James Fox

This is my Euro skin made for the F-15E_90. SF2 Series.
 
I made the skin some time back and I have now updated it to fit on the new SF2 series F-15E_90 Model. I have named the file to a new name so it will not over write the exiting Proto Skin.
 
This skin is based on my Hasagawa 1/48 model painting guide. This skin is not weathered but in a straight out of the paint hangar finish.
 
To install just copy and paste the “PROTO A” folder in the “F-15E_90”
folder and the DECALS FOLDER to the Decals folder and that's it.
 
 
It you do not like it just delete the “PROTO A" folder and that’s it.
 
 
Special Thanks to:
 
Original Model by Flying Toaster
Additional Model Work by FastCargo
Flight Model by Fubar512
Avionics by Moonjumper and JAT
Effects by Deuces
Skins by Sundowner
F-15E Cockpit by Mago
Drop tanks by FastCargo.
Loading & Hangar Screens by Kout
 
Plus to Thirdwire for great games.
 
Feel free to mod this skin, but must remain freeware please.
 
James Fox.

F-20B skins for Veltro 2K's F-20B. I made these some time back but then the Model disappeared. Well it’s coming back according to Kevin and here are the skins I made.
So firstly you must have the F-20B, just extract the skin folders to the F-20B folder and the Decals to the decal folder.
Note some skins have no Squadron markings, feel free to add some.
Thanks to Veltro and ThirdWire and Combat Ace.
You may mode your brains out with these skins if you want, you do not need my permission to re-upload but they can only be used as freeware OK.

This is a fictional Belgium Air Force A-4F for SF2 series. This model uses ThirdWire’s SF2 series A-4F_74 model so if you do not have ThirdWire’s A-4F_74 it will not work. I have a full Merged install and have no problems. The mode uses Generic decals already in game. I have not created Squadron markings or serial numbers. I really have no idea what they could have been or where they may have appeared on the aircraft. I have included decal address on the model using stock ThirdWire decals where I think they could have appeared. Feel free to add your own and upload if you wish.
 
Sometime back a Belgium member posted a short post on how the Belgium Air Force looked at the A-4 but did not purchase A-4’s. So this is my Fictional mode of one.
 
To install just extract the Zip folder and copy and paste the A-4F_74_BAF into your Aircraft Folder and go fly. Again the mode uses stock everything except the skins.
 
Thanks to ThirdWire for the game which every year gets better and to CombatAce for the forum to Upload this Mode too.
 
This Mode is Freeware and I have really only created the skins and you are free to mode as you wish.
 
 
 
 

This is a F-22A Euro Fictional skin for SF2 series games.
 
To install in SF2 just copy and paste the HO Special folder into your F-22A folder and Contents of the Decals folder into your Decals folder.
 
This is freeware and you can tinker with to you hearts content, but must remain freeware please.
 
Thanks to;
 
The Raptor Team:
 
Dels – Model maker extraordinaire
 
USAFMTL – Decal work and project manager
 
Jimmybib - Skins (Updated 17 Jun 09)
 
Jat - Avionics Work (Updated 17 Jun 09)
 
Moonjumper - INI work
 
Starfighter – FM work
 
Fast Cargo - Weps Assist
 
CA_Stary - AB Effects
 
Klavs81 - For pilot legs in the cockpit
 
Wpnssgt and Fubar for their start on this project.
 
Ps. This skin can be used also on the F-15 Active with a little tinkering. My F-15 Active is also working very well in SF2 Series Games.

This file has two repalcement bmps for F-111 A and C early, new models. Back your orginal first:
 
F111Body.bmp
F111Wing.bmp
 
Then copy or drag and drop new bmps to MO or SEA or RSea folders. Does not change any other files.
Works only on A and C early but can be edited to replace other new F111 SEA skins.
 
Fell free to edit, tinker etc. James. Tested in all ThirdWire games expect First Eagles OK with no problems.

