Alpha North American XB-70 Paint Kit in 2048 and repaints

[Jafo]

I have just uploaded my Kit in 2048x2048 format for the Alphasim/Virtavia Valkyrie to SOH.

XB-70 Valkyrie High Resolution Layered Paint Kit for Alphasim's model of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie for FSX, in 2048 detail resolution. The original Aircraft release was textured in 1024. The Kit includes the main 5 layered aircraft bitmaps in PSP format [PaintShop Pro] as well as the 3 matching 2048 resolution bump-map bitmaps in DXT5 DDS. The others don't need changing. Requires Alphasim's/Virtavia's FSX native model.

I'll also upload a PSD format version for Photoshoppers...

A selection of my repaints will also be uploaded soonish [just need to recompile].

 

[Jafo]

BTW....the next thing I'm 'playing with' is another 'X'-plane....just 67 lower than the Valkyrie...

 

[delta_lima]

Can't wait to load the updated NASA paints, JAFO - much appreciated.

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[Ferry_vO]

Looking forward to those repaints!

 

[flaviossa]

Thanks Jafo!!

 

[Jafo]

The PSD version of the Kit has been uploaded too.
Same animal [though bigger file size].
Next will be the paints I've done....once recompiled and converted to DDS. On my own machine I don't worry about their size [decent computer] and just run them as 8.8.8 bitmaps...

 

[Jafo]

I've recompiled and uploaded the first paint of the XB-70 to SOH....
The most significant one [as it still exists].

XB-70 Valkyrie cn: 620001, North American Aviation, 1962:- A High Definition repaint for Alphasim/Virtavia's model of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie for FSX, in 2048 detail resolution. Textures only, requires the Alphasim/Virtavia FSX native model.

A few minor tweaks over and above the paint kit version...the white [230.230.230] was knocked back to 90% improving fine detail.... looks less 'plastic' when there's no spec channels available.

This is an earlier snap...

Edit....also just uploaded the same animal [20001]...different paint....in NASA livery.

 

[Jafo]

Just uploaded the 'other' one.... 20207 - the second prototype lost tragically in a mid-air.

There's one more 'original/real' paint to go....the trans Mach 3 'fried' version. A little more to do on that one yet.

One fried bird....found another pic of it....so a little closer to done...

 

[Jafo]

I guess by the time of the SR-71 they'd worked out how to do the paint right.
Gets a bit toasty at Mach 3 ......
Here's the result now uploaded to SOH...

That's it for 'real versions'.... anything next is 'what-if's ...

 

[Jafo]

First rule of uploading stuff is you find something else you 'should' have fixed...
Both paintkits missed the dorsal vent outlets [just behind the canards].

Images 3a and 3b ...just to the right and above the nosecone...need to be black [and white in the alpha].

Meanwhile this one's uploaded here...

99th Bomb Wing - inspired by the SR-71 [obviously a 'what-if']. One of several to upload.

 

[Jafo]

One of the hardest to do....chasing lines over 5 bitmaps.....and also the most unlikely of versions.....just uploaded to SOH....

 

[jankees]

love that Thunderbird paint!

 

[icycle]

Puts the "Thunder" in Thunderbirds...

Wow! Thunderbirds. Can only shudder at the cost of having that flying shows, for a season or two. Can you image the altitude gained just to do a loop?
Great paints BTW, and thank you for all the efforts on a model thats been around, but still fun to fly . From Flight level 70, @ 1600 knots the FS world is a very different place...

Thanks
Bill

 

[Jafo]

Of course....when you're doing a TBird there's always the more correct vintage metal.....before they went white....

No spec layers for the XB-70 means I had to 'fiddle' with MDLMat and trial and error and came up with something shiny-ish spec-wise.

 

[Ian Warren]

I do like the 'Cooked' painted aircraft one flight, another Can of paint please

 

[Jafo]

Adding to the 'unlikelies'....[new word]....something 'Navy'.
Few more tweaks then upload..

Edit.....uploaded here, now ...

 

[b52bob]

Didn't someone do a camouflage version way back?

thanks for the work you put into this. Navy version?, that's a bit really way out for me. Land on a carrier, good luck. The tail hook would have to but the size of an F-18!

 

[Jafo]

Didn't someone do a camouflage version way back?

thanks for the work you put into this. Navy version?, that's a bit really way out for me. Land on a carrier, good luck. The tail hook would have to but the size of an F-18!

I have a couple of those on the way...

Yes, the Navy and the TBirds ones would definitely classify as 'unlikely'...

 

[Jafo]

A little more to do...but here it is in SEA colours..

Edit....probably finished....
Corrected the colours to 'exact' RGB.
Something the 69th Bomb Squadron might have ended up with....

Edit 2 .... removed the 'USAF' ....shouldn't have been there....not in the Camo.

 

[flaviossa]

Fantastic job!