DSB/IRIS F-15C/D/J/DJ refresher project

[l'iguane]

With small corrections,
sage green pilot suit, orange line on green underline
red underline on canopy
Two tone grey camo adjusted according pictures

Cheers
L'iguane

 

[huub vink]

Simply beautiful

Huub

 

[l'iguane]

Thanks Huub
I hope you'll enjoy flying it !

UPLOADED - Fs2004 post cold war skins repertory :

F-15C upgrade pack
F-15DJ upgrade pack

Should be available shortly.

F-15J & F-15D still need some adjustments and will be released later

Cheers
L'iguane

 

[l'iguane]

IRIS F-15C upgrade

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category FS 2004 Military skins - Post Cold War

Description: Upgrade for IRIS F-15C
Needs IRIS original freeware.

Included :
MDLs tweaked
1 livery displaying :
79-0032/CR F-15C 32nd TFS USAFE
Soesterberg Air Base (Camp New Amsterdam), The Netherlands
1986-1987 – Col. Richard T. Giblin IV ‘Saber’

All copyrights IRIS.
Cheers
L'iguane

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit IRIS F-15C upgrade
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

 

[l'iguane]

IRIS F-15DJ upgrade

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category FS 2004 Military skins - Post Cold War

Description: Upgrade for IRIS F-15DJ
Needs IRIS original freeware.

Included :
MDLs tweaked
1 livery displaying :
JSDAF Agressor 32-8082 "Blue Scheme"

All copyrights IRIS.
Cheers
L'iguane

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit IRIS F-15DJ upgrade
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

 

[Shessi]

Real or WHAT!

Just stunning L!!

Cheers

Shessi

 

[l'iguane]

Real or WHAT!

Just stunning L!!

Cheers

Shessi

I made Shessi enjoy modern jet ! This is a milestone
I'm glad you like them !
More to come, maybe a couple of F-15C from OREGON ANG, they have some interesting schemes.

Cheers
L'iguane

 

[ian elliot]

Beautiful, im taking the plunge myself

Edit, rebuilding my FSX disk version at the moment, which will be a home for my fast jet's, your repaint works fine in that sim too.

 

[hawk_sh]

Thank you very much!

What did you tweak on the models?

 

[l'iguane]

Thank you very much!

What did you tweak on the models?

Usual MDLMAT stuff, slightly modifying ambient and specular value of the LOD1-XX assigned to the airframe and canopy
For example, now the exhaust stains have specular shine (added to alpha layers on texture, it looks much better)

I often use my own values (mostly based on MDLMAT guide, available in SOH library) as I found them to improve the rendering compared to the "stock" values.
These tweak "assist" a lot the textures in the sim especially with lighting/shadowing (weak point of fs9, so we have to cheat on other parameters)

Cheers
L'iguane

 

[hawk_sh]

Thank you for the explanation.

 

[l'iguane]

IRIS F-15C Oregon ANG

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category FS 2004 Military skins - Post Cold War

Description: 1 livery for IRIS F-15C
Oregon ANG, 173FW
79-0046
Based Kingsley Field

Works best with my upgrade of IRIS F-15C below

Cheers
L'iguane

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit IRIS F-15C Oregon ANG
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

 

[Sbob]

Nnnniiiicccceeee...

Those tweeks to MDL files really make a difference.

I've seen the "backwards" Japanese drop tank camo colors on other repaints, I wonder what the theory is behind them?

 

[huub vink]

Thanks l'iguane

Cheers,
Huub

 

[rgatkinson]

She's a beauty alright. The model has certainly stood the test of time and the afterburner effects are so realistic you can almost feel the heat! Many thanks L'iguane for all your hard work

Taff

 

[daypharris]

Thank you l'iguane for these masterpieces! Impressive details in paintjob and lot of hard work. I finally found a nice package F-15C (IRIS_F-15C-D_Eagle_rev-1.zip) Uploaded at simviation by Flanker256 Jan 19, 2022! Worth the wait downloading....... Have not yet figured out how to activate radar in the panel. Really enjoy flying this beast of a beauty

Cheers
daypharris

 

[l'iguane]

Huub, Taff, Daypharris I'm really glad you enjoy them ! It took some time to create but the rendering is close to what I imagined. Finding the right tone for USAF two tone grey camo took a few tries before beeing happy with the result. Fs9 can still be amazing !

I'll be a little busy over next month, will try to upload at least the J version upgrade with one finished livery.
There will be more additional paint, when I get time to be back at painting (Japanese agressor liveries are quite complex to fully detail and takes time to get the right look)
Planning also :
- a "D" upgrade with ANG liveries
- a "C" USAF agressors and a couple of ANG anniversary versions

Cheers
L'iguane

 

[rgatkinson]

Thanks L'iguane, will you (or could you) be updating the MDL files for the version(s) with conformal fuel tanks? I like having that extra fuel for those greedy engines Also, do you think you might one day apply the same treatment to the Iris Strike Eagle variants?

FS2004 will always hold a special place in my heart. I have FSX, FSXSE, XP11 and MSFS2020 (on Xbox Series-S, most cost effective solution for me) but I still keep coming back to FS2004.

Regards, Taff

 

[rgatkinson]

May be of interest to some. Take a look at "F 15 Eagle R&D and History" on YouTube. A fascinating insight into the history of this venerable fighter.

Taff

 

[l'iguane]

Hi Taff,

A little bit busy in real life, I should complete & release the "J" & "D" upgrade by the end of the month.
As for the conformal tanks version and F-15E, no idea. I may adapt the "D" sort of paintkit I did and wrap it with the dark grey generic camo the strike eagle usually wear.
Luckily, the texture mapping is almost common between IRIS F-15D & E version.

Other paint projects are urgently waiting, I may go vintage with unusual warbirds in mind !

Cheers
L'iguane