KiwiBiggles Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) Good Morning Ravenclaw from Aotearoa New Zealand, Thank you so much for all the wonderful work you do for this community. I have downloaded so many of your wonderful mods my PC is almost bursting with them! I know you are a very busy man, but if I can be a bit cheeky, I have a request for a re-colour of three of your launcher rail skins, for some .ini updates I am making for Dan's wonderful A-4K Kahu mod. It's probably easiest if I show you: Here are some images of a special loadout I've called 'Firepower Demonstration". Firepower Demonstrations were a mission RNZAF 75 Squadron would fly from Ohakea airbase, north to the NZ Army Training Group ranges at Waiouru: I'm not 100% certain of the provenance of the launchers, but I think they are all your originals? I've taken the LAU-117 Maverick launcher rails from your Swiss Hunter Mod, the LAU-7 Sidewinder launcher from the Vietnam Scooters pack, and the TER from one of your rocket pod packs. I have added them all to Dan's A-4K Kahu using the "Fake Fuel Tank" method so they are selectable from the in-game loading menu, as well as via loadout.ini: Crikey, just spotted a spelling error in my loadout.ini... typical! I used your green LAU-3C pod and the WDU-50001 rocket (from Dan's Kahu pack I think?) to make my own version of the RNZAF CRV7 system - it's probably not 100% accurate, but it's close enough, and it plays very nicely in the sim. Here are the launchers and racks: In RNZAF service, the launchers were camouflaged. According to my research, the technicians were fairly haphazard in the paint they used: effectively they just grabbed whatever was lying around the hangars. Apparently one the most common colors was an olive/yellow shade of green, which I would take to be about R:93 G:83 B:56, corresponding roughly to the main olive green colour of the GBU-16s. Another common RNZAF color that would look very cool in the game is R:83 G:85 B:75, or R:84 G:86 B:74, which would correspond to Dan's various A-4K camouflage schemes (and be another paint color the armorers would have found lying around). I don't have the skills to re-color or re-paint the launchers and racks myself, and not even remotely close to your exceptional standard, but I was hoping you might be able to add a "green" repaint to your schedule? If you're too busy, I completely understand, and I love the gray/white launchers too. I've attached my zipped up files in case you do have some spare time to take a look at the skins for these launchers/racks. Here are some RNZAF images (just a few! ): I know that when default bombs are selected, the default gray/white TER/MER racks load in the game, I haven't looked in to a solution for that. Thank you again, Ravenclaw, for all your many wonderful mods, they truly are outstanding! With Warmest Regards, Steve LAU-7_A4K.zip LAU-117_A-4Kahu.zip TER_A4K.zip Edited September 14, 2018 by KiwiBiggles spelling Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 14, 2018 Author Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) A couple more picks of RNZAF rack detail: From the available images, in regards to RNZAF service, it looks like the olive green color was typical for the LAU-117, the camoflage green was typical for LAU-7, TER and MER. Kind Regards, Steve Edited September 14, 2018 by KiwiBiggles Quote
+ravenclaw_007 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Hallo the LAU-7A is not from me Sorry , the TER and the LAU-117 is no problem check the picture below as for the TER you dont have to set it as a "drop tank" just add on the weaponstation you like to use the TER RackSpecificStationCode=TER_RNZAF if you need the MER in the same color let me know , or if you like to remove the MER from your aircraft than check your weaponstations and delet the MER from the AllowedWeaponClass= LAU-117_RNZAF.7z TER_RNZAF.7z this is how i made it with a specific F-4 MER on my F-4´s , just do the same with the RackSpecificStationCode=TER_RNZAF on your weaponstations [CenterlineStation] SystemType=WEAPON_STATION StationID=5 StationGroupID=6 StationType=EXTERNAL AttachmentPosition=0.0,-1.634,-1.05 AttachmentAngles=0.0,-2.0,0.0 LoadLimit=2050 AllowedWeaponClass=BOMB,LGB,IFP,DLP,TER,MER,LP AttachmentType=NATO,USAF ModelNodeName=pylon_centerline PylonMass=32.21 PylonDragArea=0.02 LaunchRailNodeName= MinExtentPosition= MaxExtentPosition= RackSpecificStationCode=MER_F-4 if you need the Templates so that you can add your specific color just let me know and i send them to you 4 2 Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 15, 2018 Author Posted September 15, 2018 Awesome!! Thank you so much Ravenclaw, you're an absolute wizard! The RNZAF launchers look GREAT! Wishing you a wonderful weekend from New Zealand, Ravenclaw! Warmest Regards, Steve 2 Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 15, 2018 Author Posted September 15, 2018 Ravenclaw, I was so excited I missed your offer for the MER in the same color. If it isn't too much trouble, yes please, that would be very cool thank you! Quote
+ravenclaw_007 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 here ist the MER_RNZAF MER_RNZAF.7z 1 Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 15, 2018 Author Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks again, very much appreciated Ravenclaw, you're an absolute champ! Quote
+Nyghtfall Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Here you go, repainted LAU-7-Rail Have Fun! LAU-7_A4K.7z 3 Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 15, 2018 Author Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Wow! Thank you so much Nyghtfall - the LAU-7 repaint is perfect! I'm a huge fan of your Scooter mods, I've been massively enjoying them in the sim, and also studying how you made them. I am so, so happy with how the A-4K 'Kahu' racks look, and just need to finish off integrating the weapons fit into Dan's mod. I'll make some posts into Dan's A-4K thread for anyone else who wants to add their own custom updates, or maybe Dan will be able to use some ideas for a later "official" update, if he wants. I also have the twin MFD cockpit from the 'A-4N Improved Ahit (Sibat)' mod integrated, which I think works wonderfully well for the 'Kahu'. Thank you again, this is such a generous community, I love being a part of it! LoL, I just adore how the 'Kahu' looks! When I was a kid in Palmerston North, these guys were based up the road at Ohakea airbase. When they (and the Strikemasters!) practiced touch-and-goes at Palmerston North Airport, I would watch them from my bedroom window. I've had the FSX 'Kahu' on my 'puter too, but I do not believe there is a better A-4K 'Kahu' sim ANYWHERE than Dan's. Absolutely love it! Kindest Regards to all, Steve Edited September 15, 2018 by KiwiBiggles spelling 2 Quote
KiwiBiggles Posted September 16, 2018 Author Posted September 16, 2018 Ravenclaw's RNZAF MER and TER fully integrated on the 'Kahu', selectable from the in-game loading menu and working beautifully as exact replacements for the stock ThirdWire ejector racks. I could not be happier, thank you Ravenclaw and Nyghtfall! So sweet! Steve 2 Quote
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