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F6f3_hellcat released by Captain Kurt!

Lookin' very good there Kurt.

Great engine detail, and the engine rear cooling gill view is good.

Cheers

Shessi
 
Hi W,
If I get the time etc...the other issue is that these are still fairly poly heavy compared to other simpler/lighter ones available, and could affect FR's as detailed weapons can do.

Cheers

Shessi
 
Hellcar Progress

This is what the direct CFS2 stock Hellcat replacement livery looks like. It will also have a VF unit markings version. I still have much to finish: the VC, the LODs, the belly drop tank, the wing bomb racks, add the instruments, the dp, cfg, and a few tweaks here and there.

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Thanks boys. I think the typo in my headline must be a Freudian slip, as this model has definitely given me hell more than once trying to get it right.:playful:
 
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Kurt,

Looks great!

WW2 aircraft is a lot harder to build. It is more fun to fly them. I don't like WW1 aircraft all that much. BTW, did you ever build the Red Baron's tri-plane? I love watching the Blue Max movie and I think they used the Red Baron's tri-plane in that movie.

Andrew
 
dop tank and bomb racks done

Thanks all.

You bet Andrew, much more to detail and better documentation. And no, I never did a triplane. I wanted to fill the gaps in WWI aircraft so I stayed away from those that already had decent models. Still looking to fill the few gaps, now in WWII.

I finished up the drop tank and bomb racks tonight. I was able to get them set up as .dp add on ordinance thanks to some directions from Oglivie.

ordinance.jpg
 
Thanks all.

You bet Andrew, much more to detail and better documentation. And no, I never did a triplane. I wanted to fill the gaps in WWI aircraft so I stayed away from those that already had decent models. Still looking to fill the few gaps, now in WWII.

I finished up the drop tank and bomb racks tonight. I was able to get them set up as .dp add on ordinance thanks to some directions from Oglivie.

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Kurt,

I hope that you are not planning to build a P-47D. I am getting one close to finish. I have just sent the aircraft to UncleTgt, he is going to paint a few more schemes. I am hoping to have it finished by mid-July. I have these two aircraft on my short list (Corsair and Ki-43). I am not certain when I will start building them.

I am not trying to steal your show. Here is a sneak photo of the aircraft. I hope people are not offended by the nose art.

Andrew
 
F6f3_hellcat

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat


Direct replacement for the stock CFS2 Hellcat - uses M$oft stock bombs and rockets, and no unit markings.


Simple, rugged, and deadly, yet easy to fly, the Hellcat was another product of the Grumman Iron Works. It was larger, heavier, faster, and more powerful than Grumman's F4F Wildcat, and the first American fighter to exceed the performance of the Mitsubishi Zero. Its immense 18-cylinder, 2,000 horsepower radial engine gave it the power to dictate the terms of engagement. Its speed, maneuverability, high-altitude capability, and typical Grumman toughness made it a winner against all comers.


Credits


Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tank, bomb racks, VC, paint textures, panel, aircraft.cfg and .dp
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit F6F3_HELLCAT
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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F6f3_hellcat_vf-2

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat VF-2


Unit: VF-2 USS Hornet (CV-12) March - September 1944


Simple, rugged, and deadly, yet easy to fly, the Hellcat was another product of the Grumman Iron Works. It was larger, heavier, faster, and more powerful than Grumman's F4F Wildcat, and the first American fighter to exceed the performance of the Mitsubishi Zero. Its immense 18-cylinder, 2,000 horsepower radial engine gave it the power to dictate the terms of engagement. Its speed, maneuverability, high-altitude capability, and typical Grumman toughness made it a winner against all comers.


Credits


Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tank, bomb racks, VC, paint textures, panel, aircraft.cfg and .dp
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file


Bombs and rockets used are from Dbolt's db_us_wep_v2.0a package available at Sim-Outhouse.com
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=281&id=6270

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit F6F3_HELLCAT_VF-2
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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F6f3_hellcat_vf-9

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat VF-9


Early production F6F-3 with forwad canted antenna mast.
Unit: VF-9 USS Essex (CV-9) August 1943


Simple, rugged, and deadly, yet easy to fly, the Hellcat was another product of the Grumman Iron Works. It was larger, heavier, faster, and more powerful than Grumman's F4F Wildcat, and the first American fighter to exceed the performance of the Mitsubishi Zero. Its immense 18-cylinder, 2,000 horsepower radial engine gave it the power to dictate the terms of engagement. Its speed, maneuverability, high-altitude capability, and typical Grumman toughness made it a winner against all comers.


Credits


Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tank, bomb racks, VC, painting, panel, aircraft.cfg and .dp
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file


Bombs and rockets used are from Dbolt's db_us_wep_v2.0a package available at Sim-Outhouse.com
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=281&id=6270

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit F6F3_HELLCAT_VF-9
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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F6f3_hellcat_vf-19

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat VF-19


Unit: VF-19 "Satan's Kittens" USS Lexington (CV-16) October 1944
Pilot: Lt. Bruce W. Williams




Simple, rugged, and deadly, yet easy to fly, the Hellcat was another product of the Grumman Iron Works. It was larger, heavier, faster, and more powerful than Grumman's F4F Wildcat, and the first American fighter to exceed the performance of the Mitsubishi Zero. Its immense 18-cylinder, 2,000 horsepower radial engine gave it the power to dictate the terms of engagement. Its speed, maneuverability, high-altitude capability, and typical Grumman toughness made it a winner against all comers.


Credits


Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tank, bomb racks, VC, paint textures, panel, aircraft.cfg and .dp
Shessi: Pilot figure
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file


Bombs and rockets used are from Dbolt's db_us_wep_v2.0a package available at Sim-Outhouse.com
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=281&id=6270

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit F6F3_HELLCAT_VF-19
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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