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Fleet Air Arm related items...and skins!
- Thread starter UncleTgt
- Start date
UncleTgt
SOH-CM-2025
...part 4...
I always liked Morton's skins for the Aeroplane Heaven Seafire IIC/III, & when I did Reynold's skin I had worked up a half-decent "blank" from one of his skins to use as a master.
So I slapped some different decals on & created a set of Seafire IIC/ III skins ... as I researched them I found a bewildering array of sub-types, Mik II's with clipped wings/ without, with 3 blade props or 4 blade props, different wing blisters etc. So, these are best thought of as a selection of "impressions"...
For the MkIIIs I'm tweaking the loadouts, specifically to try & get the P40 drop tank load out used by 880 squadron over Japan in the last weeks of the war.
I always liked Morton's skins for the Aeroplane Heaven Seafire IIC/III, & when I did Reynold's skin I had worked up a half-decent "blank" from one of his skins to use as a master.
So I slapped some different decals on & created a set of Seafire IIC/ III skins ... as I researched them I found a bewildering array of sub-types, Mik II's with clipped wings/ without, with 3 blade props or 4 blade props, different wing blisters etc. So, these are best thought of as a selection of "impressions"...
For the MkIIIs I'm tweaking the loadouts, specifically to try & get the P40 drop tank load out used by 880 squadron over Japan in the last weeks of the war.
Reply...
Uncle,
Please excuse a bloody yank for saying this, but...jolly good work!
Any chance you could throw in a Norwegian skin for the attacks on the Tirpitz?
Uncle,
Please excuse a bloody yank for saying this, but...jolly good work!
Any chance you could throw in a Norwegian skin for the attacks on the Tirpitz?
UncleTgt
SOH-CM-2025
Tirpitz strikes - covered
Rami,
Firefly pack ETO skins covers the Tirpitz strikes, the screenies don't really show it
"The aircraft are:
1770 Squadron FAA (HMS Indefatigable)
5M Operation Mascot, Tirpitz strikes, July 1944. First production a/c.
4C Palembang trikes, Sumatra, January 1945
281 Operation Iceberg, off Formosa, April 1945. Piloted by Sub Lt Phil Stott, who became the Royal Navy's sole Firefly ace on 12th April 1945 off Kumi Island.
1771 Squadron FAA (HMS Implacable)
4L Tirpitz strikes, October 1944. Later on this aircraft coded 275 "Evelyn Tentions", the first UK aircraft to fly over the Japanes Home Islands in July 1945
Q Lost during Tirpitz strikes, 26 October 1944. Pilot Sub Lt RM Shaw (RNZN), & observer Sub Lt GM Smith KIA.
277 "Lucy Quipment" Japanese Home Islands, July 1945"
Some of the Seafire skins will also be approriate (still doing the readme) for instance I o G was Reynold's mount when he shot down a couple of Bv138s off Norway. Still musing over the color of the code letters ...
Haven't looked at Tirpitz strike Corsair skins, but seeing as I have the template sorted, it shouldn't be too hard.
Rami,
Firefly pack ETO skins covers the Tirpitz strikes, the screenies don't really show it
"The aircraft are:
1770 Squadron FAA (HMS Indefatigable)
5M Operation Mascot, Tirpitz strikes, July 1944. First production a/c.
4C Palembang trikes, Sumatra, January 1945
281 Operation Iceberg, off Formosa, April 1945. Piloted by Sub Lt Phil Stott, who became the Royal Navy's sole Firefly ace on 12th April 1945 off Kumi Island.
1771 Squadron FAA (HMS Implacable)
4L Tirpitz strikes, October 1944. Later on this aircraft coded 275 "Evelyn Tentions", the first UK aircraft to fly over the Japanes Home Islands in July 1945
Q Lost during Tirpitz strikes, 26 October 1944. Pilot Sub Lt RM Shaw (RNZN), & observer Sub Lt GM Smith KIA.
277 "Lucy Quipment" Japanese Home Islands, July 1945"
Some of the Seafire skins will also be approriate (still doing the readme) for instance I o G was Reynold's mount when he shot down a couple of Bv138s off Norway. Still musing over the color of the code letters ...
Haven't looked at Tirpitz strike Corsair skins, but seeing as I have the template sorted, it shouldn't be too hard.
