Cold War Aircraft Skins

The sixth and GRAND FINALE skin pack for your F8U-1 Crusader.
 
In February 1958, VF-32 went aboard the newly commissioned USS Saratoga for the carrier's first Mediterranean cruise as part of Carrier Air Wing 3. During that cruise, the Swordsmen took part in the Lebanon Crisis by providing air cover for the landing of 1,800 US Marines at Beruit in July 1958.
 
Included here are the VF-32 'Swordsmen' as they appeared in 1958 during that crisis. The CAG bird (Commander of Air Group) is provided as its own DISTINCT skin.
 
An installation read-me file is included.
 
BONUS!!......a new Loadoutscreen music file!! Can you guess what 1960's era movie and what scene it's from?

The fifth set of skins for your F8U-1. Included here are the following authentic squadrons:
 
VF-154 'Black Knights'
VF-211 'Red Checkertails'- The original VF-211
VF-211(B) 'Fighting Checkmates'- The second VF-211
VMF-334 'Falcons'
VU-2 'Blue Tails'- NAS Oceana, VA
VU-10 'Proud Pelicans'- NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
VT-86 'Sabre Hawks' (TF-8A)- NAS Glynco,GA
 
Of course, an installation read-me file is included along with optional
squadronlist.ini files.

For the SF2 TuAF F-4ETM_Simsek
 
I was not happy with the numbering on the four new skin.
 
Still not perfect but much better than the one on the v1.0
 
To Install:
 
-COPY and PASTE the content of each respective squadron .tga file
on to the Aircraft "D" folder and Decal "D" Folder. Let it override the old file.
 
-Go fly...
 
 
29 March 2011
 
Ace888

This pack represents the B-57B as it was used during the Vietnam era. I bought the excellent Osprey book "B-57 Canberra units of the Vietnam War" as a reference. C
 
Caution this pack is 695 MB Unzipped!!!!!
 
Thanks to Carlo and Sundowner for the templates....

Skin Pack number 4 for your F8U-1 Crusader. Included are the following squadrons:
 
VF(AW)-3 'Blue Nemesis' NAS Moffett Field, CA
VF-103 'Sluggers'
VF-191 'Satan's Kittens'
VC-8 'Redtails' NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
VMF-312 'Checkertails'

The second of five skin packs for your F8U-1 Crusader. Included in this set are the following squadrons:
 
FAGU- Fleet Air Gunnery Unit Pacific, NAS El Centro,Calif.
VF-124 'Crusader College'
VF-174 'HellRazors'
VMF(AW)-323 'Death Rattlers'
VMF-215 'Fighting Corsairs'
 
A read-me file with installation steps is included.

Hello everyone!
 
These are a bunch of skins for SF2 created using Sundowner's templates and by repainting
some stock BMP's to add some color to your campaigns, nothing fancy here.
 
Included are:
VF-201..............F-4B
VF-213..............F-4B_65 (as USN F-4G)
4th FWg.............F-4E (for TMF F-4E ARN-101)
VF-92 CVA-64........F-4J
VMFA-235............F-4J
 
Thanks to Sundowner for the templates & TW for the excellent sim!
 
Have fun!
 
AMariani.
 
 

For The Mirage Factory RF-4C (early) Phantom II.
 
10th TRW 32nd TRS.
 
Since I didn't have any info on the actual serial numbers for this squadron it uses the serials supplied in the original model by TMF.
 
Skin templates by Sundowner.
 
Have fun!
 
A. Mariani
 
 

33rd TFW, 1st TFW and SEA Camo Michigan ANG Skin pack for SF2 series.
 
The 33rd TFW is represented with both ED and EG tail codes. In 1978 the 33rd TFW adopted the EG tail code.
 
To install just move the folders to your:
 
C:\Users\username\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2\Objects
 
Thanks to Sundowner for the templates
 
Enjoy
 
Dave "USAFMTL"

A-TEAM SF-2 RAF Buc repaint
 
You need the A-TEAM 'BuccaneerS2B' model (an alphasim SF-2 porting) at ther site, to use this skinpack.
 
 
All credits for the plane are for A-TEAM.
 
I updated and reworked their skinpack and original SFX skin, too.
 
 
The RAF '70 line UP is here with: 12, 15, 16, 208, 216, 237 Squadrons.
 
 
Serial numbers (76) are historic but not divided by each squadron, because the planes very otfen change unit, so I put them togheter, deleting those belonged to RN only.
 
 
I'll wait for Volker's Buc better flyng these. I hope You too.
 
