Wrench

Yup, been up there for a while. I think it was Capun that discovered it, somewhere around patch 3's release... In fact, this works for ANY terrain in ANY of the 3 game (SF, WoV, WoE). Haven't tried it in FE, since there's only like 2 addons, and none of the other SF/WoV/WoE terrains work as yet in it. In fact, last night I went through a couple of my 17 installs, and cleaned out the old cats...got back 150+ megs of HD space doncha just love quick and easy fixes???? And ain't it amazing what's in the KB???? Wrench kevin stein

MiG-17F Fresco 1024x Skin Templates View File MiG-17 Fresco 1024x Skin template: These are new templates, based off and resized from the original little itty bity ones as originally issued by 3rd Wire. I call these "semi-HiRez, as they are now resized to 1024x1024...to me HiRez is anything OVER 2048!! This set is designed to allow you to create new skins, either natural metal or camoflague types. I have NOT plotted out the overlaps for camos, but this can easily be done in you imaging program (Photoshop, Gimp, PSP, etc) by enlarging the camo skin bmps, and adding them as another layer. Repainting should be relatively easy after that. I've redrawn, as best I can, all the panel, rivet lines, inspection plates, etc. Some of the rivet placement is a 'best guess', as the original size of the bmp was ONLY 256x256, and are badly blurred. (apparantly, the original builders like to add a lot of "noise" to the skin map) Please read the enclosed readme for more note from General Interest (an fascinating sort of fellow!!) Happy SKinning! Wrench kevin stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 12/03/2007 Category Skin Templates / Decal Sets

Su-7BM Fitter-C 1024x-1024 skin templates View File Su-7BM Fitter-C 1024x Skin template: These are new templates, based off and resized from the original little itty bity skins as originally issued by 3rd Wire. I call these "semi-HiRez, as they are only resized to 1024x1024...to me HiRez is anything OVER 2048!! This set is designed to allow you to create new skins, either natural metal or camoflague types. I have NOT plotted out the overlaps for camos, but this can easily be done in you imaging program (Photoshop, Gimp, PSP, etc) by enlarging the camo skin bmps, and adding them as another layer. Repainting should be relatively easy after that. I've redrawn, as best I can, all the panel, rivet lines, inspection plates, etc. Some of the rivet placement is a 'best guess', as the original size of the bmp was ONLY 256x256, and are badly blurred. The base skin color is a 10-15% gray. Please read the enclose readme for more notes of general interest! Happy Skinning!! Wrench kevin stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 12/03/2007 Category Skin Templates / Decal Sets

I plan on uploading the 17's templates, along with new ones for the Su-7 sometime later tonight. Wrench kevin stein

Didn't we just cover this in the recent past???? I quote meself: "The thing you downloaded is probably just a skin and ini update. The aircraft itself is ONLY available in WoV, so without the lod files, you won't have anything to fly" Hence, also, the necessity of conscise, fully informative readmes...... Wrench kevin stein

I'd say so... Why would you be fiddling with the prop tgas??? There's nothing wrong with the one it has.. It just has the wrong nose (and can't be fixed) As for skinning, well...let's just say my 109G template is over 75 megs....lots of layers Wrench kevin stein

My site only, on the "new aircraft & skins' page. Please remember, that it's still using the 109G10 body, so we don't have the correct nose and propeller. Also, since Capun posted the beta models....there's this in the works too. This is just the first pass on painting it...it'll need to be totall redone as I've now got the correct colors and patterns from 'a friend' Wrench kevin stein (link down here in my sig)

Pulls out 'Work in Progress' list...better update that Arctic skin for the Scorpion.... Wrench kevin stein

Two choices on the weapons fit:: 1) Leave as USN, no problems 2) Adjust for Oz use (WP), also no problems -- all the needed bits for RAAF and RAN are already in the weapons pak Wrench kevin stein

And, you can find an Avia S-199 'Mule' stand-in over at my site!!! (109G10 body used) Wrench kevin stein

That looks damn good! Kudos to FC for the pod!! Dail that puppy in, and ship it to the masses, I says!! Wrench kevin stein

Actually, thinking more about this...and being the twisted individual I am.... I'd originally thought he had a belly button problem!!! (having had surgury for a navel hernia, I can understand) I was goind to suggest maybe a Q-tip to clean it??? Ok, I'm leaving now... Wrench kevin stein

I forgot the list in the credits, the 4+ book on the MiG-19 Farmer, which had superb close-ups of the aircraft, that really helped in getting the inspection hatch thingys more or less in the right place, ad the Squad/Signal In Action book. Also, those 4 little black round 'holes' on the port side of the fin are the signal flare discharge ports. Wrench kevin stein

