SOH Team Project - Grumman Tracker, Trader, Tracer

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 10:08

Originally Posted by Daube

The model looks really amazing guys !

I just hope it gets some windows someday

LOL Well, the C-1A has plenty windows

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 10:17

Originally Posted by Duckie

Absolutely! Recently been spending a little time with 2 of my favorite colors, GRAY and WHITE, so, patiently waiting, sprayer in hand, to give it a go.

Steve

Great! Well, there are actually 7 models ready for painting.

E-1B "Stoof with a roof" Tracer (Paint Kit available by Matt "Smoothie" Wynn); no paints available yet

C-1A Trader: Marcel has done 2 paint schemes for this one (and has a paint kit WIP I think)

S2F-3 Tracker: No paint kit done yet; Laserbeak is looking at this one

S2Turbo-Military variant: No paint kit done yet; Laserbeak is looking at this one

S2F-3-CDF Variant: No paint kit done yet; Tankerguy72 has done paint scheme(s)

S2A-CDF variant: No paint kit done yet; Tankerguy72 has done paint scheme(s)

S2T-CDF variant Turbo: No paint kit done yet; Tankerguy72 has done paint scheme(s)

So let me know your interest and I will get you the goodies.

***Daube*** · December 7th, 2011, 10:50

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

LOL Well, the C-1A has plenty windows

Sorry I didn't see. I was focusing on the Tracker shots.
Can I ask you, if possible, to paste a simple transparent texture on those windows ? Recently I made a flight with the HS-748 from Rick Piper and I forgot how good the windows were looking with this multi-color transparent texture pasted on it. Would be nice to have something similar on your planes.

Here is how it looks: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/657653zkcwj9.jpg
Do you see what I mean ?
People could then get totally transparent windows by simply altering the alpha-channel, if they don't like that.

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 11:19

Originally Posted by Daube

Sorry I didn't see. I was focusing on the Tracker shots.
Can I ask you, if possible, to paste a simple transparent texture on those windows ? Recently I made a flight with the HS-748 from Rick Piper and I forgot how good the windows were looking with this multi-color transparent texture pasted on it. Would be nice to have something similar on your planes.

Here is how it looks: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/657653zkcwj9.jpg
Do you see what I mean ?
People could then get totally transparent windows by simply altering the alpha-channel, if they don't like that.

I do see, and great point raised. Thank you.

The glass_t.bmp texture is setup so that the texture artist can vary the primary colors and alphas for degree of opacity, and well as night time appearance.

Some example to show colors below.

**nigel richards** · December 7th, 2011, 11:29

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

I do see, and great point raised. Thank you.

The glass_t.bmp texture is setup so that the texture artist can vary the primary colors and alphas for degree of opacity, and well as night time appearance.

Some example to show colors below.

Ohhhhh! Most definately YES!

Look how well it sets off the inlet window details too.

**johnh_049** · December 7th, 2011, 11:55

Well, I'm (not so)patiently awaiting the release of the C-1A. I really like the looks of that plane.

***Daube*** · December 7th, 2011, 12:03

Excellent ! Thanks a lot Milton

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 12:12

Originally Posted by johnh_049

Well, I'm (not so)patiently awaiting the release of the C-1A. I really like the looks of that plane.

The models are done. We are needing some paint to be thrown on some of them, and we are awaiting panel gauge progress.

We do however have a nice temporary panel put together by Sieggie until the other is completed.

If I had every model painted, I would release them with the temporary panel which is VC based, not 2D.

So, what we really need are some texture artists to finish up these models. (See my recap above.)

Originally Posted by Daube

Excellent ! Thanks a lot Milton

I hope that satisfies the question and requirement to allow anyone to "doctor" the windows anyway they wish, including some fogging around the edges if desired.

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 13:00

Here are a few screenies for you ... we need texture artists to finalize our work here. We appreciate your interest.

The blue and gray schemes on the C-1A are from "Mgr"s hangar and paint shop.

**Milton Shupe** · December 7th, 2011, 13:01

... a few more of the untextured.

You have seen the works of the CDF variants that Tankerguy72 posted earlier. All these variants make up the 7 available models.

***OleBoy*** · December 7th, 2011, 14:13

Looks like the Tankers are close to unveiling. Very nice!

Maybe of interest for all watching this topic. Just small bits of reading material. Something I stumbled upon while searching the WWW.

http://www.trevormctavish.com/flying...s/mainpage.htm

**nigel richards** · December 7th, 2011, 14:37

Originally Posted by OleBoy

Looks like the Tankers are close to unveiling. Very nice!

Maybe of interest for all watching this topic. Just small bits of reading material. Something I stumbled upon while searching the WWW.

http://www.trevormctavish.com/flying...s/mainpage.htm

That's going to make great reading OB. I'll just pretend I didn't see 'The Thing' though.

It used to get me knee deep in cattle dung.

Hey OB, I'd love to see some of your handiwork on some of these 'Stoofs'!

***JDTinballs*** · December 7th, 2011, 15:24

Milton,

currently rebuilding my system from scratch, Windows done, currently doing all the updates on my painfully slow broadband, then comes FS and programs, once I'm done and ready I could lend a hand splashing some paint, give me a couple of days to get everything shipshape and I'll be in like Flynn, interiors, exteriors, etc.

I've been watching this develop from the start, then everything went mammaries skywards on my computer, hoping to be back in soon.

If I can help, I'll do my best.

Jamie