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- 31 May 2009, 22:24
- Forum: Repaint Hangar
- Topic: Info for painters
- Replies: 6
- Views: 777
Re: Info for painters
Sorry about that, link fixed and yes it is an interesting article about zinc chromate and why it changed colour at different periods and for different aircraft builders.
- 31 May 2009, 22:18
- Forum: Repaint Hangar
- Topic: Info for painters
- Replies: 6
- Views: 777
Info for painters
Have you ever wondered why some wheel wells and interior parts on WWII AC were pale green or yellow or in the case of the Corsair pale pink?
This page has a lot of information on the subject.....
http://www.colorserver.net/history/hist ... romate.htm
This page has a lot of information on the subject.....
http://www.colorserver.net/history/hist ... romate.htm
- 31 May 2009, 19:41
- Forum: The Virtual Spanner
- Topic: Hardware component upgrade
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2531
Re: Hardware component upgrade
The 8800s were/are a great card and in some ways better than the newer 9800s. That is possibly why the price has stayed high on them, they are much sought after and retailers know they will get the asking price for them.
- 31 May 2009, 19:34
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Amazing cloud shapes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 556
Re: Amazing cloud shapes
Some stunning shots there.
- 30 May 2009, 20:24
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: My first love
- Replies: 8
- Views: 926
Re: My first love
No pics but I can tell you my first flight was in a Chippie and my first glider flight was in a T.21 ;-) .
- 30 May 2009, 18:45
- Forum: The Virtual Spanner
- Topic: Hardware component upgrade
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2531
Re: Hardware component upgrade
It looks like your system is pretty much how mine was before the last rebuild although I had a P4 running at 3.4 Ghz stock and I was running a factory OC'd 6800GS PCI-E GFX card and DDR2 RAM. I could run FS2004 very well on that and FSX was smooth even if all sliders were not full right. The biggest...
- 30 May 2009, 06:57
- Forum: The Virtual Spanner
- Topic: Hardware component upgrade
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2531
Re: Hardware component upgrade
It might help if you could provide specific info on your current system as in: mainboard - make - model number CPU - type - speed memory - type - speed graphics card - type - RAM available PSU - wattage At least then we would know what you have as a basis to build on, or if what you have is not suit...
- 28 May 2009, 00:19
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: IL-18 abort take-off and over-run
- Replies: 3
- Views: 704
Re: IL-18 abort take-off and over-run
Ooops!
Looks like the dirt/sand put out the tyre fires before the crash truck got there.
Looks like the dirt/sand put out the tyre fires before the crash truck got there.
- 26 May 2009, 05:05
- Forum: The Virtual Spanner
- Topic: BSOD's
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2454
Re: BSOD's
Tut, tut, tut...Dave! Don't you know by now that sucking is ALWAYS better than blowing! :o
- 25 May 2009, 22:25
- Forum: Repaint Hangar
- Topic: Roundels of the World
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1759
Re: Roundels of the World
Cheers Garry, bookmarked! CHEERS