Frisco1522 Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Did they say the 1st of August, or just IN August? Gotta know when to hype! Frisco1522
Scoggs Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Saw this on Foxtrot Alpha. Good read! This Topgun Instructor Watched The F-14 Go From Tomcat To 'Bombcat' From Dave 'Bio' Baranek My SpecsAsus Maximus Hero IX Z270 i7 7700k @ 4.7GHz 32GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3700MHz DDR4 EVGA RTX 2080Ti Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2 NVME SSD EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 Acer XB270HU 144Hz @ 1440p (IPS) Valve Index OOOOhhh, I wish I had the Alpha of a Hornet!
SPEKTRE76 Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 F-14 HUD detail: http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-cp-d-pilot-02.htm [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] NEED DESIGN PROJECTS FOR YOUR CAMPAIGNS? PM ME.
Scoggs Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Out of curiosity, does the B share the same HUD as the A? And what does it look like? My minor Google search only came up with FSX HUDS. My SpecsAsus Maximus Hero IX Z270 i7 7700k @ 4.7GHz 32GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3700MHz DDR4 EVGA RTX 2080Ti Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2 NVME SSD EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 Acer XB270HU 144Hz @ 1440p (IPS) Valve Index OOOOhhh, I wish I had the Alpha of a Hornet!
McBlemmen Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 F-14 HUD detail: http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-cp-d-pilot-02.htm That's definitely not the hud we'll be getting.
Flycat Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Out of curiosity, does the B share the same HUD as the A? And what does it look like? My minor Google search only came up with FSX HUDS. B's HUD is same as A+, A+ had changed it's HUD, then upgrade to D. So D's HUD is the same as B.
n8d0g Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Got the Aerosoft F14 in FSX to start practicing :) Super keen to get straight into it when DCS's one releases!
turkeydriver Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Out of curiosity, does the B share the same HUD as the A? And what does it look like? My minor Google search only came up with FSX HUDS. The early F-14B(F-14A+) had the same cockpit as the F-14A, in that they both projected their information on the front flat green windscreen of the canopy and had no specific HUD glass. The F-14B upgrade-for the bombing mission brought with it an off the shelf Sparrowhawk HUD glass that used the symbology and power carrot fro the F-14D HUD, although the Sparrowhawk HUD was wider. VF-2 Bounty Hunters https://www.csg-1.com/ DCS F-14 Pilot/RIO Discord: https://discord.gg/6bbthxk
Dudikoff Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 The early F-14B(F-14A+) had the same cockpit as the F-14A, in that they both projected their information on the front flat green windscreen of the canopy and had no specific HUD glass. The F-14B upgrade-for the bombing mission brought with it an off the shelf Sparrowhawk HUD glass that used the symbology and power carrot fro the F-14D HUD, although the Sparrowhawk HUD was wider. I think it needs to be pointed out that this came later on (like, the first one was installed in 1999 and there were some issues with it which took time to be resolved) so I doubt it fits the Leatherneck F-14B timeframe (mid-90's IIRC?). 1 i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Slipp Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 :/ the last day of august. Maybe we took their words too seriously... But let's hope they pull through. :)
Wizard_03 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Man it's a pretty bird, My excitement for this monster in DCS grows everyday! :D 1 DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
Python Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 That is a very nice picture... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Kelevra9987 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 I've bought a Revell Modell of the Baby. Now I actually own a Tomcat :D I just can't wait to fire the Engines up and take it for a spin :) Modules: Well... all of 'em ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | CPU: i7-6700K @ 4.6GHz | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 | GPU: GTX TITAN X (Maxwell) | SSD1: 256GB NVMe SSD System | SSD2: 250GB Games | HDD 4TB WD Red
