Caesar Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 View File VF-74 Be-Devilers F-14A+ This skin is designed for The Mirage Factory F-14B Tomcat. The contained paint scheme is representative of the Be-Devilers shortly after they received the F-14A+ Tomcat, roughly around the 1988 timeframe. Looking at pictures of the Be-Devilers Turkeys from 1988-1991, I found the birds to be consistently painted in a lighter grey, which I found was similar to Dave's VF-41 MiG killers, so giving credit where it's due: I used his skin as the starting point. VF-74's Tomcats, during this timeframe, were very lo-viz; A/C #101 would eventually wear a red lightning bolt later on (and the Olympic rings during ODS). I also made the F110 "turkey feathers" a bit shinier, as the majority of the pictures I've seen of VF-74's F-14A+'s between 1988 and 1990 have pretty darn shiny feathers. VF-74 Be-Devilers were one of the later squadrons to receive the Tomcat, beginning transition from the F-4S in 1983. Aboard the USS Saratoga, VF-74 gained notoriety when their aircraft were assigned to force down a hijacked Egypt Air Boeing 737 in 1985 (this incident inspiring a similar scene in the movie Executive Decision). In 1988, VF-74 and VF-103 received the F-14A-Plus Tomcat, and flew these aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. Following the Navy's decision to draw down their Tomcat fleet (going from two squadrons to one per carrier) VF-74 wound up shore-side, directly under the command of COMFITWINGLANT, while their sister squadron (VF-103 Sluggers), whose Tomcats were equipped with TARPS, continued to go on cruise. The Be-Devilers became an aggressor squadron starting in 1993, flying against both Navy and Air Force blue forces during exercises and training. The following year, the Be-Devilers made one last cruise before being disestablished on 30 April, 1994. I was able to find 10 of the aircraft which served with VF-74 in the late 1980s-ODS. (Thanks also to EricJ for assistance here). Aircraft found herein: 162925 AA100 162919 AA101 161434 AA102 162923 AA103 162924 AA104 163221 AA105 161435 AA106 161432 AA107 161870 AA110 163408 AA111 Install Instructions: Open your Strike Fighters 2 Mod Folder Drag the "Objects" file from VF-74 archive into the base mod folder (e.g. StrikeFighters2 Europe). I have the folder set up so it should go to the right place. If you don't trust that, navigate through Objects->Aircraft->F-14B and drag the VF74 folder into the aircraft folder. Then, go back, get to decals, and drop the VF74 decal file into your F-14B Decal folder. Texture Set is: [TextureSetxxx] Directory=VF74 Name=VF-74 Be-Devilers Nation=USN Squadron=VF-74 Specular=0.200000 Glossiness=0.350000 Reflection=0.000000 Good Hunting...Always, Baby! Submitter Caesar Submitted 06/27/2011 Category F-14 Quote
+SidDogg Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 That looks real smooth! At least now there will be no need for Be-Devilers skin to be done SidDogg Quote
Caesar Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) You want to make one, go ahead! Your skins are higher quality than mine, Sid. Thanks for zee compliment, though! Edited June 28, 2011 by Caesar Quote
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