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You can find the Heins BV 138 at FlightSim.com Do a search under FS 2004 warbirds and put in BV 138 and it should take you right to the page. Don't forget it needs NAPMULE"S new FDE for it to work better.
 
Forgot

I forgot to mention when you go to the page there are two versions ,one is a recon type( the one I have) and one is a mine sweeper with the big round magnetic detecter around the fuselage. I think it says it's by RV HEIN(PAYAKAN) whoever they are,have no idea where to find ITO's 138 ,a good friend sent me his.The new FDE's by Napamule work for both versions( minesweeper and patrol) but the patrol version comes up minesweeper in flight sim unless you change the name in the config file which I didn't do. I'am not that fussy anymore.
 
Thanks again

hurricane3 said:
I forgot to mention when you go to the page there are two versions ,one is a recon type( the one I have) and one is a mine sweeper with the big round magnetic detecter around the fuselage. I think it says it's by RV HEIN(PAYAKAN) whoever they are,have no idea where to find ITO's 138 ,a good friend sent me his.The new FDE's by Napamule work for both versions( minesweeper and patrol) but the patrol version comes up minesweeper in flight sim unless you change the name in the config file which I didn't do. I'am not that fussy anymore.
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I found it! and it really looks very promising to redo... here is my take on one of the liveries... started on it right away... I like the way this model shows on the FS...View attachment 45141
 
Magnetic detector...

gaucho_59 said:
I found it! and it really looks very promising to redo... here is my take on one of the liveries... started on it right away... I like the way this model shows on the FS...View attachment 45141
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Just an aside... for the sake of clarity... that big ring on the minesweeping version is NOT a magnetic detector, but a degaussing ring... just like technicians used to employ back in the 60s to de-magnetize color tv screens where colors were getting mixed and unclear.... in the case of the "big" ring... it did the same job... demagnetized magnetic mines... rendering them harmless... just thought you might
appreciate this bit of minutia...
thanks again for pointing the way on the other stuff...
 
Thank you....

Hurricane91 said:
Very nice paints Gaucho, you are very talented. Do you have any screenshots yet of a 138 wearing the new threads?
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Well, I had to revise the textures... as usual... some folks make their textures sort of "cryptic" inasmuch as they are large patches of color but one cannot tell where they fall in the model... (I like Ito because although his art is a bit "primitive" and he uses a rather rudimentary paint program... his textures are usually "dead on" as far as the placement of pain on flying surfaces like ailerons and flapt... etc.... so one can accurately paint over and get very attractive and realistic looking results...)
As you can see from my "proof" textures... I try to give shadowing.. panel lines, etc. with a fairly convincing brush... but usually I have to "dress" the model on its new skin and see where the ball has fallen so to speak...
I just redid the textures... and will fly it right now... so I will post a pic of it in flight in a few minutes...
Thanks again...
 
Test

gaucho_59 said:
Well, I had to revise the textures... as usual... some folks make their textures sort of "cryptic" inasmuch as they are large patches of color but one cannot tell where they fall in the model... (I like Ito because although his art is a bit "primitive" and he uses a rather rudimentary paint program... his textures are usually "dead on" as far as the placement of pain on flying surfaces like ailerons and flapt... etc.... so one can accurately paint over and get very attractive and realistic looking results...)
As you can see from my "proof" textures... I try to give shadowing.. panel lines, etc. with a fairly convincing brush... but usually I have to "dress" the model on its new skin and see where the ball has fallen so to speak...
I just redid the textures... and will fly it right now... so I will post a pic of it in flight in a few minutes...
Thanks again...
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Well, as you can see... still gotta go back to the drawing board... still can't figure out exactly where the flying surfaces are... especially the single elevator... also... the cowlings and spinners are not in place yet... I am beginning to think I will redress Ito's model with this skin (see how much of this work can be transplanted or downright redone... The livery is really nice... but the model does not compare to Ito's... I should have it ready by tomorrow...
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Hello all

Gaucho, if you want, I can pull the UV maps from ACM so you can have a map for the wireframe in the model

Saludos

P.S.: OOps, for some reason I can only pull the Ito's ones, it gives me a mistake when trying to read Heins' ones
 
maps

Ascua02 said:
Hello all

Gaucho, if you want, I can pull the UV maps from ACM so you can have a map for the wireframe in the model

Saludos

P.S.: OOps, for some reason I can only pull the Ito's ones, it gives me a mistake when trying to read Heins' ones
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UV maps from ACM... lol... alphabet soup to me... not very savvy of all these abbreviations... I am sure UV does not stand for ultra-violet... or ACM for some missile... Please enlighten me... at any rate, whatever you can contribute is welcome... Ito's textures are so self explanatory as to what goes where... and the uses straight forward bmps... - which make repainting so easy - I have almost finished his minesweeper with the degaussing ring... trying to find pics in my library or the net to dress it up with some codes and/or staffel emblems...
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the flying model looks pretty good so far...
working on the recon version too... for that one I have a really nice livery
 
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Newbie to the site, lifelong enthusiast of military aviation. Incredible talent on display throughout this website – I hope I'm posting to the right area, let me know if I'm not: I'm looking for detailed background information about the combination of MG 151/20 cannon and HDL 151/20 turret in Luftwaffe aircraft, primarily the BV 138. Any ideas and directions as to finding archived materials and repositories would be greatly appreciated. Most helpful for my research would be documentation concerning cannon installation, ammunition loading and operational characteristics: diagrams, photographs, training information, etc. .
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