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[Dixiecapt]

Greetings,

I am working on a 1968 version of Mission Bugs french colonial map of south Vietnam. (with his permission)

I am also building a campaign to use this Map so both can come out around the same time.

1968 version of South Vietnam: https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,3653.msg200367.html#new

I need a 1st SOS Generic Skin with the TC squadron markings on the tail. If anyone wanted to go further and add serial numbers and nose art as shown in the pictures below that would be totaly awesome.

As always, you would get credit for your work when the campaign came out with your skins attached.



A pair of A-1Hs from the 1st SOS 134-472 and 134-609



A-1H 139-608 Blood, Sweat, and Tears assigned to 1Lt Bert Bertrand
of the 1st SOS Hobos flown by 1st Lt R. Dorlund



"Firebird" an A-1 H/J taken 1 Apr 70





Southeast Asia, 15 Jul 1972, Left side view of an A-1H Skyraider of the 1st Special Operations Squadron from Nahkon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand banking to the right during routine strike mission.



A-1H 137-597 "Miss Judy" in Oct 1972 at NKP



Thanks!

Even though this is a E Model its the same unit and shows the tail markings well. The TC and the 52 were on each A/C and the bigger number was the end of the A/C serial.

[Mission_bug]

Hello Dixiecapt, sorry for the late reply to this, I'll give them a go for you.  I have the full template set which was kindly sent to me by the CY6 and Highlander who built and painted this beaut, trouble is the fuselage cammy wasn't part of the templates so I've had to make it using an existing skin to copy from.   There have been quite a few requests for US Syraiders but as it isn't part of my main interests I have very little info on them so to do them it required those making requests to provide the info, sadly until now it wasn't forthcoming but seeing as you have given me something to work from I feel I have to take it on.

I can't make out all the codes that appear with the AF marking and I'm not sure quite how the inscriptions will turn out but here is the first draft, still needs a lot of tweaking so I hope you don't want them too soon.



Any further info you have would be most welcome so that the codes can be added in full.

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Dixiecapt]

Looks good, and no take your time. In all honesty it will take me a few months to do the research, finish the map additions im going to do to the 1968 version, plan and make the missions and all that.  I can add skins at the last moment with the QMT: Quick Mission Tuner.

Thanks!!

[Mission_bug]

Hello Dixiecapt, I did a little digging and now have the info I need to complete each of the aircraft featured in your images.

Miss Judy, A-1H 137-597, I now know that 37 is the number under the AF serial, the No 1 is dropped.

This follows also for the other aircraft.

Aircraft 144-028 is actually a A-1J with the inscription " Blind Faith II".

The aircraft with the inscription " Blood, Sweat and Tears is A-1H 139-730.

Here is Miss Judy, the codes are a little out of line but that is due to the aircraft model and how it maps, just take look at Highlander's skins, I've used them to try and match things as best as I can.









Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Dixiecapt]

LOVE IT!!!

Keep it coming. There is nothing quality historic skins like that to really boost a campaign.

I think one of the greatest things about Chris Blair's White Sun Blue Sky were all the historical skins

[Dixiecapt]

Found a this...

[Mission_bug]

Nice profiles Dixiecapt, not sure I could do the script justice though.

Here is another skin, A-1J 144-028 "Blind Faith II" 1st SOS USAF.





Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Mission_bug]

The others apart from one that dixiecapt posted pics of.

A-1H 134-609.



A-11H 139-730.



A-1H 139-608, "Blood Sweat & Tears.





A-1h 134-472.



Wishing you all the very best, Pete. 

[Mission_bug]

Hello all, here is the link to the 1st SOS Skyraider skins I put together for Dixiecapt's campaign.

http://www.4shared.com/file/JNMq2tLX/1S ... skins.html

Due to other commitments he may be a while yet making the campaign so he has asked that I share them with the community now.

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Abigor]

Good work Mission_Bug, thanks! But am I the only one who see the colours of default skins for A1-J very light? too much bright, almost with no color saturation... 

I've tried some changes with this, take a look:  http://orleans.neting.com.es/esa/ESA_Abigor/NAM_Skyraiders.zip
(Wings goes to #UP# folder, and fuselage is on Paintschemes BMP files)

I think this is quite more balanced:


Cheers 

[Mission_bug]

Hello Abigor, you may be right regarding the colour but I went with the colours of the original template maker to keep things simple, ie the wings are already the default in DBW so I wanted the Bmp files to match and save folks having to use the NewWings folder.

Highlander_262 may have been looking to create a faded, long time in service machine, as he is one of the finest skinners there is who am I to argue with how he constructed the scheme in his templates.

For what it is worth with my own skinning projects I tend to go for a darker look as I feel it looks better in sim.

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[duffys tavern]

I like the, faded, weathered, look. These are not "show horses" but "work horses".