Crusaders? (Planes and Skins)

[+Gocad 26]

If I could only get rid of that IRST....without deleting the entire cockpit interior.

[+Dave 2,319]

Or just wait for the F-8C?

[+Gocad 26]

Hello, my name is Gocad and I'm a rivet counter with regard to decals and such...

[+Dave 2,319]

Hello, my name is Gocad and I'm a rivet counter with regard to decals and such...

 

Well then you got a lot of catching up to do Sundowner then.....

[krgf15 1]

Where can I get those ZUNI pods for the F-8? I have looked everywhere!!

[+Gocad 26]

Those Zuni pods are called LAU-33A and they even come with the stock WOV.

 

Well then you got a lot of catching up to do Sundowner then.....

 

Probably, but it seems I could tell him a few things about decal placement and fonts usage...also, the BuNo of that VMF-312 Crusader should be 0317.

Edited October 19, 2008 by Gocad

[krgf15 1]

I have no Lau 33a, I have Lau 3A, but I am looking for the config file on the zuni dual.

[+Dave 2,319]

Those Zuni pods are called LAU-33A and they even come with the stock WOV.

 

 

 

Probably, but it seems I could tell him a few things about decal placement and fonts usage...also, the BuNo of that VMF-312 Crusader should be 0317.

 

Those are C5's decals. But If you think you can tell Sundowner how to do it, please be my guest.

[+Sundowner 4,583]

Those Zuni pods are called LAU-33A and they even come with the stock WOV.

 

 

 

Probably, but it seems I could tell him a few things about decal placement and fonts usage...also, the BuNo of that VMF-312 Crusader should be 0317.

 

 

Tell me, I'm all ears, that was a wip pic I hadnt got round to the decals yet, but I'd be intrested to hear what font you would suggest, I spend ages messing with the horizontal/verticle scaling, the leading, tracking & kerning & sometimes they still dont look right so I end up making my own [which I find harder than skinning].

So if you already use an off the shelf font please fill me in......this is'nt a pissing contest.

[+Gocad 26]

I know....and I wouldn't dare to start one anyway.

 

EDIT: For a comparison between the fonts check the first post on the previous page.

Edited October 19, 2008 by Gocad

[column5 62]

Hello, my name is Gocad and I'm a rivet counter with regard to decals and such...

 

Meh

[+Dave 2,319]

Hello, my name is Gocad and I'm a rivet counter with regard to decals and such...

 

My Take on Rivet Counters.....

[column5 62]

My Take on Rivet Counters.....

 

Well Dave its one thing count rivets and be anal about questionable details, its another thing entirely to make a skin completely from scratch. Thus has it been since 2002.

 

Oh, and here is what I think about rivent counters:

 

:stink:

[+Gocad 26]

Well, I what I tried to say above was that although I wouldn't regret having made those modifications I still felt bad about doing it, since I do believe that in the end it's only up to the modder to decide what his creation will be like.

[+Gocad 26]

That's probably the last skin I will be able to finish before real life^TM kicks in and cuts down the time I can allocate to making those skins.

[Icarus999 70]

That's probably the last skin I will be able to finish before real life^TM kicks in and cuts down the time I can allocate to making those skins.

 

 

Truley a shame Gocad, you have made a great contribution to the sim and this site.

Edited October 21, 2008 by Icarus999

[+Gocad 26]

Well, it's the last skin for now, but by no means my final skin. Nah.

[+starfighter2 116]

What about VF-84 F-8D skin? That will really make my day :yes:

[+Gocad 26]

I made a list today and came up with about 40 additional Crusader skins that ought to be done. VF-84 is somewhere in there, but for me it has a rather low priority. I rather do skins of less known units first....and not to mention that I might have a lot less time from now to do any kind of skin. Even repaints of existing skins tend to take away a few hours...

I made this one a while ago already...it's nothing special, but I do believe that you can't have enough Dash One skins.

[+Dave 2,319]

Never was a fan of the Crusader. Looks like a stretched version of the Corsair.

 

The Corsair came after the Crusader. And the Sader is one of greatest fighters of all time.

[+Dave 2,319]

Well either way....and the Phantom is the greatest fighter. :Stirpoticonwhichisn'tavailable:

 

Notice I said the Sader was ONE of the greatest fighters.

[+Gocad 26]

Well either way....and the Phantom is the greatest fighter. :Stirpoticonwhichisn'tavailable:

 

Whatever floats your boat...

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,554]

Still allive this thread is....

 

yoda out

[Icarus999 70]

The phantom will always be my favorite but I have to give the crusader it's "props" it fully earned the nickname Mig Master, if you had to get into "knife range" dogfight in Vietnam the men who were there all say it was the best.

[+Gocad 26]

 

ah....detaildetailsdetails.

 

Anyway, time to make some skins for the new C version