jankees
SOH-CM-2025
Now that would be cool!
As for as I know, only John/Bomber has had the patience to create anything for them. They did something similar for the T-33, although I never got round to making any paints for that...
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ASOBO P-51 IMPROVEMENT MOD
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Now that would be cool!
As for as I know, only John/Bomber has had the patience to create anything for them. They did something similar for the T-33, although I never got round to making any paints for that...
RandallSnow
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Hopefully that's in the cards! I'd really like to get a functioning drop tank system in place. Illuminated gunsight might be cool too.All that she needs now is a gunsight and tanks!
Priller
Figured out the black rivets issue a couple days ago, so will work on getting that update pushed out soon. JT/Bomber is updating his liveries accordingly.
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Hi Lou, here are the majority of those which have been made for the Asobo P-51D (not including the "Novawing24" payware repaints):
P-51D Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" N51VL for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" N51VL is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. Repaint of the P-51D Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" N51VL, featuring accurate textures matching the real aircrafts details. Originally manufactured in 1945, this historic aircraft has a rich...
flightsim.to
P-51D Little Rebel (Two Versions) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Little Rebel (Two Versions) is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. This add-on features a repaint set for the P-51D Mustang included in the Reno Air Races expansion of MSFS 2020 and the default version in MSFS 2024. It depicts two...
flightsim.to
P-51D Mustang Val-Halla (N151AF) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Mustang Val-Halla (N151AF) is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. Experience flying the iconic P-51D Mustang "Val-Halla" in Microsoft Flight Simulator with this detailed repaint. Owned by the Heritage Flight Museum, this aircrafts history includes service in the...
flightsim.to
P-51D Mustang "Tall-In-The-Saddle" G-SIJJ for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Mustang "Tall-In-The-Saddle" G-SIJJ is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. A detailed repaint of the P-51D Mustang "Tall-In-The-Saddle" G-SIJJ, owned by Peter Teichman and operated at North Weald in the UK. This add-on features reworked textures for cockpit...
flightsim.to
P-51D Mustang 44-73877 (G-CMDK) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Mustang 44-73877 (G-CMDK) is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. Repaint of the P-51D Mustang USAAF Ser. No. 44-73877, registered as G-CMDK and owned by Warbird Experiences LTD at Biggin Hill, UK. Features accurate cockpit and exterior textures, replicating Col....
flightsim.to
P-51D Mustang "Miss Kitty III" N376TM for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ P-51D Mustang "Miss Kitty III" N376TM is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Bomber12th. This add-on features a detailed repaint of the P-51D Mustang "Miss Kitty III" (N376TM), reflecting its historical significance and restoration. The repaint is compatible with both the Reno Air...
flightsim.to
Life of P51D-20-NA 44-63675 Liverie pack (Asobo/MS) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ Life of P51D-20-NA 44-63675 Liverie pack (Asobo/MS) is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by GulKalle. This liverie pack includes three historical liveries for the Asobo/Microsoft Reno P51D Mustang aircraft - "Sierra Sue II," "Gul Kalle," and "Grön Kalle." Experience the evolution...
flightsim.to
Asobo P-51D ZK-TAF for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ Asobo P-51D ZK-TAF is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by kcgb. Repaint of the Asobo P-51D as NZ2415, ZK-TAF using the base reno pack model. Simply drop into your community folder.
flightsim.to
Factory Fresh Asobo P-51D Mustang 44-14214 for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ Factory Fresh Asobo P-51D Mustang 44-14214 is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by Banktav. Experience the pristine beauty of a factory fresh P-51D Mustang 44-14214 with this repaint package. Admire the shiny bare metal skins, USAAF markings, and modified decals that match the...
flightsim.to
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RandallSnow
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Nothing yet. Official showcase "in the coming weeks".
On the to-do! In the interim, make sure the stick is held back to engage the tailwheel lock which limits the tailwheel to six degrees of steering.
jcweston351
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It seems to function like the real plane for me in FS2020, back stick to lock the wheel & forward for free castor, can do the same in the T-6 event though Randall doesn't appear to have modeled that yet. You also need to left & right brake as well but that is normal for any tail dragger.
I do have a good set of rudder pedals so whether that makes a difference I'm not sure but it seems to work.
RandallSnow
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The T-6 and P-51 use the exact same code for the tailwheels, to no credit of my own. I can't figure out why the T-6 tailwheel doesn't animate "right" when it's unlocked though. It's on the list to investigate.
That being said, I do wish to tweak the FM for a bit more "inertia" when the tailwheel is unlocked in both aircraft. - EDIT: Well, found the settings for that rather quickly. Edited the FM appropriately. It's not overdone, but if you unlock the tailwheel and get it stuck at 90 degrees, it takes just a blip of power and opposite brake to convince the airplane to track straight again.
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ZsoltB
Charter Member
Can you share the updated FM?