Wizard_03 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 You know I'm happy they are doing earlier versions, for one I love the colors and patterns Don't get me wrong the greys and Blacks on the D models are cool but they get old. Early As and Bs are very colorful. Also I used to not like the glove vanes but this picture is bringing me around, I hope they make it a visual option, or someone mods it in. DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer:
BlackLion213 Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Man it's a pretty bird, My excitement for this monster in DCS grows everyday! :D That's a great picture! Classic mid-80s deployment on Ranger. Doing a Mid-80s F-14A gives them the opportunity to do a lot of different schemes. The Mid-80s was the start of the standard TPS schemes (with great/interesting weathering for a western jet BTW), but lots of squadrons also were still using gloss gull grey with colorful markings - like your picture from VF-2. This going to be an amazing module if they can pull off all of these big features: Jester AI, new theater, and carrier ops. I still can't believe that this project is on it's way - its everything I wanted in a flight sim. -Nick
CheckGear Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 That's a great picture! Classic mid-80s deployment on Ranger. Doing a Mid-80s F-14A gives them the opportunity to do a lot of different schemes. The Mid-80s was the start of the standard TPS schemes (with great/interesting weathering for a western jet BTW), but lots of squadrons also were still using gloss gull grey with colorful markings - like your picture from VF-2. This going to be an amazing module if they can pull off all of these big features: Jester AI, new theater, and carrier ops. I still can't believe that this project is on it's way - its everything I wanted in a flight sim. -Nick One thing that always struck me is how early the transition to low-vis markings actually began. The era of highly colorful markings actually ended in the late-'70s. That means that Tomcats were low-vis before I was even born. :(
Dav IRL Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 This looks incredible. 4.8 I7, 1080, TMW&T, SSD, VKB MK.IV.
LcSummers Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 I've bought a Revell Modell of the Baby. Now I actually own a Tomcat :D I just can't wait to fire the Engines up and take it for a spin :) I have the old one from Tamiya in 1/32 and the newest Tomcat is the F-14D fom Hobby Boss.:) hey i have found another one. Its Fleet Defender,:lol: old times Cant wait for the release of LN Bombcat
BlackLion213 Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 One thing that always struck me is how early the transition to low-vis markings actually began. The era of highly colorful markings actually ended in the late-'70s. That means that Tomcats were low-vis before I was even born. :( Not totally. The "uber-colorful" gull grey with white underbelly and large colorful markings did disappear in the late 70s. Fleet squadrons in the mid-80s were a mix of TPS (3 color tactical grey paint scheme that weathers quickly and is extensively touched up - think the jets seen in Top Gun and later F-14s) and all gloss grey aircraft like the VF-2 Tomcat pictured above. Many different squadrons held onto some color through the 80s. Here are some examples: Here is VF-31 and VF-11 in 1987: VF-31 again in 1987 (classic scheme - the "pencil scheme :)): VF-21 in 1986-88: VF-154 in 1987: VF-2 in 1985 (some jets also had this scheme in 1988-89 IIRC): Also, lots of squadrons had transitioned to low-viz TPS, but Grumman was delivering new Tomcats in gloss gull grey during the 1980s. The USN allowed these gull grey Tomcats to function as colorful CAG and CO birds, even if the rest of the squadron was TPS. VF-84 in 1988: And their unique low-viz scheme (2 color IIRC): Another low-viz in 1986: Finally, nice example of both CAG and line birds. VF-111 on Carl Vinson in 1986-87 in the Bering Sea, love this picture and the contrast between the 2 schemes: -Nick
CheckGear Posted September 27, 2015 Posted September 27, 2015 I should've said with the exception of a few squadrons. I generally don't "count" CAG birds, because they've always been high-vis. I was talking about the totality of the squadron.
Frisco1522 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I can't decide if I should bother getting the Aerosoft F-14. Yeah it would be practice, but I feel I need to stay strong and hold out for Leatherneck's. What do you guys think? To wait, or not to wait? Frisco1522
J3ST3R Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Stay strong!! Lol INTEL i9 9900k @ 5Ghz, Asus Z390 strix ROG, 32gb 3200mhz Ram, Nvidia GTX 1080Ti, Corsair RM850i, Corsair H110i,, HP REVERB, Win 10 64bit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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