Just Flight Wildcat repaint WIP

[RobH]

I am working on a complete, from the ground up repaint, including new bump maps. This is a repaint for the -3, which will now have proper panel line configurations for the -3 version. Still got some more tweaking to do yet.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey1.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey2.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey3.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey4.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey5.jpg

[PRB]

Ooh, likey!

[vora]

Very nice.
I have a knack for early PacWar warbirds and paintings.

[Pips]

That is looking fabulous!

[crashaz]

Here kitty kitty.:wiggle:

[Roger]

Very nice...may have to buy the bird!

[Quicksand]

Holy Smokes, Rob.. Beautiful! That is a sweet looking paint...:salute::medals:

[peter12213]

I thought I was the only one still flying this! Clearly not! :salute:

[RobH]

Thanks everyone! I'm still trying to work around a few mapping issues.

I have tried to find a way to bring down the shine a little, but no luck. I have checked all the texture files, so I am guessing its modeled in. Oh well...

[huub vink]

Nice work! Those old style meat ball national marking always look very nice!

Huub

[roger-wilco-66]

I am working on a complete, from the ground up repaint, including new bump maps. This is a repaint for the -3, which will now have proper panel line configurations for the -3 version. Still got some more tweaking to do yet.




nice shots, Rob. Can the Justflight Wildcat only be bought from the Justflight Shop? I might get it, but I don't like the payment method there(credit card).

BTW, if you want the coastlines (beaches) to show on the Solomon scenery, you need to edit the scenery.cfg with a little entry (see installation notes).

Cheers,
Mark

[YoYo]

Please do a more weathering necessarily. I know not finisehed but F4F looks like never to fly and never used in combat missions. Not like a real aircraft.

Example:
http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/images/f4f3sm_title.jpg
http://www.kitsune.addr.com/Rifts/Rifts-Earth-Vehicles/F4F_Wildcat-01.jpg

[ColoKent]

...for this beauty?

Kent

[RobH]

Thanks everyone!:salute:

roger-wilco-66, I got mine from the shop at Flightsim.com, however you will still have to use a credit card I belive. Not sure if they use paypal or not. I checked the installation notes and couldn't find the entry. I have V1 installed. Is the entry in the included pdf file?

Will do YoYo. yeah I am just getting started. I am working on getting everything lined up right now, like the bump maps and such. But I will definatly put more dirt on her.

ColoKent, yes the paint kit is included.

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Great stuff there, Rob!

Mind some nitpicking?
It may be due to the perspective of your screenies, but I think the meatball is a tad too small:
From what I've read about USN insignia, the red dot lies tangential to the star's edges connecting lines.

Just did a quick sketch to show what I mean.

Cheers,
Markus.

[RobH]

Thanks Wild Bill. In most cases you are correct. It appears to me, that they were smaller than usual on the over sized roundels.

Here are a couple of pics showing what I mean. Of course my eyes aren't as good as they used to be, but what do you think?

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[Wild Bill Kelso]

You're right! I stand corrected.
Evidence attached.
So much for "standards"...

Cheers,
Markus.

[roger-wilco-66]

Hehe, that thread inspired me to buy the Wildcat (finally found a software store the sells them and accepts paypal as a payment method).
Can't wait until I get home and give the Wildcat a few hops out of Seghi airfield / Solomons!

Cheers,
Mark

[ColoKent]

....bought the Wildcat based on this thread-- not bad at all!

Kent

[RobH]

Well, :redf: this is the best I can do with this repaint. Still wish I could reduce the shine, oh well. Hope to upload tomorrow, with some other schemes as well. Will probably do a few more war paints for the -3, then I will try to do some Pre-war paints next.:salute:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey6.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey7.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey8.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/mccuskey9.jpg

[roger-wilco-66]

Excellent, Rob! Looking forward to it!

Nice aircraft, Justflight's Wildcat. Didn't regret buying it.


Cheers,
Mark

[RobH]

Both these paints were uploaded yesterday and are now available.:salute:

Also a heads up, when you look at the wings from in the VC, the wing textures appear very distorted. Not sure why, but its nothing I can fix:banghead:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/grab_024.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/grab_025.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/grab_028.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/RobH1108/FSX%20F4F%20Wildcat/grab_029.jpg

[Roger]

I'm going to have to buy now:salute:

[brettt777]

Awesome. I just bought this plane a couple weeks ago and wouldn't mind another paint scheme or two.