No Delta OOC colors for the AI Aardvark 737 & 767?

[davjones]

I've been slowly creating a "world" of 1980s AI traffic. Been going pretty well, but I just ran into a snag where I least expected one.

Working on Delta, I discovered that I can't find repaints for the AI Aardvark 737-200 and 767-200 (old widget scheme). These were such common sights that I never thought I'd have any problem with them.

Apparently they DID exist -- the AI Aardvark site has links to these repaints on AVSIM, but the links appear to be dead. dal_ai.zip for example. So, if anyone has the files and will send them to me or knows where I can find othersI'd be real happy! BTW, they don't have to be for the AI A models in particular -- it's just that they're the ones I've been using up to now.

Another little gap is for a People Express 747 -- but that's a little easier to live without if I have to.

Thanks much for any help you can lend. ...Dave

Dave Jones
Fort McCoy, Florida USA

[Christian Page, RAI]

Here's the deal, David is no longer updating the AI Aardvark site, so if Avsim changes their files around, those links go dead. You have to go and seek out the files yourself on Avsim, which can be a pain. I did this myself and here are the file you need to search for on Avsim for the 767:

ai762doc.zip

I did not find the 737, but that was done by Henry Tomkiewicz, and he reads this forum, so maybe he can hook you up with it.

[jetstar]

Hi Dave.

Just try the direct approach.

Go to Avsim and search for dal_ai.zip and you will find it.
That has your 737-200 and 767-200 schemes in it.

I could not find the PE 747 so if you give me a PM with your email I'll send it to you.

Paul

[davjones]

Well, it's amazing what you can find when you have the right people showing you the way!

I found both repaints under the names that you y'all gave. I had spent a couple of hours sifting through files on Avsim and Flightsim both, searching in different ways. Actually, I did try to find dal_ai.zip by name, but in one of my many moments of carelessness, I just used that as a simple search argument instead of using in the filename field of the extended search.

Thank you both so much for the great help!

...Dave

[davjones]

Paul,

>> I could not find the PE 747 so if you give me a PM with your email I'll send it to you <<

I'd sure appreciate it! Like the Delta repaints, I spent a long time huntin' it. I don't doubt that the file is out there somewhere, but I know I'm having trouble finding it.

Wanted to send this personally, but your email is hidden.

Thanks for your offer to do this!

[jetstar]

Hi David.

PE 747 on the way.

Please edit your post and remove your email address to stop the spammers getting you.

Paul

[htomkiewicz]

On Avsim:

Delta fleet:
library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fs2004aia&DLID=41960

AIA did the 767 on their own. I did try to color match to theirs.
library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fs2004aia&DLID=40327

PEOPLExpress fleet:
library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fs2004acrp&DLID=52757

I did a lot of other mid 80's repaints in another life. You have to be creative with the AVSIM seach engine sometimes though.

[davjones]

I wan't too wild about putting my e-mail out there for all the world to see -- didn't know about the private message feature. Anyway, I cleaned it up.

Thanks to all who've helped. This is also a great chance to say thank you for hosting this great site and for all the work you do to make the hobby so much more enjoyalbe for all the rest of us. Henry, your name is on MANY of the repaints I've already used and I appreciate the work you put into the project.

Back to 80s traffic...

...Dave

Dave Jones
Fort McCoy, Florida USA

[sunking]

This also reminds me on one issue:

I´ve been looking for the Virgin Atlantic paints AIA 742 and the Viscount, for quite some time but never found them. My Question:

If anybody has the paints, or knows how to find them on AVSIM, Please give me the link or send me the file´s via e-mail!

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

-STEFAN-SUNKING-

[jetstar]

Hi Stefan.

Ralf painted the Virgin's and he had all his files removed from Avsim.

Please send me a PM (Click on my name or use the PM link on the left) and I'll send you the files.

Paul

[jetstar]

Stefan.

You have new mail

Enjoy.

Paul