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Few shots of wips of BF109 F 2\4`s Few skins to finish...decals done for all but 2 so far....

Hi! The aircraft is still in the works. The cockpit is the last thing to be finished, as I changed textures and layouts various times so now 3d edits are needed to it. In the meanwhile, I took the opportunity to fine-tune some of the previously showed skins. Revised colors for Mobius 1, ISAF livery (more blue-ish like its real EMD 91-4001 prototype counterpart, with the addition of golden engine plates). Revised colors for Indigo Wing livery (different blue taken from the original AC6 skin) Revised colors for Razgriz livery (less dark than before, directly based on the original AC6 skin) Completed Warwolf livery

Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him - stop that pigeon now

I'm looking into it. This is just the way our DMARC policy is published combined with how we send mail from a different machine. It's solvable just needs some tweaking, testing, tweaking, testing to get it right.

Missed the chance to add these to the Crusader thread..... Used all my cannon rounds on him and he still kept flying....so I let him go.

Airforcemag.com roper-reveals-ngad-has-flown-but-doesnt-share-details

I'll look into it. Thanks for the report.

early starfighter

New updates on recent progress. First of all, apologies to keep you guys waiting. Unfortunately, RL is a toll for everyone. The add-on will be ready when it's ready. From time to time new things that need improvement are found, but we're almost there. @yakarov79 has been instrumental in making the new cockpit 3d model; me and him have constantly worked together to bring you a nicer, more realistic Raptor cockpit; by realistic, I mean that MFDs have got a new layout to better resemble what the real Raptor's cockpit has got, within SF2 engine limitations of course. Julhelm has been very kind to allow yakarov79 to improve upon his previous 3d model. Here below a few comparison shots: Old cockpit 3d model by Julhelm, avionics by Crusader New cockpit 3d model by yakarov79, textures by yakarov79 and yours truly; avionics update by Crusader, reworked by yours truly. Since the package will keep you waiting some more, I added new extras to it; the skin pack will feature the below skin, directly inspired by Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Such a Raptor skin was part of a DLC of Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.

For the last 3 months, I was out of town working quite far from home so was not able to work on my main projects. But i had my crappy laptop with me...and evenings were quite productive. As you may know (or may not) i was working on a few ground objects.. and even the first batch (S-125 SAM) system was uploaded. I am currently working on new S-75 and S-200 SAMs . And of course many others. (generally trying to cover all east cold war SAMs). Also, some other big projects came up..and I am in the middle of something. So those ground objects will find a way to be on the virtual frontline one day. But back to the topic. I have made a few (and few more to come) replacements for stock TW objects from the red side. The list is not long so far. Idea was....and still is in my mind to create objects and edit targets.ini and types.ini so airfields for example in East Germany or Czechoslovakia will have specific national background objects etc. But I am generally lazy to do ini work (which is bloody important - but I am prioritizing models for now. Also, I think we disused this already ( but i can not find that thread) I am interested in making 'era' ground objects appearance. So for example old Zil-157 wil not appear as fuel truck let say in 1995 anymore. And in 1954 it place will be taken by some older soviet truck etc, etc. Someone said it is possible to edit this...but i do not remember how..or I am doing something wrong. Anyway, my priority is models..hope someone will solve this ini issue for me. So far i've made the following objects: ATZ-4-131 and ATZ-157 - or simply Soviet Fuel truck. Also, have pre-1958 ATZ-3-151 - but ZIS-151 is not painted yet....so. not for showing yet. Standard trucks for different era and situations (also some more specific eyecandish for few countries ) GAZ-66, Zil-157, Ural 375D, IFA W50L, (Praga and Star - wips) Some command truck replacements...these are actually radios but It gives nice touch now. R-140M on Zil-131 and Zil-157 and few other models that are in wip stage still (R-160 on Zil-131, R-142 on GAZ-66) And there are also other ground objects, mean fighting machines. BTR-60PB (plus maybe 2-3 variants in future) BRDM-2 and few variants based on that chassis. 9P122 Malyutka-M and 9P133 Malyutka-P and new 9M14 Malyutka to add to the weapon folder and Strela-1 9K31 with new 9M31 Strela-1 venerable ZU-23-2 also mounted on some trucks and APCs BMP-1 BMP-2 BTR-50PK and its Czechoslovakian copy OT-62 TOPAS with few variants and some middle eastern mods for use with specific terrains. and Czechoslovakian- Polish OT-64 SKOT also, new PT-76 found its way here... More to come. I have more than 20 wips in this project. some East Germany and Czechoslovakian builds too. More soviet tanks (54,55,62,72,) APCs, some heavy haulers and FROGs. Of course, this still needs a lot of work. lIke double-checking data, adjusting hitboxes, userlist, and generally ini-ini mambo jumbo. So one day hope it will be ready. Definitely not two weeks. Regards. J.

Thanks Erik, Gmail is not marking the emails as spam any more.

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Thanks, Erik, for your fast action. But I didn't get an email notification for your post. Strange.

This should be resolved. If you still get the emails in your spam folder click the "Not Spam" link and it will start sending them to your inbox. The email server is now resolving and compliant with all standards. Thanks for the report. E

Training day.

I didn't upload seating troops yet? well if I will find some time coming months, will look into it. I have it somewhere, for some helos...(obviously for Sea Stallion too). not paratroopers...but the idea is similar.

_Very_ nice PP! Some Shacklebomber trivia for you: - Early in its career, it was known as “20,000 rivets in close formation”. Later in in its career, “20,000 rivets in loose formation”. - The AEW2 operator, 8 Sqn, served in the Middle East from 1920 until 1971, primarily with tactical ac, ultimately the Hunter. RAF lore has it that towards the end of that time, the 8 Sqn pilots committed some serious transgression that mightily upset the Air Force Board. So they were disbanded as an overseas single-seat jet fighter sqn, and reformed on superannuated 4-engine piston prop jobs in the North of Scotland.. - During RAF stations’ annual Taceval (= US operational readiness inspection) exercises, 8 Sqn Shackletons often made unannounced, uncleared “intruder” landings. They were meant to simulate Soviet Bears (the obvious (only?) similarity being the 4 contra-props..) - When on an early training detachment to Malta (RAF Luqa) in 1974, I was in the tower when a Shackleton took off for return to Lossiemouth. As it unstuck, the captain requested permission for a low-level run and break. The reply: “terribly sorry old chap, but we can’t afford to close the airfield for that long”.

skin test

Wow, I didn't expect such kind words... And I feel like I have bothered you with a few requests of changes from time to time, LOL! Without your offer and determination to help (I was simply asking about adding missing rail launchers and pylons at the time), we wouldn't have this much detailed 3d model. Likewise, it was a fantastic cooperation! Without your great support (and Crusader's and baffmeister's) I wouldn't have accomplished this project; you guys have provided me with your expertise (modelling, FM, avionics) and raised the quality bar of it