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The mesh names, as Spillone104 said above, are Nose_Odd-Rods and Tail_Odd-Rods.

Indeed, but I think it is a unique F-4 version (in TW terms), because, at the moment, there is no other stock F-4E with unslatted wings AND the longer muzzle.

What you need is a file called 'missile_rail.bmp'. It is in ObjectData001.cat.

Extract the SA-8_data.ini with the Cat Extractor, then change the 'MOBILE_SAM' variable to 'MOBILE_AAA'. IIRC objects defined as MOBILE_SAM appear during CAS missions only.

http://bbs.thirdwire.com/phpBB3w/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8355&start=8 Starting from the middle of the page.

Piecemeal, Supposedly, your decals.ini files do not contain any nation or squadron specific entries (DecalLevel=0 and DecalLevel=1). It seems that after the patch these are supposed to be there in order to change the service and the squadron. This can be solved by adding ‘blank’ entries with nothing given in the ‘FilenameFormat=’ line.

In early Su-9 production, there were provisions for fitting a Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 30 millimeter cannon in each wingroot, but no Su-9s carried cannons in service. In later production the cannon provisions were eliminated, with fuel tanks inserted in their place. Early production machines had a blast plate on each side of the fuselage where the cannon muzzle was supposed to be; the blast plates were deleted when the cannon provisions were eliminated. There was a gun camera in the right wing. (http://www.vectorsite.net/avsu15.html)

Guys, I may have stumbled upon another method of saving disk space and memory. Has anyone else noticed that jpg files can be used as aircraft (and, possibly, ground object) textures? I just did a quick test by converting the texture bitmaps to jpg files and hex editing the texture name entries in the aircraft's lod file, and it seems to work. I assume that it only works in case of the 2nd gen series, because I successfully tested this in SF2E, but no joy in WoE. The aircraft lod I edited was the 1st gen stock F-104G. I have no software that can properly hex edit the new format SF2 lods, so that's yet to be checked.

Thank you for the details.

Do you happen to have more info or any pix on this VF-302 deployment? I couldn't find anything. Thanks.

You're welcome! :)

OK, it seems that the pack was successfully uploaded. Thanks everyone. Bl.

View File Alaskan Air Command F-4E (for WoV & WoE) AAC F-4E (for WoV & WoE) This texture and decal pack was made at the request of Rick1, who served in the AAC. The skin depicts the F-4Es assigned to the 21st TFW in the late ‘70s. The 21st TFW was under the Alaskan Air Command and, at the time, had two tactical flying units, namely, the 18th and the 43rd TFS (markings included for both units). See instructions and credits in the attached readme. Texture resolution is 1024x1024. Have fun! Blade Submitter Blade Submitted 05/08/2010 Category F-4 Phantom II Skins

Sorry for keeping you waiting, been a bit busy. I finished the skin today. I tried to upload it but I'm having some connection issues, so it failed. I will upload it again as soon as I find a decent internet access. :)

Wow. Sounds exciting. Thank you for the answer. Tweaking won't be a problem (maybe I'll release it for both SF1 and 2), it just takes some time. I'll try to get to it ASAP. Now that's a brilliant idea! Bl.

Great pix! I wanted to make the polar bear version with the blue rudder and fincap (IIRC 18th TFS), but couldn't find a clear and close up image of it. Please write a book!!! I'd definitely buy it. (I mean it.) :) The skin is currently SF2. I think some minor modification needs to be done beacuse of mapping differences between the old and the new F-4E models (and some slight decal corrections are needed as well). Anyway, the skin will be uploaded within a few days. Bl. PS: May I ask what your job was in the AAC?

Hi Rick, So far this is what I have: 18th TFS, 21st TFW (late '70s) 43rd TFS, 21st TFW (late '70s) Pictures of AAC F-4Es are quite hard to come by (so far I've seen only a dozen or so). If you have any pictures to share (or any stories to tell) from your time in the AAC, please post them. Thank you. Bl.

I know, that's why I edited my post to include that line. :) Bl.

Really? :D Bl. PS: or how usafmtl would put it: "surely you can't be serious..." :D

Hi, If you give me a couple of days, I can make the decals (and use the stock camo skin). BTW, which game (1st or 2nd gen) do you have? Bl.

It's good to know that you're still working on improving the details, thank you. I really like your detailed parts (and models), my favourite is the correct undernose RHAW fairing on the F-4D. (Shame that it can't be repainted, so I can't use it on my Hill Grey F-4Ds, but I can't have it all, can I?) :) Like I said above, I have the TMF ARNie F-4E and it's really a masterpiece. But I also like fiddling with my little mods (mainly skins and decals), that was the reason why I dared to ask about these parts. Thank you for your answer (and your mods). Bl.