Alphasim/Virtavia B-2 Spirit now freeware!

[WarHorse47]

Got this as payware. The original sounds are typical AlphaSim, so I'm going to try Mike Hambly's.

Would be nice to have some more textures. Looking forward to OBIO's scheme.

Seems that the lights need some changes to Shockwave lights. I should think there would be a red beacon light, but don't see it in the cfg.

--WH

[OBIO]

Just got the markings applied to the upper outer left wing....though the US insignia needs replaced.....I have a good one on hand, but for a quickie I just used the magic lasso to select the insignia and set it on a new layer and just paint filled the lasso. Here's a couple screenies to show what the B2 will look like in Johnny Cash mode.

Will get a couple more texture sheets worked up tonight, if possible. 1 sheet down, 60 sheets to go. Will take some time to get this bird under new paint.

OBIO

[OBIO]

Right outer upper wing turned out to be a mirrored version of the left outer upper wing...all I needed to do was redo the stencil text in reverse. Hopefully this bird has a lot of this right part is a reversed left part texture sheet stuff...that way I only need to create 30 texture templates and then modify them to fit the other side of the plane.....a huge time saver right there.

[OBIO]

Two more shots. A bit more progress. Got the bomb bay doors done...though I think I need to make some adjustments. Got the panel lines for the left inner wing and fuselage area pretty much done.....a bit more to go. Then all the detail work. Looking good in near black!





3 AM. Time to go to bed. Luckily I don't have to leave for work until 3 PM, so I still have time for a full night's sleep.

OBIO

PS: When I did the updating and tweaking to the freeware FSD T-38, I did up one of the flight school schemes: black overall with the red/orange markings. I think I am going to slap that color scheme onto the B-2 just for the poops and hee haws of it.

[Matt Wynn]

the B-2 is pretty odd, from what i can make out theres a white position light in the upperside and underside of each wing just inboard of the nav lights as well as one at the middle 'tooth', strobes seem to be in usual location (inboard with the white pos. just aft of Wingtip Nav Lights), Taxi light on nose gear and landing lights on each of the mains (it seems)... no sign of the rotating beacon light....

looking good buddy! hope you share that kit when it's done, i love prowling around with the 'Spirit'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=godifMGvf6c&

[Alain_F355]

Hi, someone has already had a go at making darker textures. I found 1 repaint made in 2010:
http://simviation.com/1/search?submi...darker&x=0&y=0

[WarHorse47]

the B-2 is pretty odd, from what i can make out theres a white position light in the upperside and underside of each wing just inboard of the nav lights as well as one at the middle 'tooth', strobes seem to be in usual location (inboard with the white pos. just aft of Wingtip Nav Lights), Taxi light on nose gear and landing lights on each of the mains (it seems)... no sign of the rotating beacon light....

Yep, that's what I figured...

Here is what I put together late last night. Might need a few tweaks.
[lights]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing, 6=taxi, 7=recognition, 8=wing, 9=Logo
light.0 = 3, -24.794, -77.566, 0.587, fx_navredm ,
light.1 = 3, -24.794, 77.566, 0.587, fx_navgrem ,
light.2 = 1, -24.794, -77.566, 0.587, fx_shockwave_strobe_sm ,
light.3 = 1, -24.794, 77.566, 0.587, fx_shockwave_strobe_sm_3 ,

light.4 = 3, 13.142, 0.00, 7.489, fx_navwhih ,
light.5 = 4, 00.00, 21.924, -0.78, fx_vclighth ,
light.6 = 4, 00.00, -21.924, -0.78, fx_vclighth ,
light.7 = 4, 23.00, 00.00, -0.78, fx_vclighth ,
light.7 = 4, 17.133, -5.761, -3.366, fx_vclighth ,
light.8 = 4, 21.938, 00.00, 4.708, fx_vclighth ,

light.10 = 3, -24.794, 77.566, -0.85, fx_navgrem ,
light.11 = 3, -24.794, -77.566, -0.85, fx_navredm ,
light.12 = 1, -24.794, 77.566, -0.85, fx_shockwave_strobe_sm_2 ,
light.13 = 1, -24.794, -77.566, -0.85, fx_shockwave_strobe_sm ,

light.14 = 5, 32, -1, -6.7, fx_shockwave_landing_light
light.15 = 5, -2, -20.3, -5.4, fx_shockwave_landing_light_double
light.16 = 5, -2, 20.3, -5.4, fx_shockwave_landing_light_double

...and you will need the usual entry for landing lights in the panel.cfg.

--WH

[OBIO]

I now have the upper part of the B-2 pretty well covered in near black stealth coating. Have to redo the walkway outlines on the out wing parts, and have to do all the detail stenciling on the inner wing/fuselage area, and have to recoat the control surface parts. But the bird is looking quite sinister in near black. Some screenies. Daytime on the tarmac, dusk just after lift off, and night cruising for altitude.







Will continue to chip away at this bird until I have the paint kit done.

Oh...the B-2 sounds by Mike Hambly that I mentioned in a previous post....they ROCK!

OBIO

[Blackbird686]

I really like the dark grey/black paint on the model, OBIO... Looks very convincing and also, like it belongs there.

BB686

[WarHorse47]

Thought I might check in on the progress of the OBIO's repaint, and bump up this thread.



--WH

[OBIO]

An update on the B-2 work....I have been giving the walkway markings some thought and did not like the way I did them originally. I used the brush tool to basically paint them on....so if I wanted to redo the blue/gray scheme, I would have to redo the walkway markings. So I am redoing the walkway markings using the raster tool....that way they are sharper and can be easily recolored for various schemes.

Will continue to chip away at this bird as I have time to do so....will be spending another 45 minutes or so on her tonight...then to bed with myself....2 work days down, 4 more to go.

OBIO

[OBIO]

The upper wing walkway areas are now all redone in raster format. Next will be all the stenciling on the upper inner wing areas. Then work will begin on the bottom of the aircraft and the flight control surfaces.

OBIO

[OBIO]

This morning I got all of the flight control templates done and got the near black sprayed onto them. Now the entire upper surface (and part of the lower surface) of the B-2 is covered in super stealthy blackness. Tomorrow I will tackle all of the stenciling on the upper inner area of the plane....and some of the smaller bits from the bottom. I started on the main gear doors.....got the left side sprayed with the near black, have the cool B-2 logo redrawn as a raster image for easy recoloring for various schemes. I have the text on the door...but did not take the time to find a font type that was a match for what was used originally. I came across one called Creepy...a Halloweeny Ghostie looking font...I like it! and will keep that font on my personal Spirit...but will use a more correct font on the release version.

Hopefully, this bird will be ready for uploading by Sunday.

As for now...I have an hour to kill before I have to hit the shower and get ready for work....so I am going to fly for 30 minutes or so.

OBIO

[Willy]

Looking forward to it Tim!

(Flight 19 started flying the B-2 tonight over Central America)

[OBIO]

Home from work...having a much needed (and deserved) bottle of St. Pauli Girl Special Dark beer. Then will make myself a sandwich and begin on the lower part of the B-2 while I relax a bit and allow St. Pauli to help me forget just how many of my co-workers really need slapped upside their lazy arse heads.

OBIO