KingKenny04 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Hey Reflected, these are all excellent! @KingKenny04 any of these on the list? I bet he'd tweak them to the time-frames if we asked especially when we know what carriers are coming. There are only three that stand out to me; VF-1 from 1989, VF-2 from 1987, and VF-2 from 1989. VF-1: The 1989 livery isvery close to the liveries used during the 1987 Ranger deployment. The only major modification that would be needed is the 1987 livery has the wing code on the inboard side of the vertical stabilizers. VF-2: From my googling (someone with better knowledge can confirm or correct this), both the '1989' and '1987' liveries were used during Ranger's 1987 deployment. So both liveries are perfect. One other possibility is VF-84 from 1993. Theodore Roosevelt was deployed in the Mediterranean during 1993, roughly around the same time as the Georgian Civil War. It's a stretch, since for that scenario to work you have to pretend the Montreux Convention doesn't apply or has been changed, and you have to pretend the bridges across the Bosporus don't exist, but it's better than nothing. This time/event would require its own skin as the 1990 skin isn't all that close to the 1993 as far as I can tell. Reflected, I'd like to encourage you to submit these to the HB livery contest. Right now there's a dearth of liveries that fit the maps and content (carriers) available to us in game, and getting these excellent skins added to the base game would help fill that gap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Nicely done! :thumbup: -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavnet Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Wonderful work!! Great "REFLECTED"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard_03 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Very impressive work. DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Thunder Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Wowww they are awesome. Thanks a lot. 12700k | 3090 | 64GB DDR4 | WD SN850X | Quest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggus Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 These are beautiful. Thank you very much for taking the time to make and share them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knock-Knock Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Wow, just wow. Thank you so much for this, Reflected. Stunning. - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Why does everyone say "Enter the contest" This is serious work and they should ALL be included by HeatBlur (and they should be compensated for them). Not just one of them as a maybe for a gimmick promotion. HB is already chugging a few cylinders short due to the A release push, I don't understand the attitude of "No we're going to just re-invent the wheel and do it ourselves." Get these in the Game so we can use em on Multiplayer dang it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thanks again for all the kind feedback. Following some of your requests I added these 2 beauties to the original post. A lo-viz VF-1 Cat from 1986, and a VF-84 Cat from 1982. These 2 complete the collections of the 2 squadrons. 5 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uxi Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thanks again for all the kind feedback. Following some of your requests I added these 2 beauties to the original post. A lo-viz VF-1 Cat from 1986, and a VF-84 Cat from 1982. These 2 complete the collections of the 2 squadrons. Two more downloads. No monotone low viz from 90 to 91 or the black tails with gray/white nacelle stripe from 1992-94? ;) Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jockey Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Thank you all for the kind words! You can 'repay' me by posting screenshots here, using these skins. I'd love to see those :) I didn't have the time to take several shots of each in different settings. :joystick: Not a screenshot which highlights much the airframe / livery itself, but it seems worth it for me : 3 Hangar FC3 | F-14A/B | F-16C | F/A-18C | MiG-21bis | Mirage 2000C ... ... JA 37 | Kfir | MiG-23 | Mirage IIIE Mi-8 MTV2 system i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcatter87 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I already wrote than on FB and Instagram, but I really do love that skin pack. 1 Modules: F-14A/B | M-2000C | AJS-37 | Mi-24P | F/A-18C | A-10C II | F-16C | UH-1H | F-5E | Mi-8 | FC 3 | AV-8B | A-4E | Gazelle | Ka-50 | Yak-52 | CE2 Maps: Syria | Marianas | NTTR | Persian Gulf | Caucasus Setup: Virpil WarBRD Base & VFX | TM Warthog | Arozzi Velocita Stand | Monstertech Mount | MFG Crosswind | Cougar MFDs | VRInsight Panel | JetSeat 908 | TrackIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 First post updated with a VF-31 skin from 1986 3 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diditopgun Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Very nice work Reflected ! The sad thing is DCS skin's weight... >200Mo a skin, so the full pack is >5Go. A lot of space disk only for skins... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel I7 8700K / RTX 3080 / 32Go DDR4 PC21300 G.Skill Ripjaws V / MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon / Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold - 1000W / Noctua NH-D14 / Acer XB270HUDbmiprz 27" G-synch 144Hz / SSD Samsung 860EVO 250Go + 1To / Cooler Master HAF X / Warthog+VPC WarBRD / Thrustmaster TPR / Track-IR v5 + Track Clip Pro / Windows 11 64bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, diditopgun said: Very nice work Reflected ! The sad thing is DCS skin's weight... >200Mo a skin, so the full pack is >5Go. A lot of space disk only for skins... Between both the A and B I've got 42GB-worth of skins, and only have enough modexes for 2 squadrons Brilliant liveries though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Now all we need is the damn Forestall........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Nealius said: Between both the A and B I've got 42GB-worth of skins, and only have enough modexes for 2 squadrons Brilliant liveries though. Yeah, and then I like to save the original zips in case I need to recover or they disappear... but that's another 20GB zipped up. Really really need a way to do dynamic modex. Even if the onus was perhaps on those making the livery. Maybe some sort of paintkit that only included the extra modex and/or carrier markings? 1 Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Reflected said: First post updated with a VF-31 skin from 1986 Reflected, you magnificent bast*rd!!! I downloaded all your skins!!!! Seriously though man, you work is awesome. Best by far that i've seen Edited December 5, 2020 by captain_dalan 2 Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesChams Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Reflected, Thank you for this ~10.4->11.2GB package. Really lovely skins; I look forward to what ever else you might be "brewing-up." BTW: Is it possible and would you be kind enough to include them into one download file/link as well? It took all evening to selectively click and download each of them separately (manually). Thanks. Edited December 19, 2020 by JamesChams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ladies and gentlemen, the first F-14 prototype flew exactly 50 years ago today on December 21 1970. For this anniversary I recreated the skin of the first prototype BuNo. 157980 (link in first post) 2 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Absolutely gorgeous work as usual! I look forward to commemorating the flight tonight using this skin. Thanks for all of your hard work on all of these amazing paint jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
near_blind Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 These are all Excellent! One word of advice though? The old school AIM-54A skins on the seventies themes are great, but they've got blue bands over the booster. This would mean that motor is inert, and doesn't actually contain any propellent. Live boosters are colored with brown bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfHound009 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Just out of curiosity, why did the Navy change the colours on the phoenix from white to grey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, WolfHound009 said: Just out of curiosity, why did the Navy change the colours on the phoenix from white to grey? Likely it had to do with visibility. The TPS made the planes more difficult to acquire visually and having the missiles match instead of stand out probably helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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