Razbam EA-6B Repaint v2.0

[kdfw]

Wish Milviz or someone would do the EA-6B justice but at the moment, Razbam's prowler is what we have to work with. It's not a bad model, just outdated and needs tweaks to modernize the thing.

Just uploaded the VAQ-135 repaint v2.0, it looks better than the v1.0 version from few years back with some baked in ambient occlusion, color re-balance, more pronounced bump maps, and windows with appropriate tint and reflectivity.



it's available at

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...7&linkid=21537

Dino's S3 Viking tactical display is aliased to the right seat and encouraged to use the VC instrument gauge update mentioned in the readme.txt.

[tommieboy]

Thanks for the updated repaint. Looks good!

And yes, it would be nice to have an updated Prowler.

Tommy

[delta_lima]

Love the Electric Intruder - this old radio head / EW / SIG-O is enthralled with your work!!

Any chance you'd throw the EA-6A model some love? It's my fave, but anything you do with the "station wagon" B model is also much appreciated. Especially if you'd consider any pre TPS high-vis schemes ...



https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...6nOdM%3A&w=700

Just a few ideas.

Love your work - has breathed some new life into a longtime favourite!!

Thx,

DL

[JosefK]

Can you please do the Prowler Sundown bird?

A good link for photos is up at https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/BuNo%20163890

Here's two photos of mine:

[Flyboy208]

Hi Joe ! Mike Tyler here, I second that for the Garuda electric six ! Mike

[Flyboy208]

Cool video and a great job on the Black Ravens repaint ! Mike

[kdfw]

vaq-134 paint looks good, i'll give it a try.

[JosefK]

Thank you so much! Please let me know if you need anything!

[Navy Chief]

Thank you so much for the VAQ-135 repaint! Looking forward to the Garuda paint also. I was TAD with them to MCAS Iwakuni in 1994 for six months. Loved it. Thanks for your efforts! Navy Chief

Oh, and your video is great!

[Daveroo]

Chief ,what does TAD mean?...not having served my country,,stupid move on my part,i still dont know some of these "short cuts"..thanks

[Bjoern]

https://www.google.com/search?q=navy+TAD

[fsafranek]

TAD means Temporary Additional Duty. Similar if not the same as what we called TDY in the Army.

What about the Virtavia EA-6B if the Razbam one is getting long in the tooth?

[kdfw]

working the base coats, details will take more time. will need to add some alpha to give it some shine like the real thing.

[kdfw]

almost done.

[expat]

These all look good. Also like DL, I like the "roadster" EA-6A model. Problem is, both RAZBAM Grumman's sit in my hangar as I find the FM's virtually unflyable - well, they fly but no fun to do so. Pitch axis in particular is a nightmare. I think Mal998 worked on the Alphasim Intruder/Prowler FM's but has anyone modded the ones for the RAZBAM models?

[Navy Chief]

Nice Garuda paint, KDFW; looking great! NC

[delta_lima]

Outstanding!

dl

[JosefK]

Great work, but I think the top was just a shade or two lighter grey.

[heywooood]

Great work, but I think the top was just a shade or two lighter grey.

maybe what you're thinking of is sun fade - Its hard to say within a shade or two when you are talking about photographic references since so many factors are at play. film - exposure - developer - then it goes to a publisher and all of those variables... This looks good to me if a little 'brand new' maybe...I will fly it until it looks faded :P

[delta_lima]

FWIW, I do see Jose's point. To my eye, at least, it has a TPS "blue" vs the old high-vis gull grey.

I wonder if kdfw is maybe going after this rarer mix of TPS with white instead of gull grey and white. I've only see an few pics, such as here:







I agree Jose's earlier pics seem to show the "standard" high vis gull grey over white ...

http://www.airshowmag.com/asb/2015/J...%20Flypast.jpg



Just my observation - I don't have a dog in this fight because my preference is operational vs anniversary schemes - but trying to reconcile what kdfw is doing vs the pics posted by Jose, that seems to be how I make it all add up.

Regardless, it'll be much appreciated.

cheers,

dl

[Victory103]

Great job so far kdfw, I see you added your helmet updates as well. I'm fan of -132, they were in my air wing and always thought the scorpion tail was appropriate. Sadly for me, their Ops "O" declined my backseat ride request, so close.

[JosefK]

Thanks everybody. Really appreciate kdfw stepping up. I'm going to ask about the exact tone of grey.

In the meantime, enjoy some more of my photos:

[JosefK]

My VAQ-134 contacts say try this shade of grey (aka 237 Grey) please: http://www.colorcombos.com/colors/EDEDED

Another one says, "for the sunset bird was only two tones. it was gloss white bottom and the top was a type of beige, "

I really think 237 Grey on top and gloss white on the bottom is the way to go.

Thanks!

[JosefK]

Enjoy:

[JosefK]

FWIW, I do see Jose's point. To my eye, at least, it has a TPS "blue" vs the old high-vis gull grey.

I wonder if kdfw is maybe going after this rarer mix of TPS with white instead of gull grey and white. I've only see an few pics, such as here:









cheers,

dl

For this scheme I'm told 237 gray, 320 gray then 375 gray.

But that's not the Sunset Prowler, just the last VAQ-134 Prowler CAG Bird now sitting pretty in Colorado.