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Thanks for the compliments. Now that I've sort of figured out the 3-D stuff, I can try to help someone else out in between my own projects. I'm redoing the original USAF F-4 tailcodes with some corrections and a touch up here and there. Not sure what you meant about making the forward fuselage decals "limited it to the areas really needed" - my railxxx.tga decals were exactly what I needed - from the rear canopy rails all the way forward to include the red nose radome band on 497th TFS F-4Cs at Ubon. Feel free to modify these as you wish. Too bad about the limits to number of decals. I have seen very detailed canopy rail decals (check out the Thunderbird F-4E package available here I think) but then you lose the nose intake details (the colors on these don't fit all that well...). As usual, any add-on package is a compromise and eventually one reaches the point of saying that it's "good enough". There is a thread I've been watching about detailed/accurate add-ons - I can relate to that. I would love absolute accuracy and detail, but often times information is scarce. I should release ALQ-71/87 ECM pods this week - and as with any add-on, I reached the point of saying that it's good enough for the typical distances I view them at. If someone else likes it enough to use it - great. If they are'nt good enough for you, don't download it, and send me some super detailed photos and drawings for something better. I did it for my own use anyway - feel free to use it if you'd like to! Happy flying, Mike Druz.

Outstanding! A definate download for me...How about assigning Sopwith Camel flight model? Mike D.

Oh by the way, installed the ALQ-101 from the WOI weapons pack into my WOV install (the QRC-335 designation) and it looks great! Good job you guys. The long -2 version was also seen by the time of the Linebacker opns - man is it LOOONG! Thanks again, Mike D.

Thanks for the tip, I won't have to try to build a -101!! Mike D.

GE AN/ALQ-71 series: (V)-2, (V)-1, (V)-3 (ALQ-MK IIIA). No photos of the -4 which is the longest of the bunch (124 inches) so it may be rare or perhaps post-Vietnam era. Mike D.

All these serial number decals are a great idea. Nice job. They are still missing from WOV Marine Corps Skyhawks and F-4s still....just in case you were looking for another project to work on. Mike D.

I'd sure like to know if this can be done. The static wicks on the LORAN F-4D mod I did look great when the plane is in level flight, but as the stabilator goes up or down - well...the wicks don't... Mike D.

Again, I was sort of trolling a bit to see if someone might chime in with "Oh, I already did that, just never uploaded it"...If you'd like to contribute, I'd welcome any scans you can spare! Feel free to PM me, Thanks a million, Mike D.

Anyone aken the time to spiff up the ECM pod textures for WOV? Or perhaps created some new shapes? If not, I'll take a crack at it. Could use any photos and/or measurements anyone can provide (ALQ-71, 87, 101 mostly). Thanks, Mike D.

When I created my various F-4 project decals, I used MyTai's idea of a forward fuselage decal which is large in size, but has canopy rail decals. You can add any custom names for most any squadron markings I did for the F-4s. I started out with names on the rails of actual pilots who were with the units, but the research became tedious and I ended up often using a common name. Same for crew chief decals. Ever notice the C/C Alfred E. Newman on several of my F-4 decals? Mike D.

Dave, Again, nice job. Are you going to release a pre-1971 SEA version without the tape lights? Or is there a way to disable them? Thanks, Mike D.

Not to be left out, but you guys did a great job. Very nice work indeed. Could not agree more, keep the Phantoms coming!! Many thanks, Mike Druz.

Thanks again you guys (and gal!). I'm all fired up for the new Mirage Factory RF-4C available just this morning I see!!! Can't wait to check it out after work today. Mike D.

Thanks all you guys. I could have continued tweaking this project for another month, and I wanted to include a reissue of the Phantom tailcodes and serials I'm repairing, but I really wanted to just get it out for some feedback from someone else. The added-on parts seem to have no real effect on framerates on my PC when viewed externally, so this really opens up a world of possibilities for every little bump/lump/antenna on your own favorite airplane in this sim! The simple parts are colored within the program so did not even require a texture mapping routine (just a little trial and error getting the color shades close to what was needed). Any little vents or details that don't look as good on a texture can be created and stuck on to appear sharp in the sim...I'm really enthused about all this. Still just a patch/kludge job from a hacker until you guys release a REAL F-4C/D. Mike

