Texac Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Clean and weathered F-16C Block 50 from the 480th Fighter Squadron stationed in Spangdahlem, Germany. Tail Code SP. Download the weathered version. Download the clean version. 10-05-2020 Currently I'm working on a weathered version of the 480th Fighter Squadron based in Spangdahlem. Most of the detail can be seen up close while I try to keep the complete appearance noticeable but still realistic. I'm not sure if I will include bump/normal textures for every part. Most of its detail can be seen on the canopy frame, a blue/grayish sealant used to keep it pressurized, and scratches with actual depth all over the airframe. I also added a little bit of detail to the air refueling door with scratches and a metallic material. Here you can see the current progress so far. Edited March 16, 2021 by Texac 1 - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
fagulha Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 Looks outstanding! eager to download. Keep up, and thank you. Best regards, F. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
DonJosh Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 yes! i waiting for a weathered spangdahlem skin for so long! lookin great!
Texac Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 Many thanks! The skin will be uploaded as soon as I finish the engine, cockpit and normal/bump textures. I'm sure it will be this week. - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
Akatsuki Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 Great work Texac! I was also waiting for a Spangdahlem livery.
Ala12Rv-watermanpc Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 looking good Texac!! nice work!! Take a look at my MODS here
Tomcatter87 Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Stunning - can't wait to fly that dirty spang Viper :thumbup: "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Check out my DCS content on Instagram
Santus Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Amazing weathering Texac, well done! - Livery Catalog - Youtube channel
Texac Posted October 10, 2020 Author Posted October 10, 2020 Thank you everyone! Glad you like it. I hope to get it uploaded this weekend. Here are some final screenshots, with new engine exhaust textures and new fuel tanks. - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
fagulha Posted October 10, 2020 Posted October 10, 2020 WOW impressive! love the Ext Tanks weathered detail on the nose. I do it to my personal liveries in the Hornet and Viper too. Glad you did it too in this incredible liverie. Thank you. Waiting and waiting :) Best regards, F. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
Texac Posted October 10, 2020 Author Posted October 10, 2020 Very good, now, upload it please. :) Thanks! Already on the way, any time now. :) - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
fagulha Posted October 10, 2020 Posted October 10, 2020 Thanks! Already on the way, any time now. :) Probably now only Monday. Usually i don´t see uploaded/approved files in the weekends :( :( But the liverie is finally finished and that´s the most important! thank you again. F. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
Texac Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 Skin is now available. Download Please tell me what you think. Any room for improvements, bugs, is it too much, too little? - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
DonJosh Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 great work tex! i really like it. one little thing, you forget the bort umber on the nose.
Texac Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) great work tex! i really like it. one little thing, you forget the bort umber on the nose. That is a problem with the bort number system itself, I believe. The bort numbers on the nose and the refueling door use the same texture or the same line to call it, except for the first digit of the 4 numbers on the nose. So having gray numbers on the refueling door will get you 1 blue number and 3 gray numbers on the nose. Similar problem with the RoughMets for the nose, as the numbers overlap two textures. Then you can't get RoughMets for dynamic numbers, etc. etc... Could be that I'm going duum dumm and missed something or the bort number system for the F-16 is really sketchy. So I went for the numbers on the refueling door, so far until I see a fix or someone enlightens me. Edited October 11, 2020 by Texac - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
DonJosh Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 That is a problem with the bort number system itself, I believe. The bort numbers on the nose and the refueling door use the same texture or the same line to call it, except for the first digit of the 4 numbers on the nose. So having gray numbers on the refueling door will get you 1 blue number and 3 gray numbers on the nose. Similar problem with the RoughMets for the nose, as the numbers overlap two textures. Then you can't get RoughMets for dynamic numbers, etc. etc... Could be that I'm going duum dumm and missed something or the bort number system for the F-16 is really sketchy. So I went for the numbers on the refueling door, so far until I see a fix or someone enlightens me. oh I understood. Hope they fix ist soon
fagulha Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 What a great liverie. Love the Ext Tanks and all the little details on the airframe. Impressive. Maybe a non-weathered one with those fine details? :) Thank you. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
Texac Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 What a great liverie. Love the Ext Tanks and all the little details on the airframe. Impressive. Maybe a non-weathered one with those fine details? :) Thank you. I'll put it on my list, once I start working on it I will share it here. :) Thanks - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
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Texac Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 Extract the 480th_Fighter_Squadron_SP_Weathered.zip. Then you can copy and paste the 480th_Fighter_Squadron SP Weathered file into: Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\CoreMods\aircraft\F-16C\Liveries\F-16C_50 or Saved Games\DCS World\Liveries\F-16C - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
monkie Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 Fantastic work, thank you for sharing. Only one small critique and this is more a matter of taste is that the underside of the wings seem a bit too clean considering the amount of weathering on the top. Any chance of a bit more grease on the underside of the wings? Perhaps this is not prototypical as they say but when I rolled the plane it just kinda stood out to me that the ground crew only seems to be wiping the underside of the wings :) Sager Laptop, i7-6700k 4.00GHz, 16GB RAM, GTX 980M, 1920x1080, TIR 5, Windows 10
fagulha Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 I'll put it on my list, once I start working on it I will share it here. :) Thanks That will be perfect. Thank you and keep up, i´ll trying to keep up to date with it :) Best regards, F. About carrier ops: "The younger pilots are still quite capable of holding their heads forward against the forces. The older ones have been doing this too long and know better; sore necks make for poor sleep.' PC: 14th I7 14700KF 5.6ghz | 64GB RAM DDR5 5200 CL40 XMP | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC 16 GB RAM GDDR6X | Thermalright Notte 360 RGB | PSU Thermaltake Though Power GF A3 Snow 1050W ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0 / 1 WD SN770 1TB M.2 NVME + 1 SSD M.2 2TB + 2x SSD SATA 500GB + 1 Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 NVME (DCS only) | Valve Index| Andre´s JeatSeat.
Texac Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 Only one small critique and this is more a matter of taste is that the underside of the wings seem a bit too clean considering the amount of weathering on the top. Any chance of a bit more grease on the underside of the wings? I had few images that show the bottom of the wings clearly, without the pylons blocking visibility. The bottom of the wings are fairly clean on these photos compared to the rest of the airframe. So I'm assuming they are overall very clean. - My Skins/Liveries - Improved F-16C Texture Template • Texac on YouTube •
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