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[torno]

unpacking old models

[Wrench]

Boston IIIA, No.342 Squadron (aka GB 1/20 FFAF) I think I have the correct under wing roundels. 

[sukhoy34]

On 8/6/2026 at 5:06 AM, torno said:

unpacking old models

Do you share this models bro?

[Menrva]

We'll see if I ever manage to finish it one day, too big of a terrain project by covering the entire continent of Usea from the Ace Combat universe (according to my calculations it should be in full scale).

Grey areas are not part of Usean countries, hence they are grey in the planning map.

[Flanker562]

I don't think it will  be unpopular, as personally I see that map as a different from the real world. And while Ace Combat gets a little frisky with the airplanes, I'm sure that a campaign or something will get skinners something to do, given the liveries that AC has for some of its jets.

[daddyairplanes]

up and waiting approval.

 

time to clear out the summer projects

 

Edited August 22 by daddyairplanes

[daddyairplanes]

part 2 on this weekend.

the first is a revised model by Sundowner (huge thanks again!), with new smoke rocketpods by ravenclaw_007 (also a million thank you's) and some skin and ini work by yours truly

this second one is just a skin and needs Sundowner's model from his 68-73 release that covers the USAF, USMC, and USN. this skin just removes serial numbers from skin and gives about 20 options via decals instead.

[Nightshade/PR]

NOW can I load a B-61 on it????

[daddyairplanes]

well, to keep in weight limits maybe a B57 

[Wrench]

If you squint at this REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY hard, it just might pass for USS Ranger (CV-4). Oddly, VS-41 Vindicators are on deck!!

(Rising Sun Shokaku reskinned. guns converted to 'merican)

 

(also because, it's not like we're ever going to get a real one)

[daddyairplanes]

Part 3, and done for the summer

might get some more out there before Christmas, but not counting on RL to be that nice to me

[snapper 21]

13 hours ago, Wrench said:

If you squint at this REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY hard, it just might pass for USS Ranger (CV-4). Oddly, VS-41 Vindicators are on deck!!

(Rising Sun Shokaku reskinned. guns converted to 'merican)

Is that all guns working? May know someone who added them all in. 

[Wrench]

yes, all the guns are working!! I've already tested against incoming Nells! I was QUITE surprised, too. Then again, I did add the NA statements and such.

[Wrench]

Well, I just made an astonishing discovery ... and I must apologize to the 2 dozen or so WW2 players.

I just discovered that our MTO terrains, in particular "North Africa" (western desert, Egypt, Lybia) and Tunisia (post TORCH) are NOT in the SF2 terrain downloads. They are in the 1stGen terrain downloads, and have never been converted for SF2.

Going into my archived MTO mod folder, I find that I was working NAfrica in 2017, and Tunisia either in 2018 or 2023 (going by Window "date modified" column). I do know that bot maps had been retiled to use the IsraalME tiles, to match the WW2 Palestine (IME based). Again, like Dueces' "Green Not Desert", many stock desert farm/city tile remain.

So, shit! After finishing some of the birds now in the hangar, I'll be stopping work on them, and the PAW1 and WW2 Darwin terrains and see if I can remember where I was in the rebuilds. 

OTH, the PTO Philippines, New Gueina, and Solomons (v3) are all been convered to SF2 a long time ago.

again, apologies!!

[Wrench]

Took the day off from the Western Desert yesternoon, an created a "new" 109 for the Regia Aeronautica. Non historic for the E-7, the RA did use F and G models of varying sub-types. So, it's not a real what if, but a pending one???

As its an RussoUK's Emil, it can replace some of the unavailable RA birds, in some fashion, due to it's earlier 'arrival' in theatre.

Release is "soon".

 

[Wrench]

as you can tell, this isn't quite done yet .. but is moving along well. Using pasko's IAR-80 to REPLACE some of the unavailable Regia Aeronautica birds (Mc-200, Ba-65, Re-2000). At any rate, I'd like an opinion on the tail cross. I think it's too high on the rudder. Every picture I've seen of RA birds, the cross extends the full height; if that's the case, it's a simple matter to move the layer in the (new home-grown) template.

In other good news, the Western Desert rebuild in complete! Just final testing of the movement routes, and trying to figure out the ground objects. What is likely to happen is 2 uploads -- the terrain, and the Ground Objects and Guns needed for the Axis and Allied forces. NOTHING from 'the other place' will be included. It's all been weeded out. (hence the need for replacement RA aircraft and such like)

Then, it's Westward to Tunisia (post-Torch)!!!!