Griff's normalmapped ship remakes

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:33 pm

Pursuits and Interceptors....reminds me of one of my fave films. you'll need to do a balck variant w/ a big air-sucker on the bonnet!

Corny · Post by **Corny** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:14 am

Same goes for me, Killer Wolf.

Downloading now! I won't encounter the Vipers that much, but since I'm piloting a Python, I'll see the new look of it quite often.
Edit: Oh, the Vipers aren't online yet. Okay, I'll have to wait, then...

Website · Post by **Cody** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:13 pm

Corny wrote:
Edit: Oh, the Vipers aren't online yet.

They are... I've been formation flying with them.

Available from Griff's box link on the first page of this thread.

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:30 pm

El Viejo wrote:
Corny wrote:
Edit: Oh, the Vipers aren't online yet.
Available from Griff's box link on the first page of this thread.

~~Have added a note about this to the wiki.~~
EDIT: and taken it out again!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:38 pm

thanks for updating the wiki JazHaz, um, i think i might have confused everybody - the different types of viper are already available in the standalone viper oxp and also in dizzy's bundle, they've been in there since the oxp came out - we're all just too law abiding (well apart from El Viejo it seems) to have met them in game

Cmd. Cheyd · Post by **Cmd. Cheyd** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:34 pm

Hope no one objects but I added a few images to your page, Griff. Placeholders to let folks see how much is left to go before a complete set is done. If there are more, I'd love to add them.

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:58 pm

Cmd. Cheyd wrote:
Hope no one objects but I added a few images to your page, Griff. Placeholders to let folks see how much is left to go before a complete set is done. If there are more, I'd love to add them.

That's a good idea. Didn't like them at the end of the gallery, so have moved them into where they should sit, as the gallery is sorted alphabetically.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:47 pm

does anyone know what types of code letters the UK navy might use for registering its experimental planes (if it even has such things) i'd like to stick something plausable on my constrictor remake as a jokey bit of fun for aircraft buffs, but please noting too realistic, i don't want to be dragged away for interregation by some MiB's

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:51 pm

Griff wrote:

Looks good! Compares well with Smivs' Constrictor remake, the Contractor.

EDIT: Don't know about the RN code letters, but perhaps you can use the civilian type registration letters, eg G-CONSTR

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:11 pm

JazHaz wrote:
Looks good! Compares well with Smivs' Constrictor remake, the Contractor.

Thanks JazHaz, I'm flattered. This (Griff's) is gorgeous

JazHaz wrote:
EDIT: Don't know about the RN code letters, but perhaps you can use the civilian type registration letters, eg G-CONSTR

For what it's worth the Constrictor in my Shipset has an "XP1" logo ( XP = eXperimental Prototype ).

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:15 pm

Between the two big wars new aircraft for RAF were apparently commissioned by meeting Air Ministry specifications F-something or P-something, and prototypes were Kxxxx (xxxx being 4-digit number).
(see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito
for reference, and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fighter_aircraft
for wider infobase)

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:27 pm

that 'strictor looks gorgeous!

i think the US us an "X" as in "experimental" and i've also seen the name (eg F-22) prefixed w/ a "Y" during the evaluation stage (YF-22 etc).
if you have the Omega sign you could have the Omega Xperimental Project

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:30 pm

Killer Wolf wrote:
if you have the Omega sign you could have the Omega Xperimental Project

This has always puzzled me, as Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Surely a prototype should be "Alpha"?

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:33 pm

Griff wrote:
does anyone know what types of code letters the UK navy might use for registering its experimental planes (if it even has such things) i'd like to stick something plausable on my constrictor remake as a jokey bit of fun for aircraft buffs, but please noting too realistic, i don't want to be dragged away for interregation by some MiB's

YF or X are traditional for aircraft (not necessarily the RN though)

BTW, I'm liking very much!

Post by **Kaks** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:56 pm

Hmm, if it's the last planned prototype before proper construction, omega does kind of fit too!

PS: Nice, as always. Plus almost impossible to see even without <spoiler removed>! Ah, those sneaky Navy types!