WIP Mega THREAD!

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

templates brother. layers just like a skin. set em up, then while still tedious they go by faster.

my serial nums are usually  about  58 8 minutes of the process per skin. 3 of that is going back and fixing something cause i went through too fast and didnt pay attn

one does wonder if you can get an actual functional arabic font for word. everything i can use in word  also works fine in GIMP

Edited July 18, 2022 by daddyairplanes
see went too fast and didnt pay attn

[+FLOGGER23 3,064]

Ohhh, well, i use Paint.NET and take like one hour for 100 numbers, i have an arabic font and, basically do a lot of copy/paste with Snag It help, and yes, still tedious LOL

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

if you have experience with photoshop, GIMP is now fairly similar. if you dont have experience with either, GIMP, while free, is not very intuitive for the beginner.

what i would do in the event of what your doing is have a template with the 4 groups. each groups would have a 0-9 layer. then its a matter of turning each layer in the group on and off as you work the needed numbers

it takes some time to line up at first and set up. but it flies once youre good. and if youre smart enough to keep the template (i used not to be) then its on hand for future use

and with your preference in aircraft, i forsee alot of arabic number in your future

Edited July 18, 2022 by daddyairplanes

[+yakarov79 11,083]

[Wrench 9,846]

along with the one above, here's another skin in the works, 533rd FDS (serials are place holders)

[+Cliff7600 1,148]

It's better not to ask
Sometime, things are not what they seem. More often than you think.
The control tower has nothing, invisible scratches on the paint, no-one will notice.
I could definitely explain. It's classified you know.
You moved it since the last time I went, don't you ?
Metal junk value has skyrocketed lately, we'll sure have a good deal.
I'll pay for the cleaning. Send me the bill.
Frankly, I don't remember.

Shock absorbers tuning

[+FLOGGER23 3,064]

2 minutes ago, Cliff7600 said:

It's better not to ask
Sometime, things are not what they seem. More often than you think.
The control tower has nothing, invisible scratches on the paint, no-one will notice.
I could definitely explain. It's classified you know.
You moved it since the last time I went, don't you ?
Metal junk value has skyrocketed lately, we'll sure have a good deal.
I'll pay for the cleaning. Send me the bill.
Frankly, I don't remember.

Shock absorbers tuning

Did you just spend one of my 21s in wild maneuvers again, @Cliff7600??? 

[+EricJ 4,244]

14 minutes ago, Cliff7600 said:

It's better not to ask
Sometime, things are not what they seem. More often than you think.
The control tower has nothing, invisible scratches on the paint, no-one will notice.
I could definitely explain. It's classified you know.
You moved it since the last time I went, don't you ?
Metal junk value has skyrocketed lately, we'll sure have a good deal.
I'll pay for the cleaning. Send me the bill.
Frankly, I don't remember.

 

Shock absorbers tuning

Oh it'll be okay, just buff it out a bit lol

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

5 hours ago, EricJ said:

Oh it'll be okay, just buff it out a bit lol

hope so. its on tomorrows schedule

[+EricJ 4,244]

1 minute ago, daddyairplanes said:

hope so. its on tomorrows schedule

[Wrench 9,846]

work is progressing nicely; slowly, but moving along

81st FBS (foreground) 417th FBS (background), 50th FBW USAFE (not shown, 10th FBS)

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

very nice. (note to self, stay in the 90s, no 50th TFW Block 25s)

meanwhile, another skin i said needed minimal work. honestly the original was the best of the Team Viper ADFs.

aaaand then i went and nitpicked.

it still didnt need as much to improve. fuselage artwork on both sides. adjustment to the tail, as Puerto Rico ANG actually did different colors for the different flights. but i still like how this one came out

now i still gotta hunt down that nose gear door mark....

[+Nightshade/PR 7,933]

You may have this already...........

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

thank you for sharing. seen that sheet, decided not to use it

my reference folder (pics i found useful). this isnt counting AMARC confirmations i didnt save (theres several i did)

and the spreadsheet i keep it organized in. now color coded!

the reddish brown one is the only one i could not photo confirm a color for. f16.net has proven a reliable enough resource that generally if it says it was there i believe it. with only a little reading between the lines and smaller grain of salt than most sites

 

whats really bad is that i can tell you that photo is between 1993 and mid 1995 based on 709 in the back ground having red stripes. she went to AMARC with yellow

[+Nightshade/PR 7,933]

That chart has more organizational skill than I saw in my entire government career.

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

3 hours ago, Nightshade/PR said:

That chart has more organizational skill than I saw in my entire government career.

military cooks. always suprising (even in retirement)

[1309mariano 154]

Hi everyone, I'm back after a while with good news: Argentinian Super Hornets are on final approach, ready to touch down.

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

finally got this one most of the way done.  if anyone has pics of 81-0755, 81-0757 and 81-0759 with the white numbers, it would be appreciated. otherwise, got 17 nailed down, and the rest are just blank

[+Nightshade/PR 7,933]

DUDE!!!!!! Trying to find those specific photos is akin to looking for a parking space in Atlantis: I can't find that either. I'm about ready to call this guy for help.

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

youre tellin me! i've been looking since May, so callin it for now. i figure i will find them about 10 days after releasing

[PeacePuma 569]

E-3D Sentry, with new FACh operator, mod over TMF E-3A, soon previous RAF livery

Edited August 1, 2022 by PeacePuma

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

next installment awaitng approval

what cool ish is those are in game screenshots. i just dropped the opacity on the sky background over the map.

 

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

more in the pipeline on the release side (weekly for a while if RL cooperates)

on the working side, a pivot to the Pacific

 

[1309mariano 154]

Ladies and gentleman, it is a pleasure to present to you the F/A-18EA Argentinian Hornet...

[1309mariano 154]

Hello everyone, I finished the F/A-18 and now is ready to rollout. I want to present my new project so far: CF-15M, the Canadian Eagle.

Please, note that I'm not familiar with other countries, so, ANY type of feedback is highly appreciated...