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Did a little painting on my Delta flight to Dallas this morning....

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Ironic I was painting this:

 

 

 

 

 

I was on an MD-88....would have been cool if I was on that EMB. :Just Kidding:

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

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You're a prolific painter Steve!!

 

Very nice work,lovely detail!

DIMITRI

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the tail is yummie as always ^_^

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!My website will be back soon with new paints and videos!

 

 

"I love walking in the rain cause no one can see my crying"

"Those who enter the field for the sole purpose of impressing others with their aeronautical knowledge can never be true aviators."

That looks suberb! Great job.

 

Rob

Nice looking paint..again!

Regards,

 

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Great paint job!

The Flying Painter...as always, great job...nice paint!

That is wicked-photoreal. I'm buying the package just for your repaints.

Outstanding, Steve! Versions for both sims?

John G.

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Thanks guys!

Hey John, the FSX version is pretty easy to covert to FS9. When I release the FSX version, you just have to grab the program DXTBMP (Google it) and open the DDS files I've painted in the package, Click "Flip Image and Alpha" under the "Image" menu, then save them as 32 bit (888) bitmaps. :) Sadly it takes more time for me to package and upload a plane just to release the other version of it.

 

The only DDS files you'd need to convert are:

170_Fus_1_T.DDS

170_Fus_2_T.DDS

170_Fus_3_T.DDS

Eng_left_T.DDS

Eng_right_T.DDS

Tail_T.DDS

Wing_left_T.DDS

Wing_right_T.DDS

Also convert all the files above with an "L" in place of the "T".

In case you're wondering, that is the naming convention you generally see "T" for texture and "L" for light map (night textures).

You can copy all the VC textures from another FS9 plane into the new plane's texture folder to complete the paint.

 

If anyone wants an FS9 version when I release the FSX version and can't figure out how to use DXTBMP... send me an email and I can convert and send you the FS9 files.

 

Unfortunately my painting will be on hold for a while as the center pin on the power jack of my main laptop decided to break off tonight. Looking up the Asus G53, seems to be a common problem. :(. I hope to have it fixed soon, but can't really paint with this laptop, as I need Flightsim to test the paint. I'll keep you guys posted on the repair time when I know it.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

9Slp0L.jpg 

Thanks, Steve. Dxtbmp is an old friend, so converting the textures doesn't seem too tough.

John G.

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Dxtbmp is an old friend, so converting the textures doesn't seem too tough.

 

If you know DXTBMP, you should have no issues converting (just remember to flip the textures!) :Hypnotized:

I hope to get my main laptop back tomorrow so hopefully I'll be painting and wrapping this one up soon.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Regards,
Steve Dra
Get my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s here
Download my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here

9Slp0L.jpg 

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