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Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 4:36pm

Nintendo rules Offline
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were can i get a freeware paint kit? Not blanck textures but one that can actualy paint aircraft.

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Reply #1 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 4:42pm

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Do you mean a paint package to actually paint? In which case you have one free with Windows (but there are plenty of much better ones to choose from) and you'll just need to download DXTBMP if I remember correctly Wink

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Reply #2 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 9:58am

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You could try GIMP, that's not too bad, and yes, you need DXTbmp, which is also free!

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Reply #3 - Jul 10^th, 2007 at 12:30pm

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[b]How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it?[/b][u][/u]
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Reply #4 - Jul 10^th, 2007 at 2:18pm

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I can't answer your question, but I love the screenshot Cool

Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft.

Good luck Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2007 at 1:56pm

jankees Offline
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"How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it? "

save it as a .bmp and use DXTbmp to convert it to a extended bmp format that FS recognizes.
This is the short version, if you want more elaborate explanations, just ask.

"Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft. "
Pick an aircraft you want to repaint, pick the scheme you want to repaint, and try it. That's what I did...

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Reply #6 - Jul 13^th, 2007 at 2:28pm

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I think I’m doing something rouge. I put the files in extended format. Nothing happened. Then I put them in DDS format (because that’s what all the fsx textures are) Am I missing somthing?
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Reply #7 - Jul 13^th, 2007 at 6:35pm

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Hey, westjet, are you using that shot as a sig? If yes, you can assaing it by clicking "Profile" in the buttons up top, click "Modify", enter your password, click "Options", put the image url in the largest text box, click "Change"

I did the same thing, and got luaghed at, when I first joined. Embarrassed

Thought you might like the heads up! Grin

As for your problems...USE GRUMPY'S LAIR! Hagar is a great guy, and has saved my a** three times too date!

Second, Garry J Smith is a repainting God. His tutorial rocks! http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/full_tutorial.htm

Good Luck in the world of repainting! Once you're done with your repaints, upload them for us!

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Reply #8 - Jul 16^th, 2007 at 8:26am