Alphasim He-162 Salamander tweak package

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OBIO

Retired SOH Admin
Alphasim He-162 Model and VC Panel tweak package

I am about to upload a small package of tweaks for the freeware Alphasim He-162 Salamander. The first tweak was to the model file...I used Martin Wright's MDLmat to give the plane some specular shine...not too much...just enough to really give this plane some visual punch. The second tweak is a revised VC panel section that places all the gauges on the VC panel in working order...and a modified VC panel texture....no more painted on, non-functioning gauges in the VC.

This package can be used in CFS2, FS2002 and FS2004. Uploaded to the CFS2 Other section of the library.

OBIO​
 
I'd say you won't know unless you try it. At least there's no prop to give problems.
 
As Willy said, give it a try in FSX. It may work, it may not. Won't cost you a penny to find out. If it doesn't work, simply delete it. If it works, you got a cool plane to fly around in.

I am working on a paint template for the Salamander. I have found only 1 add on skin for this bird. It needs more than that.

OBIO
 
Just tried it in FSX, no joy:gameoff:, got the dreaded model could not be displayed. Can't win 'em all I guess.

Thanks anyway for your work in updating this bird, might just have to reinstall FS9.
 
I keep FS9 and FSX on my computer for just such occasion as this. Hey there was nothing really wrong with FS9 except the dang default land textures and mesh...that was solved a long time ago. Use both
Ted
 
First new skin done...well mostly done. I need to find the correct "shield" thingie to go on this paint. I used one that I liked as a fill in, but the correct shield is not in my collection and I have not been able to find it yet. The correct shield has three angled stripes, Red then White then Red with a black boar's head or Chihuahua's head or something in the middle.

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quite possibly

and if you check your personal messages here, there is a nice bit of info for you
 
OleBoy

Got the PDF downloaded and looked through....some very interesting profiles in there.

Thanks!

OBIO
 
I used to have a whole collection of 'em. They're out there on the net if you look around.
 
Oh boy oh boy oh boy.... that putty-ed panel lines and rivets is screaming "do me"... i might have to oblige and do that one...
 
The biggest downer to painting the He-162 is that the nose gear strut is mapped in the same spot as two of the Vertical stabs and part of the jet exhaust tube...the front strut ends up being all sorts of colors. The second biggest downer is that that the engine nacelle and the support structure underneath of it are mirrored...kills some of the neater multi-color profiles I have seen.

OBIO
 
hope during the actual life to make one native sdk for fsx and also the me-163b
 
One thing to remember when painting the He 162 is that it was constructed mainly out of wood in an effort to not use badly needed war materials. The glue factory was destroyed and the replacement glue wasn't that good which caused some crashes when the plywood delaminated.

Test pilot Eric Brown called the He 162 "delightful" to fly and flew some more flights in it after testing just for the fun of it. I have to admit that it's one of my favorite Luftwaffe jets.

Shockwave WoP had a 162 in their Heavy Bombers and Jets pack, but that one has a tendency to do bad things on landing. Quite the shame as there were no reports of landing problems with the little Heinkel when flown by an experienced pilot.
 
yeah the Volksjäger was a true joy to fly as Eric confirmed, i had an image somewhere of it in the test paint....
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^Underground Construction


......gonna go check my books
 
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