Bananimal

REASON FOR SELLING: I originally purchased this unit because it includes integrated UltraLeap hand tracking which is supported in DCS and MSFS. This allows for flipping switches and dials in cockpit with your hands instead of controllers or other physical controls. It also has eye tracking which supports dynamic foveated rendering in DCS. Soon to come in MSFS. The Mixed Reality cameras allow for masking, which lets you cut out the areas of your sim rig you want to see while in VR. It's a true mixed reality solution for sim racers and flight sim enthusiasts. Unfortunately for me, I've got the misfortune of having a massive head where I have to have the strap wide open just to squeeze it onto my head. That, combined with my having to set my IPD to 60 and the way my eyes are set in my head results in my just not being able to get this headset adjusted properly and squared up for my use. Best thing to do in my case is sell it and take the loss instead of cannibalizing it with aftermarket parts to try and resolve fitment problems in my case. The quality of these units is unparalleled. You will not be disappointed in this unit. It is currently the best PCVR headset available on the market and will be for quite some time. By purchasing this unit, you are getting an as new unit that is 100% functional in all aspects within the limitations of the current Somnium VR Toolkit features, which are continuously improving. You will be saving $664 over buying a brand new one as well as skipping the U.S. customs fees I had to pay to get it shipped to me. You will also be skipping the long waiting list to have yours built and shipped, which can take several plus months. My loss your gain. Here's your chance to get the best PCVR headset on the market with all available features that is literally brand-new below MSRP and have it in a few days. INCLUDED IN THE BOX: Somnium VR1 Ultimate Headset Premium & protective Travel Case with customized foam VR1 double-pad memory foam adjustable head strap, easily adjustable to various positions. 2x All-in-one 6 meter (20ft) hybrid AOC cable comprised of: Display Port (32 Gbps), USB 3 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), power functionality. Cleaning cloth Set of additional screws Set of screwdrivers Special "Thank You" Letter signed by Artur Sychov Stickers Current MSRP = $4,664 Asking $4,000. SHIPPING INFO U.S. Sales Only. Will not ship Internationally. Buyer responsible for shipping & insurance for the full $4,664 value of the unit. Will provide buyer tracking number as soon as available. IMPORTANT! This headset is PC only and will not run on consoles. Buyer is responsible for verifying their PC and associated hardware is capable of running this headset (nVidia GPUs only) as all sales are final and non-refundable. More information on this headset can be found here: Somnium Space e-shop

Would be awesome if you made them available as packs. I'm having to redo all of my hornet skins. These look great and would be a perfect fit. In my Case, my VMFA-451 skins use a chocolate chip cover on their helmets as well as the forest green camo.

Thanks for the heads up and the skin.

Hi Ryan, I was gathering photos to take a crack at this bird as well. My goal is to make it as realistic as possible. Would you happen to have any clear photos of the badges and the names list that adorn this magnificent scheme? I have a picture of 98% of the names, but there are two gentlemen talking in front of it in the photo and their hats block out some of the names. The second I saw this bird I knew I was going to paint it.

I've noted that the Blue Angels skin is missing the formation light panels. I see nowhere in the description.lua a reference to a texture file. There's got to be a way.

I'm looking for a little help with formation light panels. I'm skinning a demonstration team and want to apply an alpha mask to the green color on the F18C_Bano.dds texture. My thought was if I make that part of the texture transparent, then it will not show up on the skin. Much like the BORT numbers. I added an alpha channel to the file and saved it to the livery folder. No go. I then renamed the BANO file in the livery folder as well as the FA-18.zip texture file to see if the textures would fail to load and still the formation light panel textures show on the aircraft. Are these textures being pulled from somewhere else, perhaps? I have the following in the description.lua for the skin with a modded alpha on the F18C_BANO.dds file in the livery folder: --HeadLights and Self Illuminated Textures --{"f18C_headlight_R", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"F18C_headlight_L", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"F18C_headlight", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_KIL", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_band", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_band", 8, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_band_f", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_band_f", 8, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"f18C_headlight_band_banno", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"F18C_omni_banno_192", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"F18C_rulezh", 0, "f18c_bano", false}; --{"F18C_aoa", 0, "f18c_bano", false};

Does anyone know where to find the Texture of the formation lights for the F/A-18C? I'd like to set the texture as a alpha so that i can make them disappear on demonstration team skins.

Awesome!

Looking good! Dealing with dark blue colors in DCS is quite the challenge. You paint it and view it in Model viewer and it looks correct. Then you get it into the sim and it looks black.

OK, the new file has been uploaded. If you downloaded before today, download Pack 2 again if you want the corrections.

Ams999, you are correct. That video is a great resource. I wish I would have had it when doing this one. Early on in the thread, there was some discussion about the color blue I was using. Seeing this video gave me what I needed to get it 100% right on color. I've darkened the striping blue and the stencils/decals as well. The decals are a tad darker than the painted striping as you can see in the video. Both are fixed now and the plane looks much better. I also fixed the roundels and added the red and moved the sun visor away from the canopy frame. I'm not sure how I let the blue/gold striping bleed onto the canopy frame, but I missed it on this one. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll be uploading a new zip file shortly. I'll let you all know when it's up and you can download the pack again.

That camo bird took 100+ hours. I always see a camo bird and go, "Ooooh, I can do that." I get all excited and about halfway in I'm cursing at Photoshop, which eventually leads to my asking why do I punish myself so completely doing camo? I won't be doing any others camo schemes for a while. I can tell you that much. Until I see another cool one.......LOL! Uhhhh! VMFA-134? No....No......Noooooooooo!

Ok fellas. The packs are done and uploaded. You can look for them tomorrow once the uploads are approved. You can also use the link in my signature to get to them. Hope you guys like them.

I'm about 98% done with the camo bird. Then it's a few touch ups here and there, and the seat covers, Buno Numbers on the panels and the pack should be ready. Three four more day maybe? I will be working diligently this weekend on the final touches. Soon folks, soon. :-)

Painting has been put on hold due to tropical storm Barry closing in on us. So, a release this week is highly unlikely at this point. I'm still shooting for a release as soon as I possibly can. Hopefully late next week.