Iain Murray's Flight Simulator Sceneries

© Iain Murray 2003 - last update 26^th August 2003

This page contains FS scenery and adventures created by myself using public domain software tools. ZIP files are available as freeware for download from this page. I am assuming that you have:

• MS Flight Simulator 2004, 2002, FS2000 or FS98
• WinZIP, or another utility for reading ZIP files

• The Severn Bridges - three bridges and local coastline modifications
• Thunderbird 6 - Tiger Moth seen in the film Thunderbird 6, with landable Skyship One scenery
• ScotBits Volume 2 - Scotland visual scenery add-ons for FS98
• Space City - scenery for TV's Fireball XL5
• the Black Rock Desert - scenery for TV's Supercar and Thrust SSC
• the Millennium Dome Version 2 - London add-on for FS98/FS2000, includes the Millennium Wheel/London Eye
• ScotBits Volume 1 - Scotland visual scenery add-ons for FS98/FS2000 - new patch available for Forth Rail Bridge
• Tayside, Scotland - add-on scenery for FS98

The Severn Bridges Now compatible with FS2002 and FS2004!

Included are the two bridges across the River Severn - the 1966 Severn suspension bridge, 1996 Severn cable-stayed bridge, the bridge across the mouth of the River Wye, all approach roads and local coastline enhancements (made using Coast-Line-Maker). Features include night lighting on all bridges, a curved deck on the 1966 bridge and correctly curving and sloping approaches to the 1996 bridge. The islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm (also made using Coast-Line-Maker) further down the Bristol Channel are also included.

Note that installation requires two scenery areas to be enabled and also one redundant file to be deleted (see README for details).

This scenery has been designed for the FS2002 or FS2004 default scenery only - compatibility with other scenery (including photorealistic scenery) has not been tested (although it is believed to work OK).

Download this scenery for FS2002/FS2004 (V3.0 - 91KB file)

Thunderbird 6 

The second film spin-off from the successful TV series Thunderbirds was Thunderbird 6. In the climax of the film, the giant airship Skyship One crashes onto the top of a high tower, and the passengers must be rescued before it topples off. Thunderbirds 1 and 2 can't get close enough, so Brains effects a rescue using a Tiger Moth biplane, landing on top of the airship. It is given the honorary title of Thunderbird 6!

This package includes Thunderbird 6 skins for PEGMOTH4.ZIP (required - download it from FLIGHTSIM.COM) and landable Skyship One scenery, together with full instructions. My Polyfix utility is also recommended to make some detailing changes to the Tiger Moth.

Download this aircraft/scenery for FS98/FS2000 (134KB file) - should also work with FS2002/FS2004

Scotland Bits Volume 2 

• Glamis Castle, Angus

Download this scenery for FS98/FS2000 (175KB file) - for FS2002/FS2004, I recommend the ScotFlight Scotland Scenery

Space City 

      

Download the Fireball XL5 pack for FS98/CFS/FS2000 (824 KB file) - vehicle by Austin Tate, Space City scenery by Iain Murray (also available here) - note that the Space City scenery is for FS2000/FS2002/FS2004 only.

Material on Fireball XL5 is copyright by Carlton International Media. This is a non-commercial fan maintained page intended to promote the shows of Gerry Anderson.

The Black Rock Desert 

   The secret lab base for TV's Supercar   
   Base camp and track for Thrust SSC (plus dynamic vehicle)   

In 1959, the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, was the location of Dr. Beaker's secret laboratory where he developed Supercar, a vehicle capable of driving on land, flying at supersonic speeds and even operating underwater. Supercar was the title and star of one of Gerry Anderson's early TV shows, and was driven by heroic test pilot Mike Mercury.
In 1997, the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, was the location of Richard Noble's public attempt to break the land speed record with Thrust SSC, a vehicle designed to break the sound barrier while still touching the ground. Thrust SSC was driven by heroic RAF pilot Andy Green, and on 15th October 1997, he achieved two runs with an average speed of 763.035mph (Mach 1.02) to claim the world land speed record and the first supersonic journey in a land vehicle.
Fellow Scottish academic and Gerry Anderson enthusiast, Austin Tate has developed MS Flight Simulator vehicles of both Supercar and Thrust SSC, and I produced some scenery objects to accompany the vehicles, including a dynamic Thrust SSC.

Download the Thrust SSC pack for FS98/FS2000 (318 KB file) - vehicle by Austin Tate, dynamic Thrust and static scenery by Iain Murray (also available here)
Download the Supercar pack for FS98 (981KB file) - vehicle by Austin Tate, lab scenery by Iain Murray (also available here)
Download the Supercar pack for FS2000 (1,215KB file) - vehicle and lab scenery by Austin Tate (also available here)

Material on Supercar is copyright by Carlton International Media. This is a non-commercial fan maintained page intended to promote the shows of Gerry Anderson.

The Millennium Dome - Version 2 for FS98/FS2000

The Millennium Wheel in FS98       The Millennium Dome in FS2000

Love it or loath it (either as a piece of architecture or a political statement), the Millennium Dome is now part of London's skyline in the Docklands area of the city. It is also very close to the approach to London City Airport, and thus an obvious candidate for addition to the existing London scenery.

The Dome has been built to house a major exhibition which will act as the centrepiece of millennium celebrations in the UK. It opened on 31st December 1999. It is the largest dome in the world, covering over 180 acres; it is 320m in diameter and 50m high with support towers reaching 100m. It cost about £750 million and can hold up to 37,000 people.

This new version (which replaces MILDOME1.ZIP) includes an improved Dome, improved surroundings and the British Airways London Eye (a.k.a. the Millennium Wheel). My Dome also appears in VFR Scenery's "England & Wales" add-on, which was awarded a Bravo Zulu Award 2000 as a finalist in the Best Commercial Scenery Product category by AVSIM Online!

This scenery works as an add-on to:

• the default FS98 London scenery
• the default FS2000 London scenery
• the excellent UK Design Team's UK scenery for FS98 (which is available from Magrathea)

Download this scenery for FS98/FS2000 (207KB file)
Download patch to remove London Eye for FS2000 (7KB file) - allows use of Raimondo Taburet's London Eye instead! 

Scotland Bits Volume 1

• the Forth Bridges, near Edinburgh, including nearby Hound Point oil terminal
• three car ferries on the west coast - see if you can find them all!
• the Erskine Bridge, near Glasgow, including nearby Dumbarton Rock (for FS98 only)

Download this scenery for FS98/FS2000 (60KB file) - for FS2002/FS2004, I recommend the ScotFlight Scotland Scenery
Download patch for FS98/FS2000 (11KB file) - corrects Forth Rail Bridge faulty shadow (FS98) and black boxing (FS2000 with Patch 2b). 
 

Tayside Scenery

     
     

A detailed scenery of Dundee and the surrounding area by Jason Leech and Iain Murray. Includes a detailed Dundee Airport, Tay Bridges, City of Dundee, Errol Airfield and numerous custom objects in the area. Intended as an add-on to Bob Wittick's Scotland scenery (SCOTLD50.ZIP) available from FLIGHTSIM; also requires generic VOD and Airport textures available from FLIGHTSIM's "Must Have Files" index).

Download this scenery for FS98 (253KB file) - for FS2002, I recommend the ScotFlight Scotland Scenery

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