Wrench

He's been asking TK some animations questions, with some screenies of it Max over at the 3rd Wire forums. As to the -5N Corsair, I remember somebody working on one several years ago. Maybe Crab_02 or Mirage Factory (with all those nice Corsair's they've already put out.) I know they have a -4 and -7(FN)....might have to look into this at some point. If there isn't one, it wouldn't be a difficult stretch to make -5N or 5NL using Wolfs; albeit some 'minor' differences; aux rudder, extra antena on top, good radar equiped cockpit (the mod of the F-86D that Lexx did for me not withstanding) I have a -5N here, but I don't know (meaning remember) who built it, and when!!!! So, I can't do anything with it, releasewise until we know. Wrench kevin stein

The artworks are superb!! Some of those would make great loading screens, let alone desktop wallpapers!!! The sci-fi art...oh, man!!! Kzinti Lesson is a great one!! (wonder if other remember what the Kzinti Lesson was!??). I remember the short story where that comes from, unless it represents an incident in one of the Man-Kzin Wars. Great STuff!!! WRench kevin stein

As promised, a quickie look at the XF-91 It's very early in it's development stages, so just ignore the skin -it's a stand in. Wrench kevin stein

The models, LOD, are built in 3dMax; other programs can be used; like Anim8or, but they still need importing into max for finalization and exporting, using TK 3rd Wire exporter. Skins are made from UVmaps created in Max (I think!!!) with some plug-in who's name I forget, then the multi-layered skin template is usually made in Photoshop. I'm sure Gimp could be used as well; I use PS, so I can't speak to GIMP. I do know it handles layers and can create the 32-bit tgas (with Alpha channel) for making decals. And GIMP is a free-ware. Having created some skins from scratch with the UVmap as a guide, I can tell you is truely NOT FUN!!! Guestimating panel and rivet lines, matching countours for camo patterns -that's sometimes hard enough to do on known planes with existing templates- it can be a long, involved process from scratch. With exiting aircraft, as the F-4, with the templates availble (TK's), already have the 3-tone pattern, so it's easy to follow and figure out the mapping (ie: mapping is how the bits all combine on all the bitmaps to make a smooth painted-on finish), if you wanted as a fer instance, a 3-tone desert camo for Petroland The real key: Experimentation. Paint it up, put it in game, look at it, see what works and what dosn't. Time consuming? Sure; but sometimes the end result can be VERY worth it! If you want to start skinning, start with easy, known aircraft with recognizable patterns; either natural metal (ok, that's a cheat!), or simple 1 or 2-tone camo paint schemes ala WW2 birds or early 60s stuff. I hope this helps somewhat! Wrench kevin stein

Agreed..."What If..." stuff is soo cool!! Notice the tilt-wing, in the background in the last pic?? X-13 direvitive, maybe?? Wrench kevin stein

The Knowledge Base is your best friend: I'm A Link -->Extending Usable Years for 3rd Wire Sims <-- CLICK ME!! aka: editing the single mission and options inis Wrench kevin stein

Basher: the Admins just gave you an ENTIRE new thread just for YOU! Don't start any new threads, but use the new one to post you questions and such into. This will concentrate them all in one area, and not be such a bandwith hog. Thank you Wrench kevin stein

starfighter2: I sure did! I now express, for all to see, my very public THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! There's a few there I don't have! Look at the date of the F-84A.lod -- it's 2006!! I"ll check with Capun bout the PB-1W; as it's a DAT product, and may have to be released through them. Hopefuly, I can get permission for a public release Hope you all enjoy the T-Jets!! Wrench kevin stein