I should, I had to make a new template for the 17PF skin...I guess I'll do some clean-up on it (maybe add the gun blast-back stains). BTW, that new 'semi-HiRez' skin is IN the 17PF upgrade pak a few posts below. I've already tested it on the Fresco, and it ain't so bad. It's also in 1024x1024. Wrench kevin stein

I'd go with Major Lee's answer on this one.... Let's see.... poor navigation in fog, collided drunk skippers, collided forgot the check the tide tables, ran aground drunk skippers, ran aground forgot to wear their tin-foil hats, exposed to alien mind-control beams, collied AND ran aground.... That tanker wouldn't happen to be the Exxon Valdez, would it???? Never could figure out an effect for an oil spill... longestpants: yes, those are my shipwreck objects. Wrench kevin stein

MiG-19S 1024x1024 Skin templates View File MiG-19 Farmer 1024 Skin template: These are new templates, based off and resized from the original little itty bity ones as originally issued by 3rd Wire. I call these "semi-HiRez, as they are now resized to 1024x1024 This set is designed to allow you to create new skins, either natural metal or camoflague types. I've redrawn, as best I can, all the panel, rivet lines, inspection plates, etc. Some of the rivet placement is a 'best guess', as the original size of the bmp was ONLY 256x256, and are badly blurred. The base skin color is a 10-15% gray, which when adjusted for in the textureset ini, will look like semi-polished natural metal. Please see the enclosed readme for more information, and other interesting tid-bits. Happy Skinning! Wrench kevin stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 11/30/2007 Category Skin Templates / Decal Sets

View File MiG-19 New 1024x Natural Metal Skin MiG-19 Farmer New 1024x1024 Natural Metal Skin This is simply a re-do of the stock 3rd Wire MiG-19S Farmer-C skin into a larger, higher resolution unit. This is a simple replacement for you stock, itty-bitty ones. I call them 'semi-hirez', as they're only the 1024, which is a pretty good size for 98.6% of all the machines out there. All the panel and rivet lines have been redrawn, and it's painted a generic 'natural metal' color. Please see the enclosed readme for simple install instructions (nothing complicated this time!!! ) Enjoy! Wrench kevin stein Submitter Wrench Submitted 11/30/2007 Category Mig-19/J-6/F-6 Farmer Skins  

that's ok...I been fiddling with MiGs instead of finishing off the hawk 75. I don't have a template for the SM79, perhaps Capun or charles does. Altough time consuming, it's relitavely easy to make one from an existing skin (although the fabric surfaces still has me mostly stumped). did you get my pm??? Wrench kevin stein

The IDF Tomcat is only found on my site...the link is below in my sig. It's on the "New Aircraft and Skins" Page Wrench kevin stein

Thanks Starfighter! I guess I shoulda researched the guns a little better...they're just as Madcaddie released it. I was more concerned with the damn rockets!!! Easy enough fix, though.... add to nose section: SystemName[006]=InternalGun3 add to guns section: [internalGun3] SystemType=FIXED_GUN GunTypeName=23MM_NR23 InputName=FIRE_PRIMARY_GUN MuzzlePosition=-0.24,4.22,-0.63 LightPosition=-0.24,4.22,-0.73 MaxAmmo=80 EjectShells=TRUE EjectPosition=-0.24,3.454,-0.437 EjectVelocity=0.0,0.0,-2.0 MinExtentPosition=-0.20, 3.34,-0.67 MaxExtentPosition=-0.30, 4.22,-0.56 then adjust the rounds in the other 2 guns to match. I agree....MiGs make wonderful targets!!!! Wrench kevin stein

Well, I'm not exactly sure...the -3 Wildcats (probably Martlet 1) didn't have folding wings and only 4 50 cals. That what I did when I made the early war -3; just commented out the outer guns and wing fold. The -4 and later (not including the FM-2, with a larger tail fin) had folding wings and 6 50s.... The hard part is to figure out with was the FAA versions... If it'd help, I have the Sqadr/Signal "Fleet Air Arm" book on pdf somewhere... also good for skins You know there's a cheat on all of pasko's skins....the righ and left wings are mapped identically. If you do one, all you need is to flip it (horizontally?? me thinks...), and rename the resultant bmp as right or left, depending on where you started. That's how I did the KM Stuka, F-80, F-94 and a couple others... Cheating is sometimes cool.. Wrench kevn stein