Al....you didn't take a screen shot of the engine dials in the EVO....That right there is the biggest difference.

 

I like looking at those old Engine Dials... :Nerd:

 

Cheers

Yeah, but since it was a comparison of relative similarities, it seemed fairer to show something which both of them have so that a direct modeling and texture treatment comparison could be made. The PMDG wins that particular round.

 

Al

If I'm not mistaken, feelThere had a sale or it is still on where this PIC737 is reduced.Check out the Bargains Forum.

Worth checking out for the guys interested indeed. I was a day1 buyer on the Evo and was ok, but not super happy with the 'deluxe' price. Hence my comment on that one. If one can get her on the sales now, even better.

 

Great and informative posts from Alan on the reviews. I've already mentioned the fair and open Avsim review from Aaron, so there's a lot of information available.

Yup, I skipped the 'deluxe' version and got the standard one. Paying for additional repaints seemed all a bit too Ariane for my tastes.

 

Al

Yup, I skipped the 'deluxe' version and got the standard one. Paying for additional repaints seemed all a bit too Ariane for my tastes.

 

Al

 

Bought this bird primarilly due to your testimonly Al....love it. I have NGX, IflyNG, CS737, they all have their pluses and minuses. Wilco Evo flies great and looks plenty good for my taste. Glad I took the plunge.

 

Cheers, Pete

Good job you didn't hate it then, otherwise I would have had to hide LOL

 

Al

Good job you didn't hate it then, otherwise I would have had to hide LOL

 

Al

 

Haha...that would be a long trip to hunt you down though!

I'm happy I bought the 737 Evo. I would own the NGX as well but just don't care for the glass cockpit, HGS, or the $100 price since the only one I really want is the 700.

 

The Evo's ultra-clean, plastic looking liveries give the impression that the models are substandard, however I installed a beautiful 3rd party Southwest repaint which shows how great the aircraft models actually look. I haven't seen the paint kit but maybe it just needs better shading, more detail, and weathered layers.

My only real complaint is the hard colors they chose to use for red, black and white switches, knobs, and the yokes giving them a cartoonish appearance. This really ought to have been rectified already. I'd do it myself if I had a paint program. (hint hint)

I'd do it myself if I had a paint program. (hint hint)

 

Gimp (free) - http://www.gimp.org/

Paint.Net (free) - http://www.getpaint.net/

 

Have at it!

Alternatively, Photoshop, currently the forthcoming version CS6 is a free beta, and CS5 is available as a free 30 day trial. Excellent Photoshop tutorials can be found at www.hongkiat.com Or, if you are feeling flush, you can pay me 500 quid to do a customised course for you at the Adobe Authorised training centre in Manchester LOL

 

Al

I'm looking at buying the Classic, but don't know if I should do the old one - which is half off, or the EVO. I've heard that the cabin is the same length on all the variants with the EVO, and that the fans don't spin. Any thoughts?

The 1.2 update gave us spinning fans. I've never compared the cabin sizes to be honest, but the 3D VC of the Evo looks way better to me than the flat one of the old version. The colours may not be everbody's darling, but the Evo gives you the native FSX model, while the old one is stuck to the portover downsides.

 

Isn't the Evo currently discounted somewhere?

Gimp (free) - http://www.gimp.org/

Paint.Net (free) - http://www.getpaint.net/

 

Have at it!

 

Shall we hold our breath? :Liar:

I'm looking at buying the Classic, but don't know if I should do the old one - which is half off, or the EVO. I've heard that the cabin is the same length on all the variants with the EVO, and that the fans don't spin. Any thoughts?

 

As far as flying and systems go, the older one is not bad, one of the better FS add-ons in fact, but the 737 model is rather poor, and by that I don't mean it has low polygons, I mean it is actually a rather poor representation of a 737 shape-wise. The other issue is that it was a port over to FSX rather than being a model built using the FSX SDK, so it can suffer a bit where frame rates are concerned and can also have one or two other issues, although if I am honest, I never had any of those issues myself. Nevertheless, the EVO version addressed these issues, with a new FSX-native model which does actually look like a 737 and apart from the textures that come with it being in need with a little scuffing up (not a problem for repainters), it is an excellent rendition of a 737. And it inherited all of the excellent system modeling of the older one, which was then also enhanced a bit too.

 

Thus if you want my opinion, I'd say the EVO one is the one to go for. Not to be confused with the older FS9 portover version, there are in fact two EVO versions available, a standard one, and a deluxe one, the deluxe one offering more paint jobs - save your money and get the standard one, then get some repaints off Avsim or make your own.

 

Al