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by SkippyBing
21 May 2007, 20:47
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Duxford airshow 20-5-07 (not for dial-up)
Replies: 24
Views: 5861

I notice the RN Black Cats have got themselves a new livery and a new airframe. Past they've had a Mk.3 and a Mk.8, both are Mk.8s judging from that photo! Mig, as I understand it the Black Cats take whichever two aircraft 702 can spare at the time, the routine can be flown in either mark (as the m...
by SkippyBing
21 May 2007, 20:39
Forum: Developers Corner
Topic: Help
Replies: 5
Views: 1641

nVidia 7600 GT is a good "in between" buy
Second that, Gigabyte do a neat one that doesn't need a cooling fan (the heatsink is pretty f***in' big though) which has cut my PC noise down by a few decibels.
by SkippyBing
20 May 2007, 20:07
Forum: Repaint Hangar
Topic: Airborne from Boscombe Down in 1971
Replies: 5
Views: 1598

Looks awesome, but I thought that was a FAW 1 colour scheme?
by SkippyBing
18 May 2007, 18:59
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Classic Era Navigation
Replies: 11
Views: 3041

A bit vague, but there was an article about early radio nav (WW2/late 40s) in last months Aeroplane magazine (the May issue). It involved some sort of rotating beacon and counting the number of beeps you heard with a number of stations allowing you to get a cross cut. Unfortunately I don't have my c...
by SkippyBing
17 May 2007, 23:46
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Going daaaan saaaaaf...not London though, Cornwall!
Replies: 9
Views: 2043

If you've an interest in dull pingers and bag freaks RNAS CULDROSE has a viewing enclosure and I think there's still a Bucc parked there. Obviously you're much better off popping into the FAA Museum at Yeovilton and watching some Lynx Gods....
by SkippyBing
17 May 2007, 23:01
Forum: Gallery
Topic: one for the wafu's and fisheads, (and nazca Steve)
Replies: 7
Views: 1702

Remind me do we shot at the thing pulling or the thing pushing? I can never remember....
by SkippyBing
17 May 2007, 22:58
Forum: Developers Corner
Topic: Weird lighting effect
Replies: 2
Views: 1025

Weird lighting effect

Has anyone got any idea how to cure the rather odd effect seen in this screen shot? It's as if the normals have been flipped, but they haven't. Worst case I'm going to have to rebuild the rudder which is a bit of a pain!
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by SkippyBing
15 May 2007, 22:50
Forum: Payware Heads Up!!
Topic: Those evil people at Alphasim are doing it again.....
Replies: 16
Views: 3380

I'm planning on making it for FS and Strike Fighters (just a matter of using a different model exporter really) so as SF only handles VC there will be one, and if someone knows about making gauges for Flight Sim I could do with a hand on that front!
by SkippyBing
15 May 2007, 17:39
Forum: Payware Heads Up!!
Topic: Those evil people at Alphasim are doing it again.....
Replies: 16
Views: 3380

Yeah, it looks more like this now...

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oh and I'm still after a flight model modeller for it!
by SkippyBing
13 May 2007, 13:33
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Display properties doesn't show up
Replies: 7
Views: 1898

I usually Right click on a vacant piece of the desktop away from any icon, and then select "Properties"...In fact that is the only way I do it Think Yeah, that's how I've always done it as well until I realised it wasn't working, very frustrating then trying to figure out what was going o...