This is a Gripen (JAS39C) Euro Splinter Skin Fictional for SF2 series games.
 
To install in SF2 Series just copy and paste the Swe3 folder into your JAS39C folder and Contents of the Decals folder into your Decals folder.
 
This is freeware and you can tinker with to you hearts content, but must remain freeware please.
 
Thanks to;
 
Model, Weps and Skins by Gux
 
FM by Column5
 
Avionics by Moonjumper and Jat
 
Testing by USAFMTL
 
 
Ps, The aircraft is working very well for me in SF2E. Only had to create gundata file for the 27MM_BK27. Could not get the Bk27 wave file sound to work so I have used the Vulcan Sound. All the rest you need is in KillerBee's Weapons pack for SF2.

Two Skins for SF2 & SFV2 A-4E_65. Screenshots in zip

RNZAF SKYHAWKS;
 
There is no real A-4K models made so these three use the closest Thirdwire models. These models are for WOX versions of Thirdwire games.
 
If you have any Thirdwire WOX games and you extract all the required .lod files they will work in SF2 series games. However the SF2 models have been very much updated from WOX versions and look much,much better and have greater detail. Plus I am curtainly working on those SF2 models to bring A-4k's into SF2 series.
 
These three models all use Truck-Lo's cockpit which is available in the Combat-Ace download section and included, plus can also be modded to use the A-4AR's cockpit as well. I do not know how different the A-4AR's cockpit is from the A-4K's cockpit, but believe to look at they are very similar.
 
INSTALL;
 
You just need to copy or drag and drop the aircraft into your Aircraft folders and tanks to be installed in the usual way. Note I do not know who made the green A-4K tank, because it has alway been there in my weapons folder. I think it may have come from Bunyaps Weapons orginally. It is also included in 331Killerbees pack.
 
I have tinkered with the weapons loadout files a little and they may not be totally correct, feel free to amend if you want. They are set for fun rather that relistic.
 
First model is A-4K Euro 1 which based on the stock Thirdwire A-4F, RNZAF A-4K's where late model A-4F without the tail top pod. Where originally painted in SEA camo, see A-4K SEA in Combat-Ace downloads which I painted for Truck-Lo. The Euro Camo came later, I cannot remember the date, then another upgrade happened and the hump became reduntant and was removed, I used Thirdwire A-4E, closest match. Then New Zealand brought A-4G from Austrailia sometime after the Austrailan Navy retired its last carrier. On entering service in NZ the A-4G's only had their markings and numbers changed, they remained in the tone grey camo. I've released as SF2 model only, not included here. Later the A-4K's and A-4G's where all upgraded to A-4K Kura, Hawk in English, and where all painted green.
The A-4K Green 1 skin is fictional.I was playing around one wet weekend.
 
Feel free to mode as you like but must remain Freeware. I have no problems with that and you do not need my permission to change, improve on and release. This is what makes ThirdWire and its Forums so great and helps it to keep going, for over seven years I think I read somewhere.
 
 
Thanks to TK, Thirdwire
 
To Truck-Lo
 
To Bunyap and 331Killerbee
 
And to Marcfighters, I used your A-4F Israeli model a lot as reference when I first started painting the SEA Camo. Helped me alot in find those strange parts on the templates.
 
Ps, there are even more on TK's new models. I think I have found all the hinges now and where they are mapped.

This is a F-15E Euro skin for SF2 series games but also could be used in SF1 series if you just install the .BMP files.
 
Just copy and paste the .BMP files over one of your other set of .BMP files in SF1. Backup the original first in case you do not like it.
 
To install in SF2 just copy and paste the MO folder into your F-15E folder and Contents of the Decals folder into your Decals folder.
 
This is freeware and you can tinker with to you hearts content, but must remain freeware please.
 