View File Republic F-84B/C Thunderjet Republic F-84B/C Thunderjet For SF/WoV/WoE and probably WoI This little mod is a tweek to RussoUK's F-84E, with a new lod with the bubble-top non-reinforced canopy. It represents aircraft from the 59st FS, circa 1948. Russo made the new lod for me several years ago, and this has been languishing on my HD for some time; I figured NOW would be a good time to finish it off and release to all you good folks! The new skin, with redrawn panel lines (but no rivets - this was done before I learned how, and wasn't going back to add them!), Serial numbers are accurate, for B and C models. Squadron marking, the yellow color bands, are as close as I could match the few color photos I could find. The auto-speed canopy has been disabled, as this no longer works in WoI (and by inference, when the SF/WoV/WoE patch arrives), but I somehow managed to fool the game engine by assigning it to the arrestor hook; so, the canopy will open when you hit the "H" key. A new WoE-style hangar screen, and a new loading screen are also provided. The loadouts are designed to work with the Bunyap Weapons Pak of 6/06, but can be used with the Mirage Facrtory Pak. I've suppllied the necessary lods, bmps, inis and instructions for adding the older, WW2 style weapons to the TMF Pak. Also, for both, there is an edited version of Zur's F-86 drop tank, for use with this aircraft. So, get your Weapons Editors warmed up. For whichever version you wish to use, you'll still need to add the fuel tank (see Notes below) It should be noted this is 1of 2 Thunderjet mods I'm releasing; an Historic version, this one, and a "What If..." for WW2: 1946. They are designed to be mutualy exclusive, and are available as seperate aircraft downloads. This Historic version would be a perfect addition to a 'Cold War Gone Hot: 1948' scenario. As is the other for a hypothetical WW2 that runs into 1947, or later. As usual, PLEASE read the enclosed readmes; it'll make your life just that much easier. Etc, and so forth; blah, blah, blah, and so on! Happy Hunting! Wrench Kevin Stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 06/01/2008 Category F-84 ThunderJet/Thunderflash

View File Republic P-84 Thunderjet (WW2 What If...) Republic P-84 Thunderjet "What If..." WW2 version -For SF/WoV/WoE and probably WoI (maybe?) This little mod is a tweek to RussoUK's F-84E, with a new lod with the bubble-top non-reinforced canopy. It "represents" P-84 Thunderjet aircraft from the 61st FS of the 56th FG in the "What If..." world of WW2: 1946 aka SWOTL2. Russo made the new lod for me several years ago, and this has been languishing on my HD for some time; I figured NOW would be a good time to finish it off and release to all you good folks! The new skin, with redrawn panel lines (but no rivets - this was done before I learned how, and wasn't going back to add them!), has the marking of the 61st FS, still carrying their standard WW2 ETO markings as of 1947. Included are several historic nose arts as seen on their Thunderbolts. I've tried to match aircraft call letter with the approiate art work. Serial numbers are accurate, had the A model gone into full production. A new WoE-style Hangar screen is also included. The auto-speed canopy has been disabled, as this no longer works in WoI (and by inference, when the SF/WoV/WoE patch arrives), but I somehow managed to fool the game engine by assigning to the arrestor hook; so, the canopy will open when you hit the "H" key. It should be noted this is 1of 2 Thunderjet mods I'm releasing; this one, a "What If..." for WW2: 1946, and a Real Life ™, Historic version, which is simply called "F-84". It represents the B/C model, and is available seperatly, as they are designed to be exclusive to their eras. == YOU MUST HAVE THE BUNYAP WEAPONS PAK TO HAVE THE WW2 STYLE WEAPONS!!!! == PLEASE read the enclosed readme for full, detailed instructions, and more of the usual nonsense in the Notes section Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein (yeah, I know I resued the same screenie from before...I'm lazy! Get over it!!! ) Submitter Wrench Submitted 06/01/2008 Category Allied Fighters

I'd recalibrate the stick, in the Windows control panel, to make sure it's working ok, then maybe drop the control ini in from another install (if you have one) Or make a backup copy of it, renamed to xDefault.ini, delete the old one and try resetting everything in the game's control panel. See if that works?? Wrench kevin stein

Not to sidetrack the thread.... starfigher2: better than farposst and betah??? You'd best shoot me them links bro!!! and thanks! WRench kevin stein

Stratos: they're not skins; they're complete BLW airplanes. If they're not here at CA, they'll be on my site. Probably in the 'Fictional/What If' section on the New Aircraft Page. GAF/BLW Spit 9: Spit 22: IIRC, the GAFPilot has Galland's face.... Wrench kevin stein

bwild: (raiser finger to lips) ssshh!!! We don't want EVERYONE to know where we get those great reference books, do we???? We also want to keep this one under wraps, too: http://betah.co.il/BooksCatalog.aspx?top10=yes MUUUUHAAHHHAHAHAAAAA!!! Wrench kevin stein

