AJS-37 Viggen livery wishes and discussions

[Sporg]

We'll try to have the template out and ready within 1-2 weeks maximum of release. I doubt there will be any major UV etc changes this time too. :)

 

Release day will have M90 and Baremetal liveries.

Hi Cobra

 

I have a question:

In our squadron, we'd like to use the bright orange numbers on wings and tail fins used for strategic training in the SwAF.

Do you plan to implement these, so they can be changed in Mission Editor?

 

The reason I ask is, we tried to put them on the wings of our aircraft, but that took up 570 MB of textures just for the camo version with around 12 aircraft.

Bare metal would be hit even worse with around 1.9 GB.

If implemented with Bort Numbers, it would be more efficient, but we can't do this ourselves.

 

It's this kind of numbers I mean:

 

Edited August 4, 2017 by Sporg
Had to remove Photobucket's begging for money.. :(

[robban75]

AFAIK only JA 37 used dayglow numbers on fin and main wing. Some AJS 37's had large white numbers on the main wing though. :)

[Corrigan]

Those two are indeed JA.

[Eroxz564]

AJS at F-10 had these orange numbers ;) So i dont know where you did get that information :) yes some had white to

 

AFAIK only JA 37 used dayglow numbers on fin and main wing. Some AJS 37's had large white numbers on the main wing though. :)

[Sporg]

AFAIK only JA 37 used dayglow numbers on fin and main wing. Some AJS 37's had large white numbers on the main wing though. :)

Well that's fine for me too.

 

I'm all for realism, I just want the numbers, and could imagine they would be interesting for others as well. :)

(I was not aware that the ones I posted was JA.)

 

AJS at F-10 had these orange numbers ;) So i dont know where you did get that information :) yes some had white to

Thanks.

 

I managed to find both types on AJ/AJS now:

White numbers on F6 and possibly F21, dayglo on F7 and F10. ;)

 

F6

 

F21 (possibly white, possibly dayglo)

 

Unknown, white

 

F7

 

F10

 

I would love if LN could give us us the choice of numbers on the wings or not, corresponding with tail numbers, and both in a white and in a dayglo version. :)

Edited August 5, 2017 by Sporg
Had to remove Photobucket ad. :(

[MBot]

F6

 

Do you have any more information about this picture? This loadout is very curious. Is this an AJ 37 or AJS 37? The RB05 seems to make the former more likely (also, did F6 even upgrade to AJS 37?). If this is indeed an AJ 37, then why does it have Sidewinders on both wing stations?

 

Also the exact Sidewinder variant looks unusual. It's a bit hard to see, but by the shape of the fins I would say it is not a RB24J or RB74. The fin looks like an RB24 actually, but it is clearly not by the shape of the seeker. Just looking at the missile I would have said this is an AIM-9D or -9G.

[Corrigan]

(I was not aware that the ones I posted was JA.)

 

Look at the shadow on the wings cast by the vertical stabilizers, dead giveaway!

[Cobra847]

The wing numbers will be an option (either per livery, or checkbox)

 

Working on the template! ASAP!

[robban75]

AJS at F-10 had these orange numbers ;) So i dont know where you did get that information :) yes some had white to

 

You are very much correct! My bad! :)

[Skulleader]

Working on the template! ASAP!

 

Once again it's a great news, good sunday. ;-)

[Sporg]

The wing numbers will be an option (either per livery, or checkbox)

 

Working on the template! ASAP!

Thanks lots!

 

For both! :)

 

:thumbup:

[Sporg]

Look at the shadow on the wings cast by the vertical stabilizers, dead giveaway!

Ahah, sneaky!

 

Didn't notice that. :)

 

:thumbup:

[Sporg]

F6

 

Do you have any more information about this picture? This loadout is very curious. Is this an AJ 37 or AJS 37? The RB05 seems to make the former more likely (also, did F6 even upgrade to AJS 37?). If this is indeed an AJ 37, then why does it have Sidewinders on both wing stations?

 

Also the exact Sidewinder variant looks unusual. It's a bit hard to see, but by the shape of the fins I would say it is not a RB24J or RB74. The fin looks like an RB24 actually, but it is clearly not by the shape of the seeker. Just looking at the missile I would have said this is an AIM-9D or -9G.

Sadly, no futher info.

 

I found it in a Google search I think, or possibly on this blog I follow:

http://lae.blogg.se/2017/january/igar-draken-idag-viggen-2.html

 

Maybe you can ask the blog owner if he knows more.

Edited August 4, 2017 by Sporg

[mangotango]

The wing numbers will be an option (either per livery, or checkbox)

 

Working on the template! ASAP!

