Allen: Need Help With Another Drop Tank Issue...

[Typhoon Willy]

Hi Allen,

This is in regards to the Alphsaim freeware A-1H/J Skyraider 300 gallon drop tank. First issue is that it appears to be backwards. Second issue is that when AS made the A-1 weapons bgl, they didn't make one for the Air Force A-1, which uses a camo texture, and one for the Navy A-1, which uses a gray texture.

Is there a way to reverse the drop tank AND have a bgl that calls for a drop tank texture (either camo or gray) by a slightly different name?

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=40020&stc=1

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Thanks for your time,

TW

[Blood_Hawk23]

It does look backwards.

It should be easy enough.

having said that look here...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ld5KH-UxPfE/UlGsfxLd4NI/AAAAAAAAF44/PDKgc6hWyl0/s1600/AD+Tanker.jpg

and here...

http://www.vietnam.net.pl/A1moden.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider#/media/File:A-1H_VA-152_USS_Oriskany_1966.jpg

I think the tail is missing. It should have two winglets on the back of the tank.

[Allen]

Don't have the SCASM know how to flip the tank. Maybe some one can help with that. As for needing the tank to be camo I can extract the gray tank and make a new one from it to use the camo texture.

EDIT:
The ~A1_300gal_tank is gray for you?

In Model Conveter X and once loaded into gMax it is loading the camo texture.

[Blood_Hawk23]

Allen,

What texture is it looking for?

[Allen]

*bang* "ouch, ouch, ouch" *facepam*

Nevermind. Saw that TW include gray and camo with the same name...

EDIT:

*rubs foot*

Okay here is the tank in camo for you TW. Uses the name of ~A1_300gal_tant_camo in aircraft DP.

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[Typhoon Willy]

Heheh, yes, that's how AS made it, same bgl for two different colored planes, same texture name, but two different texture colors.

TW

[Typhoon Willy]

Here's the AS A-1H with the camo texture installed:

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=40028&stc=1

I can tolerate the gray tank on both planes, really, but it's the backwards appearance of the tank that has been a pet peeve.

Kind regards,

TW

[Allen]

Already made a camo tank. It is in my post above this one.

[Typhoon Willy]

Much better, thanks Allen!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=40029&stc=1

TW

[Allen]

And there goes the other foot. How the &$%T could I miss spell tank.

Think I got gray tank to flip and fixed my spelling error with the camo tank. Now camo tank is named ~A1_300gal_tank_camo

Sorry having bad brain farts...

[Typhoon Willy]

Good morning Allen,

Spelling aside, the tank looks great! :jump: Besides, a drop tank by any other name is still a drop tank, right?

TW