[photos] Weathered A-10C in progress

[Ryan Barnes]

I'm not sure where the file is located that controls the canopy. I know some guys have tinted the forward sections like the real one but I don't know which file they modified. If you could point me in the right direction, I'll work on adding it.

[Snoopy]

Excellent work Ryan! She is a work horse and should be dirty :D

 

Obviously you've never had QA look at an A-10 after a wash ;). I think people would be shocked how clean they want her to look.

 

Plus a crew chief who takes pride in his jet will spot wash her.

 

As to the skin....Good work but IMO the gear bays are to dark.

 

It's fairly simple, it just won't be a 3d flag, it would look like the flag was drawn on the dash.

 

And it will be on both sides. I tried this years ago and just didn't look right.

[Mike Busutil]

Obviously you've never had QA look at an A-10 after a wash ;)

 

 

 

Obviously we are in the sim world ;) and in my opinion the A-10 looks better and more intimidating when shes dirty than when she is super clean and shiny.

[NineLine]

Obviously we are in the sim world ;) and in my opinion the A-10 looks better and more intimidating when shes dirty than when she is super clean and shiny.

 

Obviously you are talking to a man that prides himself in his work, and a dirty bird doesnt work for him :)

[mr_mojo97]

Yeah, that is a bit of a question. Sim world v real life. As Paul says in RL if an aircraft looks clean and tidy then the likelyhood is that it is well maintained. But in the sim if an aircraft looks dirty it looks used and therefore looks like it's seen more action. Is this Hollywood conditioning? Probably. In my opinion every time in load the game it's like I've just bought the thing cos it never changes. But I guess this would be RL if it were well maintained to pass QA. On modern aircraft anyways- I imagine in WW2 front line fighters things would be different with the amount of time left for servicing/cleaning aircraft between missions. Would dynamic dirtyness change the game for the better. I think it would probably look better yes, but this is a sim after all. Should that mean only realistic flight models/ avionics etc?

Maybe this should have a thread of its own.

Maybe I need a bacon roll with tomato sauce to ponder this question.

Or maybe that's already been done

Maybe I've had too much wine! Hiccup! In which cas I really DO need a bacon roll and tomato sauce! :)

[Mike Busutil]

Ok Ryan, You have had enough time. Let's have it...

[Skulleader]

Hello,

 

Me too I want this repaint, please can you tell us when this repaints are will be available ?

 

Once again a great thanks, Skull.

[diveplane]

nice job but the landing gear struts and wheels need weathering.

[Mike Busutil]

New screenshots for the new year? :D

[Skulleader]

Hello,

Yes me too I wait with impatient this skin because it's the same qualitity that Ricardo and for our A-10C it's the must.

It's very hard to wait....

 

Bye Skull.

[Nume Noctre]

Can´t wait to give this skin a try!

[Mainstay]

Whats the status ?

[badger66]

As a tip, run an eraser over some of the rivet streaks. Not all of them need it.

 

 

Generally the only reason you get what we call smoking fasteners are because of a leak , especially one under pressure . Like the fuselage on a pressurised aircraft . The pressure on the inside of the fuse will blow on a dodgy fastener . Now dodgy doesn't mean dangerous . For example ..... on a large airbus repair you are allowed 10% dodgy rivits , not in the same area obviously . Example ..... If I put in a dodgy rivet ..... I will change it if I can , If the rivet is in a real nasty spot , drill it out and try again . If it happens again I take an educated guess and say leave it , solvent clean it and cover it with a sealant called PR1422 B1/2 . Repeated drilling out of a fastener enlarges the hole each time no matter how carefull you are ..... then you have to imagine that you take the hole up to the next overside if you can or to the next nominal size . Then think about the edge distance from the centre of the hole to the edge of the material ..... possibily you will loose edge distance requiring a repair on the inside ..... so yes , sometimes we leave in a didgy rivet .

 

Another reason a fastener might smoke is that its not in fact properly countersunk , or CSK to the wrong depth or in fact angle ..... we use 82 , 100 , 130 degree in aircraft and not household 90 degree angle .

 

Hope this enlightens you to smoking rivets ..... and other structure questions you can throw at me if you like .

Edited February 13, 2014 by badger66

[Rise Tragedy]

With Ricardo's Horse of War cockpit re-texture, and this weathered A-10C re-texture, the A-10C may be the ugliest most beautiful aircraft in DCS. I am highly anticipating this mod release. Hope it comes soon!

[Rise Tragedy]

Can we get an update...? :D

[Mike Busutil]

Ryan......... Ryan..........

[Skulleader]

Ryan, please can you tell me if you work again on this incredible Mod ?

Many guys of this topic and virtual pilots of the A-10C wait with a lot of impatience your creation and few news about you skin...

You work is still WIP ?

 

Please can you inform us about your work ?

 

A great thanks in advance, Skull and all the A-10C fans...

[Ryan Barnes]

OK OK OK, I have been away from DCS with other things, but everyone seems to want this skin so I will work on it this weekend and try to have it finished. Thanks for your interest.

[Tone71]

OK OK OK, I have been away from DCS with other things, but everyone seems to want this skin so I will work on it this weekend and try to have it finished. Thanks for your interest.

 

I know, we're a tough crowd.

 

P.S. Is it done yet? :)

[Nossie]

:-O

[Dauntless]

Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:

 

OK OK OK, I have been away from DCS with other things, but everyone seems to want this skin so I will work on it this weekend and try to have it finished. Thanks for your interest.

[Lilkiki]

This is an awesome PS work ! Congrats and impatient for the release ! ;)

 

Cheers from France

[javelina1]

looking forward to it as well! thank you for your efforts! :thumbup:

[Mike Busutil]

It's going to be released ANY day now! I can feel it!!!

[Ryan Barnes]

Well I've got good news and bad news.....

 

The good news is I'm working on this project again.

 

The bad news (for you) is that I got up close and personal with a couple A-10's last weekend at an airshow and I got lots more pictures to use for my detailing. And they were the dirtiest A-10's I've ever seen for me that's great. But it means you'll have to wait longer for the final product because I have lots more details to add.

 

Here's some progress from tonight...

 

 

I did a lot more on this side of the plane. If you look closely you'll see details like grungy finger marks, hand prints, and even a boot print to make it interesting.

 

 

 

 

Here's some cool detail on paint chips...

 

 

 

Even though I weathered the stock wheels, I redid them using the actual photos from the aircraft.