Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS
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Upgrading models is a p-u-r-e hobby.
3d modeller like you can do anything you like but - no promise BMS want have it in DB.Iāve checked the E-3 lodā¦imho the radar disc is the first priority to upgrade, too boxy. the cockpit area can be upgraded easily, thanks to original FS modeller. rudder can be animated. tailflat and elevator needs a new build. the gear can be animated. and the mainwing is the most complex to upgradeā¦maybe just animate flaps.
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rudder can be animated. tailflat and elevator needs a new build. the gear can be animated. and the mainwing is the most complex to upgradeā¦maybe just animate flaps.
Hi ccc,
The model already has most surfaces on DOFās. Slats and flaps are not, but the ailerons are. Are flaps and gear animations really necessary for a plane that is in the air already when you enter the sim? Anyway, to add all the stuff the model designation must change from āsimpleā to ācomplexā.
Does anyone on BMS team know if changing simple to complex causes any hits to fps?
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Are flaps and gear animations really necessary for a plane that is in the air already when you enter the sim?
Agree!
Just adding the bulges/fairings for additional sensors, fixing the leading edgesā texture overlapping and maybe polishing the rotodome a bit is more than enough for this particular model, IMHO. The skin alone already does a pretty good job enhancing the current model as it is.
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alrightā¦ take it easy. upgrading E3 model seems to be a very low priority jobā¦ forget my post.
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alrightā¦ take it easy. upgrading E3 model seems to be a very low priority jobā¦ forget my post.
No, ccc,
I respect your posts and all the work youāve done. Iām just thinking out loud about what would be priority, etcā¦
Any input is welcome, even if I may not always agree.Cheers,
Cheers
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Never mind, ccc. In an ideal world, every model in the database would be as detailed as the Viper. Not even DCS has achieved this after 6 releases (the new models are jaw-dropping but there are quite a few that still canāt match the new standards) and weāre hoping the community, working for free and part-time, will get there with BMSā¦ itās just not feasible.
Pumpy is working hard upgrading the F-16 (which is a priority job compared to the E-3) so revamping the Sentry to the level we have agreed is already kind of his.
But donāt despair! The KC-135 (which is a plane we get to see much more often) will also get a face lift - skin-wise, at least, from my part: if Pumpy wishes to retouch that one as well would be great. Some models just require a decent skin to look great: take a look at the Su30MKKā¦ low poly and all but with JanHasā skin it really shines:
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No, ccc,
I respect your posts and all the work youāve done. Iām just thinking out loud about what would be priority, etcā¦
Any input is welcome, even if I may not always agree.Cheers,
Cheers
I have newer E-3 and KC-135 model which are fully animated.
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I have newer E-3 and KC-135 model which are fully animated.
:shock:
ROTF. Heās a busy Beaver. Jogs from Las Cruces to Socorro NM once a week.:D
RAM22
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OMG!!!
Baldeagle, could you post a few screens of your new models, please? Thanks!
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Guys, so thereās no work duplication the KC10 has a new model in dev, so unless youāre very bored I wouldnāt waste time on it; not even the skin because I believe the new one is like the bug; 2048.
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Copy that, Bonedust.
Iāve also changed my skins to single 2048x2048 files. Pumpy is re-mapping the models to use the new skins as we speak.
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What about dome rotate speed? I just dicovered how fast.
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Pumpy, check your PM, please .
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Very Good.
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Great!
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Very nice! It made my nipples hard.
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thanks very nice skin but i cant download it why???
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Tsanis,
I did it just a few seconds ago - there were a bunch of passages to be done, indeed, but I got it the same. Click on the āfree downloadā option and keep your fingers well crossed all the time, most of all - and youāll succeed. Or so I wish for you
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Hi folks,
IĀ“m not able to download the file from the link which is postet.
Really nice skin!!!
Bloodhound