You may have seen a thread like this in the raw screen shots forum but we (mustang and I) decided to make a thread in the Aircraft desighn foum to post our progress.

So far this is day 10 on the GForce Mustang stuka project. Exterrior model is prity much compleat and most of the exterior model has been texture maped.

so here are the pictures of the FREE ware stuka, enjoy 8)

Note: both halves are mirrored just for picture purposes and will be diferant on final model



So tell us what you think

P.S these pictures were taken the day b4 and sence then I have mapped the rudder controll surface the spiner, prop, and machine gun.

AWSOME!! amazing model, and great textures!!



p.s. i too would love to see a cfs3 variant if it is not to much trouble

Looking good guys, looking forward to following your progress and seeing the end result. I have a few carriers in my scenery files that are getting a little worried 

Joker  8)

PROGRESS REPORT:

Ok, we have now made a few semi successful exports, by that I mean every thing is in order exept we are missing the left wheel.

Texture wise we havent applied any new texture maps but I have just finished painting the 2d panel.

Oh, and Bman, we might just make a cfs3 version but it probibaly wont have all of the whistles and bells of the stock cfs3 airplanes. (gunner positions nice vc, winter textures) simply because It will take quite a bit of extra work, and if we are are going to put the amount of work into it we might as well sell it.

The reasion we came to this conclution is because time spent working on this airplane is time not spent on our f-18, and our goal is to get some money before summer vacation

as of now, no. but it is not verry hard to add in later and we might as well do so

Also we have finaly gotten our plane to export correctly, and have almost finished texture maping the VC. right now it is too late to post pics so I will most some tomarow afternoon

I can't quite "place" the version G-force is modelling - although it looks like a "B".

Note that later versions of the Ju-87 (and some Bs, in the field) did away with the siren, so a "silent" Stuka is still realistic.



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CK?  I miss it - While at first having CTD issues, I liked the flight model, and especially the visuals.  I liked flying the transport (Tabby?) ... different from the "usual" Ju-52 and C-47s of other online games.

Yes, I was in the CK beta-tester ranks, and was saddened when it was ended.


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Yes Felix the airplane that we have made is the Ju-87B-2 im glad you were able to recognize it Yes some of the "B"s and later models didnt have the siren because during the Battle of Britain they needed all the speed they could get out of an already slow stuka. However we might just put a siren on to please people. Also whitey if we do make it for CFS3 we will make it have a gunner.


Eidos, Thanx for your input on the swastica on the tail. Greatly appriciated. Anymore comments or corrections will also be appriciated.

Finaly the CFS3 Version will be freeware since it is the sim most of you want it in...

The only other comment I have about your Stuka - looks great. good job.

I don't know if it was on the B model of the stuka, but some stukas had an angle of dive marks etched into the glass on the canopy next to the pilot. The squadron/signal book on the stuka has a good line drawing of these markings.  Also, the stuka had a opening in the cockpit floor that would let the pilot look directly down. Easy to overlook if you don't know it's there.

This might be off-topic but a little CK trivia -
The Japanese transport was a Akegawa Transport-At-2.
I got the three view drawing from  Koku-Fan Illustrated no. 92 (1997)

All flight models in CK beta were based on a P-51 flight model that we licensed from a programmer who wasn't a member of the development team.  For the different planes we just tweaked it. The AT-2 was essentially two P-51's in one  Not the best way to build a flight sim, but it was all we had at the time.

well at one point we wre thinking of making a payware cfs3 stuka because of all of the extra work that would go into it. but in the end we decided not to, and to go ahead and keep it freeware

oh, and good luck on your Hurri I am sure it will turn out nice

Oh, and X-eidos, thanks again for the info! But do you know where I could find some pictures of where/how big the hole is?

Thanks again for your help and replys

Off Topic

The Aces High online combat sim models the "D" Stuka and includes the view panel.... a bit useful even if mostly covered by the centerline bomb when carried...

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I wouldn't put a window in the bottom of your "B" Stuka.  Taking a close look at the drawings that I have, it doesn't show up like the window does in the "D" version drawings. So I'm concluding that it wasn't there.

Since the image of the cockpit that I have is copyrighted material, I won't post it here after all.