Fokker projects status

Hi all!

Status update of my two Fokker airplanes: the Danish D.21 fighter and the T.5 bomber.

I'm working with WebSimConnect now, using the WebSimData map in my Danish D.21 (and planning it in my T.5 as well). For more information, please visit websimconnect.webs.com.
You can see the map here, next to the (functional) winding watch.

Next to that, I improved the color combinations of the Danish VC. Small changes, but looks better in my eyes now.

And, the T.5!

The front section has been subject to extensive research in the past days. There are still a few questions to be answered, but thanks to all helpful men I've been able to come this far now.

Front section, cockpit part is mostly done (except of structural details and roof details). The yoke is made of one object and animated using a skinned mesh animation (which is, as you might know, already possible in the Blender2FSX toolset). Works flawlessly! The trigger at the right grip of the yoke is the brake lever. The braking is applied using this lever, but differential control is done with the rudder pedals. So, no left and right toetip brakes. The parking brake is engaged by mounting the hook to the grip, so that the lever is applied for 100% constantly.

Below the pilot's floor: all control rods of the flight controls. Rudder pedals are also made of one skinned mesh object.

And we conclude with a few more moody screenshots.

 

Kind regards!

DCB

T.5 VC progress

Dear readers,

The cockpit of the Fokker T.5 is progressing nicely. The side consoles for the pilot are almost done by now, only coding and texturing remain there.

The right hand side units, containing engine instruments and elektrical equipment (Ragonot).

The left console, with engine controls.

The observer's position. His panel was on the left and could be rotated.

Clearly visible in this rotated view is the Munerelle oxygen unit, as well as the Ragonot fuseholders and the (AFAIK) Labinal compass light (the compass is still not added).

Hope you like it!

Kind regards,

Daan

 

Persisting LOD issue: bugfix

Hi everybody,

Today a user made me aware of the persisting issue in a LOD of the 1938 model of D.21 V2.00. This was on the correction list for V2.00 from V1.00 on, but apparently it didn't get fixed. It is now, the bugfix can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3rXXshj-mHddmh6djRBbXhOa1k/view?usp=sharing

Kind regards,

DCB

T.5 and D.21 projects status

Hi there!

In the past few weeks, I've been working on two projects: the Danish version of the D.21 and the T.5 bomber VC. The Danish version is progressing nicely, most extra modelling is done and at the moment we're working on the gauge textures. Need some programming thereafter, and some work to get the thing up-to-date with V2.00. Meanwhile, I'm collecting 'bugs' of V2.00, things I encounter myself mainly.

A pic of the Danish VC (well, outdated already, this one shows in fact all finished modelling work)

 

 

My watch!

 

Example of the labelling work (in Danish!)

The T.5 is in VC modelling stage. I've been working on the main panel and the electrical panel. This is the latest in-sim shot:

Hope you like!

Regards, DCB

D.21 TacPack video

Hi there,

Today, I found a YouTube video of my D.21, shooting a Ju-52 and a Me-109. Enjoy!

The Memorial Video: official public release!

Hi everybody,

After months of hard work and last week the premiere to a selected audience, today the Moerdijkbruggen Memorial video has gone public. JRSchiphol has done a wonderful job on this one.



Kind regards,

Dutchie

Memorial May 13, Dordrecht

Hi everybody,

After months of preparations and hard work, today was the premiere of the T.5 video at the Moerdijkbruggen Bombing Memorial. Based on the reactions we received afterwards, the video can be regarded as successful. IMHO, Jonah has done a wonderful job in editing this video.

The memorial itself was also very good. There was a lot of music, several inspirational speeches and a good atmosphere. I regard it as a worthy tribute to the seven young men (between 22 and 27 years old), who died for freedom.

We had the honor to talk with relatives and other relations of the brave people that served our army in May 1940. Even a gunner from a Fokker C.5 biplane was present, being at high age.
A very interesting thing we came across today, was an original D.21 logo that was on the tail of the D.21s (illustrated below on my D.21). A pilot ripped it off his D.21 after having to land the plane during the war. The son of this pilot held a speech on the memorial and showed the relic.

A short report of the memorial, including a few shots from our video, can be found here. The video itself will be published on YouTube later on, which will be announced here as well.

From this place, I'd like to thank everybody who contributed to the Memorial Video project. Thank you:

- Jonah Snoei (JRSchiphol)
- Roel Lamé
- Wim Anceaux
- Huub Vink
- Museum CRASH
- NL2000
- and many other individuals around. Please forgive me if I didn't mention you here, it's hard to tell which contribution is really essential for the video project and which is not ;)

Kind regards,

Daan Kaasjager