My space

FSx 'whats all the fuss about'

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:47:00 GMT

Having resisted FSx for so long, for all the usual reasons, too lazy to re learn all the new tools, too comfortable with FS9 and its modeling techniques, annoyed at having to reinvent the wheel yet again etc etc, I decided to push the Jetstream into FSx SP2/Accel.

Although the model is a port over and still retains full FS9 compatability I was frankly quite suprised at the increase in game play, I have no idea where it came from, nothing has changed since the last time I test flew the Blackhawk in FSx, but it was an enjoyable test flight non the less.

I'm still not sure FSx will be half the success that FS9 ever was, but that one single flight may well be the trigger I need to explore some more and see 'what all the fuss is about'.

Xmas is over

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:52:30 GMT

Well with Xmas finally over, its time to get back to some projects, the Essex project is gathering pace and is joined by a Cruiser and some planes, hopefully in a few days I will have some renders of the planes and some better progress shots of the Cruiser but for now this image added to the ship folder will have to suffice.

Something Nautical

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:18:12 GMT

I've been longing to make something that floats and debated on several types of vessel I see at work, however I dragged out the old Gmax model of and Essex carrier I had started years ago, after much work converting to Max8 its finally begining to look like an aircraft carrier should. The objective is to make a carrier for WWII, one for Korea and one for Vietnam, Essex carriers served in all these conflicts but over there life time were considerably upgraded and rebuilt, there final form looking nothing like there built form.

Some new pictures added in the library and hopefully more as time goes by.

Beware the Butcher bird

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:21:33 GMT

Its been a long and strange week in Flight sim land and whilst looking for something new to do, l trawled back through some old Gmax models l had built and converted to Max, the Fw-190 and Ju-88 were both converted across from Gmax to Max, all the mapping and animation was lost but the mesh retained its shape so the hardest work was saved. Some mapping could have been saved as I found out later when converting the Seaking models, l suppose l could go back and redo the Fw-190 and Ju-88 but to be honest not much was lost so its no great shakes to carry on from here.

Anyway, heres a view of the Fw-190 now fully integrated into Max8, the previous image was from Gmax and rendered via Yafray and Yagmax

Grids Galore

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:28:11 GMT

Having finally got around to begin scaning in hundreds of 35mm negative's I thought l'd post a few up here, check the Real Trains photo folder, these few are from the period when Felixstowe Freighliners were entrusted to class 56 on a regular basis. Its hard to believe this was ten years ago.

Weather

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:09:51 GMT

Like it or not, its a daily occurrence and something we have little control over, so I thought I'd share some of the more extreme weather we have seen at work this year.

First up is the fog, this is actually quite common for us at Felixstowe, however here is a view that many do not see whilst they are blundering around at ground level

Next up is rain, yes we get lots of it around here and yes we get hose pipe bans too ?, go figure. Our terminal is so large that it can have different weather patterns along its length and this photo shows that quite clearly.

Finally we have Thunderstorms, certainly the most impressive and this one did not disappoint, giving a fantastic light display before hand and an even better lightning display later.

The big images are in the Shipping folder, download to your PC for the big picture.

Getting the big picture

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:40:39 GMT

Well l've worked out how to add photo folders, so enjoy the images in there, if you want to see them in large size then use the download button to your PC, my spaces does a very good job of compressing them for the page, but saving them will get you the big picture.

One small step

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:28:08 GMT

Well, l've finally plucked up the courage to open a blog.

I suppose l'd better start with a little resume, my name is Michael, l work for the Port of Felixstowe as a crane engineer, l have a long standing interest in merchant and naval shipping so its a rather nice place to work, hopefully l'll post some images as time goes by.

For hobbies l model in 3DStudio Max8 and make models for Microsoft flightsims and trainsims so hopefully some images and renders of work and works in progress will find there way here as well.

Anyway, heres a rare public image of me at work, having some fun for a change with a visit on board the Hanjin Budapest

Photo Album: Ship models

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:08:44 GMT

Ship models

Essex_Max_01

Essex_Max_12

Essex_Max_13

Essex_Max_14

Essex_Max_15

Essex_Max_25

Essex_Max_26

Essex_Max_27

Essex_Max_34

Essex_Max_36

More Photos...

Photo Album: Planes WIP

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:07:02 GMT

Planes WIP

A7 Corsair II

Fw190

Ju88_01

UH-1C_02

UH-1C_05

UH-1C_06

Photo Album: Jetstream 41

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:47:01 GMT

Jetstream 41

Jetstream 41_27

Jetstream 41_FSx_Sim_01

Jetstream 41_FSx_Sim_02

Jetstream 41_FSx_Sim_04

Jetstream 41_FSx_Sim_05

Photo Album: Trains WIP

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:23:05 GMT

Trains WIP

Class 37 2x

Class 40_03

Class 56_01

Class 58_4

class 76

Garret_01

Garret_03

Garret_04

Photo Album: Planes complete

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:22:49 GMT

Planes complete

Citation X render V3_06 FINAL

Citation X render V3_07 FINAL

Seaking HC-4_01

Seaking Mk-3_01

Citation X render V3_04 FINAL

Photo Album: Real Trains

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:23:14 GMT

Real Trains

56 003b

56 045

56 084a

56 084c

56 094c

56 110f

56 134

Custom List: Places of interest

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:09:46 GMT

Places of interest

Classic British Flight Sim
Your one stop shop for anything British, Classic and flight sim related.
Railpictures.net
Huge collection of quality global train images, updated daily.
Ship Spotters.com
Massive site for ship photographers to show there images
Ship spotters - my album
My small collection of images uploaded
Military Meshes
Excellent site for all your rendering and CAD, tips and tricks for military 3D models

Blog list: Friends

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:20:51 GMT

Friends

Paul Gausden
3D Canvas guru
Tim Court
TSM Guru