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File Name: Albatros D.I Pack File Submitter: trotski00 File Submitted: 24 October 2016 File Category: Albatros Skins This is a re imagining of my original Albatros DI upload from last week, I wasn't 100% happy with the original skin of the Crown Princes mount, so I decided to tweak and twiddle a little, the result i think is far far better. So, included in this package, are the 2 original skins for Prince Von Prueben, both the all over Sea Green, and the version with camouflaged wings and horizontal stabiliser, along with the red and the black alternative Brunswick Hussars motif. As there were only 50 D I airframes produced, as this model was swiftly superseded by the D II the range of markings and schemes are rather sparse, so, the next scheme is my interpretation of the "standard" factory finish, Ply with Camouflaged wings and stabilisers, I have also set the skin to be numbered as this seems to be historically correct, the serial numbers are NOT going to be accurate , but they are aesthetically pleasing, and around the correct range for the time. The last 2 skins are for Jasta 5 machines, in a rather natty all over Green/Brown cam scheme, I am assuming that all the Jastas airframes were painted this way, but as there is scant to no information ( that I have seen ) on early Albatri, one maybe needs to allow for a little artistic licence on my behalf , the last skin though, is what gave me the idea that all Jast 5's D i's were painted as such, this scheme is the aircraft of Karl Spitzhoff, of Jasta 5 , it differs somewhat from the standard jasta schem, in so much as the tail fin was apparently replaced at some time, and was painted the under surface blue, however, the orginal aircraft serial, it appears, was cut and pasted from the original fin, as the serial number is applied over the camo of the original, the bloke who painted the serial numbers was obviously on leave at the time, and the crew chief took the swiftest and laziest option, I personally dont like it, I think it looks naff, so I have included the standard fuselage from the other Jasta 5 schemes in the skin folder. There were a few other variations I fancied doing, but a lot of the photos, are a little un clear, and i wasn't convinced they were all D I's but in fact D II's , so I chose not the do those and stuck with what we have. OK, so the final bit is, as per the original upload from last week, I have included all the guns, pilots, sounds and decals needed for these skins, you WILL need to download Stephen 1918's most excellent model these skins will NOT work on Borts original D I !!! I have included both DATA.ini files, the original that came with the aircraft, and the updated one by Von S , with Ocjars FM , which is derived from Peter's FM's , also the updated hit boxes by my good friend Nick Bell. The Guns are set to the early Spandau lmg 08 ( which isnt the same as the LMG 08 !! ) so it fires really slowly 400 -450 rpm, also the correct sound file to reflect this, both originate from Mr Von S , the Pilot is a work of art, done by the great Geezer, I wish he would make more pilots !! (hint hint ) I have just tweaked it a little, but these guys did all the hard grind work, I just pretty things up a bit ( or at least attempt to) Anyhow, please enjoy this aircraft, I shall be looking at doing addition skins for other types as I go along ENJOY !! Click here to download this file

Nah not happy, but sod all we can do to break our "socialist Chains" Brexit was a step in the right direction, but even that looks like the autocracy........oops sorry , the Government, are desperately trying to squirm out of. What worries me about my American Cousins, is the fact that complete jizz trumpets like Clinton ( who is just a cunt ) or Trump ( who is an american version of Boris Johnson ) can actually be elected, and supported to the White House. How Clinton is still a fee woman, and not doing time in pokey for the rest of her life is beyond me, and as for Trump.......what in the name of all that is unholy, does this muppet actually know about politics........he isn't even a good businessman....... No wonder Putin is laughing his ass off .

The Whitehouse Cat, it's house trained and everyfing.

File Name: Albatros DIII (OAW) Factory fresh skins File Submitter: trotski00 File Submitted: 16 October 2016 File Category: Albatros Skins 5 skins representing factory finished OAW built Albatros DIII's . OAW built air-frames were finished slightly differently to standard built DIII's no rust brown paint was used , as per a directive from the air ministry in April 1917, so the 2 tone camoflage was applied, also different to the standard Albatri the camouflage was symmetrical, and also hard edged, rather than diffused. I have tried to represent 2 camouflage in Green/Mauve and Green/Green , the second scheme is speculative, as it seems the Green/Mauve was more prevalent, also on the Green/Green I have made the tail cam lead -trail and not tip - tip as was more common on OAW machines, I have seen pictures of OAW machines with fore aft tail plane schemes, but that may have been a field mod done on the Jastas, but anyhow done them any how. So the Green/Green, and the Green/Mauve are mirror images of each other ( you will see what I mean when you load them up ) Finally I have redone the Lozenge, as I am fed up with seeing the manky dirty lozenge scheme that comes as standard with the in game Albatri, I have utilised a lighter day scheme, re done the rib tapes, etc etc etc.......anyhow, hope these aircraft fit the bill, nice clean, fresh out of the box, so not weathered at all, so if you prefer the dirty used look, please go ahead and dirty 'em up, they are a blank canvas after all. Oh yeah, just repainted the upper fuselage metal bits, in the standard grey green, also the struts. Enjoy !!! Click here to download this file

