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. OK Olham, did Bolle actually have his D.V painted white or was it because he had been given one of the very early production versions which, if memory serves, where painted with an overall 'aluminum' finish? Keep in mind my memory is not serving as well as it did in years past so I could be way off base here. .

. Well, the obvious answer would seem to be so that he could better hide in the clouds when attacking from above. But I've a hunch it's not that obvious. .

. Hauksbee, since I am currently mapping this area of the WOFF virtual front allow me to assist. Here is a clip of the actual WOFF terrain in that area. Amiens should be to the WNW about 5 miles up by that rail depot, (noted as 'D'). The Somme is out of place as well. The towns in yellow I've noted from Google Earth but they are not seen in the WOFF landscape, (towns that are are noted as 'T'). While the roads and rail lines match up with real world maps not much else does with any consistency which is why I've started building a few accurate maps that we can navigate by. Hope this helps. Cheers, and Happy Navigating! Lou .

. Fly out of Cachy aerodrome and you will be just east of Amiens. Can't miss it. .

. Thanks for the kudos tranquillo and corsaire31, hope the new map serves you both well. Merci Dej, je suis très heureuse que tu l'aimes! BTW, my WOFF Flanders map is now a work in progress. .

. Hauksbee, the location of Cappy will be noted on my WOFF Flanders map which is now in the works. Still a few weeks out but the photo recce is going well. .

. Greetings All, My WOFF Verdun map project is at last completed! Work has kept me away a lot these last few weeks but I was able to sneak in the odd hour here and there so I could wrap this up. I will be taking a short sabbatical from mapping but upon my return I plan to start on the Flanders region simply because so many of you have asked for that one to be next. Happy navigating! Lou .

. Good looking kite Hauksbee, quite historically believable. My only two suggestions would be to turn the contrast down slightly on the yellow, and center the stripes on the elevator and horizontal stab. .

. Very nice Beanie, thanks for sharing. .

. I imagine at some point it will go on sale, but don't count on it being anytime soon. It's only been out for about two months at this point so it's still far too new for a sale. BTW, welcome to the WOFF forums MGT. New lads buy the drinks! Cheers! Lou .

. Thank you for the update Tony. I'll keep on saying a prayer for you Sir and we'll keep your tab open at the pub in anticipation of your return. All the best my friend. Lou .

. Good on you Hauksbee, you are indeed a fine ambassador for all things BWOC-ey and you might just be able to snare a few new recruits over there in the ROF haunts. Also, perhaps one day SimHQ will drag itself into the 21st century and utilize forum software that will allow all the many niceties this place has. Doubt it though. .

. This is still home field for me and I only wish life would let me come back here more often, but they keep sending me out on the long recons! Only reason I'm home today is because we are having yet another winter storm. And to Cornwall, Devon, Dartmoor, and the rest of that beautiful corner of the world, I truly hope I can get back there someday too. It's been nearly 40 years now. Life is going by much too quickly and I can't seem to find the bloody brake pedal! .

. "Where is everybody ?" I don't know about everyone else but I'm currently enjoying the warmth and beauty that is North Dakota in the dead of winter. -10 Fahrenheit with a -32 windchill this AM as I was getting ready to leave Dickinson, and that is actually quite an improvement from where it was a week ago. In Bismarck at this particular moment where it is a balmy +4 now and sunny. Might have to go outside and work on my winter tan. Dave, I'll say nothing to get you started Sir, but I will state that I still prefer these digs by 1000% over what is now the 'official' forum for Over Flanders Fields. Corsaire31, glad you like the Verdun map thus far. If the gods are kind I may have some time this weekend to work on it a bit more. Lou .

. Thanks for the kudos theultimat and rjw. Robert, I intend to push west at least another 10km and east a good 20km, but that will take some time. And likely I won't be 'done' until I've mapped the entire WOFF Western Front. Madness, I know. .

. Thank you Shredward and Olham, glad the map is looking good to you folks. Ted, I agree about the landmarks and it would be great to see more of them in WOFF. Olham, there is an error in the fact that Metz, like most of the large cities in CFS3, is in the wrong spot. It should be about 8 km to the northwest at that major junction of roads and rail lines. But I am making this map to be accurate to the WOFF world, errors and all. .

. Good Morning All, It has been crazy here the last couple of weeks between work and the weather but I did manage to find the odd moments to continue with my WOFF Verdun Map project. It is now a relatively complete rectangle with the NE corner going to Metz and far, far beyond, (just for you Olham). I've added in still more towns and forest names for reference and made numerous little corrections to various stretches of roadways and rail lines. I have the entire procedure nicely dialed in at this point and while it is still very time consuming the final results are now far more accurate with corrections becoming almost non-existent, (almost). As always, any and all feedback will be much appreciated as will any corrections that anyone happens to note during their flights navigating from this map. Enjoy! Lou .

. Thanks Dej, I appreciate the input. And a Médaille militaire you say? You honneur me mon Capitaine ! To 'Ligny-en-Barrois', I was questioning that one myself but I had taken 'Ligny de en Barrois' directly from a 1915 survey map. However, it was an English-made map so therein lies the rub. And I can certainly spell out Saint and Sainte in full if you feel it would make things clearer. .

. Good Morning All, As promised, here is the next update of my WOFF Verdun Map project. I've filled in the SE corner and gone east past Luneville. I have created more detailed footprints for the large cities and have taken out the dotted line indicating the front, (as it changes and our RL counterparts had to pencil in this bit of info themselves on their cockpit maps). There are also more towns and forest names added, primarily to serve as an aid when filling out your AAR and claim forms. Over the next week or two I will push to the north towards Luxemburg and work on completing the NE corner of the map. Again, any and all feedback will be much appreciated as will any corrections that anyone happens to note during their flights navigating from this map. Enjoy! Lou .

. Shiloh, all the map that is completed at this point is being shown. However, I will be releasing another update that will fill in everything in that 'notch' across the bottom and push to the east past Nancy as well. I am hoping to have that done sometime this coming weekend. .

. Gotta love the generosity of this community. Well done Hauksbee. .

. Yes Duke, 'simple' being a relative term of course. .

. As I am flying an N11 career at the moment in Esc 67 and as I had a bit of free time this AM before work I decided to check the OFF N11 against the WOFF version. They are identical as far as dimensions of all parts are concerned so it's a breeze to simply drag custom layers across from any OFF paint templates you might have and drop them directly onto the WOFF N11 skins. Here is one of my favorite OFF Bebes now flying in WOFF. I'll keep you all posted as I check other WOFF aircraft against my old OFF skin templates, (when time allows me to do so). Cheers! .

. Widowmaker, thanks for the info on bringing the old OFF skins across into WOFF. I'll be giving that a go in the near future. Yuppers Duke, I feel your pain Sir. -26F here this morning with a high today of -18F and now it's headed back down to -24F, and all with a 20 mph wind to add spice. We had rain two days ago just before the arctic blast so we have an inch of ice on everything including the two feet of snow we currently have on the ground. Good times ... good times. .

. Many thanks for everyone's personal comments on the story. I am sincerely touched by them all and they make me feel like writing again. Life has been keeping me so busy this last year or so that it just doesn't seem as if there are enough hours in the day to get to everything I would really like to do. . .