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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 22, 2023 22:36:59 GMT -5
Should be mentioned that at least some of COA’s original run of 741s were converted to 10 window upper decks before being sold off. Show me some pictures, and I will update the paint package..... :{)
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 22, 2023 23:45:53 GMT -5
First of three nights before Christmas..... First of all, housekeeping announcement, I fixed the PIA 77W download link so you actually get the 77W now, not a duplicate 77L. Now, a quick little fleet, the theme is "Mikey's first commercial airline ride" back in 1971-ish, I was six and so, probably, was the DC-9-15. I will get around to their predecessor (Air West) sometime down the road. Really, it's just a bunch of bananas. :{)
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 0:00:12 GMT -5
Since I suck at keeping secrets, here's a big hint at what is coming this weekend......
Two notable US-flag carriers just disappeared off of the website, I didn't have whole fleet repaints, just some random heavies, but that has been remedied since..... figure it out. Think of it as the surf receding before the tsunami hits....
If you have been following my painting for 2023 the common theme is "I'm going to finish some fleet that I just did FAIB 747s and/or 767s for."
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Post by noob21 on Dec 23, 2023 0:39:52 GMT -5
Should be mentioned that at least some of COA’s original run of 741s were converted to 10 window upper decks before being sold off. Show me some pictures, and I will update the paint package..... :{) By all means, N26861 if it's too hard to make out the reg. Attachments:
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Post by kekn on Dec 23, 2023 7:28:00 GMT -5
Since I suck at keeping secrets, here's a big hint at what is coming this weekend...... Two notable US-flag carriers just disappeared off of the website, I didn't have whole fleet repaints, just some random heavies, but that has been remedied since..... figure it out. Think of it as the surf receding before the tsunami hits.... If you have been following my painting for 2023 the common theme is "I'm going to finish some fleet that I just did FAIB 747s and/or 767s for." :{) My bet for the first one is AA. Always bit of associating them with Christmas as the McCallisters tend to fly them in the Home Alone films lol and it would fit the B747 and B767 hint. My guess for the second one is another of the 'surviving' legacy carriers, UA or DL. I'd go for UA here as i might be wrong but IIRC there were a lot of DL painting with at least the B727s, B767s and the CRJs in the past. But whatever it is, all of them is welcome. :-)
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 11:22:40 GMT -5
Kevin, nice try, and I actually like your logic about AA .... But, the answer to all three guesses is wrong, wrong, and wrong, in no particular order. Neither carrier is in service anymore. Ironically enough, one got merged into the other, and then a few years later that one got merged into AA. That should be enough info for the hard-core av-geeks to figure out, lol. The keeper of my secrets is cgold, since I have fed him some previews. So, if any of you wish to try to hit him up with any PayPal bribes, he might spill. But everything will be revealed within 24 hours or so. :{)
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Post by kekn on Dec 23, 2023 14:53:49 GMT -5
Seems like i shot in the blue with my guessing. Then i will wait and see. According to your latest hint i wonder if i should have thought of a place more southwest of United's HQ and northeast of American's HQ. 😉
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 15:32:19 GMT -5
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 15:33:56 GMT -5
Freighters, previous work plus new 707.... :{)
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 16:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 16:02:04 GMT -5
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 21:18:19 GMT -5
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 21:19:21 GMT -5
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 23, 2023 22:59:10 GMT -5
So, in one of those wonderful moments......
There is a global error on the RBD aircraft. If you have already downloaded them, I used the ICAO TWE for Trans World Express. I just figured out the correct ICAO. Either that, or Transwede just got a huge inventory boost, lol. I have to update all of the aircraft.cfg files and folder names, and since it is an ICAO change, it will also be a master folder change on my G-drive.
.... 30-minute break....
I just got done correcting everything and the Redbirds are all good now. If you have already downloaded these prior to this post, go back and get them again, all of the ICAOs are correct now but will be different from the original files. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The corrections went a lot faster than I anticipated, because I now have some skill at working Wordpress in "code" view, so I can direct-edit some things rather than just using the default tools, so some tasks (like corrections) go a little faster.
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Post by mikeblaze on Dec 24, 2023 13:16:03 GMT -5
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