Popular Post Adam Banks Posted September 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2023 There's a wealth of detail in Orbx's partner NZA Simulations' Milford Sound area release - but these initial pics are more to do with the stunning scenics: The waterfall is beautifully *animated* St Martins Bay: Many of the local airstrips are modelled - a real treat! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Absolutely beautiful shots Adam, thought I was looking at real photos for a minute! Cheers, John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Wow - And I thought the P3D version was great !! . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Adan you ain't supposed to be posting holiday snaps...😁...honestly this looks amazing... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenik Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Fantastic modelled world's top scenery by NZA and hereby some great shots, but it seems to be a lot more to admire...a lot more screenies will be posted for shure. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Amazing teasers, Adam. I have got to go there someday… Oh, been there. What a fantastic reminder! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Stillwater said: Oh, been there. What a fantastic reminder! Here you go!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 More pics! The lighthouse light rotates and illuminates the surroundings ... All this ... and I still haven't shown the detailed buildings around the airport(s) yet! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I knew I'd find your pics here first thing after the release Adam 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, carlosqr said: I knew I'd find your pics here first thing after the release Adam 😁 ... I think I bought it seconds after it went live! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 The level of detail is mind boggling!I Normally, I'm not one for interior/terminal shots ... but ... Adam. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Fantastic shots Adam. My plan for the weekend is made… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Splendid set of shots these Adam. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Fantastic shots Adam , well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridNZ Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Amazing shots as always! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) Got replied by NZS, thanks Edited September 14, 2023 by carlosqr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 Thanks for the nice comments folks! BTW - for those people not sure what to uninstall, the archive comes with a well put together PDF that shows how to do it (it's dead easy). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Burgess Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Just had time for a quick look and the scenery indeed looks superb. One word of warning. Others can hopefully confirm but, as far I can tell, the Orbx NZ mesh also needs to be disabled for the scenery to display correctly. Not surprising for a scenery of this type which has clearly been meticulously build upon a specific mesh! All the best, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Purchased myself Adam. Wifey and I planning a trip next month. Soooo excited, hopefully doing a Queenstown Milford plane trip!! Thanks Adam. Cheers Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebear Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 " The level of detail is mind boggling! " Indeed, Adam and amazing shots you made Cheers Ulrich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 8 hours ago, boetie said: Purchased myself Adam. Wifey and I planning a trip next month. Soooo excited, hopefully doing a Queenstown Milford plane trip!! Thanks Adam. Cheers Graeme Good plan, Graeme. Consider to stay 2 nights in Milford Sound Lodge, to have enough time for hiking, kayaking and the obvious boat tour. Do not forget to reserve tables for dinner in their fabulous restaurant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I now realize what I have been missing by my absence! Stunning shots and amazing details. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 6:27 AM, Stillwater said: Good plan, Graeme. Consider to stay 2 nights in Milford Sound Lodge, to have enough time for hiking, kayaking and the obvious boat tour. Do not forget to reserve tables for dinner in their fabulous restaurant. Can confirm have booked 3 nights at the Lodge next month Gerold! Restaurant is closed for renovations Also 3 nights in Queenstown, just one night to find somewhere. Counting down the days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 10 hours ago, boetie said: Can confirm have booked 3 nights at the Lodge next month Gerold! Restaurant is closed for renovations Also 3 nights in Queenstown, just one night to find somewhere. Counting down the days Have you been in Queenstown before, Graeme? Sure you will drive the new gondola, and book two luge rides as well. There is a good Kiwi encounter Zoo just down the exit of the gondola. Looking for a hike? Drive through Glenorchy to the end of Routeburn Track to walk until Routeburn Flats. Ya must have Pizza at Winnie’s and breakfast at Bespoke Kitchen. More ideas needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Stillwater said: Have you been in Queenstown before, Graeme? Sure you will drive the new gondola, and book two luge rides as well. There is a good Kiwi encounter Zoo just down the exit of the gondola. Looking for a hike? Drive through Glenorchy to the end of Routeburn Track to walk until Routeburn Flats. Ya must have Pizza at Winnie’s and breakfast at Bespoke Kitchen. More ideas needed? First visit to NZ Gerold. Thanks for your suggestions! More ideas always welcome. Sorry Adam for hijacking your post, look what you've done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 42 minutes ago, boetie said: First visit to NZ Gerold. Thanks for your suggestions! More ideas always welcome. Sorry Adam for hijacking your post, look what you've done No problem here!!! I've been in NZ over 20yrs now and have yet to make it to Milford Sound! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 hours ago, boetie said: First visit to NZ Gerold. Thanks for your suggestions! More ideas always welcome. Sorry Adam for hijacking your post, look what you've done OK, I´ll try to cut it short. Milford: Rosco´s Milford Kayaks are already depicted in the scenery, worth a morning tour. You can also take a water taxi with Fjordlandoutdoors, they bring you to the end of Milford track for a relaxing hike (and they also take you back). In Queenstown you may also consider to make a reservation in the Blue Kanu. If you already have some other villages on your itinary, do not hesitate to post the names or screenshots here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Fantastic set Adam, not much left out. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 17 hours ago, Stillwater said: OK, I´ll try to cut it short. Milford: Rosco´s Milford Kayaks are already depicted in the scenery, worth a morning tour. You can also take a water taxi with Fjordlandoutdoors, they bring you to the end of Milford track for a relaxing hike (and they also take you back). In Queenstown you may also consider to make a reservation in the Blue Kanu. If you already have some other villages on your itinary, do not hesitate to post the names or screenshots here... Thank you Gerold (and Adam). Just realised we have four nights booked at the Milford Lodge so plenty of time to consider your recommendations. We love hiking and kayaking so will definitely be doing these. Eight days in total so do not want to try and pack too much into it, can do the rest another trip. Thanks so much Gerold !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/19/2023 at 3:47 AM, Stillwater said: OK, I´ll try to cut it short. Milford: Rosco´s Milford Kayaks are already depicted in the scenery, worth a morning tour. You can also take a water taxi with Fjordlandoutdoors, they bring you to the end of Milford track for a relaxing hike (and they also take you back). In Queenstown you may also consider to make a reservation in the Blue Kanu. If you already have some other villages on your itinary, do not hesitate to post the names or screenshots here... a All booked. Four nights in Queenstown and four at Milford Lodge. As said previously, not trying to pack too much into a short trip. We're hoping to return another day. Hire car reserved, I "flew" the road route on Orbx Mesh and decided we needed a bit of petrol grunt to climb the valley foothills. Looks like a spectacular drive. Counting down........ Cheers Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 hours ago, boetie said: a All booked. Four nights in Queenstown and four at Milford Lodge. As said previously, not trying to pack too much into a short trip. We're hoping to return another day. Hire car reserved, I "flew" the road route on Orbx Mesh and decided we needed a bit of petrol grunt to climb the valley foothills. Looks like a spectacular drive. Counting down........ Cheers Graeme Great to read all this. We drove from Queenstown via Mossburn and Te Anau, where we fuelled the car (and ourselves with a great belated breakfast). Then you are ready for the Milford Highway... Browse here for your top stops: https://www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/latest/6-must-see-stops-on-the-road-to-milford/ And for those who like to have a paper map: 11 Road_to_Milford_Sound_Map_2019-1.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 3:20 AM, Stillwater said: Great to read all this. We drove from Queenstown via Mossburn and Te Anau, where we fuelled the car (and ourselves with a great belated breakfast). Then you are ready for the Milford Highway... Browse here for your top stops: https://www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/latest/6-must-see-stops-on-the-road-to-milford/ And for those who like to have a paper map: 11 Road_to_Milford_Sound_Map_2019-1.pdf 1.91 MB · 2 downloads We now have one less night in Queenstown and have booked Te Anau for one night. Decided it would be nice to break the Queenstown to Milford drive to two leisurely drives. Thanks Gerold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytraveller Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Have you also seen the keas flying around, another nice touch with this scenery. Not sure if an actual bird strike is possible in MSFS 2020 but there are certainly a few keas flying around the airstrip. Another fantastic scenery add-on from NZA. Big thumbs up for this one. Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZee1960 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Stunning shots, Adam ! I'm currently simless, but can't wait to get back into it after seeing the wonderful scenery you have captured here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, MZee1960 said: I'm currently simless You mean there's actually life out there without a sim? How is that possible? Looks like I may need to go to some MSFS therapy sessions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 3:20 AM, Stillwater said: Great to read all this. We drove from Queenstown via Mossburn and Te Anau, where we fuelled the car (and ourselves with a great belated breakfast). Then you are ready for the Milford Highway... Browse here for your top stops: https://www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/latest/6-must-see-stops-on-the-road-to-milford/ And for those who like to have a paper map: 11 Road_to_Milford_Sound_Map_2019-1.pdf 1.91 MB · 4 downloads Belated thanks Gerald. That was one of our most epic, enjoyable holidays. I absolutely love this part of NZ, the scenery in real life is spectacular. For us , living in the subtropics, winter or autumn is appealing as we don't experience the winter beauty. We'll be back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Wonderful set Adam, in the first shots you really have shown how to take advantage of the light in the sim. And it seems to be a very good scenery package. Maybe I'll buy something for MSFS again...🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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