 
Enjoy.
 
 
Paulopanz

F-4D Skin Package by Dave
 
Templates and base skins by Sundowner.
 
Unit Represented are the 474th TFW during the 1970's. One is normal SEA and the other in SEA Wrap around
 
507th TFG, 465th TFS from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
 
To install:
 
Drop the "Objects" folder into any SF2 install:
 
C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
 
Let it overwrite the aircraft and decals folder names. The go fly.
 
Enjoy
Dave aka USAFMTL

F-4D Skin Package by Dave
 
Templates and base skins by Sundowner.
 
Units Represented are the 49th and 388th TFW's during the 1970's.
 
Squadron's represented
 
49th TFW
 
7, 8, 9th TFS's
388th TFW
 
4, 34, 421 TFS's
 
 
To install:
 
Drop the "Objects" folder into any SF2 install:
 
C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
 
Let it overwrite the aircraft and decals folder names. The go fly.
 
Enjoy
Dave aka USAFMTL

****457th TFS/301st TFW 'Spads' Skin Pack****
 
You have downloaded a little repainting job for two aircraft, including the first skin I ever did. These are meant and intended for the stock ThirdWire models of the F-105D_66 and F-4D_78.
 
These are skins for the 457th TFS/301st TFW, based out of Carswell AFB, right across the lake from my childhood home. I saw both of these aircraft fly over my home more often than I care to count. They are an Air Force Reserve unit. From Vietnam to 1981, they used the F-105D and then made the transition to the F-4, using the D-model first. Later, they would use the E-model Phantom, but only for a few years before finally converting over to the F-16C. Today, they operate the F-16C Block 30 and have seen service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
Read the README for installation instructions.

USAFE Skin Pack 1 for SF2 by Sundowner
 
Small tweaks by Dave
 
To install just move the folders to your:
 
C:\Users\username\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2\Objects
 
Units reprsetned:
32 TFS F-4E_78
526th TFS in SEA Wrap around camo and Euro 1 F-4E_78
81 TFS RAF Woodbridge F-4D_75
23rd and 480th TFS Spangdahlem AB F-4D_75
23rd TFS Euro 1 F-4E_78
53 TFS Bitburg AB F-4D_75
 
Ant, you've done it again!
 
 
Enjoy
 
Dave "USAFMTL"

52 TFW Skin pack for The Mirage Factory F-4E ARN-101
 
You can get the aircraft here:
 
http://combatace.com...for-sf2-series/
 
To install just move the folders to your:
 
C:\Users\username\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2\Objects
 
Thanks to Sundowner for the skin so I could convert it to use on the ARN-101.
 
Enjoy
 
Dave "USAFMTL"

Replacement texture for "Warbirds" F-4E_86:
 
After I'd uploaded it, Dave noticed the very tip of the nose and the pitot tube were painted incorrectly.
 
This replacement f-4e_5.bmp will fix that, adding the black at the very tip.
 
Instructions for use (as no readme is included) A screenshot can be seen in this thread:
 
http://combatace.com/topic/62412-phantom-tail-markings/page__view__findpost__p__474058
 
Unzip to a tempfolder or dessktop or where that's easy to find.
 
Then, simply copy/paste the f-4e_5.bmp into EACH of the 3 skin folders (377,378,379) Allow for the overwrite.
 
that'll fix ya' right up!
 
sorry for the slight incovience! And thanks to Dave's much-sharper-than-mine eyes.
 
Enjoy!
wrench
kevin stein

Royal New Zealand Airforce DH Venom Skin
 
For use with the SF2 DH Venom by Paulopanz found here http://combatace.com...11004-dh-venom/
 
Instillation: Place files in apropriate location and allow to override (adds correct RNZAF years to Userlist.ini)
 
History: Venoms were lent to the Royal New Zealand Air Force by the RAF to supplement the RNZAF’s Vampires and were used in the Malayan Emergency where they operated by No. 14 Squadron.
 
UPDATED 31/01/11 RAF letters added to wing tip tanks after Pasko helped me out with the mesh names. However there is a small bit of bleed through on the bottom of the tanks from the decal. Because of this there are two folders in the download: One with the wing tip decals which is historically accurate. And one without the decals if you can’t live with the bleed through lol. You choose.
 
 

Please read update below if you have installed Jan 2011 Patch, Update......
 
A fictional skin for ThirdWire’s SF2 F-4M so you have to have ThirdWire’s SF2 F-4M in game or it will not work.
 
