Toko-Ri facility?

FOO FIGHTER said:
Had to work OT at work Friday and did what I could before falling asleep on the keyboard. As you can see its just not quite there yet. I even forgot to add Brubaker's name! Squiffy do your thing and I'll upload this Sunday or Monday after I fix a few things on it (have to work this weekend).:frown:
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Foo, another question

Is it possible to "weather" a little this panther skin?


N.
 
When I was a kid many years ago back in the 50's, one of my favorite shows on TV was "Navy Log". it always featured the Panther which was my all time favorite aircraft then. I built several plastic scale models of that plane. Also I can't even count the number of times I have watched the movie "Bridges of Toko Ri". It simply does not get any better than that.

You guys are doing a bang up job on this one. I did a CFS 3 version of this mission years ago but used a non localized wind to get the Panther off and back aboard the carrier. It should be a snap today knowing what we now know about building the windspeed just around the carrier.

Looking forward to this one,

O-1
 
Thanks for the kind words. The mission set Squiffy is putting together looks to be a real blast!

Nonato - The pic in post #36 shows an almost pristine aircraft (probably because it was gonna be in a movie - LOL). I'll try to give it a little used look as it might have appeared in real life and not too factory fresh. Also, this will be the whiz bang version as the panel lines are fudged just a bit and the rivets are no where near accurate.

O-1 - I wish I could see more of Navy Log. Looks like it was on VHS some time ago but is ultra rare now. A few episodes available here:

http://www.usssealion.com/sealion/Silent_Service_Tapes.htm
 
Sorry you had to work Foo. I was outside working on projects yesterday. I also tried to load my files to my website but it's just too big, zip and all. So I will point people to the SOH dls and zip what I can of my own stuff. Or we could do email distribution, I think!? O-1, can you tell me how to make the local wind? 15 kts is still a lot over the target area. More projects today but I will try to load something tonight. We need to give Foo Fighter a chance to polish off the skin. Looking good by the way!

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Squiffy said:
Sorry you had to work Foo. I was outside working on projects yesterday. I also tried to load my files to my website but it's just too big, zip and all. So I will point people to the SOH dls and zip what I can of my own stuff. Or we could do email distribution, I think!? O-1, can you tell me how to make the local wind? 15 kts is still a lot over the target area. More projects today but I will try to load something tonight. We need to give Foo Fighter a chance to polish off the skin. Looking good by the way!

:woot:
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Squiffy,

Take either the operation Leader or Operation Dragoon weather from ETO 1.2 and use it as a basis to make your new weather file. You can use the entire file in Korea and just change the subtitle and the coordinates in the xml. You may have to substitute a differnt cloud formation as some of the ETO clouds are not over in Korea yet but eventually will be. Then follow these steps:

1. Open your mission in MB and take any ship or vehicle with an easily recognizable name and place it is close to the carrier you are using for takeoff.
2. Make a rectangle around the carrier using this vehicle/ship with four complete waypoints.
3. Open the mission in notepad and get the lat long coordinates from the waypoints.
4. Transfer the new lat longs to my existing weather file and the wind will stay within the new lat longs.
5. Be sure you edit the wind speed and direction in the current file to suit you for your new setup. I had to use about 22 kts to get that loaded Hellcat off the deck in Operation Dragoon.

After you have the wind and lat longs working to your satisfaction, go back in to MB and remove the "setup" vehicle you used to build your lat longs.

Hope this helps,

Steve
 
Squiffy said:
OK I'll look into it this week. Thanks.
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Roger that,

Squiffy,
The ETO_flak gun is much improved over the old flak and has smaller (splinters), you can take hits just like in the movie and keep flying, you may even make it home.

Also the ETO_flak1 has the same flak explosions and effects but has no splinters, it is a blank and cannot cause damage. You can combine the two to make a custom "flak alley" that you can actually survive. You will have smoke bursts all over the place and right in your windscreen. If you throw in the new 37mm AA gun with the red golfball tracers it should be quite a show as you run the gauntlet. Use them if you think they will help the immersion.

O-1
 
Better and better. problem is I can't remember which version of eto I have and i dont see the weather or mission files youre talking about. Help!

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GOt em, thanks. ALso got 1.02. Still busy with my other project. Maybe by this weekend. I have to work anyhow!

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Sorry for the delay. Other than a few moments in PS to correct a mistake, I would call this done.

While reviewing the movie I noticed that Holden is in several different Panthers in scenes were the AC is on the flight deck. Other than the 209 and dragon on the nose they all have different markings in regards to AC tail numbers, lack of Brubaker's name, placement of the red warning decal, etc.. The AC used in the flying scenes appears to be the most consistant. I used that AC as a point of reference and used some markings that were on the deck planes - rescue arrow, red warning decal, etc.. I also added a few stencils that I saw on a Panther in some museum pics.

Sorry Nonato, I tried to give it a little faded look here & there and add some powder burns arround the muzzles but just couldn't get it to look right over insignia blue.

Issues - The rescue arrow cannot be put on the canopy frame so I put it under the canopy in a different style than seen in the movie. The canopy frame cannot be painted. The top part of the fuselage stretches so the aft air intake panels look funny. Should I leave the arrow and intake panels off?
 
Looking veeeery nice Foo. For the rescue arrow, try squishing it a little and maybe it will stretch back to a more normal appearance. otherwise looks great. We can make a mask for the speed break. I'm thinking I will include a DL list because the pack will be just too big to work with otherwise. If anybody knows whether email will handle this please tell me. I want it to be as convenient as possible so we can spend more time flying!

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@FOO: it's is an amazing job! Thanks! Brubaker would be proud!
@Squiffy: how big is the pack? Are you including anything in it? What do you think of an installer?

Have I told you guys that I received and watched the film again?

PS: ah..and Mickey Rooney's chopper that I saw the other day...will it be included?
 
YES! Chopper is defintely included. In fact, the Huey sounds are quite large. I can try to reduce them a little but not sure. I think it was coming in like at 20M, or a good bit over what I think is a 15 or 16M limit on my website. I dont' want to remove my other most recent packs unless they've been included in PTO and ETO.

I will need some time to rework the mission with the ETO guns and effects. Defintely need some tracers in there!
 
Wow! It sounds like your even throwing in the kitchen sink - COOL!:jump:

Can you give us a hint of how many missions there are and some more screenshots?

I could do Cmdr. Lee's CAG and recon Panthers in a snap. Back in the day I started Forney's helo but never got around to finishing it. I'd start a crash program to finish it if you like but this would take a little more time. Mark Rude did the S-51 conversion for CFS3 I believe. Maybe he could remove the guns?
 
Beautiful Chopper, FOO!

Squiffy, would you like me to do anything like a briefing or whatever? Or are you going to use the briefing and overview I have written for the Toko-ri mission I had originally sent to you?
 
Go ahead Non. I was wrapped up with this other project on my car and spent a lot of time fiddling with out a whole lot of gain. I'm through with it now so I'll be on to the mission pack tomorrow and into the weekend. I really only rewrote the two missions you sent me. I will need to rebuild them with eto flak.
 
Hi,
Just getting into this sim. I only have CFS3 with latest patch and DPC Korea.
What else would I need, ETO PTO?
Loved the movie. Beats the pants of stuff like Top Gun.
 
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