Flanker562

On a more serious note, been knocking out riveting, and panel work as I go along. It's times like this aircraft I wish were like plastic models, doesn't require millions of jokers but then again the payoff is good. I can't say it's 1000% accurate, but enough to prevent somebody from rivet counting, because I've done nearly five hundred, and still not done. But as always on the bright side, I have Copy and Paste on my side, as well as CS3 , so yeah it's going to take a minute.

Eh, I'll check on that, who was the original author?

Cool

No, I don't know what happened to it to be honest with you. I had it backed up then again, I had to reformat my external and lost it. More than likely there's reasoning behind it, and don't know at this time. Just have to hope somebody is redoing it.

Most of the time I run ECM whenever I get in the known area of SAMs, and has helped on occasion from enemy aircraft. So I don't fly high either, as (I think) minimum height is used or accounted for in these sims. I know I used that alot in LOMAC to great effect.

Nice.

Sure would like to see the C version pop up... but still will download this!

Or: "FC that is one smokingcoolplaneImusthaveitnowwhenisitgoingtobereleasedsoonright?" Andcanyouskinalotofskinsbecauseitissocoolkthxbye!" That's what STORM really meant

That is nice.....

We were getting a resupply flight and the escorts spotted a bunch of guys looking to shoot at the FOB, we spend sometime to make sure it's not an ANA/ANP patrol. It wasn't, so I clear them hot and have them do gun and rocket runs. We had a Bone on station, but we didn't need it. Too bad, wouldn't have minded a bomb drop for a picture

Skin looks allright, maybe a Desert MARPAT?

Thanks, but if you don't mind riveting.... But so far I'm cool man, if I need any help man, I'll ask you Sure STORM, we know....

Which of course you're right, I got that model in 2007, so naturally details are going to be off. No it's not a pain, but FC might just bang his head against the wall "Why can't they just stop!!"

Hehe, more line work. Right now I'm getting most of the lines down, then will go over it again and do touchups.

Sounds good. Got a basic nozzle texture, couple photos showing the chaff/flare boxes, among normal things, and 'winder rail texturing and wing panel lines. I might be travelling, or starting the process tomorrow, but I'll grab it when I can.

And before the witch hunt: Once you start adding the details it does!

This should help... I'm not sure what's in the zip file as for models.... but if it's really crappily textured, then that's what I managed to create a few years ago when I had MAX. I got a 3ds viewer so I should check but if it's really done well, then I'll have to ask permission on it. If it's the crappy one, it should be already sized right, just needs a better texture. And got the fuselage lines mostly done, and beginning the real tedious process of riveting, and no Dave, it won't be exactly placed as far as the real thing is concerned, so you can go somewhere else And just so people know, the textures are 2048 x 2048, so detailing is no problem LAU_127.zip

That's one smoking skin, I bet it'd be abuse of moderator powers if I increased your warning level "for failure to follow the request to release the skin"

Honestly I like the newer ones because they're sleeker

Nice.

THAT different. It's basically two LAU-127 rails slapped together like the LAU-105, which the Legacy Hornet uses too. I can ask around, I know that Steamer is in VFA-14, or if I can dig up a NATOPs manual, I'll pass it along, but I honestly don't have a clue. From pics though, they seem to be mostly open while on the ground/deck, maybe air vents or so?

I also found a dual rail adapter for AIM-120s... I uploaded it ages ago, and just found the model today while searching for the references for the panel lines (that's the easy part, effin rivets up the ying-yang!)

rovert97, can you PM me a general pattern? That's cool stuff

Yeah man, they're a part of the texture! Imagine that! On a serious note... Cool beans FC, yeah there's a few spots where there are "dents" and I'll take some pics and PM you those. Also the engine tunnel.... not really needed, just curious as why that's there when all you really need is a round face or cylinder right at the "butt" of the airframe. Overall the model is smooth man, just gives the sense of "mass". And the inner part of the engine nozzle needs additional mapping as per the photo from Airliners.net. Also more panel lines. There's more but this is what I had anyways

And guess what? when completed, the panel lines are all inclusive with the skin Thanks man!