Just copy into your F-4M folder, stock folder, will only work in ThirdWire's F-4M Folder. Uses stock lods, decals and weapons by Thirdwire.
 
Thank You to TK and Thirdwire for the games.
 
To CombatAce for a place to upload and download files.
 
Warning, again if you do not have ThirdWire's SF2 series games with an F-4M, the skin will not work.
 
James Fox.
 
21/01/2011 Update;
---------------------------
Warning,
 
If you have not patched to Jan 2011 and do not have a game with Thirdwires F-4M, or you have not downloaded my skin, then this will not work and you do not need to do this.
 
 
This is a fix-up for my RAF Desert skin. All you have to do is copy and paste this F-4M folder into you Thirdwire Aircraft folder. It will prompt to overwrite, let it, it should not effect anything but correct a folder naming conflict.
 
Thirdwire has released a new skin of their own to the F-4M folder with the Jan 2011 Patch which has the same name as my Desert skin. So I have renamed my Desert skin and included the correction to add Thirdwires new skin as it should be.
 
Skin Folders should look like this when you are done;
 
DESERT
RAFCAMO1
RAFCAMO2
 
Plus the F-4M configuration file which I have also corrected to correct my error.
 
Sorry for the inconvenience but I should have known better and not followed Thirdwires naming conventions.
 
PS, I have included a little decals edit which allows stock serial numbers to be shown on Thirdwire F-4M models fuselage only.
For some reason Thirdwire has not included them on the fuselage, they are only on the underside of the wings.
 
Thanks to TK, Thirdwire and CombatAce.
 
James Fox.
 
 
 
 

Royal New Zealand Airforce Vampire Skins for No. 75 Squadron
 
For use with the stock Vampire52
 
You will need to make the Vampire52 flyable by downloading and installing the following cockpit: http://combatace.com/files/file/11098-vampire-cockpit-single-engine-egyptian-modified-combat-veteran/
 
Instillation: Place files in appropriate location
 
There is a folder titles 'extra skins' these are markings for RNZAF Vampires that I could find no period photos of but found plenty of scale models in that peticular scheme.
 
 

Skyblazers skin for F-100C
 
How to install unpack and drop it in your F-100C folder and go fly.
 
This like any of creations is free to use at will. As long it isen't being used in payware stuf.
 
I would like to thanks Sundowner for the bits and pieces I used from his excellent F-100D temp he did for the 1st gen series to create the templates in the first place.
 
 
Happy hunting
Henrik

This a skin for 32nd FIS when they flew F-100C 1959-60 just before they converted to F-102A
 
How to install unpack and drop it all in your Objects folder and go fly.
 
This like any of creations is free to use at will. As long it isen't being used in payware stuf.
 
I would like to thanks Sundowner for the bits and pieces I used from his excellent F-100D temp he did for the 1st gen series to create the templates in the first place.
 
 
Happy hunting
Henrik

USAF RF-101A
When Enrico made this fantastic plane, there was only with a Rocaf skin in the pack.
So I made these 363rd TRW & 18th TRS, 363rd TRW skins for USAF recon mission (maybe over Cuba!).
The serials, as usual, are historical.
I hope You like them.
 
As a bonus I included a new RF-101 loadout.tga, true SF-2 Style.
Instal instructions - if needed - in readme.
 
A little service note is in the pack, too.
 
This a very great plane/model, for me one of the best ever.
Enjoy it.
 

 
paulopanz

Skins for 48th Tactical Fighter Wing in the SF2x series. IT does require a tittle including a F-100D
 
Included is skins for
 
492nd TFS
493rd TFS
494th TFS
 
Will suit perfectly in the 1956 Red Tide campaign in the Exp 2 pack ;)
 
How to install!
Simply unpack and drop the F-100D folder into your aircraft folder and go Fly.
 
This like any of my creations is free to use at will. AS long it isn't payware stuff.
 
Thanks to Sundowner for the bits and pieces I used to create the templates in the first place.
 
Happy Hunting
Henrik

High Res templates for the F-100D 2.gen
 
Include bits and pieces from Sundowners excellent templates he did for the 1.Gen series. Rest done by me.
 
Like any of my creations they are free to use at will. Just give Sundowner and me some credit. But not allowed to be used as base for any payware stuff.
 
Enjoy
Henrik

452th Day Fighter Squadron skin for the F-100C
 
Unpack and drop in your F-100C folder and go flying.
 
This like any of my creations is free to use at will. But never ever in any payware form.
 
Enjoy
Henrik