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Thanks!

The Type P is the unsung hero of French aviation in 1916-17. It was designed as a more powerful improvement of the Type L. 565 were built, parceled out in twos and threes to most all French observation squadrons. It was also used by the British and Russians.

Maybe you can help me with research? I have been slowly working on two Morane-Saulnier aircraft that were used by Russia. The M-S Type I was armed with a Vickers gun so the gun installation was different from the earlier "Bullet" types that were armed with Hotchkiss or Lewis guns. Shot of the Type I model shows my best guess at the Vickers installation - but its only a guess. Can you locate better information? Russia also used the Type P, but I can find only one reference and it shows a Madsen MG. Is this correct? Second shot of the Type P shows the more or less "normal" armament used by the British and French.

Took a break from the Bleriot and worked on the Nieuport 28 cockpit.

Added the rigging and control wires.

Getting much appreciated help from a couple of guys on the Berg D.1 gun sights, which will require significant offset from the aircraft center line.

Working on the Bleriot gunner today.

My Windsock Data File of the Berg D.1 arrived yesterday, so I spent today tinkering with "accurate" colors. The problem with Austro-Hungarian camo schemes is that almost no reliable information has survived the last 100 years. My 2002 edition of Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One deleted the color camo illustrations found in the original 1993 edition because few of the colors could be reliably authenticated. The Windsock Data File has a color photo of a Berg D.1 rudder that has survived, and its colors are less saturated (less vivid) than most of the color references found on the internet. Granted the color pigments have oxidized in the last 100 years, but even so the colors are quite dull and unsaturated. So.....I spent a couple of hours tinkering with my artwork to better reflect the sample shown in the Data File.

The N21 above includes a Lewis gun installation. Attached are the pdf artwork files, plus templates. N21 Art & Templates.rar

Any real world professional knows that perfection is impossible, which is why - at some point - it is necessary to say "that's good enough." I've been slowly rebuilding my old files, as I had to clear my HD to make way for a contract job. Attached is a Russian Nieuport 21 armed with a Lewis gun, that needs file work to run ingame. Nieuport_21 Lewis Gun.rar EDIT: Crawford - I realize you have good intentions. I'm not trying to piss you off, because I appreciate your help. You must understand that I am busy with the Bleriot and interruptions disrupt my production flow.

Adjusted the tints of the colors to simulate a vintage look. May fool around a bit more, but it is close to a balance between "accurate" color and atmospheric color.

It's been a while since I worked on the Caudron, and I forgot to delete two objects that should not have been part of the game LOD1. Below is new LOD1 that deletes the unwanted objects. On my rig, flying in FE2, the ventral gun does not display. 1-25-19 Caudron_R11.rar

The only solution to this particular problem is to deform the wires by using a stretch modifier in 3dsMax. That is more effort than I am willing to expend on a project that has already consumed months of my time. Plus, I do not know if it would work ingame because of the old 1999 game engine. In your bottom shot, the ventral Lewis gun is shown outside the aircraft. Has anyone gotten this third gun to work correctly? If not, I'll delete it.

Thanks. The will be two or three versions, depending on the rifle armed observer working out. The Lewis gun armed version is certain, though it will have a limited field of fire. Then, there will be an unarmed version for use very early in the war.

Got the flying surfaces mapped, and started tweaking the colors. The museum shots of the Italian Bleriot show colors that have darkened over the years - particularly the fabric - so I'm working on colors that are lighter.

Both you and Stephen1918 are to be commended for your excellent work!

I'll look at the model, fix it, and then post a new LOD1. EDIT: Posted below is latest version, with new LOD1. 1-24-19 Caudron_R11.rar

Attached is the Caudron R11 cockpit LOD, plus the aircraft. The only changes to VonS's latest files: - Position of ww1PilotNew3 (original XYZ coordinates have been commented out with //) in the DATA ini - HideExternalNodeName=Tub in COCKPIT ini I'll let you guys tweak the coordinates so the cockpit displays ingame. Caudron_R11 Cockpit.rar

Finished building the Nieuport 28 cockpit this morning.

Thanks for the links - the cockpit shots were helpful.

WW1 trench lighters were often made from expended rifle cartridges. The perforated sleeve would slide up to shield the flame from wind.

Started surface mapping the Bleriot XI Type 2 this morning. As Crawford pointed out, few Bleriots were identical due to significant detail variation. Therefore, the model is a hodge-podge of details grafted on to an airframe based on the Italian Bleriot shown above.

Worked on the cockpit for the Nieuport 28, one of my favs.