Reply...
Outstanding, thank you!
Rami,
Firefly pack ETO skins covers the Tirpitz strikes, the screenies don't really show it
"The aircraft are:
1770 Squadron FAA (HMS Indefatigable)
5M Operation Mascot, Tirpitz strikes, July 1944. First production a/c.
4C Palembang trikes, Sumatra, January 1945
281 Operation Iceberg, off Formosa, April 1945. Piloted by Sub Lt Phil Stott, who became the Royal Navy's sole Firefly ace on 12th April 1945 off Kumi Island.
1771 Squadron FAA (HMS Implacable)
4L Tirpitz strikes, October 1944. Later on this aircraft coded 275 "Evelyn Tentions", the first UK aircraft to fly over the Japanes Home Islands in July 1945
Q Lost during Tirpitz strikes, 26 October 1944. Pilot Sub Lt RM Shaw (RNZN), & observer Sub Lt GM Smith KIA.
277 "Lucy Quipment" Japanese Home Islands, July 1945"
UncleTgt,
Some of the Seafire skins will also be approriate (still doing the readme) for instance I o G was Reynold's mount when he shot down a couple of Bv138s off Norway. Still musing over the color of the code letters ...
Haven't looked at Tirpitz strike Corsair skins, but seeing as I have the template sorted, it shouldn't be too hard.
Outstanding, thank you!
bearcat241
SOH-CM-2023
Well done!...
See how you are!!??
Now I have to go in and redo the skins on some of the aircraft in the BPF for Meridian, Iceberg, and Okinawa.......lol.
Actually, your firefly mods and skins are working out quite nicely! I made the changes as soon as I got them from you.
The AI Fireflies are now bombing and rocketing the bloody 4377 out of the IJAAF bases and refineries and making it back to the carriers.
Thank you so much!
Now I have to go in and redo the skins on some of the aircraft in the BPF for Meridian, Iceberg, and Okinawa.......lol.
Actually, your firefly mods and skins are working out quite nicely! I made the changes as soon as I got them from you.
The AI Fireflies are now bombing and rocketing the bloody 4377 out of the IJAAF bases and refineries and making it back to the carriers.
Thank you so much!
UncleTgt
SOH-CM-2025
Thank you for your encouragement.
The Firefly skinpack is in the queue - the airfile & config are not perfect by any means, but they're OK for AI strike use. Thanks to DD73 & Talon for helping me out with understanding sections from the air file & dp file, the rest is pretty much a result of lots of trial & error ...
I'll hold off with the Spits until I've finished the airfile & more realistic dp entries for it, & the Corsairs will be after that.
The Firefly skinpack is in the queue - the airfile & config are not perfect by any means, but they're OK for AI strike use. Thanks to DD73 & Talon for helping me out with understanding sections from the air file & dp file, the rest is pretty much a result of lots of trial & error ...
I'll hold off with the Spits until I've finished the airfile & more realistic dp entries for it, & the Corsairs will be after that.
beepee
SOH-CM-2023
Nice job again UncleTgt
UncleTgt : Thank you in advance for all those new birds, they look great
Happy new year
Thank you for your encouragement.
The Firefly skinpack is in the queue - the airfile & config are not perfect by any means, but they're OK for AI strike use. Thanks to DD73 & Talon for helping me out with understanding sections from the air file & dp file, the rest is pretty much a result of lots of trial & error ...
I'll hold off with the Spits until I've finished the airfile & more realistic dp entries for it, & the Corsairs will be after that.
UncleTgt : Thank you in advance for all those new birds, they look great
Happy new year
UncleTgt
SOH-CM-2025
Baldy Firefly Mk1 skinpack UT.zip
A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - British
Description: Fairey Fiefly MkI skinpack by UncleTgt
These are a collection of repaints for Baldy's Fairey Firefly MkI for CFS 2.
The aircraft are:
1770 Squadron FAA (HMS Indefatigable)
5M Operation Mascot, Tirpitz strikes, July 1944. First production a/c.
4C Palembang trikes, Sumatra, January 1945
281 Operation Iceberg, off Formosa, April 1945. Piloted by Sub Lt Phil Stott, who became the Royal Navy's sole Firefly ace on
12th April 1945 off Kumi Island.
