Chipmunk Update coming.

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 12 Nov 2006, 16:13

Ease off a bit Rick. Make what you want, when you want.

I am just grateful for any model you turn out, knowing it wiil be brilliant. Far better than the majority of Payware.

We "users" will just have to educate ourselves to be patient. At the end of the day, the wait is well worth it.

Graham

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 12 Nov 2006, 23:46

Rick,

Your Chipmunk is already one of my favourites - and I fly a real one, too.

Don't let them grind you down.

Back to topic with a couple of clarification questions:

- Will the new model's texture mapping allow different colours for upper & lower wing surfaces? The existing paint templates allow this, but the existing model doesn't; the same is true for the flaps.

- The new nose cowling: will it lose the little tube projection (forward-lower-starboard)? I've not seen this on a real UK Chippie (I think it's a Canadian-model specific); the British-built ones have a small intake forward-lower-port instead, with an almost quarter-spherical scoop.

Finally, I'm a little puzzled by this:

Yes the fictional Floater will also be included

especially as you say

sorry but no for Lycoming one.

Been asked so many times but it's not pure & thats all i make.

Not to make waves, but why bother with all the work of a fictional variant at all??

Cheers,

Kevin

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 12 Nov 2006, 23:53

There are no exceptions to the rule, except the exception to the rule Kevin

....edit... ...and... "Theres no damage to the car, except to the car itself" - Murray Walker

Post by **Rick Piper** » 13 Nov 2006, 00:08

A Chipmunk floater
was built by DhC but AFAIK never flown & was converted back to wheels.

Kev ?.

you say that no UK chipmunk has the Bosal type exhaust.

just gone through my photos and sorry your wrong
you are correct that it's not on all T.Mk.10s but it's on plenty
of later RAF trainers with wide chord rudder.

these all have pipe you said is not fitted
WP981
WP962
WK640
WZ879
WK512
WP803
WP914
WG486*
WD390*
WP800 edit this one does not have it sorry
WB733*
British Pilots notes 1960 say optional exhaust

* denoted i modelled them

Regards
Rick

& yes i have fixed the control surfaces textures etc as i rebuilt them

& the eyeball type vent is already on my old model.

the pipe type vent is something to do with the newer type exhaust systems and i guess is some sort of Heat exchanger inlet for cockpit heating.

Tom Clayton · Post by **Tom Clayton** » 13 Nov 2006, 02:33

Rick - as far as I'm concerned, when it's out, I'll get it, until then, I'll fly something else. I'm not paying for it, so when it comes out I'll say Thanks and give a proper thrashing in the skies over Greensboro!

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 13 Nov 2006, 04:12

Rick,

Thanks very much for your courteous reply. I stand corrected. The curious thing is that I hadn't seen it on the Chipmunks I had flown, and I mistakenly generalised it.

It makes sense that it would be cockpit heating: Chipmunks get cold at altitude in winter (unless you're working hard at aerobatics

) and I now wish that the ones I've flown DID have it

Thanks again, and thank you for revising the texture mapping.

Cheers,

Kevin

Post by **Rick Piper** » 13 Nov 2006, 10:12

Hi Kevin

after an overnight think (ouch) you where very correct.

regardless of exhaust type my model has the pipe when actually it should only be on the later more enclosed Bosal system and not the original open exhaust type.

so my point about the pipe being there although correct ment i then fitted the old type exhaust

so my models with pipe have the wrong exhaust fitted

I will sort that out ASAP

Regards
Rick

Brian Franklin · Post by **Brian Franklin** » 13 Nov 2006, 10:56

Rick, I thought only I was mad enough to do that!

Post by **Rick Piper** » 13 Nov 2006, 12:03

Hi Brian

yes, i have looked at it for 2 years and nobody said anything.

Kevin spotted it straight away

you can't see the Wood for the Trees is what they say

Regards
Rick

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 13 Nov 2006, 17:53

Rick, we're all guilty of it. You'd be surprised how long it's taken for me to find typos and misplaced logos on some of the repaints I did 3 or 4 years ago on occasion.