LloydNB

A slightly different take on the Spanish Civil War - Alas Rojas Squadron.  Equipped with 9 Br.19s, 4 Nieuport 52s, 1 Fokker F.VIIB, 1 DH89 Dragon Rapide and  a mix of civilian aircraft.

Thanks mate!  I'll give it a try.

In the meantime, I've nearly finished a Belgian Br19 (Ecole d’aéronautique). Just need to do some decals for the "Br19A2B2" and aircraft numbers for the tail.

I've managed to move the loadout to under the fuselage but can't get rid of the wing bomb racks. I've forgotten so much while away.

Maybe a Greek Skin next.

Well, that's  a start on the fuselage.  Now on to the wings.

Have a look at a tool like FilterForge.

Nice! Is there a French navy skin in preparation?

Actually, the Br.19 is by Stephen1918 and is available on the FE downloads.  As the Belgian Br.19s were mainly built as recon (A) or bombers (B) I'm still tossing up whether to paint in bomb bay doors, an aiming portal for the pilot and changing the loadout to include 50kg of small bombs carried vertically.

At the time of the German invasion, Belgium operated a few Br.19s in its advanced training school.  Some were pressed into a communications role.

Early progress shots.

How about a Hudson?

If you every need detail for doing early machine guns - go to my local WWI aircraft manufacturer.  Their replicas are the best - http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/gun-room

Would it be possible to creat an animated paratrooper i.e. have them seated or standing in a row, hold onto their static line, move to the door, then jump?  There are animations associated with other "munitions", why not paratroopers?  A lot of effort for little return but it would be nice to know if it is possible!

Below is how its achieved for the Ju 52.

[TroopBay]
SystemType=WEAPON_STATION
StationID=1
StationGroupID=1
StationType=INTERNAL
AttachmentPosition=-0.20,-2.45,0.25
AttachmentAngles=-90.0,0.0,0.0 - Paratrooper facing looking out the door
LoadLimit=1600
AllowedWeaponClass=BOMB
AttachmentType=Nazi Germany
NumWeapons=15 - Number of paratroopers carried
AttachmentPosition001=-0.8,-2.4,0.2 - Position of each paratrooper in the door
AttachmentPosition002=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition003=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition004=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition005=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition006=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition007=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition008=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition009=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition010=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition011=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition012=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition013=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition014=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
AttachmentPosition015=-0.8,-2.4,0.2
DiameterLimit=0.3
LengthLimit=2.0
BombBayAnimationID=5
BombBayOpenTime=2.0 - For animated door
BombBayCloseTime=2.0
EjectVelocity=-5.0,0.0,1.2 - Ejection is lateral away from the door
MinExtentPosition=-0.45,-0.75,-1.0
MaxExtentPosition= 0.45,-1.75,0.45

It can take some time to adjust the paratrooper weight and drag to get the effect you like.

Yes, it has a tailhook that works!

Geezer

I really must send through the finished Sea Gladiator skin files and decals. I'll try to have it done after work this evening - that would be the small hours of 28 January for you.

I love the Ju-88 development.

I hope there's room for a classic A4 and the option of replacing the front bomb-bay with fuel tanks.

The Signal books are a great resource.  From my reading most variants were developed from either the A1 of A4 platform.

I think most of the later variants (including the night fighters) dropped the dive brakes.

I'd really like to see some flying boats. 

- Felixstowe F.2/F.3/F.5

- Curtiss H

- Macchi M.5

- Lohner E/L/T

My old EVO works fine - well except for the buttons that no longer work, but that's an age thing. The software works perfectly.

Hi Geezer

I do love these planes.  Are you working on a Gauntlet? 

I started work on re-skinning the DAT Gauntlet for 2 SAAF Squadron in East Africa but its wings and horizontal stabilisers are only mapped to the upped surfaces. That means a lot of work trying to make decals of all the lower surfaces and then hours trying to line them up. I don't want to waste the time if a better version is just around the corner.

How's the Gladiator going? Are you still interested in help doing the Sea Gladiators? Even if its just grunt work doing the decals, drop me a line.

Cheers

2 SAAF Squadron Hawker Fury

Continuing the East Africa theme - 2 SAAF Squadron flew Furies and a couple of Gauntlets in a ground attack role in January 1941.

A bit of an upgrade for my old Fury skin.

The DAT Fury has the horizontal stabilisers and elevators (top and bottom) mapped to the same place on the skin file.  I've corrected it by mapping a decal to the bottom surfaces. It works but its time consuming so is not a recommended solution.

Nearly done.

OK, here's my two cents/bob worth.

Given my current interest in WWII East Africa, I would like to see:

Hawker Fury

Fairey Battle

Ju 86 - both bomber and converted passenger

Maryland

Hawker Hart/Hartbeeste/Hardy

Valientia

Ju 53/3m

DH Rapide

Anson

Wellesley

Lysander

Vickers Vincent

Gaunlet

Blenheim I & IV

Swordfish

A bit long I concede but it is a "wish list". Dream big!!

And before someone comments that some of them are available at Capun's site, read Wrench's post above.

Another contribution to the SAAF air war in East Africa.

Which do you prefer - the Mk I or the Mk Ia Trop?

I think that by the time the SAAF got in combat in 1941 that the Trop was probably right.

I love my 156. This isn't it but it looks the same, apart from the steering wheel being on the wrong side.