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Paint kit for the 414

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2 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

I have to admit, it's good to hear from pro's like you and Steve that the nacelle curves/alignment is a major PITA!

There is no secret to resolving this kinda' issue with a secret painter trick I may have pickup up over the last 20 years.  Short of suggesting a healthy understanding of the rectangle and pen tools to create stripes, and generous applications of guides to map out connection points, there is nothing special we can do on our side.  We have to have at least good uV maps to tell where the top/bottom/sides join precisely to paint stripes effectively  

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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1 hour ago, Steve Dra said:

uV maps to tell where the top/bottom/sides join precisely to paint stripes effectively

That the bugger. I thought Carenado twins were tricky but at least the had/have seams and rivets etc to help. Anyway, this stops me from hanging around bars and brothels. +++

The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA

I decided just to strip ALL the paint off her and start over!

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Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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OMG Steve!

Please release 'as is' in bare metal!

On 4/12/2022 at 8:10 AM, skully said:

OMG Steve!

Please release 'as is' in bare metal!

Planning on it.

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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13 hours ago, Steve Dra said:

Planning on it.

@skully...Plan executed. 😉 

I uploaded the bare metal textures here:

https://flightsim.to/file/30877/flysimware-cessna-414a-bare-metal-textures

I'll release my other paints when I've finished them.

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Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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2 minutes ago, skully said:

Outstanding! 

Thank you Steve, greatly appreciated sir!

My pleasure!
Can anyone here tell me if the fillets on the wing roots are metal or not?  I assumed they were a plastic of some sort, hence why they are white.  If anyone knows...please let me know and I'll hit 'em with a buffer if they are metal. 😉 

I may paint them black as thy kind 'a stick out.

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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2 hours ago, Steve Dra said:

I may paint them black as thy kind 'a stick out.

I don't know if they're metal or not, but I like your idea of painting them black.

3 hours ago, Steve Dra said:

My pleasure!
Can anyone here tell me if the fillets on the wing roots are metal or not?  I assumed they were a plastic of some sort, hence why they are white.  If anyone knows...please let me know and I'll hit 'em with a buffer if they are metal. 😉 

I may paint them black as thy kind 'a stick out.

Steve, they just might be aluminum, I've seen some fairly complex fairings shaped out of it.

This might also be a three-piece affair with the leading edge cuff in fiberglass composite and the upper and lower trailing strips in aluminum.

If you want to add some extra details to your bare metal bird or a classic paint, check this out at the 2:34 mark with decals below.

Inside and outside view of N8134Q Cessna 414 December 27 2017 - YouTube

At the 0:27 mark of the video, see the very cool Cessna 414 decal under the right side window- can't seem to find that one though.

N8134Q is gorgeous in that classic paint scheme.

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My humble efforts:

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Very nice indeed Ron!

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

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I need help finding the location of the stripes on the blade tips. I think is on C414A_ext_08_albd.psd but i cannot find it. Please help!

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