I’m excited to share my latest project: a complete ground-up recreation of Papa Westray for MSFS 2024.
This has two versions:
1- with airport (for those who already has the airport add-on)
2- Without airport
What’s included?
Hand-built 3D Houses & Barns: No more generic buildings. I’ve modeled the unique farmsteads and residential areas that define Papay’s skyline.
The History: Includes the Knap of Howar (the oldest standing houses in NW Europe) and St. Boniface Kirk.
Coastline & Cliffs: From the rocky shores of the pier to the bird-rich cliffs of Fowl Craig, the terrain has been refined for maximum realism.
Night Lighting: Custom lighting for the airfield and the small clusters of homes, perfect for those moody Scottish winter arrivals.
Everything you see in this video — from the rust on the barn roofs to the bird monuments on the walls—was created by hand to bring a sense of “place” to this remote corner of the world.
Available now at BijanStudio.com and soon on Simmarket and MarketPlace.
Hi Bijan. I’ve been looking forward to you releasing this package. I’ve been fortunate to visit Orkney many times and this looks really true to life. Great work as always. What made you choose to do Papa Westray?
Thanks a lot — that really means a lot, especially from someone who’s been to Orkney.
I picked Papa Westray because I’ve always liked the character of those small, remote places. It may be tiny, but it has incredible depth — from Knap of Howar to old sites like Holland House. There’s something special about islands like that that you just don’t get with bigger locations. I wanted to capture that feel and atmosphere that’s lost with default scenery. The auto gen houses doesn’t do justice.
I’m also working on some nearby islands so the area feels more complete over time.
Looks superb. I’ve only been to Orkney once, about 20 years ago and my abiding memory, apart from the archaeology which was the reason for the trip, was the amount of plastic bags in the fencing and against the walls!
My question though, will this conflict with the Burning Blue Design airport?
I was wondering the same, as I also have the Papa Westray from Burning Blue Design. I think they only modeled the airport, so I would like to use Bijans addon for the rest of the island, but only if it does not interfere with the airport.
Thanks for the non-airport version. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of conflicts though. BBD modelled the walls, buildings and fences on the approach, especially to the south.
I imagine a lot of people who are interested in your scenery will have the BBD airfield already, so maybe worth having a chat with BBD to find out what they modelled?
Yep, uninstalled the 1st version through the simmarket app and installed the new through the app. Checked the folder just to be sure, but my addons linker recognised the change anyway.
As I said, the BBD version models walls etc south of the airstrip, they don’t stop at the perimeter. As you can see in some pics I quickly grabbed, there’s a farm cluster and a war memorial as well. I really do think it would be worth contacting BBD, especially if you’re doing Westray as well, as the same issues will arise.
Please don’t think I’m being negative, I really like the approach you’ve taken to model the islands better, it would just be nice to see the two mods complement each other.
