Popular Post Orbx Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 Developer Andreas Hegi continues his journey across the Pacific Northwest with his latest Cascades scenery - Concrete Municipal Airport! Reinvigorating this classic Orbx destination, 3W5 is located between Orcas Island, Anacortes and Darrington in Skagit County, perfect for short hops exploring the jaw-dropping scenery of this corner of Washington State. Building upon the standards set with his first two airfields for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Andreas has completely reworked Concrete from the original ESP release. New ultra-high-definition artwork, comprehensive PBR, new modelling and terraforming are found throughout. Real-world updates to the airfield are also reflected in this new scenery; the new fuel farm, several hangars under construction, and movement areas have all been created from scratch using up-to-date source material. Beyond the airfield, explore the townsite and surrounding scenery with a host of landmarks, including the well-known Portland Cement Silos, the historic bridge over the Sauk River, the school and plenty more. Major updates to the ground textures, elevations, vegetation and terraforming extend well beyond the airport perimeter too. Already in advanced beta testing as we speak, Concrete will be a must-have for PNW bush pilots - we'll have more screenshots and info coming out over the coming week! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Right thru the goal post winner . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusterman Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Finally some Concrete results for Orbx and MSFS. Will the scenery be updated as the buildings are completed? Thanks for the iconic airport! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck66 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Excellent news, thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyMoose Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 The flight from Orca's Island to Darrington Municipal is very scenic, especially the route along the Skagit River. They may have canceled the Old Fashion Fly-In this year but now you can do it virtually to this wonderful little gem. This one is definitely penciled into the must-have scenery list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 These shots are amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 some amazing detail....why concrete? is there a meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, wain71 said: some amazing detail....why concrete? is there a meaning? Wikipedia: "The town of Concrete has undergone several incarnations, the earliest being a settlement at the northwestern junction of the Baker and Skagit Rivers, known as "Minnehaha." Amasa "Peg-Leg" Everett was one of the earliest settlers and in 1890, the townsite was platted by another settler, Magnus Miller. Shortly thereafter, a post office was established and the town name changed to "Baker." In 1905, a settlement across the Baker River came into being due to the building of the Washington Portland Cement Company and was named "Cement City." After the Superior Portland Cement Company plant was built in Baker in 1908, it was decided to merge the two towns. Inhabitants of the new community settled on the name "Concrete" and the town was so christened and officially incorporated on May 8, 1909." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Dusterman said: Finally some Concrete results for Orbx and MSFS. Will the scenery be updated as the buildings are completed? Thanks for the iconic airport! Why not with a future update? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbearsailor Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Andreas, is the Main Street in the town included as it is so beautifully done in the FSX/P3D version? thanks, steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Andreas Hegi said: Wikipedia: "The town of Concrete has undergone several incarnations, the earliest being a settlement at the northwestern junction of the Baker and Skagit Rivers, known as "Minnehaha." Amasa "Peg-Leg" Everett was one of the earliest settlers and in 1890, the townsite was platted by another settler, Magnus Miller. Shortly thereafter, a post office was established and the town name changed to "Baker." In 1905, a settlement across the Baker River came into being due to the building of the Washington Portland Cement Company and was named "Cement City." After the Superior Portland Cement Company plant was built in Baker in 1908, it was decided to merge the two towns. Inhabitants of the new community settled on the name "Concrete" and the town was so christened and officially incorporated on May 8, 1909." Andreas thanks for posting this, interesting reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Many deft touches evident in the shots. Love the blue Camaro. Concrete Municipal is not a name that sets the heart a flutter, yet there is character aplenty here & it has 'location, location. location' written all over it as regards bush flying. A nicely executed piece of work. TTM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 That's good to see, but no control panels to configure options, no town like included in the originals before? Lets hope it comes soon. Tired of flying on ly 3 choices in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Concrete is legend, because either it or Darrington was Orbx' first airport to be developed for PNW. