F-104 Starfighter skins by jocko417

[jocko417]

Have you tried running a repair on your DCS installation? 
 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/709/

Edited January 30, 2021 by jocko417

[jacson158]

cdpkobra , vc e o cara ,fez o nosso sonho da era vietnam acontecer, ja baixei hoje o mod do F-105 Thunderchief, o peso-pesado dos caça-bombardeiro e ja estou fazendo uma missão Rolling Thunder, nos, os pilotos virtuais da velha guarda estamos aguardando ansiosamente pela vinda de um outro lutador., o ultimo dos gunfigther, o F8U Cruzader para tornar o cenario do vietnam uma realidade, para nos não importa se o cockpit e desse ou de outra aeronave, o que nos queremos e o mod em si, voando. muito obrigado por este e outros que virão.

 

[CarloVecchi]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb jacson158:

cdpkobra , vc e o cara ,fez o nosso sonho da era vietnam acontecer, ja baixei hoje o mod do F-105 Thunderchief, o peso-pesado dos caça-bombardeiro e ja estou fazendo uma missão Rolling Thunder, nos, os pilotos virtuais da velha guarda estamos aguardando ansiosamente pela vinda de um outro lutador., o ultimo dos gunfigther, o F8U Cruzader para tornar o cenario do vietnam uma realidade, para nos não importa se o cockpit e desse ou de outra aeronave, o que nos queremos e o mod em si, voando. muito obrigado por este e outros que virão.

 

In English please!

[Megalax]

On 1/5/2021 at 8:15 PM, jocko417 said:

Ah, the Cosmo... never got a ride in one of those but I rode Air Ontario's old CV580s a few times before everybody and their mother started using Dash-8s for short haul trips.

 

Some Canadian markings trivia, the Cosmopolitan and at least one other type (maybe Yukon?) wore red on red nationality markings for a short period. I think the theory was that since blue was no longer a "national" colour with the red and white maple leaf flag replacing the Ensign, the nationality markings should therefore mimic the new flag.

 

Maybe the powers that were decided that at long distances these markings would be confused with Danish markings or something, because the change never stuck.

 

 

 

From what I understand the red on red was only for the Centennial year.

[Stratos]

Jocko, any update on the Turkish F-104's?

[jocko417]

I’ve been advised that there will be some updates to the F-104 model soon. I’ve put new stuff on hold for a while in case I have to go back and change a bunch of stuff after the new model is released. While we wait I could whip up something basic. Were you looking for the Camo/dayglo scheme?

Edited July 14, 2021 by jocko417
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[jocko417]

Something like this (in progress)?

 

 

[Stratos]

I can wait If you think the new model will require further changes, and yes, the dayglo scheme, heavily weathered, as in this pics...

 

[CarloVecchi]

New model will still take some time to be done.

So the model we have now will be up to date for a while. 

[jocko417]

Haha, ok!

[neoras]

Hi there jocko417 

 

Amazing skins , i was wondering have you shared the psd file so we can make also some skins?

 

 

[jocko417]

I'll probably put something together after the changes are done to the model.

[Stratos]

Bump!

[Beirut]

On 4/18/2019 at 11:54 AM, jocko417 said:

Here I will be posting skins for the VSN F-104G model, representing the Canadair-built CF-104 in various liveries, both natural metal and camo, as seen during the aircraft's service life with the RCAF/CAF.

 

 

 

 

 

Magnifique! 

 

Very, very nice skins. Thank you. Really enjoying these.

[jocko417]

Camo skins on the way later this month. Just tweaking some stuff right now.

 

 

[Rick50]

 

SWEEEEET!!!

[jocko417]

[jocko417]

Finally made it to Manitoba!!! Woohoo!

[Rick50]

 

Nice!!

 

Did you manage to get pics of the cockpit interior?

[jocko417]

Yep! Also got to Calgary to see 846. Cockpits differ. 703 has been restored to how the airframe would have appeared while serving in the RCAF in 1966, in the strike/recon role. 703 is the most accurate restoration of a CF-104 I’ve ever seen. A lot of work had to be done “undoing” the various changes the airframe had received after being sold to Denmark and converted to the F-104G standard. Only a couple more things need to be done for it to truly be a CF-104 again.

 

846’s cockpit was also changed to the F-104G configuration after being sold to Denmark. I’m assuming it has remained unchanged since the museum acquired the airframe but I haven’t had a chance to check my CF-104 references yet. 

Edited August 3, 2021 by jocko417

[Rick50]

ah interesting!  

 

When I saw 846 two years ago, it looked about roughly as I expected, but I'm no expert in the differences in variants, especially how the cockpits would have appeared at this year or that...

 

I'm just glad there's a few of these around, protected from the elements... one of the saddest things to see is an old bird withering away in the weather.  The paint flakes off, and the canopy "glass" goes yellow and starts looking fragile.  There's a CF-100 like that in Calgary, and a few jets over in Wetaskiwin AB, like a CF-101 Voodoo, and a couple of others. I'm sure they are short on indoor space, but I always wished to see such beauties be kept indoors.  

 

I hope you managed to get to Nanton AB, it's just 30mins south  of Calgary, they have a working Lancaster... it's not airworthy, but you can't tell to look at it! All four Merlins still work, and they usually fire them up once a year at dusk! They also have a Tallboy on display right under the bay doors. My brother and I got the opportunity to crawl inside the big bird, in exchange for a donation... I figured that was very fair! Of course, I believe Winipeg still has one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world, in its collection there. I think around 5 years ago it flew to Britain to fly in formation with the British unit... I think they both flew over Buckingham in formation at one point.

[jocko417]

Yeah, one of these days I’ll get to Wetaskiwin too. They have the only Sabre Mk.3 there, a test bed for the Orenda engines Canada used to build for our fighters back in the day. That particular airplane is also famous for being lent to Jacqueline Cochran, who flew a closed course at Edwards AFB, breaking the womens’ speed record and also becoming the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound.

 

I went to Nanton a few years back, to see the national Bomber Command memorial, and of course the Lancaster. They had a great idea for displaying cockpits at that museum, the instrument panels were displayed separately, fully restored, behind glass, to stop people from pressing their fingers and faces against canopies  The Lancaster that went over to the UK is based at Hamilton, Ontario. What an amazing trip that would have been!

Edited October 5, 2021 by jocko417

[Saguanay]

On 7/16/2021 at 9:46 PM, jocko417 said:

Camo skins on the way later this month. Just tweaking some stuff right now.

 

 

Did they make it out of the shop?  Can't find them.

Or are they for the re-release?

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Saguanay

[jocko417]

For the re-release… had planned on releasing them earlier but between a couple of museum trips and  learning the new version was coming I took the time to redo a bunch of stuff I wasn’t satisfied with. New rivets and screws, much more realistic looking now. Corrected some errors and added some new details. There will be a boat load of new paint schemes coming on or soon after the 15th of October when the re-release is, err… released…

 

I’ve been flying the beta versions. You will not be disappointed with this new mod!

 

 

[YSIAD_RIP]

@jocko417 - Glad you are working with the new F-104 mod in Beta and updating your classy skins!