Simviation Forum - I like the 777 a lot ...

Oct 21^st, 2005 at 10:57pm

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I like the 777 a lot ...

so I took one of the 777s made by Mel (Meljet 777: http://www.meljet.com) which is one of the best models out there...

Then I took one the skin of a cargo company (I like that skin): http://www.atlasair.com.

... I decided to cheat and make an Atlas Air 777 which doesn't exist in real life ...

You can find screenshots here:

http://www.thepilotlounge.com/yaf/default.aspx?g=posts&t=2691

it looks REALLY good in my opinion even if it's a fake ...

Be nice this is my first skin in flight simulator that I manage to make look halfway decent and it's all thanks to the fact that meljet's models are so well organized from a texture perspective.

What do you guys think?

Should I put it up for download? Even if it isn't a real skin?

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Reply #1 - Oct 21^st, 2005 at 11:13pm

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You tried to enter a area where you didn't have access.

Hmmmm...

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Reply #2 - Oct 21^st, 2005 at 11:16pm

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whoops sorry

http://www.thepilotlounge.com/yaf/default.aspx?g=posts&t=2691

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Reply #3 - Oct 22^nd, 2005 at 6:33am

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LOL
Why didn't you just post them here?
Looks nice and I don't care if it excists or not! Angry

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Reply #4 - Oct 22^nd, 2005 at 12:09pm

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LOL
Why didn't you just post them here?
Looks nice and I don't care if it excists or not! Angry

I post pictures here if I have time ... It was late last night and didn't wanna bother.

It takes a while for me to upload the pictures on this site, then figure out the urls, etc.

On my site it's a snap (since I have direct access to the server). Copy and paste.

Here's a couple anyway:

Grin

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Reply #5 - Oct 23^rd, 2005 at 6:23am

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Looks nice, Marco, but if you got rid of the alpha completely and instead added a gradient (which would create dynamic shine itself) it would look much better. Wink

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Reply #6 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 4:40pm

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Looks nice, Marco, but if you got rid of the alpha completely and instead added a gradient (which would create dynamic shine itself) it would look much better. Wink

I am a tad new at this "alpha" stuff ...

The Alpha patterns come in different files than the ones I used. These textures came from the Mel-Jet repaint kit.

So you are suggesting that I blank out the alpha files? (I am assuming I can't really remove the files since they are directly linked within the model file).

Also, I understand what a color gradient is ... but a gradient needs two colors right? the base color and the color you'd be "gradient-ing" from (that's now a word I know). So what would be my base color in this case?

Transparent?

or am I confusing myself?

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Reply #7 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 5:05pm

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So you are suggesting that I blank out the alpha files?

Yes.

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or am I confusing myself?

Yes. Just create a grdient that goes from grey to transparant. Wink

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Reply #8 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 11:01am

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Yes.

Yes. Just create a grdient that goes from grey to transparant. Wink

Fascinating ... and the gradient "layer" would be lined up with the fuselage and other items (a different gradient shape for each fuselage section)?

Thanks for the help! I shall try this!

PS: If anybody has any way (or time) to tell me what the heck Alpha is supposed to do "in a nutshell" that'd be great ...

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Reply #9 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 6:28pm

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The alpha layer sets the level of reflecivity. White is no reflection, black is mirror-style. Grin

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