View File WOV F-4C and D Upgrade This package upgrades the visual models for the F-4C and F-4D in Wings over Vietnam with several small details that have been bugging me for a while, and is really intended for the detail nut like me until the Mirage Factory releases a real F-4C/D upgrade. It also upgrades the textures for the basic USAF camouflage which I created some time ago, fixing some errors. The decals.ini for each plane are set up to use my USAF F-4 decals package available here at CombatAce (also due for an overhaul and update), but can easily be replaced by the default version for the F-4C/D if you don't like it. The LORAN F-4D uses the default F-4D decals and markings - so if you installed my LORAN packages don't use the decals.ini in this. This package adds four new airplanes so as to not over-write your default F-4C or F-4D. It consists of the F-4C block 21 (a typical post-1966 C model), an F-4D block 30 '67-'69 (the basic F-4D used between those years), an F-4D block 30 '69-'75 (the basic F-4D after the four nose ECM bulges were removed and capped off) and an F-4D with the LORAN AN/ARN-92 Chelton "towel rack" fuselage spine antenna. The textures vary in worn appearance from plane to plane as presented here. The '67-'69 F-4D version has upper surface star & bar with no blue outline as as typical of these airplanes when they left St. Louis for the first years of service in Southeast Asia. My minor add-ons include: Four nose AN/APS-107 ECM antennas on early F-4Ds (not in quite the correct ositions, but probably good enough) Silver radome tip Revised under nose RHAW antennas for F-4C and F-4D Upper fuselage IFF antenna on F-4D behind canopy Two black under fuselage antennaa (TACAN I think) Pitot tubes under nose, on left side of nose and inside air intakes Structural braces in between intakes and fuselage The inboard leading edge flaps work as they are supposed to. I have also added a newer shape for the 370 gallon external wing tank, which I have enclosed. Each data.ini defaults to this. You must know how to use the Weaponeditor to install it. I used the default values from the simulation's default 370 gallon tank in the weapondata.ini: Mike Druzolowski Submitter mppd Submitted 07/24/2008 Category F-4 Phantom II

Wow, while I'm busy looking at the antenna locations on my F-4s in flight, it never dawnwd on me that there are folks out there actually looking at the scenery!...I thought the ground was just something that you landed on or bombed.... Mike

If you can dig it up, that would be great. No sense redoing it unless I have to, and it would be a good add-on I think. I can live with a dispenser function as close as the sim allows... I'll put it on the back burner for now until I hear from you. Have to finish these little F-4 details I'm working on first. I'll bet that there are a lot of little projects like this out there that were started some time ago and never released for everyone! Thanks, Mike

O.K. I'm doing an update package for the F-4C/D visual models with all of the little missing antennas, static wicks, pitot tubes/etc. that have been bugging me for so long. I think that these really help spiff up the visual models and make them a bit more accurate for the detail buffs who might be interested. Anyone with any ideas for this please PM me or feel free to post to this thread. I hope to update my F-4 serial numbers and tailcodes for this as well. After I finish this I really intend to start FLYING this sim and stop modding it... Thanks, Mike D.

I'm whipping up an SUU-7 CBU dispenser (common on F-100, some F-4 use) but not sure of entries for the weapondata. Can anyone help me? Mike D.

Yes, of course it can be done! It is on my list of things to do after I finish with these little do-dads for the Phantom. Give me a few days. Need to dig up dimensions though, probably from the reference I have should not de difficult. Mike D. the new 3D guy (for little stuff only though...)

View File Resized CBU-24/B CBU shape This is a replacement visual model of the CBU-24/B CBU shape I made. The previous one was too long (converted from GMax issue perhaps). This one fits fore and aft on an MER. Skin is a bit better also. Mike D. Submitter mppd Submitted 07/12/2008 Category Single Ordnance Files

Antenna seen on 25th TFS F-4Ds at Ubon - retained later after LORAN added to the spine also. This stuff is slowly coming together for me! (Ooops, had it on the wrong side...) Mike

Many types of aircraft were used to deploy sensors in LAOS to detect the movement of supplies heading south. Among these were F-4Ds of the 25th TFS at Ubon. A typical sensor was ADSID - a seismic sensor detecting ground tremors from moving trucks (or personnel?). The sensor looked like a camouflaged lawn dart with antenna sticking out the top made to look like foliage when buried in the ground. Looked interesting hanging from a Phantom MER!