Thanks to;
 
Original Model by Flying Toaster
 
Additional Model Work by Wpnssgt
 
Flight Model by Fubar512

RAN/RNZAF A-4G MOD SF2 AND MERGED SF2 INSTALLS ONLY. Version 1.0
 
WARNING:
 
This MOD needs the stock .LOD files included in SF2 to work, so if you do not have SF2 the Mod will not work. The Mod will work if you have SF2 and other Series 2 games as a Merged Install.
 
 
INSTALL:
 
Just unzip and place the contents of Aircraft to the Aircraft Folder and Decals to the Decals Folder.
 
 
Thanks to Thirdwire and TK for creating the games which have brought me many hours of fun and pleasure.
 
To Combat Ace for creating a place to download and upload files which further add to the games.
 
 
 
FOOTNOTE 1; All files could, or will change with with game updates. I will update where and when I can.
 
FOOTNOTE 2; I would like to take the time now to apologise to all who may of downloaded this MOD thinking it would work in SFE2 stand-alone install. I have been also told it will not work on SFV2 stand-alone. I sincerely apologise.
 
James Fox

RNZAF A-4K MOD FOR SF2 AND MERGED SF2 INSTALLS ONLY. Version 1.0
 
 
 
WARNING:
 
This model needs the stock .LOD files included in SF2, so if you do not have SF2 the Mod will not work. The Mod will work if you have SF2 and other Series 2 games as a Merged Install.
 
 
INSTALL:
 
Just unzip and place the contents of Aircraft to the Aircraft Folder and Decals to the Decals Folder.
 
I have included three skins and will soon will have more.
 
 
Thanks to Thirdwire and TK for creating the games which have brought me many hours of fun and pleasure.
 
 
To Combat Ace for creating a place to download and upload files which further add to the games.
 
 
FOOTNOTE 1; All files could, or will change with with game updates. I will update where and when I can.
 
FOOTNOTE 2; I would like to take the time now to apologise to all who may of downloaded this MOD thinking it would work in SFE2 stand-alone install. I have been also told it will not work on SFV2 stand-alone. I sincerely apologise.
 
James Fox

-4K SKYHAWK SF2 SKINS FOR SF1.
 
Early Xmass Presents OK.
 
Four RNZAF A-4K SCOOTER Skins for SF1. I have retreoed some of my SF2 skins to work on TK's A-4F SF1 model.
 
Just Copy or paste the files folders into TK's stock A-4F folder.
 
Please watch which folders you add to, put them in the wrong folders and the Decals will not show. OK
 
Feel free to mode as you wish but these skins must remain freeware please.
 
I will later this year or early next, retro all my other SF2 A-4G/K skins to also work in SF1.
 
I would like thank TK and Thirdwire for these wonderul flight Sims.
 
 
And CombatAce for their great Web Site and forums.
 
James Fox.

Additional RNZAF skins and Mod Update.
 
RAN/RNZAF A-4G. SF2 AND MERGED SF2 INSTALLS ONLY. Version 1.0
 
WARNING:
 
This MOD needs the stock .LOD files included in SF2 to work, so if you do not have SF2 the Mod will not work. The Mod will work if you have SF2 and other Series 2 games as a Merged Install.
 
 
INSTALL:
 
Just unzip and place the contents of Aircraft to the Aircraft Folder and Decals to the Decals Folder.
 
MOD LIMITS:
 
Thirdwire does not have a A-4G model, but there is A-4E_65. This is the closest match so I painted one up to look like a A-4G. There is no brake chute and the inflight refueling prob is straight, everything else is the same.
 
The wing tanks only have the fins mapped once so top and bottoms are the same. This will not be a problem with wrap-around paint schemes.
 
There are no Sidewinder rails for the outboard pylons.
 
I have put IRM class on the outboard pylons and they will work. There are very nice Winder rails on the inboard pylons.
 
 
I have only painted this Aircraft and have not created the model. It is Thirdwires stock model and I have only tinkered a little with renaming some files to make a stand alone A-4G. Plus added a few more weapons classes to the data file and a amended Userfile. Have not changed anything else.
 
