Spads and Nomads

aerogator · Post by **aerogator** » 21 Sep 2007, 21:22

OK, OK. So the BUFF and the Prowler aren't finished yet

. I couldn't help myself with these two A/C. I guess they would fit in somewhere in the retro dept or maybe somebody is still flying the AT-28.

Anyway, here are a couple of screenies. Almost ready to start the LOD process. The A-1 is at 2500 polys and the Trojan is at about 2600. Both are very simple. Textures are mine, so don't be too critical.

Majic Mike, if you can fit them in sometime, it would be great.

Psuls · Post by **Psuls** » 21 Sep 2007, 21:39

Jake, you're a fast guy

btaylo24 · Post by **btaylo24** » 22 Sep 2007, 00:20

A nice Vietnam conflict package would be ace.!

Barry

lewis · Post by **lewis** » 22 Sep 2007, 11:11

Looking good Jake. Don't stop. Lewis

Lightning · Post by **Lightning** » 22 Sep 2007, 12:02

btaylo24 wrote:A nice Vietnam conflict package would be ace.!

Barry

Looks like I'm going to have to go back and re-do my Afcad and traffic files for AlphaSim's Bien Hoa to fit these beauties in.
Don't forget some nice SEA paints for them please.

Oh and separate land based and carrier based (tail hook on approach) models please please.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 22 Sep 2007, 13:47

We could always do a modern warbirds type of package.

Savage · Post by **Savage** » 11 Oct 2007, 09:36

I wouldn't mind one painted in the colours of the one currently flying in the UK, be a nice touch ti simulate some war-birds.

ronniegj · Post by **ronniegj** » 11 Oct 2007, 17:23

I keep thinking about the various museums around the country/world that maintain flyable warbirds that they send out on a regular basis to keep these machine alive for posterity. Seems some packages could be worked up with that in mind, and eventually a number of special airshow packages as well.

Just food for thought!

Ron

Edit: As an instead of for airshow, a week of general flying at the museum, and a weekend fly-in from multiple museums to a central airfield for Saturday morning and a few short hops, followed by RTB on Sunday afternoon. You could have a lot of retro a/c flying in a legitimate modern scenario!

Savage · Post by **Savage** » 11 Oct 2007, 22:19

ronniegj wrote:I keep thinking about the various museums around the country/world that maintain flyable warbirds that they send out on a regular basis to keep these machine alive for posterity. Seems some packages could be worked up with that in mind, and eventually a number of special airshow packages as well.

Just food for thought!

Ron

Edit: As an instead of for airshow, a week of general flying at the museum, and a weekend fly-in from multiple museums to a central airfield for Saturday morning and a few short hops, followed by RTB on Sunday afternoon. You could have a lot of retro a/c flying in a legitimate modern scenario!

I like that idea! I already did the BBMF at Coningsby in a similar way. The models I use aren't real Ai of course, but they (bar my Lanc) fly fine and don't destroy FPS too much.

aerogator · Post by **aerogator** » 13 Oct 2007, 17:24

Here's another one to add...

LOD process well underway on T-28, and about to start on Skyraider, but threw this one together this week. The easy part's done, now comes the tedious stuff

LOD 1 with drop tanks: 3200, without 2750.

aerogator · Post by **aerogator** » 16 Oct 2007, 19:10

OK guys, here's a question for you. I used Weescotty's xml:

"0 - Closed
50 - Open
100 - Closed

<part>
<name>anim_canopy</name>
<animation>
<parameter>
<code>(A:LIGHT NAV, bool) (A:LIGHT STROBE, bool) + 50 * </code>
<lag>50</lag>
</parameter>
</animation>
</part> "

to animate the T-28's canopy. The canopy opens and closes OK but it opens at the 'hold short' line and doesn't close again until the plane lands (about the same time as the flaps retract). Now, can I just reverse the keyframes: 0=open, 50=closed, and 100=open or is this different for a piston engined-plane?

Also along the same lines, has anyone done a canopy that stays open at low altitude?

Here's a pic of it flying along at FL150 with the canopy open. Looks cool, but I guess not too realistic.

Guess I need to do the insides of the glass, too if its going to be open.