NRG-Vampire Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Don't worry, best whiskies are old as well BTW: that movie (Blade Runner) is also one from the best of the best. ...and Sean Young...she is beautiful as always HNY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Oh man, I forgot she was in that Nick Cage Apache movie! I always remember her from BR and No Way Out with Kevin Costner. Happy New Year everyone! It wasn't quite a green Christmas, but 2021 is going to start out green... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Later version of above paint scheme, Olive Drab paint varied between two schemes from a brownish green to a bluish green, and neither one exists today in any colour standards. The Danes' version was nearer to the early brownish OD green. Pulling my hair out, but I think I have a close enough match for each. Period photos are useful but quality of film/time of day/ weather all play a part in screwing up the appearance of the green. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Squadron art WIP... 421, 439, 441 Sqns 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 4:23 PM, jocko417 said: Who you calling skin job? J/K thanks, Mizzy. That movie came out in 1982, Christ I’m getting old... I was 17 when Blade Runner came out and the Director Ridley Scott came from about 5 miles from where I live and Scott studied at the local College of Art. He got the idea of 'Blade Runner' from the skyline of regional industry where I live. But I digress, love the USAF retro skin for the F-104. My dream is they make a module but at my age, I am not hoping too much anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Oh btw, I found this 'skin job' for the J17 Thunder see attached. It happens to be the markings of a F-104 that featured in an episode of 'Star Trek' the original series called 'Tomorrow is yesterday'. The beginning features the F-104 and one is sent to intercept the 'Enterprise' as it's travelled back in time, as it does now and again. The F-104 featured has the markings: FG 914 Construction Number: 383-1202 built circa 1957 The footage used in 'Star Trek' was probably taken on it's maiden flight. It's one of the most famous F-104s but I have no idea of it's present whereabouts, all I know it's still in tact and on display in the US. Would it be possible to do a skin job with these markings ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Yes! I’ve seen it in person a few times, at the national museum of the USAF in Dayton, OH. When I’m not being mesmerized by the XB-70, that is... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Whoops! No, the Star Trek plane was 70914, not 60914... according to the interwebs she crashed about a week before the episode aired. Just working on the TAC logo and lightning bolt for the fin. Edited January 2, 2021 by jocko417 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alnel413 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 You can bet I sure like seeing this bird high above Nevada. Thanks for all the hard work in painting 12701. Your friend alnel413 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Nice shot! For the Trekkers... Edited January 2, 2021 by jocko417 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, jocko417 said: Nice shot! For the Trekkers.. Now my dream has come true, thank you ever so much jocko, this is indeed for all the 'Trekkie' fans. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alnel413 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Have you released FG-914. That is a very nice USAF F-104 but The repaint of 12701 has a special meaning to me and I love seeing that RCAF paint scheme. Thanks again and I love how the camo paints are coming along. Power to the trekkies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Alnel413, was there a specific airplane in the CEPE “Royal Flush” that your Dad preferred? I could whip up another one. FG-914 should be submitted today, giving it a final “walk around” for any mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSIAD_RIP Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 @jocko417 - I remember watching that F-104 episode of Star Trek when I was a kid and then re-watching it 40 years later. Tomorrow is Yesterday was a fantastic episode and excellent advertising for the Starfighter back in the late 1960's. VSN has a UFO Mod - maybe someone can put a skin on that and cook up a USS Enterprise lol.. - Again many thanks for the memories that these CF-104 Skins bring back.. Cheers! I hope new DCS Clouds look like this in the "Near Future" 1 Do not own: | F-15E | JF-17 | Fw 190 A-8 | Bf 109 | Hardware: [ - Ryzen7-5800X - 32GB - RX 6800 - X56 HOTAS Throttle - WINWING Orion 2 F16EX Grip - TrackIR 5 - Tobii 5C - JetPad FSE - ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I would love to know who did the 3D model, anyone know ? Mizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Yes it’s quite nice, isn’t it? There’s some stretching near the top of the intakes that extends along the fuselage that you have to work around. The Belgian markings there require a lot of skewing on the texture so they look round in the game, but c’est la vie when you’re trying