THIS UPDATE;
 
This update is the same as the previous Mod but contains extra skins, plus I have corrected the Userlist file.
 
Thanks to Thirdwire and TK for creating the games which have brought me many hours of fun and pleasure.
 
To Combat Ace for creating a place to download and upload files which further add to the games.
 
 
You may change these skins and upload if you wish, but you must thank TK and Thirdwire, CombatAce and they must remain Freeware.
 
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RNZAF A-4K. SF2 AND MERGED SF2 INSTALLS ONLY. Version 1.0
 
 
 
WARNING:
 
This model needs the stock .LOD files included in SF2, so if you do not have SF2 the Mod will not work. The Mod will work if you have SF2 and other Series 2 games as a Merged Install.
 
 
INSTALL:
 
Just unzip and place the contents of Aircraft to the Aircraft Folder and Decals to the Decals Folder.
 
I have included three skins and will soon will have more.
 
MOD LIMITS:
 
Thirdwire does not have a A-4K model, but the A-4K is a late model A-4F. There is a A-4F so I have painted up an A-4F to look like a A-4K. There is no brake chute and the A-4K also has a different tail top which is not modeled yet.There is an A-4F_74 with a tail top pod but these where never installed on RNZAF hawks.
 
The wing tanks only have the fins mapped once so top and bottoms are the same. This will not be a problem with wrap-around paint schemes.
 
There are no Sidewinder rails for the outboard pylons.
 
I have put IRM class on the outboard pylons and they will work. There are very nice Winder rails on the inboard pylons.
 
I have only painted this Aircraft and have not created the model. It is Thirdwires stock model and I have only tinkered a little with renaming some files to make a stand alone A-4K. Plus added a few more weapons classes to the data file and a amended Userfile. Have not changed anything else.
 
THIS UPDATE;
 
This update is the same as the previous Mod but contains extra skins, plus I have corrected the Userlist file.
 
 
Thanks to Thirdwire and TK for creating the games which have brought me many hours of fun and pleasure.
 
To Combat Ace for creating a place to download and upload files which further add to the games.
 
You may change these skins and upload if you wish, but you must thank TK and Thirdwire, CombatAce and they must remain Freeware.
 
James Fox

RAN and RNZAF Skins for SF1 series A-4E.
 
These are RAN and RNZAF A-4G Skins. There is no A-4G so, but A-4G is very close looking to a A-4E so I made these skins to be used with Thirdwires A-4E Skyhawk.
 
To install just drag and drop them into you A-4E folder. That's it.
 
RAN sold there A-4G's to the RNZAF and once in New Zealand they remain in the RAN two tone grey schemes for a few years till repainted into Euro style Camo.
 
Thanks to Thirdwire their games and to CombatAce forums for without them this would not be possible.
 
James Fox

Please read update below if you have installed Jan 2011 Patch, Update......
 
A fictional skin for ThirdWire’s SF2 F-4M so you have to have ThirdWire’s SF2 F-4M in game or it will not work.
 
Just copy into your F-4M folder, stock folder, will only work in ThirdWire's F-4M Folder. Uses stock lods, decals and weapons by Thirdwire.
 
Thank You to TK and Thirdwire for the games.
 
To CombatAce for a place to upload and download files.
 
Warning, again if you do not have ThirdWire's SF2 series games with an F-4M, the skin will not work.
 
James Fox.
 
21/01/2011 Update;
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Warning,
 
If you have not patched to Jan 2011 and do not have a game with Thirdwires F-4M, or you have not downloaded my skin, then this will not work and you do not need to do this.
 
 
This is a fix-up for my RAF Desert skin. All you have to do is copy and paste this F-4M folder into you Thirdwire Aircraft folder. It will prompt to overwrite, let it, it should not effect anything but correct a folder naming conflict.
 
Thirdwire has released a new skin of their own to the F-4M folder with the Jan 2011 Patch which has the same name as my Desert skin. So I have renamed my Desert skin and included the correction to add Thirdwires new skin as it should be.
 
