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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 12, 2020 10:55:46 GMT -5
Hi all, In the spirit of Mike's "Mystery Flight" thread I thought I would create one of my own. I needed something to do during the COVID outbreak,and this is what I decided to tackle. I will be posting screenshots of aircraft I am painting (or adapting other's repaints to the AI models - with permission) for this project, and since I am progressing alphabetically that will be the way these screen shots are posted as well. I am also coding new AI traffic files, but there's nothing to post of those. Kudos to anyone who can figure out the project from the screen shots - hopefully that will get more likely as I progress. Here are the A's I painted: Alaska DC-4 (original livery by Tim Scharnhop): Ansett DC-3: Ansett CV-340: Australian National DC-3: Australian National DC-4: Australian National DC-6: Guinea Airways DC-3 (allied with ANA): I'll post the rest as I complete each letter. Any guesses?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 12, 2020 11:00:06 GMT -5
Here is the single B I painted: BWIA Viking (original livery by Jorge Fernandez): I wonder if that made it easier or harder?
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Post by Jorge on Aug 12, 2020 13:19:32 GMT -5
Tom,
I'm not sure if I'm understanding the challenge, but Alaska, BWIA, and Ansett all had Lockheeds at some point in their existance. Not sure about the rest.
Also, they were all associated with a major airline "power" at some point (Pan American for Alaska and BOAC to an extent for the rest).
Am I close?
Jorge
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 12, 2020 13:50:11 GMT -5
Hi,
The challenge:
I am doing an AI project, to add to the AI traffic already available. What is the new addition? This is separate from the current AI traffic (although some of these aircraft can be also used in the 1957 traffic, a nice bonus).
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Post by Erik on Aug 12, 2020 15:23:55 GMT -5
Are we witnessing the birth of a CC 1954 traffic set?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 12, 2020 15:39:48 GMT -5
Nope, not 1954.
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Post by Erik on Aug 12, 2020 15:43:25 GMT -5
LOL! Probably one year off. But my turn is over, I'll leave the prize to someone else. Erik
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 12, 2020 15:49:31 GMT -5
You can guess again, if you like - tomorrow.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 15, 2020 11:29:49 GMT -5
Hi all, I missed one of the A's, so I went back and painted it (recoded it too). Also to be used in the 1957 traffic: Air India L-749 (original livery by Frank Gonzalez):
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Post by Jorge on Aug 15, 2020 11:41:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the clarification, Tom!
Based on everything so far, is it world-wide AI traffic for 1955?
Jorge
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 15, 2020 13:39:58 GMT -5
Hi, Ding ding ding! Yes, it's 1955 Classic AI Traffic. This will be added to the AI Traffic package when I finish it (this will be a long process, with perhaps some breaks in the middle). But I did just finish the C's. California Central DC-3: Colonial DC-3: Colonial DC-4: Cathay Pacific DC-6: Cubana L-049 (original livery by Frank Gonzalez): And one for the 1957 traffic - CSA Tu-104 (not delivered until 1957): Enjoy,
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 15, 2020 13:45:52 GMT -5
BTW, now that the project has been revealed, I can give you some idea of its scope. I have a 1955 North American OAG (thus the year 1955 for the project), which means it doesn't have true worldwide coverage (only the major international airlines), and most schedules will come from there. If not included in there I will look at TimetableImages.com, and use any they have. But if it's not in either place, I will use the 1957 traffic, modified (if needed) to swap out aircraft not yet delivered in 1955, and adding some not present in 1957 - these are the planes I am painting and displaying in this thread. In addition, if there really wasn't much change between 1955 and 1957 for a given airline's traffic, I will go ahead and use the 1957 schedule (to save me some work).
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 21, 2020 20:28:27 GMT -5
well done
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Aug 22, 2020 12:37:18 GMT -5
Hi, Here are the Ds: Delta C&S DC-3: Delta C&S CV-340: Delta C&S DC-6: Delta C&S DC-7:
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Post by darrenvox on Aug 23, 2020 3:18:35 GMT -5
nice
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