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Coming back home after a fierce fight with Spads and Pups, Martin Engels and Uffz. Buhl and got bounced by Biffs. Trying to save the novice Buhl, Engels damaged critically one Biff but hit by the rear gunner of the other one. With blurred vision and stiff controls managed to disengage and made it to base to conduct an emergency landing... The machine crashed into a hangar and was written off, Martin Engels lost a lot of blood but survived. Unfortunately, Uffz. Buhl was lost.

This was my first ever explosion with VonS's Mod on, I didn't expect it and was stunned and lucky not to get any debris as I was too close! Loosing that template was not so bad after all, I'm very pleased with this new one! Some more action:

I started a Campaign in Flanders with MFJ I, in PWCG 16.3.1 I put together a skin for my player (Oliver Kempf) from the new Johannisthal Mod template... Due to muddy conditions in the Flanders the undercarriage fairing has been removed... In PWCG 16.3.1 the promotions are too easy to get IMHO. After a couple of months and 20 kills (I don't claim everything) I become Commander! It is now June '17 and I had to leave MFJ I to lead a new Squadron (I didn't remember that feature) I went for Jasta 27 as I didn't want to leave Flanders (no other Naval Squadron was available) but Goering was not eager giving up the command, so I chose Jasta 29. I found a couple of aces there, Werner Voss and Kurt Wolff and a new machine of the 6xx batch of the Johannistahl Werke. Jasta 29 leaves the planes in standard camo with a number or the initial of the pilot in black with white trimming. As a commander I added a plain chrome yellow band to my crate to honour the Naval aviation colours of my former unit. (the characteristic square footsteps of the last 2 batches of Albatros D.3, from Johannisthal have been added to the template, getting ready for the OAW now) In my first flight I got a Strutter and got bounced by a flight of 3 Triplanes. I got two of them and Wolff got the other. In the after action report I was informed that i had downed Raymond Collishaw! The next mission was not so fancy, I got only a balloon but it was enough to make me a Pour Le Merite recipient. Back to base featuring a new Luckenwalde - Niendorf propeller. My chief mechanic insisted on bordering the fuselage band with black outlines and I admit it surely looks better. Here on patrol with Werner Voss... Here is a close up to the new Johannistahl Mod...Albatros D.3 of the last two batches (600-649/17, 750-799/17) It's all about details, allways based on photographic evidence, featuring: new wood texture with correct planking for the Johannisthal models, repositioned hatches, added missing rivets, Factory ID placards, the new designed engine access and mounting footsteps that should be identical, proppellers from different manufacturers with their respected logos to mention some and all these backed up with a new universal bump map that is compatible with any other creator's skin ever made (Gooseh is in mind)!

Thanks Jim, I've been working on the Johhanistahl Mod as well, but I'm leaving again for work to be back at Xmas and I won't be able to keep it up... Yesterday by mistake I lost the Johannisthal Mod template and all the recent work I've done featuring in the above screenshots. Starting from scratch with an older backup template and bits and pieces from the latest skins I managed to restore, in the most part, the Jo Mod template. Here is the first skin I produced from the brand new template, a personal skin for Moritz von Behr, of Jasta 27 (Official Career, Channel Map). Fighting along some D.2's of Jasta 8 (probably) (Bloody) April Fool's '17... The poor N 11 belongs to Belgian 1ere Esquadrille but the majority of Squadron skins are not shown in the Official Career, I wonder is there o Mod for this? Panthercules made one for FC, I searched the old Forum but I cound't find one for RoF. Back to base featuring a brand new WOTAN propeller. Some more Bloody April action over Flanders, fields and shores... On the prowl... Mission accomplished

Some more action with Jasta 6, late April '17... The German pilot from the expanded Pilot Mod (the face of the original Mod was too exposed and gave him an inner balaclava helmet) Back to base, featuring the new WOLFF propeller.

I tried the official Career for a change... Jasta 6 (Generic Jasta skins are shown and I made a custom skin for my player) Jasta 27, Channel Map, March '17 (Generic Jasta skins are not shown this time) Into the Void I've noticed that my old Pilot Mod didn't cover all the planes available, the FE-2 gunner for example, and I expanded it. Now every plane whould have more historically accurate crew, including the Felixtowe and the S-22. Get it here: One more propeller option for the Johannisthal D.3...Astra

Thanks, I have played Flying Circus too but its is only about the visuals, soulless and rushed IMHO. Here, some more action: Jasta 29, mid May '17...Lt. Wolff just transfered from Jasta 11... Back to base... Some more porogress on the new Johhanisthal Mod skin template, after the new round footstep, new Garuda propeller (from my FC template) Engels being the leading ace in the Jasta with 34 kills (Wolff has 31) got a newer machine...with shifted radiator (hahaha) and a square footstep. (I transfered layers from my FC template for the historically accurate footstep)

I've recently started to play again Rise of Flight, after 15 or so years! I've noticed that my old Pilot Mod, created back in 2011, didn't cover all the planes available, the FE-2 gunner for example, so I expanded it. Now every plane whould have more historically accurate crew, including the Felixtowe and the S-22. Installation: Put the "Pilot Mod expanded" folder into your MODS folder and enable via JSGME. If you explore the mod, some pilots have additional textures included, featuring options with or without mustache. you have to rename the one you like properly to show up, ie ommit the dash in front of the name. https://www.mediafire.com/file/89572e16u3i7p4w/Pilot+Mod+expanded.rar/file This is for the Few (who still enjoy RoF)!

Some more action, with Jasta 29 (PWCG) featuring the new skin, now with redesigned brand new round footstep.

After almost 15 years, I relaunched RoF, moved by J18 Raben's videos! RoF with mods looks quite nice still! I started a Campaign in PWCG with Jasta 29 (still tyrying to fully enable Gooseh's remarkable skin packs) found the old templates of the Johannisthal Mod and pulled out a skin for my pilot Uffz. Martin Engels. I also reworked the bump map, making a universal one that works for all models and skins.

I have no words...so sad news!!! Olham, with his lively posts at the old Combat Ace Forum was the reason I was involved in OFF immersive world in the first place. We shared a common passion for the Albatros and worked together in many projects along with JFM back then. He was a gentleman in every aspect. We hadn't spoken for the last decade or so, as I was withdrawn from active simming and modding myself. My condolences to his actual family as well as his virtual family, here. Blue skies my friend! Olham's Sanke card, like we did back then, in the after action reports, whenever a virtual pilot got lost.

Check out the other side of the coin... a Johannisthal machine, with replacement wheels (check the hatches) and a lower wing (check the cross underside) from an OAW machine... Lt. Josef Raesch of Jasta 43 P.S. not so sure about the wing though, it's the overpainted balken that's kind of misleading, the OAW cross should be further outwards....

Why this thread faded away? I was searching for Albatros lozenge taping and stumbled upon this old thread... I have to add (if anyone is still interested) that the taping of the lower wing of the D.5a OAW above seems to be replacement from a Johannisthal plane also.