I had a guy today that is part of a team restoring a 2-seat MiG 15. They hope to have it flying again in the next couple of months if anyone is interested in going for a ride.  I can't clearly remember where...  either Missouri or Ohio if I remember correctly.  Not a small operation, they are an air museum, just didn't have much time to talk with him about it, we were talking about too many other planes. 😝

21 minutes ago, Ludwig said:

I had a guy today that is part of a team restoring a 2-seat MiG 15. They hope to have it flying again in the next couple of months if anyone is interested in going for a ride.  I can't clearly remember where...  either Missouri or Ohio if I remember correctly.  Not a small operation, they are an air museum, just didn't have much time to talk with him about it, we were talking about too many other planes. 😝

That's great!   Would be awesome to have another flying MiG-15UTI.

10 hours ago, Klaiber said:

@Vonrd - I have another possible project for you:

It's a Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-19S Farmer C from 1968.  872 Red, from Jagdfliegergeschwader 3 "Wladimir Komarow.“

Here are the Championships they're talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAI_World_Aerobatic_Championships

And here are some other views:

 

https://www.diecast.es/en/mig19s-panzerkapmf-1462pb.html <-- note that they incorrectly label the unit as "Jagdgeschwader."

Working on it. Unfortunately, the Razbam template is (as typical) a POS. The fuselage was not properly UV mapped and any straight lines are curved, particularly in the nose where the fuselage constricts. This is understandable and part of converting a 3D object to 2D. What's annoying is that the left and right sides are different in the curvature. That's just sloppy UV mapping. No matter. I like a challenge and this is a cool skin! If you have any others, let me know.

1 minute ago, Vonrd said:

I like a challenge and this is a cool skin! If you have any others, let me know.

I'll see if I can find some more.

 

East German MiG-19S (Farmer C) of 1 Staffel/JG3. Pilot Htm Heinz Stammberger. One of two painted in a special scheme for the 5th FAI World Areobatic Championships at Magdeberg, GDR in 1968. Both aircraft crashed during training and neither flew during the championships. Note: Bort numbers are selectable.

Uploaded to DCS User Files but also available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v78ekmmvyhnir4a/AAAtNnkpgRe-0PZ8oQMeXqN0a?dl=0.

Looks fantastic Vonrd!

For everyone flying DCS with us:

I've updated the DDR Paint Pack to include all of @Vonrd's new skins (the Mi-24P and MiG-19P).

Additionally, I've added some static skins for the Yak-52, the L-39C/ZA and MiG-29A/G.

 

I might have to make this pink thing for Klaiber   🤣

After I finish this one

1 hour ago, Vonrd said:

I might have to make this pink thing for Klaiber   🤣

I approve!

1 hour ago, Vonrd said:

After I finish this one

This is a great choice. It would make @Firefly very happy!

Make sure to check the default skins in game to see that it hasn't been done already.  I seem to remember something like this.

46 minutes ago, Klaiber said:

Make sure to check the default skins in game to see that it hasn't been done already.  I seem to remember something like this.

I looked through all of the DCS user files and couldn't find it. Surprised me actually. There is a War Thunder one though.

Snaggle approves for his little brother Pink Panther, 🤣

This looks fantastic, Von!  I've seen this aircraft in person.  Great job recreating it.

21 minutes ago, Vonrd said:

 Intrepid... Air and Space Museum, San Diego, California.

Do you me New York City?

Oops!

It's a Wednesday/Thursday thing.  

This one's for Klaiber... "Think Pink"!

East German MiG-21PFM No. 738 of the NVA and 22+25 of the German AF
after re-unification, Serial #: 94A4301. It is now on display on a pylon at the 
Technik Museum Speyer, Germany and painted (as C993) in the (strangely fanciful) 
colors  of the "Red Archers" display team of the Indian Air Force. Why the pink color instead of red which is what the "Red Archers" used and the incorrect colors of the roundel's and fin flash, I have no answer. I decided to keep the colors as they are on the museum's display aircraft.

