Lockheed P-2V7 Fire Bombers?

[BillgjCook]

That makes two of us.. Have had tyhe flu for two weeks now and still kinda out of it.. Work on the P-61 has lightened up for me, but i have two other planes to start on this week, so i should be able to get some work done on this as well.. I had started on an fde, but the things i've learned woring on the p-61 have made me decide to start fresh with it as i can get far more accurate now than i could before..
stay tuned..
Pam

Thought I was done being sick but now I have a head cold
That sounds good Pam, I am not making as good of progress as I would like, I will get the maping done and work on the VC. I am going to use the same VC for all the models as there is lots of them.

[hawkeye52]

I have stumbled across this thread and MUST make a correction.

There is no such bird as a P-2V7.

The pre-McNamara* designation was P2V-7
P = Patrol
2 = the 2nd patrol plane by Lockheed
V = Lockheed
7 = the 7th variation of the P2V

After McNamara* screwed things up, the designation became P-2H
The changes took place in late 1962.
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*Look him up

DISCLAIMER: I did not read the 12 pages of this thread, so if someone has already made the correction, I applaud them. If you want to yell at me, I can be found at the FS2002/2004 Forum.
- Hawkeye52

[Cag40Navy]

I have stumbled across this thread and MUST make a correction.

There is no such bird as a P-2V7.

The pre-McNamara* designation was P2V-7
P = Patrol
2 = the 2nd patrol plane by Lockheed
V = Lockheed
7 = the 7th variation of the P2V

After McNamara* screwed things up, the designation became P-2H
The changes took place in late 1962.
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*Look him up

DISCLAIMER: I did not read the 12 pages of this thread, so if someone has already made the correction, I applaud them. If you want to yell at me, I can be found at the FS2002/2004 Forum.
- Hawkeye52

Thanks for that little tid bit of history. But it was only a few postions away . Non the less, i didnt think it was McNamara that made that change.

[hawkeye52]

The way I heard the story from the BuWeps rep at Grumman, during a discussion about the TFX, the Navy called it by one designation and the USAF by another. When McNamara finally realized they were talking about the same aircraft, he got all wrapped up in his shorts and decreed there should be a single, "uniform" numbering system.

Now this may all be scuttlebutt, but you know McNamara was the initiator of systems analysis in the military and forced "commonality" upon the Services. BTW, the TFX eventually became the F-111, not exactly the USAF's most successful a/c. Despite great pressure from McNamara's Pentagon, The Navy was able to bail out of the F-111B, a true pig along the lines of the Brewster Buffalo and the Douglas Devastator.

- H52

[stealthshadow1]

I can't wait for this to be done it's looking awesome!!!

[BillgjCook]

WIP shotAttachment 32642

[airattackimages]

Very cool Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BillgjCook]

WIP Attachment 33000 textures are comming around. Very solw prosess of mapping.

[BillgjCook]

Attachment 33213 Getting most of the textures on the exteriour done just some detale texturing to do and the exteriour is done. then on to the VC. I am useing temp flight model to check progress on my texturing and to find any flaws in the model, witing for Warchild to get time to do a flight model for it as she is working hard on the p-61 model. As soon as I get the textures done I will pack them up for panel lining and doing bump mapping. I will then get the other models textured and all the animations done. Any one good at doing panel lines, I'm not the best as I do simple lines and don't do much detale.

[airattackimages]

She's a beauty so far! Keep her comin Bill, nice work!

[tankerguy72]

looking GREAT! cant wait for it!!

[BillgjCook]

Attachment 33725 I am getting there just trying to get better at textures, hope you all like it and hope I have not lost any of your suport on this project as it is taking so long. I just wount to put out a good model for all to enjoy.

Bill

[Cag40Navy]

Your doing great! I am happy just to see these finally in FS. There just so much fun to fly!

[stealthshadow1]

They look simply awesome! You are doing a great job!

[airattackimages]

Drooling over here!

[BillgjCook]

Wip, Temp textures hope to have all 7 textured soon.
Attachment 34564

[Cag40Navy]

Getting better everyday!

[airattackimages]

I love you!

[stealthshadow1]

Woohoo!!!

[BillgjCook]

Thank you all for your suport.
Pam I have better textured model if you would like one to do the flight model with.

[BillgjCook]

Another model almost compleetAttachment 35150
This will end up being Tanker 44

[Cag40Navy]

Droooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! Awesome job!!!!

[airattackimages]

I can hardly contain myself

[tankerguy72]

Working on some photo texturing

[stealthshadow1]

That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!