 

Awesome Cobra!!!

 

...I just finished all VSA pilots numbers... 16 liveries splinter and baremetal...

Splinter worked well as you use the "texture" folder as a base... But doing the baremetal vesrions needs a complet pack per livery... Gives you a rather hefty folder weight!!! In our case 1.9 GB. With this new feature it will ba a walk in the park!

BTW - I have the left and right wing PSD file with all numbers included neatly in layers from 0-9... But I guess you do a "row" texture per wing...

[robban75]

Look at the shadow on the wings cast by the vertical stabilizers, dead giveaway!

 

Also, the wingmounted RWR's protrude further on the JA. :)

[Home Fries]

The wing numbers will be an option (either per livery, or checkbox)

 

Working on the template! ASAP!

 

Awesome on both counts. :thumbup:

Any chance we can get additional decal options as I specified in this post? We can anticipate a lot of fictional skins for the Viggen, and this would really help.

 

• German Cross and dynamic bort numbers on fuselage
  
• Dynamic fuselage/tail bort numbers
  
• fuselage graphic for RAF squadron logos
  
• decal at top of tail for Swedish squadrons
  
• decal over large section of tail for RAAF squadrons

EDIT: Better make that the entire tail for RAAF, USN, USAF squadrons.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Home Fries

[Timka01]

Israeli AF Viggen

 

I heard that long time ago the Israelis were so interested to get the JS-37, they'd called it an excellent aircraft. So I thought to make an Israeli AF skin based on the *Lavi* color scheme (My favorite) with some small touches from me. Hope will finish it tonight :)

Edited February 14, 2017 by Timka01

[Timka01]

Israeli AF

 

Another shot

[mattebubben]

This is a Skin that i would love to see in the future.

 

Its based on the JA 37 Fighter Viggen and not the AJ/AJS 37 but

i simply love the look of it.

 

[Ice_Cougar]

Someone made some fictional Soviet Airforce/Navy skins and I feel they're desperately needed as default skins so Redfor can have more...realistic liveries for Viggen (Should it be thrown into a conflict with the Soviet Union.) To be quite honest now that I think about it, it might work as is because Sweden was neutral...

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2360416/

 

Also, AJS liveries that look like JA-37s are awesome (good example being Timka's AJS-37 skin)

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2367662/

 

Edited March 1, 2017 by Ice_Cougar

[Sporg]

Well that's fine for me too.

 

I'm all for realism, I just want the numbers, and could imagine they would be interesting for others as well. :)

(I was not aware that the ones I posted was JA.)

 

 

Thanks.

 

I managed to find both types on AJ/AJS now:

White numbers on F6 and possibly F21, dayglo on F7 and F10. ;)

 

F6

 

 

 

F21 (possibly white, possibly dayglo)

 

 

 

Unknown, white

 

 

 

F7

 

 

 

F10

 

 

 

I would love if LN could give us us the choice of numbers on the wings or not, corresponding with tail numbers, and both in a white and in a dayglo version. :)

A follow-up to my post about number colours.

 

A nice picture was just posted in the FB Viggen group.

It's an F-10 AJS-37, taken in Sturup in 1997, and a white number is visible on the wing of this one.

So apparently F-10 used both dayglo and white numbers.

 

[2-niner]

Was it the plan to remove those numbers if war should come?

[renhanxue]

Yes. The reason they're so huge was IIRC an accident during air combat training where two Viggen collided because they lost sight of each other and/or mistook the orientation of the other aircraft.

[Automan]

Unknown, white

 

Added some contrast to the photo and it's a F6

M̶a̶y̶b̶e̶ l̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ p̶a̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ F̶7̶,̶a̶s̶ l̶i̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ i̶n̶ s̶e̶r̶i̶a̶l̶ d̶a̶t̶a̶b̶a̶s̶e̶.T̶h̶e̶ l̶a̶s̶t̶ p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶ f̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ i̶s̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ F̶7̶ a̶n̶d̶ d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶'̶t̶ s̶h̶o̶w̶ t̶h̶e̶ n̶u̶m̶b̶e̶r̶s̶ o̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ w̶i̶n̶g̶s̶.

It's 6-20, serial #37107

 

This is instead 7-20, serial #37020

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1384795

 

A good source for check:

 

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_Saab_37_Viggen

Edited September 5, 2017 by Automan
Wrong assumption

[Farks]

Was it the plan to remove those numbers if war should come?

 

If my knowledge is correct, all of the numbers and insignias would be removed/painted over if war came.