Nyghtfall

This looks nice! Don't forget the small numbers on the ruddertip.

I know, that's tricky. That's why I made a template some time ago covering such things like tilted, staggered, staggered+tilted, different fonts, etc. :) Here are the decals: 3xx tilted without shadow (300-324) 3xx_tilted_all.7z 3xx tilted with small white shadow (300-324) 3xx_whiteshadow_tilted_all.7z Just say, if you need more.

I only have 4xx with red shadow tilted and 3xx with white shadow non-tilted, but I have a template for different modexstyles and can do them later today.

You could start learning Blender. Doing Fakepilot-stuff helps getting into it. Finding the correct position and size is easy enough with mue's LOD-viewer and exporting works with his Blender-exporter. Not exactly easy-mode, but it opens up options.

and Kuwaiti single-seaters (based on A-4K-model with ini-edits and additional/corrected stuff)

...or you could simply set the type to inactive to get rid of it in SF2. Instrument[xxx]=Mirror01 .... [Mirror01] Type=inactive NodeName=mirror_mounting

Kuwaiti 2-seater

Looks interesting. Too bad we need the 3D-files for the cockpit, though.

Getting there,

Good to see more people starting to play around with Blender. I learn it myself mostly by trial-and-error. Doing smaller objects and fakepilot-parts has helped me a lot to learn basic things of 3D-modelling and it was and often enough still is a big struggle to get things the way I want them to be. Finding helpful tips and shortcuts to functions was a big help and makes life _a lot_ easier, when you know them. So here are some things and infos that maybe help you guys, that are complete noobs in 3D-business, like myself: Feel free to add more tips, hint and useful infos. They are always welcome! Tips: - set units to metric in your project, so you can see actual measurements of your objects. - useful tools from the tools-section include * subdivide -> split edge or face in 2 or more sections * loop cut and slide -> have a cube and cut it into 2 parts along a loop, you can then slide the cut along the object - remove double vertices: when editing stuff, you sometimes get 2 vertices that are on top of each other. Those should be removed, as they affect shading and other stuff. When in edit-mode, in 3D-view-window, select "Mesh"->"Clean Up"->"Remove Doubles". Mapping: - recalculate normals -> blender tries to find the correct direction of faces (inside/outside). Flipped faces may result in visible holes. - smooth your objects to get rid of hard edges --> "Shading/UVs" in leftside menu of 3D-view-window --> smooth faces, edges, vertices - if a vertex/edges/face does not need to be smoothed, select it and hit flat/sharp/sharp - i recommend also enable autosmooth: properties-window (right side bottom) -> select the triangle-icon and under "normals" select autosmooth and an angle (60° works mostly for me, but sometimes have to be adjusted) - unwrap-menu->unwrap: works best, if you have marked seams on your model. marked seams are the edges, the model will be cut to get the 2d mapping of your 3d object. - unwrap-menu->project from view: works best for complex objects. Attention though: if you do this for example for a cube, the top and bottom-surfaces are just a line in your 3d-view, as those face are rotated 90° to your view. the mapping of those areas is stretched in your final object and can lead to visual distortions. Shortcuts: - Numlock 1 : front view - CTRL + Numlock 1 : back view - Numlock 2 : rotate view horizontal in steps in one direction - Numlock 3 : left view - CTRL + Numlock 3 : right view - Numlock 4 : rotate view vertical in steps in one direction - Numlock 5 : View changed between Orthographic-view (like Drawings) and Perspective view (like Photos) - Numlock 6 : rotate view vertical in steps in opposite direction as "4" - Numlock 7 : top view - CTRL + Numlock 7 : Bottom view - Numlock 8 : rotate view horizontal in steps in the opposite direction as "2" editing (if the key is followed by x, y or z it only affects the according axis. you can also give a value by typing in 2.0 for example): - TAB : changes between Object- and Edit-mode - Shift + s : set cursor to a certain location or move selection to cursor --> useful for scaling, etc. - a : select everything (in edit-mode: vertices/edges/faces, in object-mode: objects) - e : extrude selection --> for example start with a circle and extrude it to get cylinder - s : scaling, "s x 2.0" for example means you scale up the x-axis of your object by factor 2.0 - g : select a vertex, edge or face and move it. - r : rotate --> you should set the cursor with "Shift + s" to set the center of your rotation - CTRL + SHIFT + b : create rounded corners from a vertex or edge. mousewheel changes number of segments ...to be continued...

When in Object-mode all 3 scale values of an object should always be 1.0. You can scale your object in edit-mode to the proper size (s key optional followed by x,y or z for the axis) It also helped me to set the units used to metric. So you always know how tall or long something is.

I also have an updated A-4KU/TA-4KU in the works. Although probably mostly optical updated.

