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F-80 redux released
- Thread starter Mach3DS
- Start date
FooFighter7
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Love it! The only problem I've found is on the "Factory New" texture. Under the left flap it appears to be solid white. Maybe a problem with the alpha channel? Other than that this is a great update of an old classic. Well worth the download
Mach3DS
Charter Member
Love it! The only problem I've found is on the "Factory New" texture. Under the left flap it appears to be solid white. Maybe a problem with the alpha channel? Other than that this is a great update of an old classic. Well worth the download
I found that issue last night...but had to work early and couldn't fix it in time...forgot about it when I left for work. it's a mirrored Specular texture. So you can do one of 2 things. make a copy of the opposite side specular and rename to the left side texture. Or you can use the speculars from the bare metal scheme (all of them). Those are the ones I'm using...but that's just my preference. Willy's are fantastic as is. I'm actually working on combining his with mine into a hybrid version...(evil cackle)
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Stickshaker
SOH-CM-2023
From the earlier thread it is clear how much effort you put into this. Thank you for this classic bird!<o
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Mach3DS
Charter Member
Willy has sent me his paint kit. He did most of the work on the updated paints. I set out the materials for the model (what reflects, shines, fresnel) which Henk implemented (Thanks Henk!!) and I created the bare metel schemes and the alpha and speculars for those. So I don't want to take the credit for this. That was my part...and testing it.... I'm going to add what I did for the bare metal to his paint kit, and then I'm making it a bit more friendly to work in. Hopefully you'll be able to use it! I will upload it today or tomorrow (likely). It's 4096x4096. I suggest saving the .dds files at that size and then resizing them to 2048x2048 for better performance in sim. Hope you all enjoy this bird!
Edit: Just a quick note about thelse old Alpha models...at least from my experience. The UV map doesn't exactly match up to where the texture is being read from. So to be safe color exactly where the visible painted areas are for best results. There will be trial and error for sure!
Edit: Just a quick note about thelse old Alpha models...at least from my experience. The UV map doesn't exactly match up to where the texture is being read from. So to be safe color exactly where the visible painted areas are for best results. There will be trial and error for sure!
WarHorse47
SOH-CM-2024
Well done. Beautiful.
Thanks to all for bringing this bird back to FSX.
Cheers
Thanks to all for bringing this bird back to FSX.
Cheers
It was surprising to see how far forward Rick, Henk and Willy we were able to take this old model in terms of model/materials/visual appeal. Makes me both excited and tired at the same time to think of how many great models we could revisit in this way.
For example, maybe after a rest, I'd love to see what we could do for Piglet's beautiful old T-33. Adding the new visual appeal to his masterpiece would be a great way to pay tribute.
For example, maybe after a rest, I'd love to see what we could do for Piglet's beautiful old T-33. Adding the new visual appeal to his masterpiece would be a great way to pay tribute.
We didn't have room for all the paints that were done, so I've uploaded the ones I did and they're available now.
I've got more in the pipeline. These were just the ones I did while waiting for the release.
22FS Berlin Airlift 1948
Acrojet Demonstration Team
Baby Doll II Korea 1952
Gentleman Jim 1946 (what if)
I've got more in the pipeline. These were just the ones I did while waiting for the release.
22FS Berlin Airlift 1948
Acrojet Demonstration Team
Baby Doll II Korea 1952
Gentleman Jim 1946 (what if)
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Flyboy208
SOH Staff
Download here ... http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=38&linkid=21786 Mike 
Mach3DS
Charter Member
This is excellent.
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I have one in the works dvj.
61st FS MI summer 1948.If you go to the texture redux thread a little ways down the page it's on the last page....anot early progress shot.
If you want to add a little more "umff" to the current skins you can always try copying overy the specular textures from the bare metal paint to any of the painted ones. They won't be custom but they might work for you. I personally have done that. Please remember to save the originals in case you don't like how it turns out! Preference is a very finicky proposition!