to map a flat texture to a sharply curved surface, you’re going to get some distortion. I think the model was done by cdpkobra. Edited January 3, 2021 by jocko417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloVecchi Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) vor einer Stunde schrieb jocko417: I think the model was done by cdpkobra. Nope, it was done by Giuseppe Valfrè . He dit it for me (originally for Strike Fighters 2 series). VSN bought it from Turbosquit and brought it into DCS. Edited January 3, 2021 by soulfreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Well, there you have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Jocko, I'm in Calgary AB, and the local military museum has a CF-104 on display, can get quite close. I don't remember details as it was over a year ago, but I do recall it was bare metal earlier scheme, had tip tanks on, and I think the Vicon camera was mounted. Beside it is an F-86 Sabrejet, and in the next room is a CF-18 Frozen Bug. In another part of the museum they have a Supermarine Seafire (spitfire for carriers, with wings folded!), and a carrier jet whose name escapes me now (a very early jet fighter)... I think it was a McDonnell F2H Banshee. Outside they have a CF-5 Freedom Fighter in green/grey on a pylon at 45degree climb. I'm no professional photographer. I can't count myself as even a competent amateur. But if you need, I could try to see if they are open ( not sure because of beer bug) and I could take closeup pics using my phone camera, of some or all if you wish. Not sure it matters to you or not, just figured I'd offer. Caveat: I'm only in Calgary for 5 days a month, so there could be a wait for something specific, and CoronaBug of course! But I could probably gain access to get very close pics of specific areas on these aircraft. Except the nose of the CF-5 owing to it being probably 50ft in the air! I was blown away by your early progress, but these in-game screens of the final versions are truly works of art !! You have certainly made any Canadian who knows the Starfighter very proud! Starfighters in Canadian bare metal livery, are easily among the top 10 most beautiful aircraft of all time, and you've done it the justice it deserves! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks for the kind words Rick, you know, I was thinking exactly the same thing last week, the Military Museums in Calgary would be an excellent resource as well. I've seen pictures of that Zipper online and it looks great. The big reason I was wanting to see '703 in Manitoba is the guys there have even gone as far as making sure all the service stenciling was done accurately. I was in Calgary three times in December but, due to Covid, never thought to call the museum. Hopefully we'll start to pull out of this situation in the coming months and can start getting back to normal. As for the skins I've always had a fascination for the 104, my uncle was the last squadron commander for 439 during the Starfighter days of 1CAG, before the switch to the Hornet. Nothing better than an aircraft that looks like it's doing Mach 2 even when it's parked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rick50 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Ooooh, is that Vietnam deployment scheme? The first truly fast "anything" I ever saw, was CF-104's in Lahr in the 70's... that made a big impression on me! Hercs in those days still had white and the red lightning stripe !! And then months later I discovered there was a comic book featuring a Canadian fighter pilot named Dan Cooper, who flew mainly CF-104's, but later the CF-5, and the Eagle lunar lander I think... funny thing is, I don't think any Canadians were involved with creating the comic book! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Cooper_(comics) https://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/dancooper.htm I'd love to offer pics from Cold Lake's own museum, but I've not yet been there so I don't know what aircraft are even on display, and with the bug going around it might not open this summer season. It's "sort of" on the way to camp where I work, but would be an investment in time to actually go there. I know it's closed in the cold half of the year anyway, and think it has limited volunteers to open it for viewings? Anyway, if you have need of closeups of specific items on specific aircraft, let me know and I'll try to accomodate! Oh, and while I may not be the most enthusiastic Trekie, I do appreciate that skin too! I only just saw that episode for the first time about a year or two ago on a streaming service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, jocko417 said: Now we're talking!! I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 9:25 PM, jocko417 said: Nice shot! For the Trekkers... Hi Jocko, is this skin released ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Mizzy said: Hi Jocko, is this skin released ? It’s been submitted, but due to the Russian Christmas break there might be delays getting things approved for the next week or so. Edited January 4, 2021 by jocko417 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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