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The SAAB Viggen released!

I have been working on remaking the main panel texture to HD. Sadly my skills with making the gauges themselves HD are a bit limited..

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Yep :) We are still working on it. Latest news it that it will have a dedicated JA cockpit as well :) And bare metal schemes...
 
Does this model incorporate alpha channel and specular? Always loved this jet...somehow ive missed seeing this.
 
000rick000 said:
Does this model incorporate alpha channel and specular? Always loved this jet...somehow ive missed seeing this.
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Dave Quincey has created the individual specular maps for the bare metal paints, including specular alpha's. The model does not use diffuse alpha. The Viggen bare metal looks rather matte like anodized aluminimum, it was never polished. I think Dave did capture the look of those bare metal Viggens in an excellent way.
 
The three of us have been working on this project for about 8 weeks now and it's nearing completion. We now have kind permission to use radar and multi-function gauges by Karol Chlebowski in our later JA panel so that should be available too. All the textures will be based on Jens-Ole's excellent 2048 x 2048 paint kit and will cover the whole spectrum of operational schemes worn by the Viggen, in both attack (AJ) and interceptor (JA) roles, together with authentic load-outs changeable by the payload. Here are few examples:


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DaveQ

 
Well, if it is possible to allow for the use of Fresnel (affecting reflection) and diffuse alpha, you could achieve some very realistic results with the painted schemes. They do look fantastic already. Something to consider? Anyway. Not be the late comer to the party. It might not be practical at this point. Always like the Saab jets, nice to have someone paying this attention. Thank you! Dave & JensOle, your work is brilliant!
 
000rick000 said:
Well, if it is possible to allow for the use of Fresnel (affecting reflection) and diffuse alpha, you could achieve some very realistic results with the painted schemes. They do look fantastic already. Something to consider? Anyway. Not be the late comer to the party. It might not be practical at this point. Always like the Saab jets, nice to have someone paying this attention. Thank you! Dave & JensOle, your work is brilliant!
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Don't forget Henk (hschuit) who did all the work on the models and who started us off on this road!

DaveQ
 
Another one from the soon to be released Viggen pack. Textures by Dave Q.

SAAB JA-37 Viggen 17-33 (37333) from Flygflottilj 17 based at Ronneby in 1983. This aircraft was delivered in bare metal finish from SAAB. The reason for many JA's being seen unpainted was that the Swedish air force tried to save money on not paying SAAB to paint the new aircraft, but rather paint them themselves during major servicing.

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You guys have teamed up and are really doing a fantastic job. Many thanks for your hard work, can't wait to fly it ! Mike :ernaehrung004:
 
Great to hear that so many are looking forward to the release!

It has been the biggest transformation of an old FS model I have ever seen thanks to the joint effort of the team with Henk and Dave. Not only have most of the issues which ruined this model in FSX/P3D been fixed, but a lot of new features have been made to really make this model shine. Henk has really done some magic with the model. In the end it turned out to be a lot more than simply making the model FSX native.
 
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