F-5E-3 Skin PT-18 style

[VZ_342]

First time I saw a picture of this (on an F-16) I wanted it for the F-5E-3! Classic look of a mid- to late 30's USAAC (soon to be USAAF, then USAF) training aircraft.

 

Can anyone make this for me? I'd appreciate it, just DM me with your desired appreciation.

 

Thank you! 

 

 

[VZ_342]

Ah ha! Behold! After much fiddling and watching Ditch3R's videos on liveries (and many others) and asking a few questions (thank you Ditch3r!), I have done a very basic livery thing! Gotta adjust the colors a bit, and work on the background of the numbers and doo-dads elsewhere....but it works!!

 

Achievement unlocked!

 

 

 

So even though now that there's a person doing the livery for me, I've found the colors I want. I notice there are a few faint "missing textures" on the wings and on the right side of the fuselage...and I haven't been able to locate the bort numbers to change the white background to transparent. One thing at a time, I suppose.

 

Edit: Turns out the "missing textures" was because these pics were screenshotted in MV2, which (apparently?) doesn't use the roughmet etc files. Once I started taking pics in-game, the shineyness went away and got more matt.

Edited September 22, 2024 by VZ_342
Happy with the colors!

[VZ_342]

Came across a model builder site with US Army WW2 colors...for your edification:

 

F-5E-3 1938 colors

Blue:  186493 ("true blue" in Gimp, bottom pic))
Yellow/orange (gold):  efa400 (insignia yellow, from Gimp)
Red:  972c23  (from online color picker)

 

 

 

I like the pale blue better, maybe a little darker...but WIP.

Edited September 8, 2024 by VZ_342

[Megalax]

Try this chart instead.

USA.html

[VZ_342]

Figured out why there were a few "missing textures"...in the description.lua, all 4 of the .dds objects (wing, rude, nose, tail, all of which have 4 traits: diffuse, spec, decal, and damage...diffuse has to be marked "false" on all 4 objects to use them) were "true", which means the computer wasn't using the files in the livery folder. Once I marked diffuse as false, the "missing textures" went away.

 

(Obviously the colored textures were being used, but the "missing textures" were also, until I marked "diffuse" as "false." I don't know why, and I suppose it doesn't matter much because it's working now, as per several YouTube videos)

 

Yay!

 

Still have the white background on the numbers (on all 4 locations, twice on the nose and twice on the tail.) Checked the "numbers" .dds in the textures .zip, it has a transparent background...Could someone let me know what's the magic words to get rid of the solid white background?

 

Thanks!

Edited September 8, 2024 by VZ_342

[VZ_342]

Learning a little....this time it's the numbers that are under control: I just "borrowed" a description.lua and by a process of trial and error I figured it out! Only took a couple days or so.

 

 

[VZ_342]

Here's my final effort...Good enough for me, any suggestions to make it better?

 

There is a video on YouTube with the actual "T-38 Heritage paint" scheme. It's filmed from a chase plane, shows all around.

Edited February 22 by VZ_342
Added YT video link

[VZ_342]

Just discovered this is a "Heritage" livery from Vance AFB. 

[VZ_342]

I have uploaded the "Heritage" skin for the Remastered F-5 ...Enjoy, let me know what you think!