Lockheed Vega and Electra

[wag]

Check out Fiddlers Green's list of "Projects in the pipeline".
Wayne

[Wyvern]

Fiddler's Green's website is showing a "first look" at their new Vega model:
New visitors.. 3 FREE downloadable cardmodels models when you open an account

[willygoat]

The page says it's coming THIS weekend! That's good news. I've been waiting for something to come out. My magic keys were getting bored.

[Paperwarrior]

That is good news!! My "download key" is standing by....

[Alcides]

I was waiting for this one. We've to wait to see the complete model but the picture is a litle disappointing the tails looks very flat.

[wag]

And they look very good. They even include a 3-d radial engine that looks reasonably like a Pratt&Whitney. They also posted a much better photo on their home page.

[willygoat]

I downloaded it earlier this evening. It does look quite promising. As for the detailed engine, if my eyes served me correctly, I believe it said that Glen (Birder) helped develop the fancy engines for the model. If that is correct, then a huge THANKS is in order. I will be using those things on many FG planes from now on.

[Paperwarrior]

Yep, got my downloads this morning about 5:00!!

Great kits! I like the term "flyable" for the large version. That should be interesting!

[avro202]

Based on my quick look, that engine appears to be very similar to the one Birder developed for the Fiddlers Green Steerman bi-plane, back in 2006. At that time, Chip decided to go with a simpler version of the engine, but Birder sent me a file with his original engine and I thought it turned out quite well.

For a while you could get the engine off of Fiddlers Green site, back when they still had a file section full of odd-ball parts. But that part of the website seems to have been lost. Too bad.