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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 1st, 2014, 11:54 pm
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They look great! keep going!

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 1:50 am
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A serie of Gunship C-130

AC-130A Pave Pronto, conversions as gunships with two miniguns / two cannons / two Bofors 40mm cannons
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AC-130H Pave Spectre, AC-130E engine upgrade to "H" standards, refuelling probe, updated avionics and fire-control systems
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AC-130H Spectre II, last upgrade, 20mm Guns supression
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AC-130U Spooky II, C-130H gunship version, 3 large calibre cannons, updated electronics
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AC-130W Stinger II, MC-130W multi-mission conversions as gunships
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EC-130 coming soon

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 3:06 am
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Beautiful work on those AC-130's!

Out of curiosity though, what is the forward most weapon system on the U and W versions?

Also, any consideration on upgrading the engines to -J standards?

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 8:13 am
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Nice work so far with Hs-129.
My few personal thoughts: on rudder You've made shading of "ribs" "dark up/bright down" - I'd make it opposite; I'd give the dark (not black) line between fuselage and vertical stabilizer; on the ailerons there are these small "doorknob-shaped" things (I forgot the English word), which I would definitely outline in black, since they aren't shapes on surface, but they "stand out" from the background and therefore need contour; and finally I don't like the tailwheel.

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Fantastic work on these AC-130s! :D


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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 12:09 pm
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Nice work on the AC-130s. As Paladin127, using the correct engines for the J-variants would make those even better. I think the J has been drawn.

Nice work on the Hs-129, good progress but I agree with eswube about the tailwheel. Its tricky to get things to look round at this scale but its possible. Perhaps try a 4x4 square with the corners indented?

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 1:36 pm
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Paladin127 wrote:
Beautiful work on those AC-130's!
Out of curiosity though, what is the forward most weapon system on the U and W versions?
GAU-12s
eswube wrote:
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Fantastic work on these AC-130s! :D
Agreed. :D
Hood wrote:
Nice work on the AC-130s. As Paladin127, using the correct engines for the J-variants would make those even better. I think the J has been drawn.
That would be true, I can't recall seeing a J though?

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 4:27 pm
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Thank you guys :)

There is no -J gunship today, just a project around MC-130J and Precision Strike Package
I will finished with legacies Hercs before begining the few C-130J real variants (C, EC, HC, KC)

GAU-12 in -U
GAU-23/A in -W

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 4:40 pm
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There are proposals for J-based gunships I believed but Caddaric79 is right, though J-model engine upgrades to the existing fleet are certainly on the table (and probably a wiser investment then new-build J gunships).


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Blackbuck
Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 5:11 pm
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I beg to differ.
Whilst not shipping the silly weaponry of earlier gunships it is indeed a gunship and indeed a J model.

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search ThrPosted: March 2nd, 2014, 6:23 pm
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Blackbuck wrote:
I beg to differ.
Beg to differ what? That doesn't seem to contradict anything I said.


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