Simskunkworks Starfighter

***Kiwikat*** · November 5th, 2010, 09:40

I can't wait for the updated VC!

***peter12213*** · November 5th, 2010, 17:57

Best avaialable for realism!! This is really REAL!!!!

**Pluto12** · November 5th, 2010, 18:37

Originally Posted by peter12213

Best avaialable for realism!! This is really REAL!!!!

thanks Peter....that was our goal, and that is our goal for our future projects: "as real as it is"... always if we can, but we try to get possible

Just a thought...flying our zipper in the sim for test, and test and for the "operative" life

, with so many hours that I forget, I have understood that many things, or legends about the zipper are not true.

It was called "the widow maker", or " Flying-coffing" (is it the right translation?) but when you fly it, you realize that it was not an "airplane's problem", it was always a "pilot's problem"...as a famous Italian's Pilot said: "with the Zipper, when an accident happened, it was always a pilot's training problem"....The zipper was not easy to fly...it is true....it had limits....it is true....but if you fly it, as it wants, as it asks..it gives you great satisfaction!

For this reason as Mario always says: "the F104 Dash-one for the Zipper's pilot is as the Bible for the priest, You must know it...or you make big holes on the ground"

see you

Emanuele

***peter12213*** · November 5th, 2010, 19:52

WELL IT'S REAL! Amazing!! I want A Helmet and Mask, ohh and Granizzze AFB lol

YEAH Zipper = RESPECT fail and DIE... respect and HAPPINESS!!!!

Dag · November 6th, 2010, 01:23

Hi,

This one looks very tempting. I was one of the guys the painted the C9 version and the 104 is one of my favorite aircraft.
Would it be possible to have some screenies that are mode close up? All I've seen of this aircraft externally is from quite a distance. I want to have a look at textures, bump, spec and modelling details.

Thanks in advance

**smoky942** · November 6th, 2010, 02:22

Hi Dag,
I remember you well from the C9 forums. You did some great repaints. Do yourself a favour and download it, it's a steal at 8 euro's, and I'm sure you won't regret it. Also, your usual constructive criticism could be very helpful as this is still a WIP.

Russell.

***DaveQ*** · November 6th, 2010, 02:32

Originally Posted by Dag

Hi,

This one looks very tempting. I was one of the guys the painted the C9 version and the 104 is one of my favorite aircraft.
Would it be possible to have some screenies that are mode close up? All I've seen of this aircraft externally is from quite a distance. I want to have a look at textures, bump, spec and modelling details.

Thanks in advance

The amazing thing about this bird is its flight dynamics which are miles better than anything else. Visually the exterior and interior models and the textures are very good for the price (£7). We await vs 3 which promises significant improvement in the VC and a paint kit which I personally can't wait to get my hands on. Here's a close-up

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**Pluto12** · November 6th, 2010, 05:08

Originally Posted by Dag

Hi,

This one looks very tempting. I was one of the guys the painted the C9 version and the 104 is one of my favorite aircraft.
Would it be possible to have some screenies that are mode close up? All I've seen of this aircraft externally is from quite a distance. I want to have a look at textures, bump, spec and modelling details.

Thanks in advance

Hi...it is a pleasure to see you here...I know your repaints for the C9, they were wonderful, at that time there were also some of my repaints for the C9 for a Service Pack

About the model there are some improvements and details such: the second Pitot, Auxiliary Inlet doors, APC, the radio and system antennas, the anti-roll fins, the Sparrow antennas, a totally new Nozzle (for the J79-19...the C9 was for the J79-11), new cinematics for the landing gear, the various inlets for the system on the fuse and others details.
Unfortunately, at this moment, the model has not a bumps-map, and a spec-map (the spec I made is quite totally opaque, I make so in the material editor of 3D studio, but I'm working on it). they will be present soon, so the new paint kit. At this moment the texture are quite similar with the C9 textures even if the model was totally remapped, and in some cases the texture of the C9 don't match well the new model. I hope that with the paint kit the "painters" would improve our model with new and beatiful "skins"

Any "criticism" would be very helpful for us to improve the model

Thanks for all

Emanuele

Dag · November 6th, 2010, 05:40

Hi,

Thanks for the screenie and information. Greatly apprecieated. Looking forward to seeing this aircraft develop

Thanks

**LUCE1** · November 6th, 2010, 08:28

Originally Posted by DaveQ

The amazing thing about this bird is its flight dynamics which are miles better than anything else. Visually the exterior and interior models and the textures are very good for the price (£7). We await vs 3 which promises significant improvement in the VC and a paint kit which I personally can't wait to get my hands on. Here's a close-up

For the flying model we have to give credit to MARTE 21 aka Diego, I guess Daisan here.
a stubborn mind that never gives up, works as a virtual pilot, the surgeon as a hobby

***hschuit*** · November 6th, 2010, 10:42

I just uploaded this:

Sim Skunk Works / Progetto F-104S-ASA 9°Stormo Repaint

This repaint can be used for the Progetto / Sim Skunkworks F-104S-ASA v1.0 (and the F-104S v2.6 although this livery was only worn by the ASA / ASA-M variants). I like to thank Andrea Arlotti who gave me kind permission to use his original repaint for the cloud9 F-104. You will need the Progetto / Sim Skunk Works F-104S-ASA v1.0 (or F-104S v.2.6) which can be found at: http://www.vaafse.org/simskunkworks/