Hi all,
Here's a preview of the modified version I made, I haven't uploaded it anywhere, mainly because I don't know what I need to do... never done a repaint/upload before, so I will have to investigate the process. 

I actually did two versions of the main texture, one at 1024x1024 and another at 2048x2048 for greater texture detail. I have to give credit to FrequentFlyer for taking this on in the first place, and ultimately, inspiring me to have a go. Texturing someone else's model isn't easy, especially with texture sheets that are as vague as these are.

I think people are right though, this (to me) is what a community is all about, someone with a dream, and people prepared to help them acheive that. I've always been a game developer, and in a way, that's the same kind of thing for me. People want great games to play, I try and help them get them. 

WOW!

The repaints look awesome! Something like this is what makes flight simming so satisfying! To have a 'personal' aircraft to fly around in and explore... and to have folks who are cognizant of that fact & willing to help out!

Good Job!

Alan

Thanks Hughes-MDFlyer4 (you should all have 4 letter names like me  )

Hopefully, people will be okay with a non-technical description. I'm not a flight enthusiast, I just like planes, flight sims and computer games, so I couldn't tell you anything about the plane other than what someone else tells me.

I will get it all into a package later and probably upload it tonight.

One other thing, the plane was from another site, is it okay to provide links to other sites?

Well I uploaded this repaint on Saturday but it still hasn't appeared. Anyone know how long it normally takes?

Hi ViperPilot,
Ah, oddly enough, if you click on the "Go to page" link from the search results, it isn't there on the page.

As for the repaint, I can't do much right at the minute, my wife is going into hospital tomorrow, so I am a little distracted. 

Other than that, in between that, writing 2 games and re-planning my work space in 3DS Max, time is a little limited but it's not impossible.

More than anything, what I need is a little motivation/inspiration to get me interested. As you've seen from this thread, Grizzard's dream was pure inspiration, and I was hooked.

So more than anything, I need to know a bit about the repaint and the plane that is being repainted. What do you have to base the repaint on? Photos, images etc... I don't have so much time to invent a paint scheme because art is a pretty much a secondary role at the moment behind coding/design... but if you have a scheme to re-create, then it's a lot easier, and therefore, less time consuming. Oh, and what plane is it? Just so I can have a look and check out the texture complexity and how well they have been laid out... Bushy Tail textures were a nightmare.

If it is easier, start a new thread and put anything relevant in there. It will probably be tomorrow night though before I can have a look, with everything going on tomorrow... but I promise I will look.

Cheers
Lee C

I can't express enough of how thrilling it is for me have a couple of guys take time out of their lives to do this, so an enormous public thanks of appreciation goes to LeeC and FrequentFlyer for these efforts. This is truly an accurate portrayal of what I had and I do hope it gets uploaded for others to enjoy also. This plane was indeed one of the loves of my life in my younger years and I managed to accumulate about 500 hours of time in it, hunting, vacationing, and in business travel. An honest 4 place sporting a 165 hp Franklin it saw many small strips and a few dirt roads, like the one pictured below on a hunting trip in central Arizona. And it appears to still be in service in Oklahoma according to FAA records.

Alan,
Can you send me a link to the plane model and the current repaint you have, along with a bit more detail about what you want doing please?

I can let the idea tinker about in the back of my mind, and at some point, I will be sat in front of my PC and it will happen. Sorry I can't be more specific on time than that.

... and thank you, I just wish things were going well... unfortunately, Chemo's a bitch and so is what it is fighting. 

Cheers
Lee