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Yeah but my sinkrate was to high (probably because of that), but when I do that the tailplanes give me a nasty noseup attitude that makes it real difficult, i.e. I'm fighting the plane to get a little bit nosedown. I go full flaps in LOMAC and I get very few bolters, but this is maybe because of lack of real experience with this FM vs. LOMAC... An no Typhoid... not that bad... more or less I clipped the gear off, so if I had to land I would have skidded on deck..

Yeah I saw that too and too bad it's just for looks. Marcfighter, I don't know if you got my PM, but it looks like my original helper fell through, so if you're interested in finishing the model (I know you started yours...) but if you can get it working I would appreciate it (model needs to be tweaked but does work in WOE) But these might work, they are part of the F-18E/F/G pack mentioned on the previous page. If I can refigure on getting them textured then I can just probably credit the original model maker but will try and contact him anyways:

Though only one question I have, is that can you do the ARS for it? And can you script it for actual airborne refuelling or is it just there for looks as I've seen elsewhere?

Well I finally figured out the issue with landings. Instead of dropping the flaps for landing, and leaving them on "takeoff" I got more controllability when making my run. Unfortunately I came in too low and clipped my landing gear off, but it's a lot better now

Layers, that's what I mainly use for the effect. For the most part each image map has four to five dedicated weathering (grunge, dirt, etc.) layers, of really the same opacity, but different patterns, so I can get the effect. Some are shared, some are whatever. A "Fade" layer is merely a color based on the bitmap. I.e. I take the eyedropper tool, take a sample, then usually lighten the color a bit. Then I make the "fade" layer, then I use a 1 pixel brush and scribble the lines all over the texture, sometimes particular areas have a blob area, then I take a smudge tool and move it around, which does as the layer does, fades the texture a bit due to sun. I got a LOMAC tutorial which basically could be applied (same image format) on my site: http://562.50megs.com/LOMAC/Tutorials/LST.zip Plus some help came from the templates that USAFMTL hooked me up with as well ;)

You mean same color pattern? If so I'll send the "sandwich" I use for the Tomcat...

Almost done....

Nice stuff man, too bad they never made the landing gear more modern :D

Yeah but the thing is, I've been and seen quite a lot of desert, and fixiing later on this year to see more. So yeah there's a little aversion to constant desert, but as long as the San Machismo, Kerplakistan, or Central Republic of the Gibbon countries have no desert I'll be okay. I'll more than likely get GRAW 2, but given the paltry modding scene for GRAW, I don't have much hope.

kewl man, if you need any reference pics that I've gleaned let me know and I'll get them too you. Most of them are from Airliners.net but at the same time it'll save some trouble and possibly time...

Yes yes that's cool. I figure that'd allow my dumb wingnuts to waste all the ammo on one target while i plink away. Yeah it took some fanagaling between me and USAFMTL one night, and we got it to work. He's AF so he's more into the Sniper XR while I was just happy with the lightning. Add this to your weapons list: [WeaponDataxxx] TypeName=USN LIGHTNING POD FullName=Lightning Targeting Pod ModelName=LIGHTNING_POD Mass=75.000000 Diameter=0.359000 Length=2.235000 AttachmentType=USN NationName=USN StartYear=1995 EndYear=2020 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=25 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1995 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=2 WeaponDataType=4 StoreType=3 CameraFOV=2.500000 CameraPosition=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 CameraYaw=0.000000 CameraPitch=0.000000 CameraRoll=0.000000 SightTexture= EODisplayFlags=268501250 SeekerRange=30.000000 SeekerGimbleLimit=120.000000 SeekerNodeName= This works for me since the Tomcat before being retired used the Lightning and looks way better than the AAQ-14. I got a small project to redo a skin for a more TPS Grey than the blue that it is right now.

Ahh okay, I'm enroute to Hood myself, though I'll be in 1ID again. So I guess you're going to have fun with the horse, or the horse is going to have fun with you ;)

Not bad, too bad no Wyvern....

Just a note, after dropping some GBU-22s, I noticed they're alot more.... "finicky" as far as employment. I think I got it figured out, I just have to do a few more runs and I'll probably update it again. Though one question has me wondering. Is it possible to buddy lase? or is it each aircraft needs it's own laser system?

This weekend I'll have it ready. I've still got the fuselage end from the canopy to find and weather, but here's some minor touchups to the modex number color. Original grey, now black:

That's the issue some people had, electronics modelling, but this is WOE. With the current radar I have modelled from the F/A-18A (it's what I have to use in lieu of the jacked up cockpit it came with) I can get acquisition, lock and shoot around 40nm, so it's not too bad. Also an aspect ratio check:

Lemme guess, you're in 2-4/3-4 or 404th?

@Victory103: Yeah that's essentially what I'm working for. I did one for an Su-33 for a LOMAC mod and it turned out beautiful, and I got these nice marking textures lying about... But since I'm working on the one that's currently out, then yeah I'll wait for the MF one and then do one if they change the whole texture (which I hope they do!) mapping, etc. I mean the amount of skins I do is depending on Mirage Factory and their schedule. If it's imminent I'll probably transfer this one to theirs, and go from there. @Typhoid: Yeah true, and thanks! Besides I got 664 reference photos for the Tomcat, so I should be doing allright

Well essentially I could have either the G or F but really I'm more of an F person. But yeah it'd be more or less marcfighter doing the E version Some comparisons: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...ine_version=6.0 This above is the link that will take you to the F-18/A/B/C/D/E/F image library: Current one I have: I can deal with the pylons not being 9 degrees, but it's not an SH with the weird look to them. In some pics it actually looks cool. Marcfighter, if it was a smoking model and I had made it, or helped skin it, the attitude towards the release would be a 180 degree turnaround, i.e. we'd be talking about release, and etc etc. You have to understand (like we keep repeating this) that this model is utter crap, just compare between the photos on Airliners.net and the screens above. It's crap, but it's great to fly around, and second to the Tomcat as far as maneuverability, and you can just load alot of stuff on the SH. So again to everybody: The model that USAFMTL was given to me because I pestered him about it and he said "okay here, look at this crap" So yes the model IMO is utter crap. It's okay but there's better out there and we both realized this. Part of this was to get an SH into WOE because if MSFS can do it, so can WOE. So this current model I have is and won't be for release. The errors above are enough to make me tolerate it, not enjoy it, as said, the community could do alot better. trust me Marcfighter if I hadnt bought that model and capun did the work he did, then I'd take your model untextured anyday, trust me.

In reflection, Operation Dreamland (Chapter 17) is perhaps still the best story of them anyways. Shouldn't be too difficult to design something like that, given the cities involved and it's targetable in WoE.

Well so far the best route is from the mirror, not so much the actual download link. We've had issues as well as me, and so far right now there's not move to fix it.

You know you've been simming to know what Kali.net was. I had a talk with USAFMTL about that, and I've been hankering for a sqadron, but I'm too Lone Wolf for it though. Maybe as an online trainer, and for fun, but that's about it.

Well we'll probably treat it like the Lavi, tell them not to make it, then sell something crappier.... nice looking though, needs a ring mount..

That's called desperation, I mean Oklahoma.. god I can't wait to leave this s**thole.

Sorry, my Sidewinder Precision 2 is my stick, and will stay that way until it really dies out...