. This Martin is one of the finest models for FS.
HorusJ
Charter Member
You have my vote Mick! Would love to see the early colors even if it is a later model type. Go for it!
Hi Mick,
I have no plans to do the early version. Why? Every part of the exterior is different; fuselage, wings, nacelles, tail, engine, etc all different; essentially a whole different aircraft model and mapping. Engines were different as I recall so that would also mean a new flight model and likely a few different gauges.
With that said, at one time Maty said he would take on the early model but I have not heard from him in a while.
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Thanks Milton.
I knew there were a lot of differences besides the length of the wings, like the tail gun position, but I didn't realize there were that many!
I figured you would've mentioned it if you were planning other versions, but I thought I should make sure.
Those familiar with my paint jobs have seen plenty of cfg file description= sections that start with something like, "This B-26C wears the livery of an earlier model Marauder..." I have no problem with that sort of thing when the exact model isn't available.
I've gathered pictures of several Marauders that I think are within my capabilities to paint. As it turns out, only a couple of them are the very early versions, but as some of you know, I have a real soft spot for those silver birds with "meatball" stars and rudder stripes. And olive drab ones with those markings too.
It will take a while though. The paint kit will help, but there's a lot of work to do and we're coming into the season when I don't like to spend much time indoors. Autumn in western New England isn't modeling time - unless it rains. But I usually find a little hobby time in the morning before I get about my day...
I knew there were a lot of differences besides the length of the wings, like the tail gun position, but I didn't realize there were that many!
I figured you would've mentioned it if you were planning other versions, but I thought I should make sure.
Those familiar with my paint jobs have seen plenty of cfg file description= sections that start with something like, "This B-26C wears the livery of an earlier model Marauder..." I have no problem with that sort of thing when the exact model isn't available.
I've gathered pictures of several Marauders that I think are within my capabilities to paint. As it turns out, only a couple of them are the very early versions, but as some of you know, I have a real soft spot for those silver birds with "meatball" stars and rudder stripes. And olive drab ones with those markings too.
It will take a while though. The paint kit will help, but there's a lot of work to do and we're coming into the season when I don't like to spend much time indoors. Autumn in western New England isn't modeling time - unless it rains. But I usually find a little hobby time in the morning before I get about my day...
Sorry, Milton
Haven't had much free time and been too tired when I do have it. I do still want to build it at some point, but that and my almost complete lack of experience with FSX make for a not-so-great combination. If anyone wants to build it though, let me know. I was able to get PDFs of the Maintenance and Erection Manuals for the early models, and those come with great blueprints.
Maty, sorry to hear that, and I hope you get in a better situation.
Just for documentation purposes, I would like to have what you offer. If someday I get an inkling, I may tackle it but that would be a long shot for me. I am looking forward to getting back to converting my inventory to FSX native.
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
WIP
This will be the basis for some late 1941 / early 1942 skins. The 22nd Bomb Group flew the Marauder in the pre-war livery before they went to Australia. I don't believe there was ever a specification that called for "meatball" stars in six positions on silver airplanes, but photos show that there were a lot of planes painted that way. I suppose they just added the fuselage star without removing the upper right and lower left ones.
Anyway, here's what I have so far. Still needed are unit markings and a very minimal bit of wear and tear.
This will be the basis for some late 1941 / early 1942 skins. The 22nd Bomb Group flew the Marauder in the pre-war livery before they went to Australia. I don't believe there was ever a specification that called for "meatball" stars in six positions on silver airplanes, but photos show that there were a lot of planes painted that way. I suppose they just added the fuselage star without removing the upper right and lower left ones.
Anyway, here's what I have so far. Still needed are unit markings and a very minimal bit of wear and tear.