Skin Folders should look like this when you are done;
 
DESERT
RAFCAMO1
RAFCAMO2
 
Plus the F-4M configuration file which I have also corrected to correct my error.
 
Sorry for the inconvenience but I should have known better and not followed Thirdwires naming conventions.
 
PS, I have included a little decals edit which allows stock serial numbers to be shown on Thirdwire F-4M models fuselage only.
For some reason Thirdwire has not included them on the fuselage, they are only on the underside of the wings.
 
Thanks to TK, Thirdwire and CombatAce.
 
James Fox.
 
 
 
 

A semi-fictional skin for ThirdWire’s Lightning6 so you have to have ThirdWire’s SF2 Lightning6 included in SF 2 Expansion 2 December 2010.
 
Just copy into your Lightning6 folder, stock folder, will only work in ThirdWire's Lightning6 Folder. Uses stock lods, decals and weapons by Thirdwire. So if you want to change country all you have to do is select the nation you want from the Nation pull-down menu at the single mission create screen.
 
Thank You to TK and Thirdwire for the games.
To CombatAce for a place to upload and download files.
 
James Fox
 
 
 

A semi-fictional skin for ThirdWire’s Lightning53 so you have to have ThirdWire’s SF2 Lightning53 included in SF 2 Expansion 2 December 2010.
 
Just copy into your Lightning53 folder, stock folder, will only work in ThirdWire's Lightning53 Folder. Uses stock lods, decals and weapons by Thirdwire. So if you want to change country all you have to do is select the nation you want from the Nation pull-down menu at the single mission create screen.
 
Thank You to TK and Thirdwire for the games.
To CombatAce for a place to upload and download files.
 
James Fox
 
 
 

Spinners F-4M_89_NZ.
 
Modified by James Fox 12/04/2011.
 
Added addional SKins by Sundowner reworked by me to fit the stock F-4M_75 Thirdwire model and some by me plus a little tinkering here and there.
 
Decals by Spinners and some by me and the rest by ThirWire.
 
 
This is Freeware mod.
 
Very big thanks to Sundowner and Spinners for this mod to which I have only just added too and expanded a little.
 
Plus to ThirdWire and CombatAce.
 
PS. The contents of the Easter Egg Folder must go into the Stock ThirdWire SF2 F-4M_75 Folder, uses stock decals.This a bonus for those who do not want RNZAF aircraft.
 
I have used Spinners ReadMe, well what can I do it is perfect.
 
SPINNERS README:------------------------------------------------------------
 
McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4M_89 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:EUROPE AND FULL MERGED INSTALLS.
 
This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire Phantom FGR.2 (F-4M_75) to give a fictional 'Kiwi' Phantom
with markings for No.2 squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force as they might have appeared during
the 1990's.
 
 
BACKSTORY
 
During the build up to Operation Corporate (the UK's military operation to retake the Falkland Islands) the UK
Government were overwhelmed at the support given by the countries of the Commonwealth and, in particular,
the response of the Australian and New Zealand Governments who provided ships to maintain the UK's NATO
commitments and thus allow the Royal Navy to maximise the number of ships it could send to the South Atlantic.
 
In the following years there were many reciprocal deals made and favours given to the Commonwealth nations
(and even Chile!) and one such 'favour' was the transfer of 18 ex-RAF Phantom FGR.2's in 1988. The 18 FGR.2's,
only recently withdrawn from RAF service, were ferried out to New Zealand (most still in their dirty grey camo
scheme) during Operation Saddleback before arriving at Ohakea for refurbishment by a joint McDonnell Douglas
/RNZAF team that saw the aircraft eventually emerge in a new 'Forest' style camo scheme and with digital INAS,
upgraded RWR and new outer wing panels. Entering service with No.2 squadron in early 1989 (supposedly as the
Karearea but they were always simply called Phantoms) the aircraft gave good service to the Royal New Zealand
Air Force during the 1990's until finally being retired in December 2001 when, indeed, all 'Air Combat Force'
aircraft were sadly withdrawn from service.
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS
 
1. Drop the F-4M_89_NZ folder into your Aircraft folder.
 
2. Drop the SUU-23G folder into your Weapons folder.
 
2. Sprinkle the contents of the Decals folder into your main Decals folder.
 
Do not just move the folder! You must empty the contents in.
 
