FSX Native Douglas A-20 Havoc Released

GMAN5250 - that bump mapping texture changes is amazing. Very good job indeed, thanks a lot. This creation just gets better and better. Still has the best glass textures I have yet encountered.
 
BendyFlyer said:
GMAN5250 - that bump mapping texture changes is amazing. Very good job indeed, thanks a lot. This creation just gets better and better. Still has the best glass textures I have yet encountered.
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Thank you sir,

This is such comfortable airplane. Just a tad more sluggish than the A26, which is a long time favorite of mine, but still muscular and fast. The bumps were a small contribution and owed entirely to the superlative paint kit.
 
Just wanted to give a big thank you to Milton and all the talented painters. Been having a lot of fun with the A-20.

Moze
 
jankees said:
I thought I'd try something in bare-matal:
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but I'm not very successful in getting a shine. Is the model alpha and/or spec enabled?
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Jankees, my apologies Sir. I did not activate the material properties to allow blending the environment maps with the diffuse alphas.
The specular map is available in the common texture folder for the A-20 series as I did with the Marauder.
 
Milton Shupe said:
Jankees, my apologies Sir. I did not activate the material properties to allow blending the environment maps with the diffuse alphas.
The specular map is available in the common texture folder for the A-20 series as I did with the Marauder.
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so no alpha, and only the small speculars that we see in the common texture folder? Let's see what we can do with those..or are there plans for an updated version with alpha's?
 
jankees said:
so no alpha, and only the small speculars that we see in the common texture folder? Let's see what we can do with those..or are there plans for an updated version with alpha's?
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The specular textures in the common folder are just neutralized place holders. When you want to use the specs, use the large templates from the paint kit and the size you wish and put them in livery specific folders as any changes would be specific to a livery.

Sorry, I have no plans to change and re-export the 22 exterior and interior models. :) That would be a good 8-hour job with lots of room for errors.
 
Hey, Huub, that Hornet with the bomb in his hands was close to the same squadron symbol for my dad's outfit. He was in the 21st bombardment group stationed in the Aleutians and on Saipan during WWII. He was a groundcrew chief supervising bomb loads for the B-29s. This patch and matching squadron ring of his are on display at the March AFB Museum.

Well, pretty close, anyway!



 
Mr.Zippy. perhaps not as strange as you may think. Many of these "cartoon" nose arts were designed by the Walt Disney studios.
It could well be that the unit and this particular aircrew used (more or less) the same design (apart from the colours and cigar...).

Thanks for the kind words Steve and Zsolt, you know that I like them worn................ :biggrin-new:

Cheers,
Huub
 
My personal favourite has just been uploaded in 2048 dds format.

get it while its still hot :biggrin-new:

Cheers,
Huub

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OK, I tried working with the spec files, but I cn't get a proper metal look, so I am shelving this paint.
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should anyone want it as it is, just send me a pm, ok?

since I was playing with the different files anyway, I thought I might follow in Gordon's footsteps and try my hand at some bump mapping, with better results I think:

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so my next paint will include these, and you can use them for the other paints as well.
 
Just a HU,

I took about 60 hours out of my schedule to do the bump maps and textures for the A-20. That was Pro Bono, along with a lot of other comps I've placed on this site.

If another artist wishes to do a set of bumps, better than mine, I have no problem with that at all.
I just think there is an appropriate way to go about doing that.
 
gman5250 said:
Just a HU,

I took about 60 hours out of my schedule to do the bump maps and textures for the A-20. That was Pro Bono, along with a lot of other comps I've placed on this site.

If another artist wishes to do a set of bumps, better than mine, I have no problem with that at all.
I just think there is an appropriate way to go about doing that.
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I think he may have meant that his bumps turned out better than his bare metal attempt -- not that his bumps are better than anyone else's. I'm just guessing, but it seems like a possibility.
 
Killbilly said:
I think he may have meant that his bumps turned out better than his bare metal attempt -- not that his bumps are better than anyone else's. I'm just guessing, but it seems like a possibility.
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+1
That's how I also understood Jan Kees' remark.

Cheers
Mark
 
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indeed!
I was frustrated with the metal, so being successful with the bumps cheered me up again. I never compared them to Gordon's, would never dream of doing that.
BTW, I included only bumps for the A-20C, but then for all parts, so the wings and engines as well.
 
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