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I uploaded a new version of the Panzer IV. It now has a Tan/Sand texture as well. It got a fourth distance lod, plus I renamed it from Panzer4 to Panzer4H. Yesterday and today I worked on a Flak 18 88mm. Made from scratch, fortunately there are several detailed drawings available for this gun. It is not ready for release yet.

I'm adding some painted-on cameras to ajunaidr's RB-57E but I get conflicting information while searching the internet on whether the plane retained it weapons. Does anyone know what the most common loadout was for the RB-57E in the Vietnam War? Weapons or NO weapons? If yes, which ones? Help with the most common marking will also be very helpful. TIA,

The crew arrived already! Judging by their helmets these must be Fallschirmjager.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'all of them.' I've repainted 5 skins; 1. silver, 2. black, 3. SEA camo over gray, 4. SEA camo over black, and 5. slightly reshaded the tan on the B-57G Tropic Moon. I'm trying to get Vietnam Canberra's done. They still need detail clean-up and the decals are dicked up. These models have lots of anomalous areas and shadow lines but they're the only RB-57E and B-57G we have (that I'm aware of). Think I'll try adding cameras to the TW B-57B skin and fake it as a RB-57E. Can't fake the B-57G's chin, though.

you're not redrawing all them are you? that'd be a freeking nightmare!! the original black skin is pretty good, other than lacking the camera ports. I should have all the decals done in a day or so (3 different types, for NM, and 2 black skins), and then I ship everything out to you.

Wrench, Here are a silver and black WIP skin set for you to experiment with. They still need work. I still need to add a couple of cameras to the camera bay and clean up details, etc. And getting the silver skin lines the right shade is a bitch. Feel free to critique but keep in mind almost nothing on this plane is easy to place. Too many areas on it exist in the Twilight Zone. RB-57E.7z

The particlesystem.ini file gents' is located in the Flight folder of FE2 (in your user directory for the sim). Individual effect ini files, such as tracersmokeemitter, etc., are located in the Effects folder. Some individual effects are already called up within the particlesystem file in the Flight folder, and therefore are missing individual ini files in the Effects folder. I'm missing several individual effect ini files too, but as long as your particlesystem file is behaving, FE2 should look fine. The particlesystem ini file included with my ver. 9.5 of the FM updates pack is the latest one that I use (and fits with the reverse install for the Laton effects detailed in my post above). Happy flying, Von S

Well, all the decal are done for the NM version. This skin is fucking horrible! Panel lines 50% too dark, a-g panel shifted left; need more work -even if I did "borrow" the skin from another one of ajundur's cranberries (along with the LOD itself with it's massive shadow ropes). Need to to the red serials -- nothing in all the 3 books seem to show the squadron tail code, but I'm still looking got all the avionics updated (added IR/LLTV), corrected lights, hit boxes, armor, all 6 historical serials mission statements to RECON and ARMED_RECON only, etc, etc, and of course, etc.

TFDtool v1.04 is available since last week already. - Texture limit increased from 512 to 1024. - The keyboard input bug is gone. :)

to do the mod right, one would need both the NM and night skins. it also seems the display of the serials differs, at least 3 different presentations. Making the decals is not that much of a job. and as for weapons, NONE! This is a single mission aircraft, RECON only. However, it did "lead" regular 57s, and c-123 flare ships. Apparently, their IR camera could be used as a LLTV (data from the Crowood, in action and osprey books)

USN Fast Interceptor: And their USMC Strike counterpart... And of course their USAF cousins:

the page from the 'in action' book. hope it's large enough

Although I can't find anything definitive, I'm leaning toward NO weapons, too. I found one questionable reference to where cameras are placed, but it has nothing about 2 fuselage cameras. I've found the Patricia Lynn aircraft here but none of them has cameras. The 'Crowood EE Canberra & B-57' by Barry Jones book might take awhile to acquire; it's a bit expensive - almost $250 new on Amazon. Even used is up around $50 and above. I'm waiting on 'B-57 Canberra Units of the Vietnam War' to arrive but as I ordered it from the UK it might take awhile. Thanks for the info.

I would think none for the recon mission. One set of camera's are in the bomb bay, 2 in fuselage mountings and another in the nose - which was modified to fit the recce equipment. (the definitive book, Crowood EE Canberra & B-57 by Barry Jones is more than a bit vague) There were only six or 8 conversions (search the download for Patricia Lynn from 10-12 year ago)

I'm loving it 😁😁

Model about 80% rebuilt & remapped...... Pit........I hate working on pits, but its getting there, it'll never be 100% accurate though.

Whoa ! screenie... Maple Leaf Iroquois