 
 
CREDITS
 
BIG THANKS to TK for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim.
 
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
 
 
Regards
 
Spinners
 
Version 1 - 15/01/10
 
 
 
 
 

This is my F-4E_90_NZ Fictional mod for all Merged SF2 games and any Standalone game that includes ThirdWire’s stock F-4E_78.
 
Inspired by Spinner’s F-4M_89_NZ I decided to have an F-4E RNZAF mod. I had a Kiwi F-4E mod already right from the start but never uploaded it. Mr. DTM Dragon has uploaded a mod previously and many of these skins can be adapted to work with his mod if you want. However because most of the skins in this mod are new I have decided to upload and share. Over half the skins are from Sundowner and the rest by myself on ThirdWire’s templates and Sundowners templates. Decals are stock and Spinners and some by me.
 
To install just extract and copy and paste the Aircraft Folder into the Aircraft Folder and Decals into Decals Folder.
 
I have restricted the loadout a little, RNZAF is only small so not a large weapons arsenal. However if the RNZAF deployed overseas in a combat role we would most likely get supplies from American, Britain and even Australia. So you can tinker there if you want.
 
I have added Mercenary skins as well. They are Generic so you can mod those skins into any Air Force you want. They are fictional and are purely for fun.
 
Plus another Easter Egg Folder. One to go straight into F-4_78 folder and the other into the F-4D_78 stock folders, decals are all generic.
 
Thanks to TK and ThirdWire for the great game and sim.
 
To CombatAce for this Forum.
 
To Sundowner and Spinners.
 
This is a Freeware mod.
 
James Fox
 
12/04/11
 
 
 
 

Extra skins for Veltro2k’s F-20 for ThirdWire’s SF2 Series Only.
 
So firstly you will need Veltro2k’s F-20 and Wrench’s skin pack and updated data files installed or my addons skins may not work.
 
I have included fictional skins some based on F-5E skins and some completely fictional.
 
They are: AGGRESSOR DESERT
AGGRESSOR SEA
AGGRESSOR GHOST
AGGRESSOR SNAKE
 
JASDF1
 
RAF1
RAF2
 
RNZAF1
RNZAF2
 
RSAF1
 
IRIAF
 
ISRAEL
 
EGYPT
 
Also included is an updated userlist file.
 
I have used stock decals, decals already provided by Wrench, some form Dave and Mike1, from previously uploaded F-5 and F-20 skins. Making decal serial numbers is very time consuming. So I have used the above and they may not be 100% accurate but they these skins are fictional and look about right.
 
To install, just cut or paste, drag and drop into the correct folders. Good idea to originally extract download to a folder outside of the game first, then either add all or just what you want.
Also make a backup of your F-20 folder and Decals first somewhere out side of the game so if you want to go back to what you originally had.
 
Legal stuff, I have included a copy of Mike1 and Wrench’s readme files, but did not find one attached to Dave’s Aggressor skin pack.
If you re-skin and upload any of the above you most follow correct protocols. You may modify any of my skins and upload skins but they are to remain freeware.
Wrench has included a very large userlist so they are many countries not yet skinned.
For example, take Wrench’s RNZAF Green skin, re-decal and it could become a Canadian F-20.
 
Thank the TK, ThirdWire and Combat Ace for games and forum, without we would not have so much fun and a place to share our artistic creations.
 
James Fox. 19/12/2011
 
 
It is summer here and it cold and raining. So much for global warming. Going on holiday mid week and will be away for a little over three weeks so have a Happy Christmas all.