71st_AH Rob Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Besides, it can't be much more difficult than this 439 lawn dart that I built a 1/48 scale model of when I was a kid. https://images.app.goo.gl/BDg3CAUnxGgdSs1T8 Or this one from 441 http://images.app.goo.gl/DtQqf3FdJVGLZyp47 But what I really want is more like this: http://images.app.goo.gl/ubqA9RqsjMMfaKVk7 A frontline aircraft in squadron service with 1 (F) Wing Edited April 26, 2019 by 71st_AH Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdpkobra Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 See, advice from the expert! :) Kobra, can you confirm for everyone that we should be able to use 4096 resolution in future for the diffuse 1, 2, 3 textures and 2048 for the pylons and tanks diffuse textures, to match the existing RoughMet files? Yes this resolution should work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Detail level one can expect with 4096 resolution... Started working on a 4K template, progress should be leaps and bounds as of next week, got a stretch of days off coming. :) Edited May 16, 2019 by jocko417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Great work Jocko ! Regards DL available skins here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=Strut Pictures of my Skins here: https://imgur.com/a/bOQyQqW [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win10 64bit, Intel® Core i7-5820K CPU OC @ 4.50GHz x6, X99A GAMING PRO CARBON, MSI RTX 2080 TI GAMING X TRIO 11Gb, 32GB DDR4 RAM, SSD 960 EVO250GB, SSD 850 EVO 500GB, JetSeat, MFG Crosswind Pedals, VPC Mongoose T-50, TMWH, DSD ButtonBox, Pimax 5k XR/BE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71st_AH Rob Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Outstanding! Can't wait for those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 RIVETS! SCREWS! FASTENERS!!! Slow going but getting there. Playing with opacity and the normal maps to get best effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckfire Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 RIVETS! SCREWS! FASTENERS!!! Slow going but getting there. Playing with opacity and the normal maps to get best effect. Jeeeezaaaaasss !!!!! That looks awesome. Speed is life !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) And yes, it's possible to get a perfect looking candy stripe spiral on the pitot tube. The style varied over the years, the early metal finish birds had double the spirals, the average in later years was a "five-striper". :D Edited May 24, 2019 by jocko417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 woah.... Never thought flight sims were ever going to look better than the average picture... yet here we are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Working on the mid fuselage section now, the 104 had a LOT of screws mixed in with the flush rivets. Rivets to follow. Switched to working on stencils to give my brain a break from fasteners. The Zipper was a veritable magnum opus of maintenance and servicing instructions. W.I.P.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
==Wiggy== Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Awesome job Jocko!! Love that you're remaking the panel lines from scratch. I don't have time for that. But it's really paying off there. Cheers, Rick CSEL\CMEL\IFR Certified Airplane Nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Seeing as I've got a couple of weeks off (STAYcation), for once I actually DO have the time, although I'll admit I've bitten off quite a lot to chew :D It's time consuming but also fun, and sometimes irritating - when you are working on one thing which causes you to notice an error in another thing you thought you'd finished accurately :wallbash: I haven't done a template this detailed in a long time, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the Zipper and it's history with the RCAF/CAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dali Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 sweet mother of god! my jaw is embeded in the floor now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Flattery will get you everywhere ;) New ventilation louvers on underside, details added to spent casings compartment doors, etc. More to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Damn dude... My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Astonishing details on those skins mate!! I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71st_AH Rob Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33-DFTC Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Please ED, give this man a job ! Incredible work. There are only two types of aircraft, fighters and targets. - Major Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson, USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'm blown away by the quality of the work being done here! I have to wonder though: is anyone working on, or planning to work on a full proper flyable F-104, that we might enjoy? i mean this AI is beautiful, but I kinda wanna fly a classic CF-104 silver dart myself some day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'm blown away by the quality of the work being done here! Thanks! A lot of work, but hopefully all worth it. I have to wonder though: is anyone working on, or planning to work on a full proper flyable F-104, that we might enjoy? i mean this AI is beautiful, but I kinda wanna fly a classic CF-104 silver dart myself some day! We can only wish/hope. I too would LOVE to see a flyable F-104 in DCS. The least I can do in the mean time is pay tribute by skinning the AI version :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Small update, corrected some errors I made and decided to re-work the rivets: Wing stencils and panel lines W.I.P: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrgentSiesta Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Incredible work. Hope to have a flyable someday - I need some landing practice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 As a fellow, compared to you amateur Starfighter skin maker :) a question, the stencils, are those all handmade?, or did you find them somewhere online?. One annoyance of mine is that 90% of the stencils are just blurred scribbles, instead of actual text. Then again, i like making JASDF starfighters, and those scribbles help me hide my total lack of knowledge of the Japanese language :D My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Stencils are typed by me, using same font as I used for my F-86 stencils, almost 100% accurate to period style. Look for a font called PHANTOM STENCIL. Two priceless websites are here: http://www.sbap.be/aircraft/f104g/f104g.htm And here: https://historicalfighters.com/f-104g-access-provisions/ Based on my photo references, early CF-104s in aluminum finish were smothered in stencils, in later years they may or may not have been repainted if worn off, maybe by that time the mechanics knew where everything was so who needs stencils? :) When the CAF switched from nuke to conventional weapons delivery the aircraft were repainted in OD Green and later in grey/green camo, stencils are a lot harder to see in those pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Handtyping the stencils.. damn!. Thanks for the info & links. My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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