B-29B "Silverplate" Superfortresses Released!

[Ghostrider]

7 new skins by Sopwith Chameleon and I, including Enola Gay and Bock's Car, and two blank templates for the turretless B-29s!
"Lovely Leta" (GR)
Attachment 15916
"Bock's Car" (SC)
Attachment 15915
"Loaded Dice" (SC)
Attachment 15914
"Boomerang" (GR)
Attachment 15913

[Ghostrider]

"City of Miami"/Battlin' Bitch II" are the same aircraft.
Attachment 15920

Attachment 15919
"Wichita Witch"
Attachment 15917
This is the new "Thumper"
Attachment 15918

[Pips]

Superb! As usual.

[Sopwith Chameleon]

...........Great Job GR :ernae:

Just one small thing - I tweaked the model file to give an alternate version without the de-icer boots which were removed from most B29's when they began to operate at lower levels, and non of the "Silverplate" Project had them.

(Gnoopey's Original has them coded in the model)

In GR's download you'll find the "No Boots" Model in the Model File - follow these steps if you want to use it:

1) Create a new Folder titled "model.NB"

2) Copy/Paste the B-29_No Boot.mdl File to the new Folder

3) Copy Paste the Model CFG File to the new Folder

4) Open the the Model CFG File in the Original Folder with NotePad, and change the text to exactly this:

[models]

normal=B-29_NT

5) Copy/Paste the following to the Aircraft CFG File:



[fltsim.0]
title=B-29 Alu
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Plain1
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.1]
title=B-29 'Alu/Black
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Plain2
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress


[fltsim.2]
title=B-29 KW "Town Pump", Det 4, 43rd,ARS, Yokota, Japan, 1952
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Pump
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.3]
title=B-29 -35-MO "Bocks-Car" 393rd BS, 509th BG, North Field, Tinian, August 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=NB
panel=
sound=
texture=Car
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.4]
title=B-29 B, 60th BG, August, 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=60thBG
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.5]
title=B-29 B-35, 15th BS, 16th BG, N Field, Guam, April 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=NB
panel=
sound=
texture=Loaded
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.6]
title=B-29 B-30, "The Boomerang" 21st BS, 501st BG, NW Field, Guam, August 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Boomerang
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.7]
title=B-29 B-30, "Lovely Leta" 15th BS, 16th BG, N Field, Guam, April 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Leta
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

[fltsim.8]
title=B-29 B-30, "Enola Gay" 509th Composite Group, Tinian, August 1945
sim=B-29_NT
model=NB
panel=
sound=
texture=enola
KB_checklists = CheckList_B-29_Superfortress

after deleting the original [fltsim] entries, and you should get the models showing correctly

Sorry for the rigmarole, but we only want you to have the best

Cheers,

Jim :salute:

[Ghostrider]

Thanks for that explanation, SC!

[Sopwith Chameleon]

:salute: Hi Y'all

I just uploaded some extra skins @ the Paintshop

http://sopwithc.wetpaint.com/page/Downloads+Page+7#link

Enjoy !

Jim

[Ghostrider]

Nice ones, SC!

[tonybones2112]

Bravo! I'm not much of a big four-engine type guy but I took one for a spin in FF. Smooth as silk. In attacking them I've found a slight prop wash effect when flying Akemi's Irving reaching out to about 300 meters below one of them but it's not a problem. The tail stinger is there but is not much of a problem either. I jink side to side and go for the lead aircraft in a formation and then drop back to the second one; there's nothing for the tail gunners to shoot at. Go for the wing roots!

Banzai!

Bonesimoto

[Rami]

Ghostrider and Sopwith,

Your work continues to amaze and astound. Outstanding job! :ernae:

[Oglivie]

Ghostrider, Jagd and Sopwith,

I want to express my appreciation to you for making these historic aircraft and addons available. Very nice work!! With the release of the great new bases by Maskrider, they are going to be a very nice addon for CFS2.
:ernae:

[Ghostrider]

Thanks so much, Oglivie, and thanks for your help - glad to hear you are enjoying the Superforts, it makes it all worthwhile!

[alpha_1]

and Bones......thanks for the wee heads up on these critters.

Cheers!