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FSX Douglas C-117D Skytrooper

Leather Seats Sounds Good

This was a TOTAL experiment since this is a complete VC cockpit and I have never done this before. I worked with Model Converter X to find what determined how the cockpit was put together. Then I went to the textures and found the seats, clipboard and side panels. Then I played around with repainting the seats and that was a disaster. I learned in Sketchup working the last 3 months on NAS Alameda a lot and decided to try something which I think worked out pretty well. It uses interior designer tricks in my drawing program and Paintshop Pro. Here are two shots of my new cockpit in the C117D Miramar. I love the smell of new leather! LOL.

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Just Finished Reading

I went through this entire thread just to be sure that I didn't duplicate anyone's work. I had the photo of this tucked away and got the info I needed at the VT-29 Vets site from a few guys who work on it. This is a TC117D assigned to Training Squadron 29 at NAS Corpus Christi in 1960s. Again thanks to GMAN for using his Keflavik paint for the basis. This one is for CG_1976 and anyone else who has been waiting for it. It is over at the Warbirds Library as well as the NAS Midway Atoll and NAS Miramar repaints.

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SuperGoonie at NAS Miramar

Thanks Richard for this paint :encouragement:
I'm using the MileHighSims version of NAS Miramar
It depicts the best known military airfield in the world in it's glorious times : The Naval Air Station Miramar (Mitscher Field) also known as TOP GUN / California Fightertown !!
The scenery represent the NAS in the late 80's, when the movie Top Gun was shot;

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Anyone interested in this scenery:

http://secure.simmarket.com/mile-high-sims-knkx-nas-miramar-top-gun-fsx.phtml
 
I like it :encouragement: Wish the vvc panel of V3 DC3 would work with the $117 :biggrin-new:


tgycgijoes said:
This was a TOTAL experiment since this is a complete VC cockpit and I have never done this before. I worked with Model Converter X to find what determined how the cockpit was put together. Then I went to the textures and found the seats, clipboard and side panels. Then I played around with repainting the seats and that was a disaster. I learned in Sketchup working the last 3 months on NAS Alameda a lot and decided to try something which I think worked out pretty well. It uses interior designer tricks in my drawing program and Paintshop Pro. Here are two shots of my new cockpit in the C117D Miramar. I love the smell of new leather! LOL.

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