Geezer

Very impressive stuff!

Gterl - thanks again for discovering the fix for the center section problem. I made changes, and sent the revised Martinsyde to Stephen1918 for testing in FE1. He just notified me that it works OK, so I've uploaded a revision to the CA downloads. There was never a problem in FE2, and now there is no problem in FE1, so FE Gold should be good too.

Thought I would start a new thread. To repeat, the revised Martinsyde is off to Stephen1918 for testing. Gterl - thanks for pointing us in the right direction. While I wait for results, I'm back working on the Halberstadt D5. There is still a lot of work to be done, but it does fly ingame.

My first 3D model worth talking about was a Junkers J1. I am willing to consider dusting it off and updating it. However, the reason I set it aside was that - to be historically correct - the gamer would not have much fun. J1s were primarily used to maintain contact/communication with Stosstruppen - special assault troops who had broken through the trench line and were operating in the Allied rear - and did not carry forward firing guns or bombs. It was also slow and clumsy, and usually operated at an altitude of roughly 100-200 feet. The J1 would only be interesting if historically inaccurate guns and bombs were added. Shots below are of the old model with a new gunner.

I second that - beautiful! Nice camo scheme too.

Thanks for the info! Stephen1918 and I have been trying to fix this problem for a week, with no success. Question: are you running FE1 or FE2? There may be a connection, because I cannot duplicate the malfunction (I run FE2). However, Stephen has always experienced the problem (he runs FE1).

gterl - I noticed that the upper wing center section of your Martinsyde is gray. That's one of those infuriating problems that has no obvious cause. Stephen1918 experienced the same thing during testing, but ojcar and I did not - our Martinsydes ran OK. The center section should be skinned like shot below. Has anyone else experienced a similar problem?

I just uploaded the Martinsyde G100 to CA - it should be available later today. Following shortly will be the G102 - basically a G100 with more powerful engine. To reinforce the recently learned lessons, I am pushing the Halberstadt D5 through the production process even though the textures are not yet finished - I can finish them later. Shown below is the new 3D model flying ingame using Bort's old files.

With help from ojcar and Stephen1918, I got the cockpit Lewis gun working.