sinbad

Thanks. The project has been in the works for a while. Yes, both silver dope and five color French skins are in the mix (also CDL for the non-believers and those who bought the first Windsock edition). First priority is the standard res 512 skins. The project used 2048 as a starting point to max the quality, but that causes problems when converting down to standard res. stay tuned.

Durable. The A/C files and D/M were a first effort. Hopefully the rest of the community will pitch in and tune it up so that the wing will fall off when the twin rigging wires are severed. Meanwhile, there are really at least two games here. One is flying these crates, and the other, doing the pixel mashing and programming to make them behave in a manner similar to real aircraft. It seems the latter is the most challenging, at least for me . . . Cheers!

Hi guys- I'm glad to see you pitch in. I know of no active work on the FM, so these tweaks are for the good. I'm still mired in conversion of the 2048 down to 512. Believe me it is more complicated than one might first believe. I really had no intention fo staying in 2048 when this started. I'll continue with that, while you all improve the FM. There was a real agenda item for getting teamwork on this, so it seems that is now real. I hope it continues. The more I work on this the more I appreciate the effort TK and his team put into the game. This is more complicated than rigging a Clipper ship in a bottle! At least there you can see what you are doing as you do it. Stay tuned for the rest of the skin pack and the 1B2/9700 series. Meanwhile, have fun!

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter 8260 45 Sq Hornblower-Cock Yes, that is a real name. Geoffrey Hornblower Cock, 45 SquadronRFC, got all of his 13 victories in the Strutter, in which he was thehighest scoring ace. Cock was shot down over Warneton on 22 July 1917and made POW. This is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin. A standard resolution skin set will also be released. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter 9388 5 Wing RNAS This is a high resolution skin set for one of the earliest Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters to serve, No. 9388 5 Wing RNAS. A standard resolution set will also be released. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith Strutter 9723 3 Wing RNAS This is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin set depicting Strutter 9723 with 3 Wing RNAS. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter 9722 3 Wing RNAS This is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin set depicting Strutter 9722 with 3 Wing RNAS. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter 9739, 3 Wing RNAS This is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin set depicting Strutter 9739 with 3 Wing RNAS. A standard resolution setwill also be released. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter 9407 3 Wing RNAS This is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin set depicting Strutter 9407 as flown by R. Collishaw with 3 Wing RNAS. A standard resolution set will also be released. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith Strutters C Flight 43 Sq RFC A companion to the default set for the Strutter, this is a high resolution2048 x 2048 skin set for C Flight. There three flights, A,B, and C with six planes in each flight. The serial numbers are correct for the Squadron, but apart from B2 and B 6, I have not been able to conclusively tie the serial numbers to the individual flight aircraft. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters A Flight 43 Sq RFC A companion to the default set for the Strutter, this is a high resolution 2048 x 2048 skin set for A Flight. There were three flights, A,B, and C, with six planes in each flight. The serial numbers are correct for the Squadron, but I have not been able to conclusively tie the serial numbers to the individual flight aircraft. Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith Skins

View File Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter Model 9400 The Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter is a teameffort. Dagaith began the project early in 2009 and I joined to helpwith research and skins. Unfortunately, his commitment to quality,and the pressure of time, made it impossible for Dagaith to finishthe 3d model before he was drafted into the army (Estonia) in June. Icontinued work on the cockpit and skins, but I was unable to make thefinal adjustments and generate the LOD files necessary for game play.[Dagaith used a later version of 3dMax that would not render in theversion I have.] Fortunately Laton completed the LODsand made it possible to get the Strutter ready for game play. Theflight model was done by Peter01, the gunner by P10ppy. The finalcockpit and skin sets are my efforts. Southside Bucky did Betatesting and offered valuable advice to tune up the model and skinsfor release. Skins in highdefinition (2048 x 2948) and standard definition ((512 x 512) will bereleased along with the model. A hidef set for B Flight 43 Squadron RFC is enclosed as the default.Additional skins are available in the download section. The2048 and 512 skin sets are NOT interchangeable. You may reduce the hidef set down to 1024, but if you do, keep the associated decal sets.Because some detail could only be sustained by decals in the standarddef sets, these are different from the hi def sets. There is an sound file with the 130 HP Clerget for your sound folder. The Strutter was the first British aircraft with a synchronized Vickers gun. There were several versions. The first a two seat observation type, wasknown to the RNAS and the RFC as the 9400 series, and later to theFrench as the 1A2. The 9400 is the version modeled here. A later single seat version, adapted for bombing, called the 9700 series was first produced for the UK. The French not only built both versions, but made about twice as many (4500) as the British. The first French bomber versions were identified as 1B2 (with a crew of 2). The later French versions, similar to the 9700, were called 1B1 (a crew of just one). The 1B2 version will be released for First Eagles after this model. The 1B1/9700 type may come later. There was another variant, a single seat interceptor, used for Home Defense of the London area.,which was fitted with one or two Lewis guns and a cockpit aft of the wings, where the gunner was originally placed. All versions had air brakes on the inboard lower wings which are not operational on the model, and were often not favored by the aircrews because they created “mushy” handling. A substantial set of skins will be released in conjunction with this model. Please refrain from posting additional skins until all of the original skins are posted. Standard res 512 RFC and RNAS; Belgian 9400 series, French 1A2 and 1B2 all in the pipeline. They will be up ASAP. Thanks for your patience. sinbad Submitter sinbad Submitted 09/26/2009 Category Sopwith

Some of the 9400 Series are out for Beta testing, but there is no way to get a release out this weekend. Believe me I want this done, finished, out the door, off my screen . . . I really should know better than to predict when something will be done. At this stage, tweaking, even the little bits, is like the Sorcerers' Apprentice hunting down the broomsticks as the water rises.

Right PR- I will use Vista on the machine in the prison library if I am ever incarcerated. XP now maybe 7. Anyone who works to improve FE is welcome.

I've always liked the Raben birds. This is another high quality job Quack. You work at an amazing pace. I can hardly DL and install them as fast as you turn em out!

The Belgian and British Strutter sets for the model 9400 series Strutters are done. I hope to finish the French set this weekend. I need to release them at the same time to avoid fuss, cuss and grumbling because they all will run with a universal decal set. Meanwhile, here's B Flight 43 Squadron, Frederick Libby and friends, ready to go --