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 4 hours ago, pbearsailor said: Andreas, is the Main Street in the town included as it is so beautifully done in the FSX/P3D version? thanks, steve Hello Steve, thank you for your interest. My old Concrete scenery was created eleven years ago. It takes quite some effort to get it 4K ready (beside of the learning curve it takes to design for MSFS) . Depending on customer feedback (like you!), I will also redesign the old town of Concrete and add it in a future update. Since there are around a dozen buildings with their associated textures, I simply need more time, as especially the old textures no longer meet our current requirements. As I think MSFS has a huge potential for the future of flight simulation I have rebuilt three previous PNW airfields for MSFS in quite a short time so that we have some fun and joy to fly! I hope this answers your question. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, wolfko said: Concrete is legend, because either it or Darrington was Orbx' first airport to be developed for PNW. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Good memory! That's correct! First was Darrington, then Concrete in 2009 and 2010! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbearsailor Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Andreas Hegi said: Hello Steve, thank you for your interest. My old Concrete scenery was created eleven years ago. It takes quite some effort to get it 4K ready (beside of the learning curve it takes to design for MSFS) . Depending on customer feedback (like you!), I will also redesign the old town of Concrete and add it in a future update. Since there are around a dozen buildings with their associated textures, I simply need more time, as especially the old textures no longer meet our current requirements. As I think MSFS has a huge potential for the future of flight simulation I have rebuilt three previous PNW airfields for MSFS in quite a short time so that we have some fun and joy to fly! I hope this answers your question. Totally understand, Andreas! Your attention to detail in that Main Street part of the old P3D/FSX version has always been special, especially since we've been there many times. Saw "Sully" about the Hudson River water landing there in that tiny little theater. Before the movie started the theater owner walked down the isle with blankets and pillows, acting as our flight attendant before the "flight." Small town America, they own the theater and the sewer service! cheers, steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I was just up at Concrete Oct 28th! Maybe Larry R, Matt M, or myself can get you now photos for textures in the Spring Andreas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Rob Abernathy said: I was just up at Concrete Oct 28th! Maybe Larry R, Matt M, or myself can get you now photos for textures in the Spring Andreas. Oh great! Let's keep that in mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGunard Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Great news! Darrington and Concrete were always amongst my favourites in FSX/P3D and Darrington has been a bit lonely without it's partner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perohijo Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 12:37 PM, JohnnyJohnJohn said: That's good to see, but no control panels to configure options, no town like included in the originals before? Lets hope it comes soon. Tired of flying on ly 3 choices in California. But why would we need control panel for? There are no control panels on any of the other airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, perohijo said: But why would we need control panel for? There are no control panels on any of the other airports. AFAIK only in MSFS Orbx airports have got no control panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perohijo Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Just now, wolfko said: AFAIK only in MSFS Orbx airports have got no control panel. My point exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, perohijo said: But why would we need control panel for? There are no control panels on any of the other airports. Back in P3D remember they had them for controlling densities, of objects, people flow, etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perohijo Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Yup. I decided to stop using P3D altogether and concentrate only on MSFS. I think, potentially, this sim is the best, and probably the future of flight sim. I really had enough issues with the other sims, and I'm welling to deal with growing pains of MSFS and enjoy it to the fullest. As long as we have quality addons, and hopefully many aircraft, I'm sure we will really enjoy it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, JohnnyJohnJohn said: Back in P3D remember they had them for controlling densities, of objects, people flow, etc.... Johnny, the new game engine is still very young, there is still a lot to discover, the SDK is not completed yet, the game is still under development so it will take some time until we get more control . Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, perohijo said: Yup. I decided to stop using P3D altogether and concentrate only on MSFS. I think, potentially, this sim is the best, and probably the future of flight sim. I really had enough issues with the other sims, and I'm welling to deal with growing pains of MSFS and enjoy it to the fullest. As long as we have quality addons, and hopefully many aircraft, I'm sure we will really enjoy it. I have to agree now. I went to P3D loaded and was like, uh, how could we tolerate it? LOL. Back to MSFS now and sticking with this one only too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxcar986 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I am from Washington State and looking forward to adding Concrete and other Orbx airports to MSFS in the PNW.I have been to Concrete several times. Has the town been modeled like it was in P3d? I see you have the Ferrari & Mustang at the airport.Would be great to see the Porsche 911 & Porsche GT3 parked at your other Washington Oregon & California airports. I own a 2015 GT3 painted Arena Red one of ten in that color in the world ! What a treat to see it at your airports some day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck66 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Thanks Andrea, Concrete and Darrington were the first Orbx scenaries in US for me ten years ago and after KORS. It's a great pleasure to come back with these update for FS2020. I'm waiting now Skagit and many more. I hope you will add some new airfield in the future. it seems now big airports are the new standard for Orbx designer but I prefer little one like Concrete and Darrington as in the real life. I also purchased all your otehrs sceneries in US and Australia !! Edited November 18, 2020 by franck66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM100 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Would like to see Concrete for XP11 as well. Any plans? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 21 hours ago, boxcar986 said: I am from Washington State and looking forward to adding Concrete and other Orbx airports to MSFS in the PNW.I have been to Concrete several times. Has the town been modeled like it was in P3d? I see you have the Ferrari & Mustang at the airport.Would be great to see the Porsche 911 & Porsche GT3 parked at your other Washington Oregon & California airports. I own a 2015 GT3 painted Arena Red one of ten in that color in the world ! What a treat to see it at your airports some day. The owner of the Bolan hangar has a great car collection inside. I am not sure if he also owns a Porsche. GT3 is a fantastic sports car! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 21 hours ago, franck66 said: Thanks Andrea, Concrete and Darrington were the first Orbx scenaries in US for me ten years ago and after KORS. It's a great pleasure to come back with these update for FS2020. I'm waiting now Skagit and many more. I hope you will add some new airfield in the future. it seems now big airports are the new standard for Orbx designer but I prefer little one like Concrete and Darrington as in the real life. I also purchased all your otehrs sceneries in US and Australia !! Merci beaucoup Franck! Yes I love these small airfields also very much. They have so much atmosphere and authentic flair. That's why I stick to those! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Very much looking forward to this. I have every airport you have made for P3D and MSFS. Having switched to MSFS, this is another one I want. Thank you for your quality products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrygipe Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andreas Hegi said: Merci beaucoup Franck! Yes I love these small airfields also very much. They have so much atmosphere and authentic flair. That's why I stick to those! Andreas, is there any chance of you doing Arlington KAWO ? It is in the same general area and just a little bit bigger, so that you can get the CJ4 in and out easily. They have a wonderful airshow each summer. Edited November 19, 2020 by kerrygipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Dal said: Very much looking forward to this. I have every airport you have made for P3D and MSFS. Having switched to MSFS, this is another one I want. Thank you for your quality products. Thanks Dal, very much appreciated! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Hegi Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 9 hours ago, kerrygipe said: Andreas, is there any chance of you doing Arlington KAWO ? It is in the same general area and just a little bit bigger, so that you can get the CJ4 in and out easily. They have a wonderful airshow each summer. I like Arlington too, have been there a couple of times virtually. I would have to study it closer and then of course get high quality photographs of the main buildings and objects from someone living local. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyWsays Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 This is great news. I love the smaller regional airports full of character and charm. My debit card is primed and at the ready. Just an opinion...Maybe Anacortes next? I am loving my short hops around PNW on MSFS, and would love to see Anacortes make the transition :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmiG Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Great to see more airports from the PNW coming to FS2020. Still one of my favorite areas to fly, even now that we have the entire world with photo scenery. Personally I don't mind at all if the airports were to be released with the original low-res textures, they still look miles better than the MSFS defaults. Still I understand that Orbx as a company have certain standards they need to adhere to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Looking forward to this!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 For some reason I cannot put my finger on Concrete has been the airport I used the most among that Puget Sound cluster of Orbx airports in P3D. A sure buy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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