Centurion-1

I don't actually think there is one. I've been thinking about making one when I consider myself proficient enough about it. But then again, there are a lot of good cockpit makers here by now who could equally well write one, or better yet a community effort could be made.. See my intrument repository thread..

Thx guys! Soulfreak would you like to do some textures for it? It is nearing completion model-wise and as it seems I might not have as much time for modding in the coming months so maybe you'd like to make some texture work for it?

OA-37B flying out of Osan AB over Korea

Super nice! Man, western jets have so much nicer cockpits :) Also, the documentary was real good jonathan! I always wondered where they got such small engines!

OK, I guess I'm gonna have to speak to him then. In the mean time, I opted to just try the baseline mesh out ingame, and I must say I don't think the difference is that huge. Certainly not worth the hassle in my opinion. If there is an easy way to circumwent it then yeah, sure, I'll use the hi-poly model but knowing the engine and exporter limitations I'm guessing there is no easy work around. That said, here's the plane as it is now. Still gotta do some small antennas and missile rails but overall I'm rather happy. Now comes the texturing part! Also, what are the "official" colours to use in SF2 south-east asia camo? http://postimage.org/gallery/189yur3k/

Yes, I will do both a version with the short IFR probe, the long (pictured) as well as the one without. The shadow bug is elusive and I am now considering to abandon the meshsmoothing, and just adding some detail where needed manually. It is not very natural to cut up the fuselage in many pieces just to make shadows work, in the pictures the fuselage is in 4 or 5 pieces and the mid node still does not shadow properly.. Annoying! What do you think?

My brain has turned to mush because of too much work today, I've really beaten myself to get the A-37B done! I think that is is now further along than anything I've made so far, only couple of mish stuff to be modeled and mapped on the main model! Enjoy: Also, Soulfreak, what's your schedule like? http://s11.postimage.org/6o90c7ikj/a37ig15.jpg

The Last Gunfighter gets a new lease of life with Israeli and russian avionics, the Kopyo radar set and the Israeli jammers rom the MiG-21 Bison. Also, the Colt Mk12 cannons are replaced by NR23 cannons for added reliability!

Do you happen to have a picture of one of those? I've also noted the strangeness but didn't know what to put there Thanks for the feedback guys, maybe if all goes well this bird will be flying on your computers as well sometimes soon!

And now, the much wanted FOD screens, fully animated. Hope I got it right, took a few do-overs. Close ups of the IFR probe are wanted, btw!

Ok, but since there is this issue for all the new modders maybe it would be a good idea with an instrument repository like this available? The value of a bunch of gauges for pirates is very limited but could be gold for aspiring modders. I understand very well the hesitance of anyone putting up a complete cockpit without limitations, that is not what I am suggesting! Think of this as a sort of create-a-cockpit toolkit where you just take the bits you need to rapidly have something that works. Not everyone is tech/ini savvy enough to easily implement the various instruments, neither familiar enough with aircraft instrumentation to make all the stuff work as it should. PS. I didn't even know of the modders repository before you guys mentioned it just now

It is also, by far, the most expensive F-16 variant to date

Damn, that's too bad! It looked really nice in that screenshot.. Who is this other guy/guys working on a Fencer?

Sure will, if that's what it takes! It is actually a fairly nice shape to map, mostly square-ish.

Hi Veltro hows this project doing? I am asking because I'm really interested in this bird, if there is anything I can do to help just say the word

How's this cockpit doing? It looks great!

Parani Su-27 Flanker Am doing a Dhimar-Paran conflict set in 2000, but cant seem to make the Paran force able enough. The HAWK sams are bonkers and the Amraams blow everything out of the sky. We need more modern OPFOR planes! Low-vis roundels..

I can UVmap the B-58 if there are no other takers, if someone wants to texture it? (Not that I don't want to texture it but UVmapping is like 1 day of work, creating good texture template is a lot more, and I have many commitments already!)

Haha that stick is crazy hi-poly, but also incredibly nice looking! This plane's gonna rock!

Ingame shots of progress: Does anyone have a picture of the A-37B actually loaded with a sidewinder? Also, were there ever Chaff/Flare dispensers fitted to the aircraft and if so where?

Soulfreak that is some very nice work, looking forward to see what you can cook up for the A-37B! What dimension is that texture BTW? Is it one or two 4096x4096?

I actually think the guns are very effective in SF2, the M61 gatling especially (found on most US fighters), it is a virtual death ray. My gripe is that the guns are IMHO too effective against tanks, the 20mm M61 should not be able to score kills vs modern tanks (atleast in the frontal sector). Regarding tactics, just make sure to get real close, if it fills your sight it is hard to miss

Wow, very nice models. A lot of these look pretty complete model wise, what's the hold up? I understand all too well the time constraints of one person doing this as a hobby, but was mainly asking where you get stuck usually as in is there anything I or anyone else in the community could help with?

I just read in the latest Airforces montly that the USAF / ANG lately have taken over 200 F-15s out of service, so perhaps some of these could be offered to Nato allies? Ofcourse super what-if as going from L-39 to F-15 is like upgrading from a bicycle to a Bugatti Veyron but still