Hercules Updates
The Hercules fleet has been updated recently with new features including wing flaps, start up flashers, re-modeled rear door, animated translucent props and re-modeled prop blades. There have been a few paint touch ups as well including the prop colour schemes on all models. Where a red prop tip is used, a different translucent high speed prop with the red outer ring has been substituted. There are a few other tweaks with trigger settings and other programing/animation bits with the most notable being the ability to flare on take of and landing (trigger 3/V). H-key is now the rear door operation. The names of the assets have been changed in a number of cases to match the aircraft designation but the KUID series has been retained.
The RAAF has two representatives. The white version is the original model done by Vulcan. For re-skinners, this is the original from which all the others are cloned from. The camouflage version is also a Vulcan skin but I have adapted it to the new model & done a couple of little paint touch ups to match. That update has now been released by Vulcan to DLS.
The RNZAF again is originally a Vulcan skin and, like the RAAF camo, I've adapted it for the updated model and sent it back for upload by Vulcan. The adaptions include a different load set that mirrors the LC-130 (building products instead of a tank). This one has the red prop tips. I've made a couple of paint corrections to my LC-130 and changed out the props.
The US Coast Guard HC-130H is another red prop tip version. The load has been changed as well to suit the aircraft usage. The nose has been painted black to match the real aircraft. This is another Vulcan original that I've adapted to the model updates. The photo below shows the red prop rings.
Last but not least is the RCAF CC-130. This is also a red prop tip variant. I've tweaked the loads a bit to suit the Canadian Aircraft.
Vulcan & I agreed that if I did the grunt work for three of the four Vulcan Hercs, it would free him up to do the more important modelling work for us all. I intend to continue that strategy for a number of other updated models (B737, B747 & A320 to name a few). The only Hercs still to be updated are the Spectre Gunship & Pascal's Fat Albert of the Blue Angels. The Spectre is a special model that I think is all but complete. Pascal will no doubt get to Fat Albert when he gets a chance. It will need some interface with Vulcan to add the JATO bottles and smarts that are included on the LC-130.
The rest are now available on DLS.
Vulcan Assets.
Hercules C-130 RAAF Startup <KUID2:60238:9717:5>
Hercules C-130H RAAF Camouflage Startup <KUID2:60238:9720:2>
Hercules C-130H RNZAF Startup <KUID2:60238:9698:3>
Hercules C-130 USCG Startup <KUID2:60238:9721:2>
Rob725 Assets.
Hercules LC-130 USAF NYAG Startup (1999+) <KUID2:590184:100402:2>
Lockheed CC-130H Hercules RCAF 344 Startup <KUID2:590184:100224:2>
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