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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Simskunkworks Starfighter

WOW!

LUCE1 said:
will have a 8€ bonus to have F104S or F104S-ASA at his choice.
yes there is an error on the aircraft and not so little evident, i can't say more, just that has been discovered long ago and that was intentionally left for several reasons, may be the most important is that as old programmers we sometime love our bugs too !
However will be corrected in the next version.
Obviously the contest is void for all VAAFSE members :icon_lol:
btw: error can be discovered just carefully watching the forum without having the aircraft.
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Wow, this is really challenging!! :cost1:

First of all I greet you all, I'm a new member (don't know if there's a specific section in the forum for first introductions), I'm Italian but I'm currently living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pilot (PPL), old simmer (I started with FS2 on a fancy Commodore 64) and crazy about the sky and its feathered and ironed inhabitants, I've always loved our outstanding "Spillone" but since a dear friend of mine published a great illustrated history book about the 104 for the AMI, I decided I had to find something for FSX that could be worth it. I still use the lovely old CS TF104 with some FSX modifications signed by the great HSCHUIT (dank u wel, Henk! :salute:) but after enjoing the beta of the Skank work I came here for the "real" thing...I'm just still doubtful about waiting for the release of v3.0 :confused:

Back to the main topic, I already privately shared my knowledge with Luce1 (because my profile here took a month to be allowed to post something!) but I want to do it also with the rest of the "pack":


  1. As far as I know (probably not that far) the only remarkable thing that I have noticed (apart from the already mentioned details of fins, lights, antennas...) is that in the ASA version the weapon systems panel (left of the radar screen) is actually from the ASA-M version. Real ASA had still the plane-shaped display (like the S version).
  2. The low-vis livery of the 37° Stormo has two green pylons...really NOT low-vis! :icon_lol:

Apart from these, so far I'm really unable to find any other well concealed "error".

In the end, sorry for the long post, I just wanted to make a good impression as a new member :cool:
So cheers to all of you and Merry upcoming Xmas!
:snowman::santahat:
And by the way, guys, your work is just AWESOME!
My greatest compliments!!
 
Hi Vox,
as i said before to discover the error you do not need to have the model itself, it is enough browsing pictures on the forum, and the error is not microscopic.
At this point i would raise the prize, who will discover the error will have a 8 € of bonus to purchase 2.6 version and will receive a free copy of the preview of soon coming version 3.0.
/mario
 
Hi Vox,
first of all thanks for the compliments.....
As MArio said the error is macroscopic :icon_lol: it is my work......just for fun....:)

I can say that there are all the details that had the real zipper (antennas, fins and more, version 2.6 of the S and 1.0 of the ASA are complete of details for the external model))....
about the cockpit layout of the ASA version I am sure about the weapon system.
I post a screen of the cockpit layout of the Interceptor (the FB is the same, just minor diferences) version as reported on the Dash-One of the ASA version (1987) which is the base for all the work.

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5351/layoutasa.jpg

As you can see the weapon system of the model is the same of the original one.....

I see the green BL104, but it is not my fault...:)....we have to ask to the repainter....

Emanuele
SIMSKUNKWORKS
 
Hi Luce and Pluto!

Thanks for the answer.

Oh yes, I'm just looking at the pix and making comparisons, I don't have the model.
And as I was expecting, my info about the cockpit of the ASA were probably not updated: I don't know what version of the Dash One I have got but this is what I was basing my thesis on:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7668/104asaa.jpg

Now I'm getting more and more curious about the solution...and the stakes are teasing too! :icon_lol:
Hehe, as soon as I'll have time to go a little deeper I'll make another attempt...

About the green BL104: yes, we really have to poke our Flying Dutch Man! :173go1:

Christian
 
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