File Name: Albatros DI Prince Friedrich Karl von Preußen File Submitter: trotski00 File Submitted: 20 October 2016 File Category: Albatros Skins Albatros DI flown by Prince Friedrich Karl von Preußen. He commanded Fliegerabteilung (Artillerie) 258, an artillery spotting unit, but flew patrols in a single-seat fighter with Jasta Boelcke whenever possible. He was shot down in 1917 whilst flying this machine, he crashed only lightly wounded, but unfortunately was shot in the back by Australian troops, whilst trying to escape from the area, unfortunately he died later from this wound. I am actually surprised that no one else has made this skin, especially as we now have the most excellent Albatos DI from Stephen 1918, but anyhow, I have done one. There is a great deal of speculation concerning this particular aircraft, there is only really one decent photo of it, after she was captured, however the wings have been removed, so only the fuselage is clearly visable, so, there are many discussions and musings over the correct scheme for this Albatros, the general concensus is that the fuselage was painted a light grey green colour, however as no colour photos were de riguer at this period of time, we can only guess at the correct shade, so I have used an approxomate colour. there is also mass discussion and beard wagging, in respect of the wings. ( as no photos I am aware of show these , the question is a bit academic in my view ) the popular belief is that the aircraft was painted over all the same colour ie. light grey green, but there are those who firmly believe that the wings were standard camouflage pattern , so, to forstall any rivet counters out there, I have included and alternative skin WITH the camo wings and stabiliser, personally I think it looks better in the overall colour, but thats just my opinion. There is also some question over the colour of the Totenkopf insignia, or rather the backing colour, some people insist it is red, whilst others (myself included) believe it would in fact be black , as the Totenkopf badge is that of the Brunswick Hussars, and the badge was worn on a black cap, anyhow, to stop the red affectionados, I have also included that as well ( I'm good to you lot aren't I ? ) there are 2 Data.Ini files as well, the original which came as Stephen 1918 made it, and the updated one from Von S, with the FM by Ocjar, and the hit boxes modded by my good friend Nick Bell, so choos which one you like, the Von S one is the better of the two in my opinion. I have also included the sound files I use, and the guns, which again are by Von S, ( I have put the early Spandau lmg 08 on as this would be correct ) I have used the Merc 120 sound file although this aircraft actually had a 160 , I just think it fits in better for the time period. Finally (sorry been blabbing on here ) I have used a pilot made by the marvellous Mr Geezer ( plead make more pilots !! ) I have just faffed about with it a bit but he looks the part !! Right, I think that covers everything, no doubt I have missed out some important bit of info.....but hey ho, such is life !! Thanks to Sephen 1918 for making the aircraft in the first place, and thanks to the other fore mentioned good souls, who make life easy for me, as they doo all the really hard work. ENJOY !!! Click here to download this file

oooh ta very muchly !! was wanting to rid myself of the greenies !!

I guess it all depends on the pilot , I am not an F-16 o'phile by any stretch of the imagination, but that is purely on looks I guess, I just love the Dassault bureau aircraft, they look deliciously French, also I am a big fan of SAAB's , 16's and 15's aren't on my all time favourite list, although they are damn fine aircraft.......and well proven too, but.......all I can say is......Mirage........nuff said

Gotta love Mirages !! even if a 16 can eat 'em for brekkies.

Hmmm not a fan of the F-35, yes it has some good features, the weapon system etc. is second to none, however the Aircraft is a bit of a Frankenstein, as it doesnt seem to really do any job brilliantly. as for close in knife fighting, against a Russian aircraft, I think it would lose ......lots. beside which it one ugly S.O.B. and the old pilots adage of "if it looks right, it flies right" certainly doesn't apply to this overpriced, and over complicated piece of junk.......And god help us, the RAF has them....oh joy.

Did you check the loadout.ini as well, sometimes these are blank, and if so , no default loads will be loaded pre mission.

it would be easier to make the whole thing from the ground up I would have thought, scabbing bits on may be a bit messy, and also wont work properly, not that I'm any kind of expert.

One can only draw comfort in the fact he died doing what he loved. RIP Soldier, another brother to meet me in Valhalla

I agree with Yakarov, why would South america even be there, I dont imagine there is much influence in africa from Latin America, I think the talk about Israelis being involved, was more as a wild geese kind of thing, or maybe Israeli airforce and aircraft industry advisors there coverting the Airforce on to Kfirs and Neshers........more likeley to be European influence if there was a UN type deal going on, it would be nice to not see US and Brit involvement at all for a change......So, Portugese/Spanish in the 80's you have loveley Ginas, and Matadors, plus didnt Rohdesia have Ginas too ? oh, and Jags........Nigerian Jags.......smashin' stuff !! loads of possibilities

Turkey ?....."SHUDDER" .......also as Angola is an ex Portugese territory, may not they maybe have a vested interest there ? some F-16s and Alpha Jets, or Ginas if you wanted to go a bit earlier ?

AHHH the dark and mysterious shennanigans of AI !! akin to the AI exploding on take off mod......all wonderous stuff, and not a question I can answer as this heretical and dark ju ju is not my area of expertise, however just wanted to comment. I am sure one of the more learned members can answer this query, as they are sunk deep in the dark arts of FM's and other such imfamy.......I'm going to go and eat cake now .....

Hmmmm sounds interesting, Maybe aid from Sweden ? Be nice to see some Viggens/Drakens/Gripens in theatre, Argentine involvement is interesting, but as Viggen says, the availability of Mirage/Fingers is an issue, however some Pucaras maybe ? and some Skyhawks....just a thought.....late model Scooters using the k model from the DLC pack.......just adding my two penny worth.

First off, are you using a pilot figure that faces backwards ? if you use a regular figure, he will be facing forwards, and thus may not be showing up, I assume, that you have put the figure in the correct place in the DATA.ini , and assuming that you have, then are the positional cooords correct, and have you used the models actual name ?. it would help if you posted up the DATA.ini part that points to this issue, as there may be some slight discrepancy , where you have added the figure.