F14 Skinners thread (Paintkit in 1st post)

[_YaeSakura_]

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3342007/
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3342008/

In collaboration with Shmoo42... a heavily overdue joint livery release has finally arrived. VF-211 Fighting Checkmates and VF-24 Red Checkertails(later Renegades) now live, all representing their early 1976 transition to the newest Block 85 F-14As at NAS Fallon.
 

Edited November 11, 2024 by _YaeSakura_

[Blinde]

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3342049/

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3342050/

VF-154 CVW-5

Edited November 14, 2024 by Blinde

[Nealius]

Juicy! Been waiting for some more mid-90s skins. Is there a skin to change the hull number on Forrestal for Independence? I thought there was one but I can only find Ranger. Alternatively, is there a layered paintkit for the Forrestal? I took a gander at the .dds files but don't know how I would replace the number without makign them look freshly painted.

Edited November 22, 2024 by Nealius

[Shadow-Six]

Hey folks,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a working link for the Heatblur F-14A/B Tomcat Paint Kit, please?

The link that everywhere points to is dead.

Edited January 8 by Shadow-Six

[_YaeSakura_]

7 hours ago, Shadow-Six said:

Hey folks,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a working link for the Heatblur F-14A/B Tomcat Paint Kit, please?

The link that everywhere points to is dead.

Forwarding this from the HB Discord.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u5AqJ6ztE8qv1MBScCOMPYR-a1S_wDF7/view?usp=sharing

I put together a generic set of templates a long while ago, devoid of any of the squadron markings as to reduce lag on weaker systems. It has a password on the .rar: BuNO162911
Additionally, the templates are in .xcf format, which for Photoshop users, it will need GIMP to open and then re-exported into a .psd. I hope this may work well enough as a stand-in until HB manages to get their official one up.

[Shadow-Six]

5 hours ago, _YaeSakura_ said:

Forwarding this from the HB Discord.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u5AqJ6ztE8qv1MBScCOMPYR-a1S_wDF7/view?usp=sharing

I put together a generic set of templates a long while ago, devoid of any of the squadron markings as to reduce lag on weaker systems. It has a password on the .rar: BuNO162911
Additionally, the templates are in .xcf format, which for Photoshop users, it will need GIMP to open and then re-exported into a .psd. I hope this may work well enough as a stand-in until HB manages to get their official one up.

Thank you kindly!

[Silent Film]

If I have already installed Nvidia DDS Photoshop plug-in, can I also install Intel DDS plug-in, and then choose which one to use, or I would have to uninstall the Nvidia plug-in?

[Wyvern]

11 hours ago, Silent Film said:

If I have already installed Nvidia DDS Photoshop plug-in, can I also install Intel DDS plug-in, and then choose which one to use, or I would have to uninstall the Nvidia plug-in?

I personally just use Paint.net (program, not site) 
Lets you convert a full skin rather quickly

and while I work on something, i dont save it without compression

[Silent Film]

13 hours ago, Wyvern said:

I personally just use Paint.net (program, not site) 
Lets you convert a full skin rather quickly

and while I work on something, i dont save it without compression

Would I need some DDS plug-in for Paint.net?

I've got paintkit version 1.0 for F-14 from 2019, and it looks so complicated with 9 folders. I have done so far just one skin for P-51 and another for Mirage 2000, and there were just two PSD files.

Did you do F-14B skins and can we find them in the User Files?

[_YaeSakura_]

[DarkJedi_7]

Top Gun Camera Bird 

 

[DarkJedi_7]

Zaps on rudders updated 

 

[jymp]

Need the first 73’ bu # 158627 VF-1 with the black canopy, grey/white nose and “Wolf Pack” on the tail

[DarkJedi_7]

Tail upgrade for the ''Camera Bird 104"    =TOP GUN=

[DarkJedi_7]

A much better fitting helmet for Heatblur's Jester.

[_YaeSakura_]

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3344901/
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3344902/

In collaboration with McKronenberg... an overdue release of VF-114 Aardvarks and VF-213 Blacklions are now live and representative of the two respective squadrons' transitional phase from F-4s to F-14s at NAS Fallon prior to their move to NAS North Island to be hoisted onto the USS Kitty Hawk(1977).

Note: Have noticed only around 25-30% of people who DL'd from User Files actually got their livery to work as intended, so I'll try to make it clear here with better text adjustment options. The Commanding Officer's Jet(NH 101 for VF-114, NH 201 for VF-213) is mandatory for all liveries to function, please DL it with the link in both uploads' description.

[SOLIDKREATE]

Paintkit link is dead. Does anyone have this in their Googledrive and can link me to it?