Heck, over in the KB, in the BunyapPak Loadout fixes thread, are some tweeks for the B-29 and Tu-4; mostly some gun tweeks and fixing the engine eshaust emitters and small stuff. Don't know if it'll be any help...but just thought I'd mention it. Now, if we could just get it to STOP loading flash-bombs.... (yeah, I know, delete the entry from the weapons data...) Wrench kevin stein

I do have the Detail & Scale for the 102, if that's any help to ya! Been trying to get the D&S for the 101's, but having problems with the aquisition site's passwording - have to "find Waldo" in th picture to get the code letters/numbers to activate the D/L I just got the Warpaint for the Wellington last week, so for whoever is gonna skin it, let me know. I can't do fabric surfaces for diddly-squat Wrench kevin stein

Yah, it got shunted aside by some other projects; but rest assured (but not on your laurels), I'll get back to finishing it off in the near future. Have some things I want to re-do on the skin and such. Wrench kevin stein

The major problem with the Cab, is you'll need to original C-47B to start with; and it's member-ware. This is simply a decals and ini tweek. Minus the upper turret, of course. For those with the B model Dakota, I can easily upload the inis you'll need. All the decals are stock 3rd Wire, and exist in all versions (excepting maybe WoI) of the game. At worst, it'll go on my site. This shouldn't violate the end-user agreement, that even I have to abide by. The F-47D should be here at CA; I'll double check the d/ls section - if I ever uploaded it, I probably stuck it in the WW2 Planes section, along with the Generic Metal Mustang Both the Thunderjets, the SWOTL and Real Life versions should be out this weekend; just have to finish decals and readmes. Blackbird: I have the 'Detail and Scale' for the Thunderjet on PDF. I can zip it up, and send you a link, if you want. It'll be about 35megs zipped. PDFs don't seem to compress much. I, personally, find the whole 'Cold War Gone Hot: 1948' very intriguing...left over WW2 birds, the first jets...perhaps a revitalized BundsLuftwaffe to help out (hence, the GAF Spit 9 and Spit 22s I've done). Plus the newly formed NATO nation's Air Forces. Yes, most intriguing! Wrench kevin stein

OH NO!!!! The Cursed Hexagon!!! I really should have put more AD units around it.... you can switch out the oblesiks (sp?) for ASRs, like I for the Libyan version, or radio towers. Looks more electomaticly sinster that way! Wrench kevin stein

You DO know the USMC is part of the Navy Dept, right??? Therefore, having USN as the attachement would be the one. Also, USMC is NOT an attachment type, it would be USN For the NationName=, only one can be used And while the USMC is listed in the Nations.ini, if you look at other aircraft used by the Marines, you'll find their NationName= as USN (ie: Skyhawk, Phantom, Crusader). You get the 'nationality' on the loadout screen by the textureset ini's nation line. It probably exists in the Nations.ini for Campaign purposes only. So, sorry my Marine friends, you still belong to the Navy. (ducks and runs....) Wrench kevin stein

A coupla days ago...campaign, objects and map Look in the File Announcments Forum and/or the downloads section Wrench kevin stein

Lexx, I have a whole install called "Cold War Gone Hot: 1948" ie, Prop Cold War, with all the early jets and prop jobbies Even have a new main screen for it too, modded from the original If anyone wants it, I'll upload it. Since it's 'stock', all the hot spots stay the same. Even have a nice generic loading screen RG Smith's painting 'The Berlin Airlift'. They should be in one of my aircraft mods here...I just don' remember which!! repainted F-47D, with correct numbers for fun to shoot down, you can always take a Cab... Now, if I could get Capun to add the turret.... BTW, you know the DAT is working on 3 Peacemakers, right??? B, D and J Jake: just 10 HVARs and 2 Tiny Tims. or combo HVARs and bombs Wrench kevin stein

Oh, forgot to mention, the 61st nose art is a accurate as I can make it; call it 98.6%!! Based of the real birds Major Lee would be proud! Wrench kevin stein