RandallSnow
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Sure thing. It started off as the LadyB FM that Bomber_12th mentioned, then I started messing around with the contact points damping ratio. Made the tailwheel friction 10% less dampened and that seems like a happy medium at the moment. I need to cross reference some other values for tailwheel steering speeds but going from standing still feels a bit better. Note that the base LadyB FM is already packaged up in the mod on fs.to.
Today I also managed to redo all the materials for the prop, canopy, and landing gear doors to fix the issues there.
Feedback welcome.
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Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
I've gone through and made new textures for the cuffed-blade prop for each of my P-51D repaints, which I'll post once Randall releases his next update for the aircraft.
For 'Moonbeam McSwine' and 'Little Rebel', which have cuffed blades fitted in reality, the details of the stencil work, decal placement and amount of yellow prop tip paint are matched to the real world examples. For my other P-51D repaints, all of the real-world examples have the later paddle-blade props fitted, so I did things a bit differently for those. For the Blakeslee Mustang and 'Val-Halla', I chose to depict one of the more common variations of the stencils on the blades. For 'Miss Kitty', I made the props match the details of those fitted to 'Sierra Sue II' (both Mustangs were restored by the same shop). And for 'Tall-in-the-Saddle', I made the stencils match the layout and mixed font-types as seen on the paddle blades fitted to the real aircraft.
For 'Moonbeam McSwine' and 'Little Rebel', which have cuffed blades fitted in reality, the details of the stencil work, decal placement and amount of yellow prop tip paint are matched to the real world examples. For my other P-51D repaints, all of the real-world examples have the later paddle-blade props fitted, so I did things a bit differently for those. For the Blakeslee Mustang and 'Val-Halla', I chose to depict one of the more common variations of the stencils on the blades. For 'Miss Kitty', I made the props match the details of those fitted to 'Sierra Sue II' (both Mustangs were restored by the same shop). And for 'Tall-in-the-Saddle', I made the stencils match the layout and mixed font-types as seen on the paddle blades fitted to the real aircraft.
Fnerg
SOH-CM-2023
Can I ask John how you manage your PBR set to rid of that annoying borderline that happens between polished metal and matte painted surface, also happens usually around numeral and letter markings against polished metal? Your work is very meticulous and your technique should be documented. Thanks.
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Hi Doug, I don't do anything terribly special in regards to that issue, other than with the stenciling (where it can cause the worse-looking results). Otherwise, I just try to avoid showing too much of that in the screenshots I take by controlling the lighting/angle.
The root of the problem is of course the contrast in the green and blue channels of the complete map textures, between the values used for the bare/polished metal and the values used for the paint - the greater the contrast, the more borderline shows up in the sim. For the stenciling, which fortunately should already have a rather dark grey value in the complete map green channel (due to compressed paint application/low paint scatter), their grey value in the green channel is not unlike the darker grey values used for the polished bare metal - this, therefore, already reduces a lot of that potential contrast in values. For the stenciling in the complete map blue channel, which should technically be a fairly dark value (being paint and not metal), I make them fairly light/not too dark when contrasted with the full white value of the metal in the blue channel, so as to try and prevent a too-harsh contrast.
Fortunately, that border that can develop in the textures in the sim, between the paint and the polished bare metal, I've actually seen on real aircraft as well, where they've masked the markings prior to polishing the metal, leaving a very slight boarder of lighter/duller metal around the markings.
The root of the problem is of course the contrast in the green and blue channels of the complete map textures, between the values used for the bare/polished metal and the values used for the paint - the greater the contrast, the more borderline shows up in the sim. For the stenciling, which fortunately should already have a rather dark grey value in the complete map green channel (due to compressed paint application/low paint scatter), their grey value in the green channel is not unlike the darker grey values used for the polished bare metal - this, therefore, already reduces a lot of that potential contrast in values. For the stenciling in the complete map blue channel, which should technically be a fairly dark value (being paint and not metal), I make them fairly light/not too dark when contrasted with the full white value of the metal in the blue channel, so as to try and prevent a too-harsh contrast.
Fortunately, that border that can develop in the textures in the sim, between the paint and the polished bare metal, I've actually seen on real aircraft as well, where they've masked the markings prior to polishing the metal, leaving a very slight boarder of lighter/duller metal around the markings.
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Version 1.4 of Randall's Improvement Mod is now available: https://flightsim.to/file/87154/asobo-reno-p-51d-improvement-mod
I have also now updated all of my repaints accordingly, for use with this latest version of the improvement mod (fixes the appearance of the rivets on the spinner, canopy and landing gear doors, and adds custom textures for the Hamilton Standard 6523A cuffed propeller blades (selectable from the cockpit)).
I have also now updated all of my repaints accordingly, for use with this latest version of the improvement mod (fixes the appearance of the rivets on the spinner, canopy and landing gear doors, and adds custom textures for the Hamilton Standard 6523A cuffed propeller blades (selectable from the cockpit)).
shotgunshack
SOH-CM-2023
Always thought the Asobo models had the potential to be masterworks and now they are on their way. Thanks Randall and Bomber.