P3dV4 Al-u-min-ee--um

[Steve Dra 7,588]

[Hubinwa 27]

That beauty really shines!

[Tokitaumelie 164]

Bea-u-teeeee!!! 

[beechcaptain 105]

Very nice!!!

Excellent work as usual, Steve!!!  

[woodhick 504]

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

[Pugilist2 878]

Stunning set of shots!

[Steve Dra 7,588]

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.

 

Edited March 8, 2018 by Steve Dra

[Phantom88 3,287]

***Heavy Metal*** 

[Steve Dra 7,588]

58 minutes ago, Phantom88 said:

***Heavy Metal*** 

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

 

The MD is Medium Metal! 

[Phantom88 3,287]

Haha!! 

[Sesquashtoo 2,846]

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 7,588]

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 2,846]

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 105]

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.