As expected, the fault was on my end. It works now as intended! Let me thank you again mue...this Exporter is a HUGE timesaver for me! If we ever get a "Modders Walk of Fame", you are the first one to get a star!

Ok, good to know. Thanks.

Maybe I should just release what I have done so far, rather than trying to finish all skins for the next 5 years. :) new VA-46 Clansmen.

Great work! v0.2 works like a charm. Just tested some Fakepilot-stuff. Just to understand stuff correct: At the moment the Material of the parent-object is the only material that is exported? So a child-object gets the same material as the parent? Or is it 1 material per object? I seem to get the first case, but I'm not sure, if I did everything correct ;)

I'm still getting the following errors. Google doesn't really help here. *shrugs* I started a new test with a Cube. Cube has scale 1.0, has UV-mapping, has a material, has BM (squares in the picture), has SM (set up, but not visible?). Testfile is attached. Blender version 2.79, 64bit used. ExporterTest_Cube.7z

Wow, this is awesome. Good job! I will run some tests later that day, when I have more time. A quick test I just run, got several errors and no loadable lod, but I'm pretty sure the fault was on my end, as I'm not that familiar with setting up materials/bump-/specmaps etc. I will also use some simple object then. :)

Vikings - started it some time ago, but discontinued watching it. On second try i was hooked. Great actors, characters and an interesting story! Supernatural - My cousin told me to watch it and it is good, reminds me always a bit on Warehouse 13 Warehouse 13 - although older and canceled after 5th season, it's one of my favorite TV series. The characters are amazing. Not currently on Amazon Prime anymore. Sherlock - the new one from BBC, with B. Cumberbatch and M. Freeman. Another of my favorite shows. Not currently on Amazon Prime though.

Have a look at the cockpit of my Malaysian Skyhawks. I moved many things around to get the right look. You can move stuff around in several directions, but always 1 direction at a time. So just add the movements 3 times for the same type. Here's an example - the type is always the same, as is the nodename. Arresting Hook Lever in the Skyhawk cockpit - 1st rotated around X-axis, 2nd moved in the Y-axis and 3rd moved in Z-axis: [ArrestingHookLever_rX] Type=ARRESTING_HOOK_INDICATOR NodeName=side_control_r MovementType=ROTATION_X //1=retracted 2=deployed ValueUnit=DEG Set[01].Position=0.0 Set[01].Value=0.0 Set[02].Position=45.0 Set[02].Value=1.0 [ArrestingHookLever_Y] Type=ARRESTING_HOOK_INDICATOR NodeName=side_control_r MovementType=POSITION_Y //1=retracted 2=deployed Set[01].Position=0.0 Set[01].Value=0.0 Set[02].Position=0.01 Set[02].Value=1.0 [ArrestingHookLever_Z] Type=ARRESTING_HOOK_INDICATOR NodeName=side_control_r MovementType=POSITION_Z //1=retracted 2=deployed Set[01].Position=0.0 Set[01].Value=0.0 Set[02].Position=-0.0175 Set[02].Value=1.0

I guess his question is about the loop antenna under the nose.

Sorry for being ignorant, but of course I'd like to thank some people I met and worked with over the years and that are of course also responsible for this title! In no particular order: cocas, wrench, dtmdragon, bigstone, denissoliveira, coupi, makoto, soulfreak, ravenclaw007, eole Thank you guys!

Afaik, Eole was planning or doing revamps of Mytais Phantom-Skins at some time. I don't know the status though, maybe ask him. I'm also for the date-switch, although for campaign-use there may a problem. I didn't know until recently, that you can only upgrade either skin or plane in campaigns, not both at the same time. Not sure, if this applies here too, but it's something I encounter with my Vietnam Skyhawks without a proper solution yet. Maybe in the Phantoms case, one could just copy the skins to all affected models of an upgrade, as the changes are small enough.

Hey guys, sorry for being late to the party, but as some of you know, I'm moving my living place half across Germany. On workdays I do my job and on weekends I have to get things done in the old flat 500km away. Just came home from a very busy weekend again. If all goes well, I'm finally done at the end of this month and I hope to get back to modding and skinning after that. The last weeks and months I hardly did anything useful regarding SF2, but few things that are on the way: - Update to the TA-4F-FastFACs - highres skins and some fakepilot-addons - Foreign TA-4 Skyhawks (Australia, Israel (with and without extended exhaust tube), New Zealand, Indonesia,...) - all Vietnam Skyhawks units and deployements (long term project) - early AD Skyraider templates - new TA-4 SKyhawk-model from scratch - since it's my first project (and done in Blender), I don't know if it ever leads to something useful, but we'll see. The fuselage is done at the moment. Thank you for this honor, my friends! And now Cheers!