Submitted to DCS User Files and also here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/825lu5630ea6juj/Indian Air Force MiG-21FL C993.zip?dl=0

Photograph prior to installation on July 25, 2003 and when new on it's pylon. It's sad condition on December 18, 2021.

I've figured out how to individualize the pilots, uniforms and helmets. Yes, that's my face. If anyone's interested I would need a straight on looking at the camera portrait photo. If you just want a custom helmet without a photo that can happen as well.

10 hours ago, Vonrd said:

This one's for Klaiber... "Think Pink"!

East German MiG-21PFM No. 738 of the NVA and 22+25 of the German AF
after re-unification, Serial #: 94A4301. It is now on display on a pylon at the 
Technik Museum Speyer, Germany and painted (as C993) in the (strangely fanciful) 
colors  of the "Red Archers" display team of the Indian Air Force. Why the pink color instead of red which is what the "Red Archers" used and the incorrect colors of the roundel's and fin flash, I have no answer. I decided to keep the colors as they are on the museum's display aircraft.

Submitted to DCS User Files and also here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/825lu5630ea6juj/Indian Air Force MiG-21FL C993.zip?dl=0

I love it!

I reduced the tint and metallicness of the visor. Worked on the helmet.

I think I'll work on the Hip next so that I can look at the copilot and see myself. (Or maybe I'll try to use Snag's forum picture. Then I'll be able to see Snag in the right seat...   🍻).

@Vonrd - I had a project for you if you were interested.

For the JG-1 skins in the pack, I was wondering if you could create a single historically correct pilot.  Something that would be generic to go into each skin.

Of course, the pilot could then be personalized if people wanted.  Like you've done with yours.  But for when downloaded, everyone would get the default.

What do you think?

. . .

If we go with the standard flight outfit for the LSK, circa 1970s, they'll have their rank bars on their sleeves.

We can make our default pilot an Unterleutnant (Ult.) or something like that.  This is right in the middle of the rank structure: https://jg1.org/schmenkel/ranks/

We could then use a fake person for the face, taken from This Person does Not Exist.  This way, no one real is used, and thus no privacy concerns are triggered.

What about this guy (who I just created):

Here are some examples of 1970s-era pilot gear:

As you can see, the rank bars are on the sleeve.

I *think* the color of the flight suit is gray-green.  Though it might be gray-blue in some examples.  I'm having a hard time verifying this.

Perhaps @Graxh, @Zapp_Brannigan, @Balge, or @Firefly know?

 

Here’s my contribution/suggestions for the OPFOR 😅

Of course the second one goes great with the JG -Jasta Giggity squadron 😂

11 hours ago, Klaiber said:

@Vonrd - I had a project for you if you were interested.

For the JG-1 skins in the pack, I was wondering if you could create a single historically correct pilot.  Something that would be generic to go into each skin.

Of course, the pilot could then be personalized if people wanted.  Like you've done with yours.  But for when downloaded, everyone would get the default.

What do you think?

. . .

If we go with the standard flight outfit for the LSK, circa 1970s, they'll have their rank bars on their sleeves.

We can make our default pilot an Unterleutnant (Ult.) or something like that.  This is right in the middle of the rank structure: https://jg1.org/schmenkel/ranks/

We could then use a fake person for the face, taken from This Person does Not Exist.  This way, no one real is used, and thus no privacy concerns are triggered.

What about this guy (who I just created):

Here are some examples of 1970s-era pilot gear:

As you can see, the rank bars are on the sleeve.

I *think* the color of the flight suit is gray-green.  Though it might be gray-blue in some examples.  I'm having a hard time verifying this.

Perhaps @Graxh, @Zapp_Brannigan, @Balge, or @Firefly know?

 

That's a great idea. I'll look into the uniform colors and patch locations. I would like to do something other than a plain white helmet. Examples?

http://www.comtourist.com/images/large/speyer/speyer-zsh-3-pilot-helmet-01.jpg

I think a "Tactical Moustache" is a requirement though... 🤣