Milton Shupes Beech 18 in cfs3

***Pat Pattle*** · June 18th, 2009, 11:48

Milton Shupe has very kindly put some of his source models up for use. I've taken advantage of this and with his pernission am converting his superb Beech 18 for use in CFS3. There's not a great deal of work in converting an FS9-destined Gmax model to CFS3 use, mainly naming conventions, hierachy and turning the textures into .dds format.

There's still a way to go before it's finished but I think it looks bloomin' great in the cfs3 world.

I know non-combat aircraft aren't everyones cup of tea but these a/c did important liason and transport work during the war and deserve a place in our little world of rememberance.

Thanks Milton! :ernae:

**flyer01** · June 18th, 2009, 12:05

Pat, That looks good! Can you give the co-pilot a Tommy Gun to shot at the AI planes. LOL
hope to be able to fly soon.
TY,
Flyer01

**ndicki** · June 18th, 2009, 12:12

Beautiful! If you need a tester, I'll sacrifice myself...

Wasn't it a Beech 18 that was used to recce germany before the war? Or an Electra? Something along those lines, anyway.

***Frosty*** · June 18th, 2009, 12:19

I want one!!!

Thanks Clive and Milton!!

**Old Tiger** · June 18th, 2009, 12:27

Originally Posted by Frosty

I want one!!!

Thanks Clive and Milton!!

Me Too

You guys never cease to Amaze me

**FOO FIGHTER** · June 18th, 2009, 13:31

I always take a break from shootin things up and just put around doing touch & go's - the Beech will be very welcome.

The textures look pretty good now, what format are they? I thought CFS3 only supported .dds on the aircraft?

**Starspeeder_3000** · June 18th, 2009, 19:56

Wow this is really wonderful! I only wish we had more stuff like this to port over to CFS3. Milton you're a nice guy for letting this be done, thank you! And of course a big thanks to you Pat for working on the conversion!

:ernae:

***Pat Pattle*** · June 18th, 2009, 21:24

The textures look pretty good now, what format are they? I thought CFS3 only supported .dds on the aircraft?

I'm not sure of the exact type FS9 uses, some sort of extended bmp but using Martin Wrights converter http://fly.to/mwgfx it was easy to get them into .dds for our use.

What I like about fs9 models is the use of multiple texture sheets (there's 64 in this model) which allows a lot of detail. Miltons also used photographs which means we're looking at the real thing.

The A-11 looks great Milton and another generous offer thanks!

***Willy*** · June 18th, 2009, 22:57

FS9 uses extended bitmaps, usually either DXT 3 or 888.

**Capt. Winters** · June 18th, 2009, 23:14

Hi Clive,

yes your right the multiple sheets allows for extra detail, but it also means for CFS3 conversions there will be no visible damage in game as the .mos file can only work with one texture sheet.

but I can live with that if it means flying the B-18 in CFS3

regards Rob.

PS Thanks Clive, smashing work your doing..

**hairyspin** · June 19th, 2009, 12:50

And you shall.

**HouseHobbit** · July 4th, 2009, 14:17

Wow i never expected to see a Beech -18 in CFS3 too cool Thanks for all the work,
I am trying to learn G Max as we speak, Yes old Hobbits can learn new tricks.. I hope..
HouseHobbit:ernae:

**lewis11777** · July 4th, 2009, 15:05

I think it will be good for some what if paratroop missions behind enemy lines. I don't know if these were ever used for air drops but with a side door you would think so.

**Murray Cod** · July 4th, 2009, 16:22

maybe there could be a Glenn Miller 'what-if' mission. Didn't he go missing in a Beech 18?

**grizzly50** · July 4th, 2009, 16:40

Murray Cod, sorry, that's not the one.

"On December 15, 1944, Miller was to fly from the United Kingdom to Paris, France, to play for the soldiers who had recently liberated Paris. His plane (a single-engined UC-64 Norseman, USAAF serial 44-70285) departed from RAF Twinwood Farm in Clapham, Bedfordshire and disappeared while flying over the English Channel. No trace of the aircrew, passengers or plane has ever been found. Miller's status is missing in action."

:d

**lewis11777** · July 4th, 2009, 16:42

Pulled this off the web, so no it was not a Beech craft but "what if missions" are not bound by history.

December 15, 1944, a cold, wet and foggy afternoon, Glenn Miller departed RAF-Base, England in a Norseman C-64 aircraft. The flight was to take Glenn Miller and other passengers to Paris. However, the flight never made it. It is believed the aircraft encountered icing conditions over the English Channel and crashed. Glenn Miller and his band had been performing for Allied Troops prior to the crash and was planning on putting on a show in Paris, France. Glenn Miller and his band was idolized by many during his career.

**O-1Driver** · July 4th, 2009, 19:37

Clive,

I just wanted to mention that I believe that may be the best and most realistic looking aluminum finish I have seen on a CFS 3 aircraft.

Steve

**Thudman** · October 23rd, 2009, 05:44

The Beech looks great, now if only some one would do this for the Spartan.

**stumpjumper1** · October 23rd, 2009, 06:47

Wow is all i can say thumbs up on this clive

**Wyld45** · October 23rd, 2009, 09:58

Pat,that just looks fantastic! Nice job. :ernae:

**grizzly50** · October 23rd, 2009, 10:10

Clive, looks like this new Beech UC-45 you wanted me to check can can do some interesting things. LOLOLOLOL

Many thanks also to Milton Shupe.

Thanks also in part to one of the new and upcoming QC_Carrier Locations for the next ETO Update.

Enjoy.:d

**pete1** · October 24th, 2009, 13:52

just had my first go in the Beech and it is great,thanks Pat and Milton!,can we hope for any further collaborations or conversions?.

**sdsbolt** · October 24th, 2009, 14:09

pretty solid a/c

***MajorMagee*** · October 24th, 2009, 19:05

Oh Boy! Now I can pretend to be Sky King again...

(Yes, I know it's not quite the right plane, but it's close enough for an old man to play out his youthful imaginings with. God I loved that show)