ndicki

Interesting bit of kit... As it uses the texture map originally done for Patrick Didier's CFS3 Spitfire MkI (are the models related?) then I already have a fair few 2048x skins for it, too, as I did some of the aircraft used in the CFS3 Battle of Britain extension.

View File Seafire MkIII (Modified), Irish Air Corps Seafire MkIII (Modified), No.1 Sqn, Irish Air Corps, 1947 - 1955 Completely new version. The Irish Air Corps bought 12 Seafires in 1947; these were denavalised by removing the 'hook' and at least in most cases, locking the wing-fold joints. They were numbered from 146 to 157. There is still considerable debate among the Irish aviation historians as to the precise colour used; they were clearly painted overall with a greenish-grey shade, possibly MAP Light Slate Grey. No detailled information is available. I have included the serials for the 6 Spitfire T.MkIX aircraft also acquired by the Irish Air Corps, in order to make up a suitable minimum number of decals. These go from 158 to 163. For use ONLY with SF2 including the Israel Expansion Pack. This will NOT work if you do not have the stock TW Spitfires installed and working. Credits: Model and flight dynamics by Third Wire Cockpit by Stary Skin, screens, data.ini modifications, sounds and assembly by ndicki Guns by AvHistory Submitter ndicki Submitted 06/23/2012 Category Spitfire  

Er.... yes....

View File Spitfire MkVb, VCS-7, US Navy, June 1944 Spitfire MkVb, VCS-7, US Navy, 5th - 26th June 1944. Because of the high vulnerability of the SOC and OS2U spotter aircraft normally carried on board US Navy cruisers and battleships, it was felt that naval artillery spotters during the landings in Normandy would need aircraft better able to defend themselves against German fighters. As a result, 17 pilots were drawn from the cruisers CA 31 Augusta, CA 37 Tuscaloosa, CA 71 Quincy and the battleships BB 33 Arkansas, BB 35 Texas and BB 36 Nevada; they were affected to the Air Spotting Pool, based at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, along with two RAF Spitfire squadrons, Nos. 26 and 63, and four FAA Seafire squadrons, Nos.808, 885, 886 and 897. VCS-7 became operational on 28th May 1944. During operations, all aircraft were pooled, which meant that in fact, any pilot from any of the seven Spitfire/Seafire units could find himself flying any Spitfire or Seafire available, regardless of any theoretical 'ownership'. As a rule, aircraft operated in pairs, one spotting, the other covering. After three weeks of highly successful operations, VCS-7 was stood down on 26th June as the fighting moved beyond the range of the ships' guns. As they were on temporary loan from the RAF, all the aircraft used by VCS-7 retained their RAF markings. For use ONLY with SF2 including the Israel Expansion Pack. This will NOT work if you do not have the stock TW Spitfires installed and working. Credits: Model, Flight Dynamics and Decals by Third Wire Flight Dynamics by ShrikeHawk based on TW Spitfire MkIXc Cockpit by Stary Skin, data.ini modifications, sounds and assembly by ndicki Guns by AvHistory Submitter ndicki Submitted 06/21/2012 Category Spitfire  

Finished. As far as it is possible, the serials correspond to those of MkVb aircraft used by units assigned to the Air Spotting Pool during June 1944. It is not possible to determine which were actually used by VCS-7, as the aircraft of a number of squadrons were pooled centrally. Anyway, this is as close as you can get! Uploading tomorrow, all being well.

Always useful, that sort of thing! Cheers!

Kevin - both updated, tested and working. Typhoid - kind of you to offer, but as many of these have modified parts which are not always immediately obvious, I'm keeping them all well separate.

Just updated both to make them carrier-capable and fit a hook. The 'Royal Navy' serial number is totally authentic, and can be seen on many ex-RN aircraft sold to the French Navy, including this one. Until I work out how French serials actually work, I won't be bringing out further decals. Two weeks...

Dead right, spot on! That didn't take you long...

Well spotted Muesli - I haven't got around to doing the s/n s yet! So Jamie Rankin's is just a placeholder and doesn't tell you anything. The real W3312 was lost on 3rd October 1942 off the Kent coast after an engine failure, so this clearly isn't it! But the other markings are correct for what I have in mind...

If you can tell us who this (pretend) MkVb belongs to, and what they're doing with it, you get this week's clever bugger prize! Uploading soonish.... It isn't quite as obvious as it might seem!

Cheers, Kevin! I hadn't realised I was duplicating your work though...

LoL! Yes, it is - only I haven't a clue how to do that. Feel free to add an update if you like!

View File Seafire MkIII, French Navy 1948 Seafire MkIII, French Navy, Carrier 'Arromanches,' 1948 For use ONLY with SF2 including the Israel Expansion Pack. This will NOT work if you do not have the stock TW Spitfires installed and working. Submitter ndicki Submitted 06/16/2012 Category Spitfire  

View File Seafire MkIII, No.887 NAS, Fleet Air Arm, 1945 Seafire MkIII, No.887 Naval Air Squadron Fleet Air Arm, HMS Indefatigable, Okinawa, April 1945 - Japanese Coast, August 1945. It is a little known fact that aircraft of the Royal Navy British Pacific Fleet fought at Okinawa and participated in the final air attacks on the Japanese mainland. All serial numbers included in this package correspond to Seafire MkIII aircraft which served with 887 NAS at some point between late 1944 and the end of the War. Where possible, known individual numbers have been allocated to the correct aircraft. These are marked with an asterisk in the loadout menu. Alternative lower resolution (1024x1024) skin files are included. For use ONLY with SF2 including the Israel Expansion Pack. This will NOT work if you do not have the stock TW Spitfires installed and working. Submitter ndicki Submitted 06/16/2012 Category Spitfire  

The relief is practically palpable!

Stop laughing! My computer is that old that it really isn't worth buying more. I hope to be replacing it before too long, but I want to stay with WXP because I use one or two older sims that don't like W7...

Thanks - he mentions DX9 but not his OS. Worth following up in any case. Bad news...Even with ForceDX9=TRUE?

It says you can't run SF2NA on Windows XP. Well, TK suggests you don't, as he has no idea what the result will be. So has anybody been bold enough to risk his money and try? What was the result?