+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted April 6, 2012 has anyone released a RF-4B outside of the Vietnam Air and Ground expansion packs? I know the RF-4C is available at C5's old site and in NF4+ but got to thinkin on the Marine bird as i was reading yesterday. if no one has i'm askin the permission out in the open here to make a few skins and release. kinda pertinent given VMFP-3 had several dets out on Coral Sea from i believe 75-83. i've already placed the DECM as appear post 73 tho i will need to figure out a tail_rwr as they did have that too. very early in thought process on this, opinions/ advise welcome. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+FLOGGER23 3,064 Posted April 6, 2012 Just out of curiosity, are you makinh the Playboys one??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) i could, i'm very early in the process here. just played around with DECM to see if the F-4N ones would work. but shouldn't be too hard as only 3 squadrons flew it and only two had more than one paint scheme.. Edited April 6, 2012 by daddyairplanes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icarus999 70 Posted April 7, 2012 has anyone released a RF-4B outside of the Vietnam Air and Ground expansion packs? I know the RF-4C is available at C5's old site and in NF4+ but got to thinkin on the Marine bird as i was reading yesterday. if no one has i'm askin the permission out in the open here to make a few skins and release. kinda pertinent given VMFP-3 had several dets out on Coral Sea from i believe 75-83. i've already placed the DECM as appear post 73 tho i will need to figure out a tail_rwr as they did have that too. very early in thought process on this, opinions/ advise welcome. They flew off the USS Midway on several deployments...Cool low vis Gull grey as well as TPS schemes in the mid eighties Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,858 Posted April 7, 2012 I'd say go for it; as long as the original builder is a Freeware signatory, or if it's TMF, permission is obtained. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Soulfreak 6,524 Posted April 7, 2012 Volker has the RF-4B on his to do list i think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted April 7, 2012 dang it. cool on the permissions (as the original RF-4C was a TMF project) but don't wanna step on someone else's toes. plus i don't have the experience for a redone cockpit(and am sure Volker would knock another one out the park), but do have skins ready from my fighter Phantom project and a decal.ini prepped already. hmmmmph... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ravenclaw_007 7,633 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) i have the RF-4B and RF-4C in work but that will take a while , the cockpits are almost done and the aircrafts need only some new exhaust nozzle but i have no time to finish them this year , so what ever you do go a head with it if i´m done with the F-16C and the Mig-29 (i think next year ) i will contact you and we can work together to make some very nice phantoms , ok with you ???? looking forward to some nice skins if you need a cockpit pick one from my RF-4E´s Edited April 8, 2012 by ravenclaw_007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delta_lima 0 Posted September 28, 2012 Really interested in any USMC RF-4B skins, particularly earlier (high-vis). Did these WIPs ever progress? Insofar as the model is concerned, is what is shown in these shots the TMF RF-4C, from here: http://www.column5.us/classic/aircraft6.shtml I assume so, but still figuring out what of the old Gen 1 stuff works in Gen 2. It would be nice to know that RF works well in Gen 2 ... thanks kindly, DL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557 Posted September 28, 2012 Is there a big external difference between C and B model? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ravenclaw_007 7,633 Posted September 28, 2012 some Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delta_lima 0 Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) To my standard, they're not major external differences. System-wise, the main differences were in the camera/sensor suite. To my view, I'd be happy with using the C model as a basis for a B - reasonably close, at least for the interim. In fs2004, for example, there was some fantastic repaints of the Marine RF-4Bs that used Alphasim's RF-4C model as the basis - and I found the results fantastic. A Ravenclaw B would be superb, of course ... but that looks like a long ways out. I'm just curious what became of these "B" paints, and if the C model is what you need to use them. Naval/Marine recce ... love it! DL EDIT - didn't see Ravenclaw had responded while I typed ... again, just my opinion. Edited September 28, 2012 by delta_lima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted May 31, 2013 some progress on TPS. leave the tanks and insignia alone easy fixes. the radome is bugging the snot outta me right now tho!!!!!! maybe a decal....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted December 21, 2014 searching for an RF-4B... but only found this thread did anything happen after this? nothing in the downloads except for the vietnam expansion pack... i'm wondering if Sundowner's F-4 template would fit this bird, at least to have hi-res skins instead of the current 512x512 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted December 22, 2014 not much since the last post. several other projects in front of this esp a Sierra Phantom skinpack but with the reminder will take another look at it for springish next year unless you are interested in picking it up. in that case i can pm you what is done as well as serial nums and resources Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEVIL11 31 Posted December 23, 2014 Are u gonna have any CAG and Xo paint schemes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted December 23, 2014 been working on it, so far VMPF-3 and VMCJ-1 but I need to get rid of the slimers and I can't find them in the lights in the data.ini where do i look for them the RF-4B don't seem to have slimers 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted December 23, 2014 again slick, will search for and pm ya files after christmas. i had gotten the slimers off the fuselage and tail but to do so on the wingtips leaves a hole in the model. one thing not tried is a dark decal to go over the self illuminating mesh. also gotta check because they defineatly had DECM after 74/75 and some got -10 engines same as the J. not sure if they had slimers in the 80s can check photos later. not trying to blow ya off, just have a family of 5 and so rather busy the next few days, as well as trying to get a few current projects wrapped while on break Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted December 23, 2014 okido, will hold off for now have fun with the kids :-) (maybe i'll reskin the RF-8G meanwhile...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted December 23, 2014 actually i found this thread in the SF1 section, where the slimers were somehow taken off http://combatace.com/topic/49813-rf-4b-usmc/ same RF-4C model I think... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Sundowner 4,837 Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) These are summat I was working on ages ago.....same basic RF-4C model but tweaked for SF2 and the slimers removed.... Maybe a stand in until Volker can get to make some "proper" ones.. Edited because I couldn't get the screenies to show... Edited December 28, 2014 by Sundowner 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ravenclaw_007 7,633 Posted December 28, 2014 i will try to make them this year , the C version is almost done i just have to add the short engine nozzle and add the refueling probe for the spanish version , some details like antennas are missing to and the Templates will take some time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Sundowner 4,837 Posted December 28, 2014 No rush Volker but let me know if there's anything I can do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted January 10, 2015 i tried working on the antiglare, but somehow it's always splintering... drives me nuts I got it more or less on one side, but the other side keeps splintering... can't seem to get it right... it's continuous struggle... deleting, adding, reloading at least i got the nose right, but still... the nose seems to have a different gloss then the rest of the front fuselage... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted January 11, 2015 Are you doing the anti glare direct on skin or as a tga? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
