A Brisfit For The Belgian Air Service

[+RAF_Louvert]

Good Morning All,

 

I have been working on another tweaked Belgian skin, this time for the OFF Bristol F2b Fighter, (the Brisfit). I ran across some excellent photos of one that is on display at the Brussels Air Museum. It was reconstructed using parts from several planes and painted as B4/66 of the Belgian Air Service:

 

 

 

Here is my work so far:

 

 

Still have more weathering and fine tuning to do, but it will be done soon and I will make it available in our downloads section once I have it where I want it. One more kite to add to brave little Belgium's air arsenal. The other project I have in progress is a Belgian Sopwith Strutter that I'm basing on some photos I gathered up a while back, and I will posted a pic of that one once I have it farther along. Many thanks as always to Rabu and Winder and OvS and all for the beautiful skins we all get to start with on these little ventures. Your work is appreciated more than you will ever know.

 

Cheers!

 

Lou

 

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[Rickitycrate]

Bless you Lou and all the skinners, she's a beaut! So kind of you to share.

[+Hasse Wind]

Maybe we'll see the Belgians in OFF some day. Would be interesting to fly for them. The Brisfit is a killer, and looks good in those colours.

[Waldemar Kurtz]

very nice. too bad the Belgians didn't use them in large numbers. I seem to remember reading somewhere that Fernand Jacquet, the leading Belgian two-seater ace really, REALLY wanted a Bristol Fighter-- but had the idea shot down by the Belgian government!

 

however, this looks very nice.

[Morris]

Lou,

 

The skin looks like the real plane on the pic. Stunning.

 

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[+RAF_Louvert]

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Thanks folks, I should have the Brisfit wrapped up in the next day or so. BTW, is there any new feedback on the set of Belgian Camels I did a few weeks back? Curious if anyone has flown them and if there were any glitches. Here is the link to that thread and download for those who may not recall it:

 

Belgium 1ere 9eme Camels

 

Cheers!

 

Lou

 

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[Morris]

Yes please anybody fly the new Belgium Camel skin so that i could riddle it full of holes.

 

[UK_Widowmaker]

A wonderful addition to the Belgian contingent Mr Louvert!...commendable and very, very nice!

(I enjoyed skinning the Brisfit...it's a nice layout I find)

Edited February 22, 2010 by UK_Widowmaker

[+Hasse Wind]

When I fly late war campaigns with German pilots, the Brisfit is always the enemy I respect the most. When you encounter them, you know it's going to be a hell of a fight, no matter what late war German plane you're flying. Those twin rear guns make attacks against Brisfits almost suicidal.

[+Olham]

Only attack that worked for me so far was: sent my wingmen to attack first;

then in the fighting, attack one craft, that is already under attack, with long

range shots (and those must hit, of course!).

After a while, the best is off, and you can send it down.

But yes: toughest opponent!

[+RAF_Louvert]

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I've finished up this project and just uploaded it to the OFF Skins section over in the downloads, so it should be available quite soon to any and all who would like to give it a go.

 

WM, I agree about the ease with which one can paint the Brisfit. I discovered that some time ago when I did the paint scheme for the RAF 139 Squadron example. No nasty tricks like the Camel pulls on you when you try to paint the cowl or top wing.

 

Enjoy!

 

Lou

 

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[+RAF_Louvert]

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HOLY COW! 280 views of my new Belgian Bristol paint in the download section in less than 20 hours! Only 5 downloads of it, but what is up with so many views in such a short time? Did I draw attention from some unknown sector?

 

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[+Olham]

I hope so, for OFF and for you, Lou.

But perhaps it was just Widowmaker, who couldn't get enough of the Brisfit?

[UK_Widowmaker]

You'll probably find that you've breached a copywrite of the Belgian Government...and armed, grey suited Government officials are on their way to have you arrested and sent to a Gulag!

[+RAF_Louvert]

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LOL! Could be Olham. And WM, a Belgian gulag?! Now that conjures up images, eh?

 

"Oh God, not again...waffles! It's all they ever feed us! How are we expected to survive on the same delicious, sweet, filling food day after day after day with only these pints of Westvleteren to choke it down? It's inhuman!"

 

 

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[+Olham]

Yes, they can be cruel, the Belgians!

[Morris]

dEAR lOU,

 

I HAVE DOWNLOADED THE SKIN AND INSTALLED IT INTO THE SKINS FOLDER.

 

i CAN SELECT THE NEW SKIN BUT WHEN THE FLIGHT LOADS ITS STILL THE STANDARD BRIT SKIN.

 

cAN YOU HELP PLEASE?

 

mORRIS

[+RAF_Louvert]

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hmmm...not sure what to tell you, Morris. I checked it and it worked fine for me. Drop down menu, pick off_Bristol_F2b_t_Belgium_66_Penguin 1917, tick the personal skin box, and fly. Anyone else have any thoughts on why Morris isn't seeing the custom skin when he picks it? Are you positive you are picking the Bristol F2b in the plane list and not something like the Bristol Scout or FE2? I ask, because I've made that mistake myself.

 

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[+Olham]

I had a problem with an Albatros D II skin once.

The created one was for 1916, but I was in 1917. Think that was the reason.

When I copied it and changed that one into the ending ...1917, it worked.