P3dV4 Al-u-min-ee--um

[Steve Dra]

[Hubinwa]

That beauty really shines!

[Tokitaumelie]

Bea-u-teeeee!!! 

[beechcaptain]

Very nice!!!

Excellent work as usual, Steve!!!  

[woodhick]

Alum-in-num.  No matter how you say it, it still looks fan-tas-tick.

[Pugilist2]

Stunning set of shots!

[Steve Dra]

Thanks guys....its a labor of love....I enjoy the challenge and reward of seeing the outcome of my work in the sim....when you're staring at metal textures and especially metal alpha layers...tweaking them to get them just right...your heart skips a beat when you rotate your view around the plane in a dawn/dusk setting and you see the sun gleaming off that metal. 

@beechcaptain , Hey Senior Chief....I think I owe you a -900 version of this, don't I?

Sorry but as you can imagine I've been busy with paint projects and when I saw your post, it jogged my memory...LOL.

 

[Phantom88]

***Heavy Metal*** 

[Steve Dra]

58 minutes ago, Phantom88 said:

***Heavy Metal*** 

Oh no Patrick....THIS is heavy metal: 

 

The MD is Medium Metal! 

[Phantom88]

Haha!! 

[Sesquashtoo]

You shouldn't have pointed this out...there soon will be a 10 percent tariff, costing each ticket holder $1.65  added per ticket at the gate counter.... Uh oh, lol.

[Steve Dra]

26 minutes ago, Sesquashtoo said:

You shouldn't have pointed this out...there soon will be a 10 percent tariff, costing each ticket holder $1.65  added per ticket at the gate counter.... Uh oh, lol.

LOL...good one Sash!  I wonder how many will get the joke?  (I did only because it was on the news this morning when I was getting ready for work) 

[Sesquashtoo]

26 minutes ago, Steve Dra said:

LOL...good one Sash!  I wonder how many will get the joke?  (I did only because it was on the news this morning when I was getting ready for work) 

LOL...Thumb's UP! :)

[beechcaptain]

16 hours ago, Steve Dra said:

Thanks guys....its a labor of love....I enjoy the challenge and reward of seeing the outcome of my work in the sim....when you're staring at metal textures and especially metal alpha layers...tweaking them to get them just right...your heart skips a beat when you rotate your view around the plane in a dawn/dusk setting and you see the sun gleaming off that metal. 

@beechcaptain , Hey Senior Chief....I think I owe you a -900 version of this, don't I?

Sorry but as you can imagine I've been busy with paint projects and when I saw your post, it jogged my memory...LOL.

 

No problem, Steve.  I've been enjoying the 738 version so much, I have not even thought much about flying the 739.