A good day to everybody!
As announced earlier, I just uploaded a Mediterranean Theatre repaint for Merlin66's YAS Spitfire LF MkIXc (AE-B).
This repaint depicts Spitfire F MkIXc, KJ-D, BS553, released by Cryingtoto in 2001 in South African Air Force Squadron 4 colours, operating in Southern Italy in 1944. It comes from my desire to preserve a splendid Spitfire historical skin. Unfortunately, Cryingtoto's very old model file does not show up correctly anymore in a CFS2 run under XP and later Windows OSs. Sadly, this still very nice Spitfire MkIX displays the undercarriage permanently up, even when resting on the ground.
The best candidate for wearing this livery appeared to me YAS Spitfire LF MkIXc (AE-B). Since Morten Krogstad, a.k.a. Morton, repainted back in 2005 both YAS Spitfire LF MkVb Trop (IR-G) and YAS Spitfire F MkVb Trop (T-N) using as a base Cryingtoto's KJ-D livery, I thought than combining Morton's adaptation with Cryingtoto's original SAAF squadron codes could have worked. And it did, with only minor adjustments due to slight texture mapping differences among Merlin66's early MkVb Trop and MkIXc models. So there comes this repaint, born of a lot of "copy n' paste", of mine.
I think this aircraft, thus pressed into service in a post Italian surrender, late MTO scenario, will be a worthy opponent of the beautiful Rebuffat's Bf109G models just repainted in MTO colours by Captain Kurt.
Enclosed also my latest update of alternative blurred prop disc textures and a set of Green Ghost-style gauge controlled exhaust effects fitting YAS Spitfire MkVIII, MkIX and MkXVI.
The enclosed aircraft.cfg has some extras like asymmetrical gear retraction, plus widened wheel base and increased strut shock damping for better ground handling. YAS Spitfires are notorious for their extremely touchy ground behaviour! Just like their real life counterparts, I am told, but too much is too much!
The enclosed "YAS_Mk9_AEB.dp" damage profile offers replacements for stock weapons with Paul Rebuffat's Spitfire weapon pack and a larger payload combination choice than the original. You must have Rebuffat's Spitfire weapon pack installed for it to work.
Since I could not find it in SOH's library, just for good measure, I also re-uploaded Merlin66's 2004 original RCAF Spit LF MkIXc AE-B creation .
Enjoy!
KH
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