Hello, this is my first post on this forum, but I thought I'd post some screenies of a project I'm working on for a FS9 and FSX and other combat aircraft sims.  I thought it would be useful information as I found it hard to find really good up-to-date information on Aircraft Design for MSFS.  I just found out that MS just released the SP1 for the FSX SDK so that's cool, I need to check that out.  

So here goes my work  

These are some work-in-progress shots for a somewhat, rare bird - the A-7D Corsair II. We chose this aircraft because, well, for the most part there hasn't been a definitive model (i.e. like Captain Sims) on the A-7D. Why the A-7D you ask? Honestly, it's kind of a neglected aircraft, one that you don't see modeled too often or accurately. We hope to change that with the A-7 and produce some other aircraft that are; #1 challenging, and #2 Rarely modeled, and #3 Have an interesting history. Too many F-16's, F-18's, F-15's, F-22's and the likes have been modeled over and over again. So we want to produce some aircraft that are not too popular but that were crucial assets in their time.

This model is obviously a WIP, and I've got a long way to go on it. The fuselage is 5K poly count. It is being created in Cinema 4D, then when it is done it will be exported to 3DS Max and there another modeler will get it prepped to animate and do final texturing and export to FS2004 and FSX.

Features will include a detailed inlet and authentic fan, detailed moving pilot, standard array of lighting, Virtual cockpit, etc...

Enjoy!  

~DJ










To find out more you can visit http://a7dpit.com/

Yes, definitely will have a virtual cockpit.  The guy I'm building this with has an actual A-7D cockpit so we have the real deal.

Wow, it looks beautiful.

Welcome to the forums too!

By the way, for the future please follow the image guidelines (specifically on linked images): http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1136648799
Don't worry about it this time, I fixed them.

djackson wrote on Dec 11^th, 2006 at 6:08pm:

Great! Always loved the A-7's! This thing will look great in FSX

SkyNoz wrote on Dec 10^th, 2006 at 1:51pm:


Yep, this will be freeware.  We do plan to make some payware packages but that's a long way down the road.  The next project is variants of the A-7, and then a definitive KC-135R and variants.

~DJ

djackson wrote on Dec 12^th, 2006 at 5:52pm:


Looks very nice!! I am waiting for it! I really can't wait for the KC-135

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Tweek, we are definitely doing a Greek A-7.  They are the only country still using that plane.

We are also doing the two seater version and also an A-7F (that rare aircraft that was tested with an afterburner).


I want to provide a base paint for this plane, so that others can texture it up.


Your profile is excellent, btw, did you draw that up?

Wowee!! Looks awesome! I really can't wait...The Bear Studio's MIG-15 Fagot has 50K polygons...and it's not too shabby on FPS...Different models would be a cool idea...An AI friendly, low detail...etc etc...Very cool! Keep it up