Pavehawk/blackhawk/seahawk family

[jagl04]

 

[Stinger]

Excellent can’t Wait to see the finished product ...

 

[Brian_Gladden]

Firehawk...

 

[flewpastu]

Maybe this is a stupid question but I was always under the impression that one could not modify a model without the source files ? Now I don’t pretend to know what I’m talking about because I don’t lol, but what program is used to undertake something like this . Just curious for personal reasons ,there are a lot of models out there that could use some modifications .

Bill

 

[Victory103]

Great question as I wanted to do the same with adding Tacpack to my own payware models and needed help. If another modder has the same paid for model and he is only supplying me parts, not the whole model?

Aerosoft did provide a few different models in the original Seahawk/Jayhawks pack, but not all. I wanted to add the SH-60F and HH-60H and gave them a look in MCX. Is the 60F possible since Spain just recieved some used USN airframes jagl04? If they (Cera,AS) gave you permission does that mean future development of these models is over?

 

[jagl04]

Are these mods Tacpack enabled or are they just visuals? Either way I can't wait to have them.

As a first step they will be only visuals. Tackpack will be possible only for LAU missiles and guns, in a second step, because (up to my knowledge) Hellfires and Penguins are not included in Tacpack, unless I could discover a method to do that.

 

[Stinger]

AGM-65 Maverick might be possible alternate to the hellfire or penguin

 

[jagl04]

Great question as I wanted to do the same with adding Tacpack to my own payware models and needed help. If another modder has the same paid for model and he is only supplying me parts, not the whole model?

Aerosoft did provide a few different models in the original Seahawk/Jayhawks pack, but not all. I wanted to add the SH-60F and HH-60H and gave them a look in MCX. Is the 60F possible since Spain just recieved some used USN airframes jagl04? If they (Cera,AS) gave you permission does that mean future development of these models is over?

I´m really interested in obtaining an acceptable model of a SH60F since, as you said, we are receiving several ex-USN ones. Probably it will be easier to create a SH60F from the blackhawk Cera Sim model than using the Seahawk by Aerosoft: it is easier to add pieces that to retire parts of the original model.

The key to mod original models is the software created by Arno Gerretsen, mdlconverterX, freely available at www.scenerydesign.org.You can use it to convert the original .mdl files to editable files as 3DS. Once you have 3DS files, you can modify them using Gmax, also freeware. There is an easier, faster method, which is to create the parts you want to add to the model with you favourite software (Sketchup, Gmax, FSDS or any other). Then you convert them to .mdl files with mdlconverterX, and then merge the original model. Creating models for tacpack is slightly more complex. You can find full intructions, weapons and files at http://www.isoliti4gatti.it/, by Corrado (sorry, I forgot his family name). Also you can find many tacpacked planes.

 

[jagl04]

AGM-65 Maverick might be possible alternate to the hellfire or penguin

Good idea. I´ll have to test if once you fire a Maverick the Hellfires or the Penguin will dissapear from the helicopter. I´m not sure that will be possible.

 

[jagl04]

Firehawk...

Really beautiful. Most of the work will go to textures, the water tank will be easy

 

[Brian_Gladden]

I am excited that you have permission to upload the Blackhawk variants. I already have the Virtavia Hawk and have a "Poor Man's" Pavehawk using the MH-60 K in that package. I had been holding off on purchasing the Cera bird since it was simply a transport bird. with your work I will be buying the Full Cera Hawk and possibly retiring the Virtavia.

 

[jagl04]

 

[Victory103]

Thanks jagl04 I was using MCX and Corrado’s TMAP read-me to change some payware fighters to display weapons then “fire” Tacpack AI weapon simobjects. Just started and not close to your level as I wanted to make a 60F from Aerosoft 60B models, got as far as selecting object hierarchy then got scared I might mess something up! The idea of showing a Hellfire on the model and then a VRS Maverick hitting your lased target(laser designation has to be xml coded) should be the same as bombs/A2A missiles.

 

[jagl04]

 

[klnowak]

Realy fantastic work. If you are ready with all mods, i will trie to pull my Blackhawk out of the hangar and test all your variants on a ride

Greetings
Klaus

 

[Victory103]

Nice choice of paint jagl04, I’ve got time in #399 also know as “Patches” due to terrible battle damage repairs.

 

[jagl04]

Heroes do not always carry swords.

 

[jagl04]

 

[tankerguy72]

Really beautiful. Most of the work will go to textures, the water tank will be easy

If you're going to do the Firehawk model. I did the textures a few years back and would be willing to share if thatll help?

 

[Brian_Gladden]

I'll take the paintjob!