1771 Squadron FAA (HMS Implacable)
4L Tirpitz strikes, October 1944. Later on this aircraft coded 275 "Evelyn Tentions", the first UK aircraft to fly over the Japanese Home Islands in July 1945.
Q Lost during Tirpitz strikes, 26 October 1944. Pilot Sub Lt RM Shaw (RNZN), & observer Sub Lt GM Smith KIA.
277 "Lucy Quipment" Japanese Home Islands, July 1945.
Also includes, updated kelti-style prop, new dp, air & cfg files.
The cfg corrects eye viewpoint for VC, & adjusts prop rotation speed. The airfile is now AI friendly for ground attacks, & engine specs corrected for Mk1. Fuel tankage adjusted to published info & engine type corrected to liquid cooled. She flies closer to published Mk1 data, but range & ceiling are still off.
The dp file had a/c speeds corrected to kph, & modified kelti exhaust effect points. I added loadouts using Bismark 13's Beaufighter weapons (WD_beauTFX, available at SOH), & drop tanks from AH Hurricane IIB, (AH Hurricane IIB, available at SOH).
To install, unzip the download and place your chosen files in the correct folder(s) for the Fairey Firefly MkI within the aircraft folder in your CFS2 Main Directory. Back up any originals & replace them with these.
Thanks to Baldy for a great aircraft.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
DEC 2013
To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Baldy Firefly Mk1 skinpack UT.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Skins - British
Description: Fairey Fiefly MkI skinpack by UncleTgt
These are a collection of repaints for Baldy's Fairey Firefly MkI for CFS 2.
The aircraft are:
1770 Squadron FAA (HMS Indefatigable)
5M Operation Mascot, Tirpitz strikes, July 1944. First production a/c.
4C Palembang trikes, Sumatra, January 1945
281 Operation Iceberg, off Formosa, April 1945. Piloted by Sub Lt Phil Stott, who became the Royal Navy's sole Firefly ace on
12th April 1945 off Kumi Island.
1771 Squadron FAA (HMS Implacable)
4L Tirpitz strikes, October 1944. Later on this aircraft coded 275 "Evelyn Tentions", the first UK aircraft to fly over the Japanese Home Islands in July 1945.
Q Lost during Tirpitz strikes, 26 October 1944. Pilot Sub Lt RM Shaw (RNZN), & observer Sub Lt GM Smith KIA.
277 "Lucy Quipment" Japanese Home Islands, July 1945.
Also includes, updated kelti-style prop, new dp, air & cfg files.
The cfg corrects eye viewpoint for VC, & adjusts prop rotation speed. The airfile is now AI friendly for ground attacks, & engine specs corrected for Mk1. Fuel tankage adjusted to published info & engine type corrected to liquid cooled. She flies closer to published Mk1 data, but range & ceiling are still off.
The dp file had a/c speeds corrected to kph, & modified kelti exhaust effect points. I added loadouts using Bismark 13's Beaufighter weapons (WD_beauTFX, available at SOH), & drop tanks from AH Hurricane IIB, (AH Hurricane IIB, available at SOH).
To install, unzip the download and place your chosen files in the correct folder(s) for the Fairey Firefly MkI within the aircraft folder in your CFS2 Main Directory. Back up any originals & replace them with these.
Thanks to Baldy for a great aircraft.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
DEC 2013
To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Baldy Firefly Mk1 skinpack UT.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
baldy
SOH Staff
UT's repaints
Hi
I look in occasionally but this is the first time I've logged on for some time and I'd just like to say what a great job UncleTgt is doing by refreshing these aircraft -- his paint jobs certainly made my efforts look good and it's obvious he's continuing the good work.
Happy New Year to all at SOH
baldy
Hi
I look in occasionally but this is the first time I've logged on for some time and I'd just like to say what a great job UncleTgt is doing by refreshing these aircraft -- his paint jobs certainly made my efforts look good and it's obvious he's continuing the good work.
Happy New Year to all at SOH
baldy
AND...............
I have flown them in missions with various loadouts.
They work GREAT!!!
Thanks Uncle Tgt!
I have flown them in missions with various loadouts.
They work GREAT!!!
Thanks Uncle Tgt!