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I haven't used GIMP but I believe it is a lot like PhotoShop. You should have the ability to read .psd files and use various layers. If so, download this template. It should have the G-4 within it. What you'll do is deactivate the layers for versions that you don't use (Fs, G-6/10, Ks, etc.). Towards the bottom/base of the layers you'll want to do all your painting. The layers above will add the lines and rivets, and weathering. You can lighten and darken these as you want but the good thing is you don't have to draw them yourself.

All packed in grease, too. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos after they finally exhume one of these.

Yup, I asked the wife if I should pick it up on my way home and she told me she'd get it. That's one of the many reasons I married her, she accepts my gamer needs (not happy about them, though).

My wife picked up Rocksmith for guitar and bass for me yesterday and after a brief scare with the red ring of death from my long-idle Xbox I got to play with it for a little bit last night. It's a refreshing feeling actually contributing to a song versus playing short two line stanzas from a book over and over. Though, I can see where a lot of bad habits can be brought into play but as my friend who's played guitars for 20 years told me, "Rule #1: no rules. Do what works for you, what's comfortable." It should have come out on the PC as well, Klaiber. I went with the Xbox because I need to justify owning it, lol. Plus, it's a good thing to do while my PC stress tests itself after I overclock it tonight. That being said, I should be online for Thursday's practice but Friday I'll be alone with the kids and the baby isn't very autonomous at this time. I'm going to flash my BIOS tonight and do a few adjustments regarding the CPU. I'm shooting for 3.2ghz from my 2.66ghz quad core. It is a fairly docile OC but it should give me another year of usefullness in my PC. Hopefully I can build a new one next year about this time.

I had some great success last night with DCS and updated a few threads. I think what I'll do is copy my modified files (the several .luas) into our TS DCS file browser in order to help out anyone interested in my modifications. This would save you guys the hassle of editing it yourself. ED just sent out another hotfix so I'll be editing mine all over again. I tend to do it by hand so I don't mess up any bugs ED has repaired within the files.

That statement fueled me with the same sentiments you wrote. I will not buy DCS: Bf 109E4, the mods won't help the flight model in DCS the way it does in IL-2.

I think DCS fits into the top modern fighter/attack simulator. Moving to WWII sounds like it would occupy a lot of thier time and money. Perhaps some 3rd party will create WWII planes but so far it seems the vast support is for the newer jets. I would love to see some Vietnam or Yom Kippur War era fighters (Mig-17/21s, F-4s, A-4s, etc.) to occupy that gap in warfighting. In the meantime I'm settling on liberating the oil trade from NATO and the Georgian forces back to mother Russia where it belongs. Next week may work for me since I have family in town this week.

With the release of 1.2.1 I'll be testing these out one-by-one to make sure they still function. I will update these as I go.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=94677 They've updated again. This time it includes an auto-updater so this will be the last full install that will be necessary. There are a lot of fixes, even more than what is mentioned in the release notes. I'm excited to get in there and test all those mods to see which ones I no longer need. Also, I believe DCS: P-51 is no longer a beta. I don't believe I'll be purchasing this one until they make DCS: Bf-109G, though.

Thanks Klaiber. I was looking for a place to keep track of all my mods and I figured I could place it here for others to see. I'm not worried about going into online servers with these as I'm not much of one to fly online with this sim. The only online flying I've been doing is some small co-ops with USMC_Trev and Spies. I can't believe I forgot about the real sound mod, I've updated the OP.

Updated 23 March 2013 for DCS: World 1.2.3 I'm not sure if any of you have been running any mods on your DCS install but I've found a few that I found to be hard to live without. I figured I'd share with you guys here and please post what you've found as well. You can use JSGME to add mods just like Il-2. Go to this thread for a step-by-step installation if you're not familiar with setting up JSGME. DCS: World This version of the Ricardo pit with Russian lettering works with 1.2.3. The Cyrillic leters are in the stock version now so it's not a big change (this will also have some nice Su-27/33 pits with it from the looks of the screen caps). Be sure to follow the instruction carefully and use Note++ to edit the .lua, not the default Notepad in Windows. I love it! Su-25T 6DOF: Another must-have unless you like the feeling of your neck in a brace. This like flying UP3/4.11.1 versus 4.10 stock! Use Notepad++ to adjust the server.lua to values found in this post. I used this edit in the server.lua of the Proper Neck Mod mentioned below. Russian Radio comms: I love it even though I only understand the numbers. The subtitles will still be English so until I develop a strong desire for Vodka with breakfast, I'll be able to fly missions without being completely lost. Works quite well with 1.2.3. zzzSpace's Real Sound Mod v2.0: This one is all inclusive and replaces the old version I had on here. I flew a mission with the older version in 1.2.1 and I literally jumped when a SAM missed my aircraft by a couple of meters. It is amazing! DCS: A-10C Proper Neck Mod:, it's quite nice not to Linda Blair in the cockpit. I edited the server.lua as mentioned above in Su-25T 6DOF. NVG Mask: It makes the NVGs look more realistic. There is a little bit of adjustment that you have to make in order for it to look clean on the various monitors, but it's so much better than the stock NVG image. Be sure to pick up the edited Focus.png if you have problems seeing the laser pointer from the JTAC. DCS: Ka-50 (I don't own this but I've got my eye on a few of these for when I do) RICARDO's HD Cockpit Mod: I showed this to USMC_Trev and he nearly knocked my computer over, so I guess it's a must-have. There is a Russian language pit available for immersion and it looks fantastic. Confirmed to work with 1.2.1 by ED Moderator/Tester.

Whoo-hoo! I'm buying some stuff now

I would be interested in flying the Mig-21 for the DDR. As a kid their flag was my favorite, I think I just liked the compass and hammer.

Until I saw this I didn't know Ireland took prisoners of both sides.

Not sure if this is a re-post but it's been around for a little while now. Funny thing to note is that the British pilot is named Barton.

Working as intended, thanks guys.

Nice fine, Hess, this one is the 1080p version unlike the one I posted earlier. I wonder if it'll stay up, though. The last 1080p posted publicly was taken down. Rabe, Isn't that just the trailer, though?

I still have the award page access

I still have the Airfield>Barracks>Awards>Awards Overview permissions as of this post.

I figure he could be my only groupie, I'll rock his bassinet while I play bass.

Just in time for the baby to show up at my house

Cool, glad I could identify the symptom.

Is it down for revision or an issue? I only see "Enlistment" under it.

Free DLC makes me happy. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

According to this article, the bass support will not be available to the US until it comes out as DLC. For me, it's not good because I don't have a guitar and I'm not interested in playing guitar but I will have to buy the standard game and then buy the DLC. I probably will buy it anyway, but I won't be happy about that extra cost. A separate release would make me much happier, or the combo of the two without additional cost (free DLC for the ones that already own it), Who am I kidding though, it's all about the extra money. http://theherofeed.com/4053/rocksmith-bass-content-to-be-on-disc-with-europe-release/