[Released] Miltech Douglas A-1 Skyraider

I use it for occasional touch-ups on small parts of an image so as not to restart the entire generation process, which takes a significant amount of time (at least 1/4 hour). Then I actually correct in the original PNG file with Gimp to concatenate all my edits.

If I’m not mistaken, a few years ago I used an add-on to Gimp that transformed the interface to be much more appealing than the one from Adobe... but it was in version 2.10.x. Since I switched to the 3.x which is much more efficient, I haven’t found the time to search if this addon had been updated.

[EDIT] Finally, I just did the search and found the HTM page. It is PhotoGimp, ( https://david-informaticien.com/blo...hotoshop-guide-complet-dadaptation-dinterface ) which is composed of a set of files transforming the interface of gim so that Adobe users do not feel lost

The link for the package PhotoGimp for Gimp 3.x : https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
Some documentation is on this github page to make a complete installation; click on the Release shortcut et download PhotoGIMP.zip for a Windws installation. You can also use the icone set to be more "compliant" with Adobe.

The result of this new interface:

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In fact, there is no bad program, each one is adapted to a use or even a use. First, know well the functions that each software brings and then juggle between them so as to be able to use each time the best tool according to the desired goal.

A clarification on Inkscape: it is not a rasterization software but a vector drawing program, so whenever it comes to making text following a curve or things like cal, Inkscape is the perfect tool.
 
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I love GIMP, prior to learning Substance Painter, I used it for all of my liveries. The program has so many options for manipulating images but really only a few operations are used and repeated when making the PBR set of ALBEDO, COMP and NORMAL files. Also you can research military colour hex codes, and create your own accurate colour palettes, and as for detail layers, I've had up to maybe 60 layers on some liveries with no lag or crashes whatsoever. I use version 3.0, it's very good. I highly recommend learning the methods of GIMP before moving on to something like the 3D Substance Painter for MSFS liveries because, the science of physical based rendering will make sense, and the learning curve not so steep.
 
As for 3D painting, I also tried Substance Painter (and Quixel) because it was affordable a few years ago but I never managed to get used to its interface.
For 3 years I discovered PBR Painter, a plugin in Blender that is not very expensive ($30) and which allows painting PBR textures directly on the 3D just modeled.
As the user interface of this plugin is the same as that of Blender, adaptation is immediate. Nevertheless, for proper learning it is preferable to start by manipulating repaints with 2D programs before embarking on this kind of software.
 
Got an issue on the 24 version of this one.

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I did download both again and used the conversion tool but same result.
 
Oh, that's not good! I checked, and found the problem in 2020. Give me a bit of time to have it converted for 2024

UPDATE: an update has been posted, just download again!
 
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All these graphics programs out here and I'm still running a ancient copy of Paint Shop Pro 7 I've had for 15 years plus.... :rolleyes:
 
Brian_Gladden said:
All these graphics programs out here and I'm still running a ancient copy of Paint Shop Pro 7 I've had for 15 years plus.... :rolleyes:
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I am still using the same Paint Shop Pro V5 I did the VIP panels with in the 90's...... Re-did nine book covers with it in the last seven days. My adult daughter is about the same age as it and gets on at me to upgrade to the new millennium.

By the way.. I did not know Skyraider was available for FS2020. Too focused on the marketplace for my thinking..... Clearly I was wrong, not our admins for making this thread... LOL
 
TiAr said:
I updated my N23827 livery to v1.1

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Inlets of dive brake doors are red colored like the original ones and I fixed the blurred propeller.

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I like those those barn doors! It's looking more and more like I've got to dust off the credit card...oh looks like no dusting required! (I really want to know how they got that yacht in the pond. Maybe yacht rock fans.)
 
935 005 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr
background story:
Jack Spanich used to live in Southern California in the 1960s and early 1970s and he owned a Goodyear FG-1 Corsair. However, he always wanted to get a Spad. After he moved to the Detroit area, he had an opportunity to bid on the French AD.
He only wanted one but the minimum bid was for 10 aircraft so he bid on a lot of 10 aircraft and his offer was accepted. He prepared 5 for delivery back to the States and stored the remaining 5 overseas. N91935 and N91945 flew to the US together, via the UK, Ireland and Iceland in 1977. The French then wanted to buy the remaining aircraft back and Jack resold the remaining 5 back to the French. Back in the States, Jack put 4 of the Spads up for sale. Unfortunately, he and his wife were killed in the crash of one of the Skyraiders, N91954, in 1984.

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French Skyraiders bought by JackSpanich

Model BuNo N number Current Operator
AD-4N 124156 N91935 Wiley Sanders
AD-4NA 126882 N91945 Summerfield Aviation
AD-4NA 126970 N91954 Crashed 4 Nov 84
AD-4NA 126997 N92053 (N409Z) Cinema Air
AD-4NA 127888 N92034 Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum
 
I updated the model and made a quick 2 circuit orbit around my home field (ILM) and it seems to be pretty well squared away now. I want to hear everyone else's input because unfortunately I don't have much experience with it, especially after sidelining the model during it's early release woes but to me, it clearly flies a lot better now.
 
It seems dumbed down to me. Flying around at max continuous power and the CHT is 115 degrees.
The max I saw was 150 deg on taxi and it immediately dropped once airborne even when still at takeoff power. Seems to me the complaints of those who are not familiar with high powered piston engine management have been solved by just not simulating it anymore.

It will go into an accelerated stall very easily now. even with airspeed, pull more than 4 G and the wing drops. Attempting a loop I got into an accelerated stall and it spun but in a weird way, kinda just hanging there spinning rather than falling. There is no stall buffet that I have seen. I don't know if that is realistic or not. Those are my observations after one flight. I will try it more but I suspect I will stay with the previous version.
 
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Got it, looks and sounds great. The one point that makes it unflyable and thus no fun is the Rudder/Yaw Moments which tend to think is an FS2020/Asobo flaw which some models tend to be uncontrollable during takeoff and landing. What I found is that during the takeoff roll it tends to veer left even with the right takeoff rudder trim added and when you right rudder to correct, I add very little and it goes full right and then the model makes a hard yaw to the right. It is like it goes to max rudder in very little pedal travel, there is no nuance/feel to it. Seen this issue with other models yet on many, developers have dial out this bad issue. The guy who did the video of the model had the same issue,

For me, it ruins the model and money I just put into it. I am convinced Beta Testing is not being done to many models including this one. If I had been a beta tester, I'd have made a big fuss about it until it was fixed. As far as the rest of the flight model, it is actually very responsive yet it feels like a heavy single engine aircraft that needs to be muscled a bit. Hope they go back and fix the rudder issue.
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oh my... and i thought i just couldnt take off.
 
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