EricJ

Where did you find the side emblems though? That's all I need (and maybe the patches for the pilot) to do, and having a hell of a time finding it.

Agreed, I don't even remotely know what he's talking about.

I enjoy it too. If I was young enough I'd go back to a gaming group, but for now I'll go back to plinking targets and stuff. I may fly Afghanistan with it, but with the pitching up issues near airports (I'm planning on taking off from Jbad if I can) I may fly something else, haven't decided yet.

I agree, or a revamped one at best. I'm sure the current version handles well, but an update wouldn't hurt.

I've been using the NVIDIA Texture tools that had the DDS plugin, so I save as the default setting, and works fine with the sim and such.

Thanks, I have yet to even think of setting it up yet. Kinda working on a skin, then I may start flying... Sometime, but thanks man!

Yeah it's good to be seen actually (and good to see you as well). I mean it's been a few years, but I have enough space on my new laptop to fully install DCS, so I can get back into flying (eventually) and skinning again.

Right now I'm trying to find reference photos for the intake sides, both left and right. I figured out the decol image and how to use it (obviously), so all I need to know what to put on the sides of the intakes, and should be done. I did request to join an F-15 group on Facebook, so if that goes through, then I can wrap this one up. A Flickr search didn't help either, but did show that the shield is mimicked on each side, so that makes it easier, now just have to find a good image of it, and I'll be set.

Well good to know, as I just installed it and haven't flown it yet.

Good to know because I was looking for it on the Steam store.

I'll try it. Tail work, I seem to have gotten the size though:

Getting closer, but it's not too right yet.

Inside tail area, on both sides (right tail shown) as finding decals for this squadron is well... not working as apparently my Google Fu isn't going well. Anyway:

In another game side of my life, I used to update like three or four days. I think it was good that I was able to sustain it, but one user requested I do it once a week, and thought that was reasonable really, and doing so if I got updates for my mods. In any case for DCS it's good given the complexity, where you can get the update, then work on to see what's fixed/broken, and get a reasonable turnaround at least in reporting and so on. I've been away so I'm getting back into the sim, so this is good to know.

Well I'm not sure if Dave will come back, he seems pretty busy. As for more skins? I may, may not, depending on how I feel. I have some other skins in mind, so we'll see. Tom Weiss die? Or just Lockonfiles.com is no more?

Thanks and you too man

Looking better now that I figured things out. Now I need Kurnass's stuff and apply it to the texture:

Thanks, I just found what I was looking for after supper, so I should be good to go now with the decals and such. I thought it would be harder, but it's not that bad actually. Here's the one I'm shooting for:

Had to delete the previous topic as I was confused at the number. Anyway here are progress pics of the jet. I need to know how to do the numbers and such for the bird, as I'm not familiar with that stuff, just know the basics of skinning (it's been a few years):

It's looking okay? I'll probably move this to the Skinning Area (topic here:

Here's the initial paint on the center fuselage. I'm sure it's working out great. Managed to figure out how to get ModelViewer working and so on:

Yeah I found a color scheme for the early, not late color scheme, so now since I moved to the new laptop (got DCS installed and all) now, I can within a day or so start working on the early colors, and not the late. Thanks I appreciate it!

Cool

Yeah I was panning on getting the full terrain (even though I served in the Eastern portion), because that's what seems the best option for me.

x I need it actually if you can, as I need it for the inside emblem on the tails, but for other things too if you don't mind... I have the early camo so I can apply it whenever I can.