After years and years of simming going from FS1 all the way up to FSX, I have decided to call it a day and have removed the simulator from my PC. For years it was all for me, I used nothing else was so keen and then if it wasn't for A2A taking me on as 2nd Consultant on their wonderful T-6 project, then I think I would have packed it all in there and then. I can't thank you all enough for your help and guidance, but now it is time for me to move on.
Some of you will know that I am heavily involved with the T-6 - for over 30 years now and as we stand am more busy than ever, even taking me into a full time dream job. So with all that is going on, I simply don't have all the time to sit down and use the sim. All of my software has been donated to a ATC Squadron for their new system and my controls and hardware are off to a local Museum for their in-house simulator.
It's been a pleasure knowing everyone here and I will try and pop in every now and again. May I wish you all the best for the future.
Best wishes and Happy Landings,
Martin
www.gateguardsuk.com
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Martin,
all the best for you and a lot of respect for your decision! I am curious, may I ask for your age? Because being almost 30 years old I would probably not have the "far-sightedness" to do such a step after that amount of money and time.. Maybe I am too selfish for that
Greets and happy landings with the T6
Marc
all the best for you and a lot of respect for your decision! I am curious, may I ask for your age? Because being almost 30 years old I would probably not have the "far-sightedness" to do such a step after that amount of money and time.. Maybe I am too selfish for that
Greets and happy landings with the T6
Marc
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49...... I can't explain why and how have just stopped. Was so involved with the T-6 project here and then 'work' started to appear again as to colour schemes and histories that just lost all interest in the sim world. To be involved in the A2A T-6 was for me the icing on the cake and therefore I thought and do believe couldn't be bettered. The end of a wonderful time and for me now, the start of something new, being paid for what I love, working with vintage aircraft. Perhaps one day I will come back and I will follow all on here. I'm not going away, just be more of a bystander. Best wishes to you all.MarcE wrote:Martin,
all the best for you and a lot of respect for your decision! I am curious, may I ask for your age? Because being almost 30 years old I would probably not have the "far-sightedness" to do such a step after that amount of money and time.. Maybe I am too selfish for that
Greets and happy landings with the T6
Marc
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Goodbye Martin, we'll miss you. Good luck with your new endeavors.
Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!
Ret SMSgt Cliff Lord - C-130 Flight Engineer & Mechanic
Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!
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Feel free to drop in and keep us updated on the job, would love to see some images of the replicas you buys are producing!
cheers,
Lewis
cheers,
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Best of luck to you, Martin! It has truly been a joy to see your work and your passion through these pages. Good things do happen to those who follow their heart. So, I must echo the others and insist you keep us posted!
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Here are a few tasters:Lewis - A2A wrote:Feel free to drop in and keep us updated on the job, would love to see some images of the replicas you buys are producing!
cheers,
Lewis
Point Cook Spitfire Mk.VII
Westland Lysander for the new Brad Pitt film "Allied" to be released next month
Spitfire and Hurricane - RAF Bentley Priory
and a F-35 crew trainer for the Royal Navy.
No day is the same and am at the moment looking at the possibility of a P-47 for a South American customer!
Cheers,
Martin
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Best of wishes from me too Martin. It was a lot of fun and very informative to hear from your insights of the T-6. Please stop by from time to time and say hi.
Sebastian
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Best of luck with your future endeavours Martin - sounds like a great opportunity and I guess we all need to refocus now and again. Hopefully we'll see you back in future.
Cheers,
Nick
Cheers,
Nick
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Good luck! Hope to see you passing through here from time to time.
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Playing with planes for a living does tend to put a dent in the time and energy available for simming.
Thank you for what you did for the A2A T-6 - it is nothing short of awesome. Don't be a stranger, I for one certainly would not mind an update like the above every now and then!
Regards,
/Fred
Thank you for what you did for the A2A T-6 - it is nothing short of awesome. Don't be a stranger, I for one certainly would not mind an update like the above every now and then!
Regards,
/Fred
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Great to have your input with the Harvard, Martin, you have 'one hell' of a job, a plane lovers dream, looking forward to see other posting and pic's, into Wigram tomorrow morning for a 'photo reconnaissance mission' plane nutters talk for a few aircraft photo's, when you head to New Zealand you know were to come for the RnR
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Good luck and godspeed
Andrew
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Good luck Martin and thanks for all the patient help you gave us and indeed A2A.
Regards Chris
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