Spartan 7W "Executive" Work in Progress

[The Flight Level 2,121]

Coming to a hangar near you!

 

[Dominique_K 10,152]

Milton Shupe's  Spartan was a grand favorite of mine in FS9. Who does make her ? The Spartan deserves the best  😉. Hoping not to find that she is yet another "Legendary", Carenado-grade  type of product.

[St Mawgan 1,440]

Not the prettiest gal I've ever seen. Nicely done though. 

[Paul K 1,409]

Having enjoyed Milton Shupe's model, I was quite excited when this was first announced. Having watched that video, I'm less so.

Mindful of the usual caveats about it being WIP /Beta, the panel looks rough, with poor lighting effects, and what on earth is going on with those enormous rivets on the fuselage? They look more like what you'd find on the side of a steamship, rather than an aircraft. I hope they intend to work on it more - a lot more - but for now, it's off my list. It's a pity, because the real aircraft is a beauty. Here are two, based in the UK:

 

[Stoopy 1,623]

2 hours ago, Dominique_K said:

Milton Shupe's  Spartan was a grand favorite of mine in FS9. Who does make her ? 

IniBuilds, apparently:

https://msfsaddons.com/2023/03/26/inibuilds-announces-the-luxurious-spartan-7w-executive-for-msfs/

[The Flight Level 2,121]

44 minutes ago, Stoopy said:

IniBuilds, apparently:

https://msfsaddons.com/2023/03/26/inibuilds-announces-the-luxurious-spartan-7w-executive-for-msfs/

Different developer for the topic video https://hcgdigitalarts.ca

[apollon01 28]

Yep, unless one of the devs throws towel into the ring, we will have TWO Spartans. 

[CaptainNick 575]

I work out of hangar 22 in KTUL. I drive by Spartan every time I head in.

[The Flight Level 2,121]

On 4/4/2023 at 8:16 AM, Paul K said:

Mindful of the usual caveats about it being WIP /Beta, the panel looks rough, with poor lighting effects, and what on earth is going on with those enormous rivets on the fuselage? They look more like what you'd find on the side of a steamship, rather than an aircraft. 

 

 

Continuing work on all fronts.

All rivets properly sized and hand placed on the external model. Developer is in contact with a RW Spartan owner for detailed photos. Only RW liveries will be offered on the first release.

[The Flight Level 2,121]

Working on the Official Trailer for the developer now! This is a beauty! We had the privilege of working with RW Spartan owner James Savage. He supplied us with photos, facts and information to enable the most comprehensive documentation package possible. She will do a max cruise at 190 mph just like the real deal! BTW - the developer spent almost a week hand placing every rivet (over 4000) to give it an amazing look!

Edited May 10, 2023 by The Flight Level

[dusty_sourdough907 79]

That looks sharp...

so sharp it cuts 😁

Looking forward to seeing more.

[The Flight Level 2,121]

Thanks! The panel is just as good! He nailed the old panel look! WWise custom sounds too!

[The Flight Level 2,121]

Developer is pushing to release the model this weekend! Here is the trailer. 

 

[Simtech95382 26]

This plane looks awesome. I had Milton's Spartan in FSX.. One of my favorites. This rendition looks superb EXCEPT, the dash looks plausible enough, but those red and green annunciator lights look cartoony.. That's a big distraction. All of the instruments look grand... but those little round lights ???

Anyways, looking forward to it. Regardless of that critique, unless it's flight model is atrocious, it'll be a definite buy for me. Gorgeously rendered.  Thank you...

[The Flight Level 2,121]

@Simtech95382 Thanks for the feedback. I passed your comment about the lights to the developer. He agreed they are too dark and will look into getting something more transparent!