Real Freeware Models

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

After having several experiences with people using De Espona models, either claiming them as their own, or without knowing they weren't actually freeware, I decided to create a sort of "library" of actual freeware stuff to help people in the community avoid them.

(Sorting them by country, then the decade the object/vehicle was created)

You may have to register after clicking a link in order to download. Most of them you won't, but several of them, including all from Renderosity, you will. I've done so myself, and haven't encountered any spam e-mails.

*Editing daily. Going through sites one at a time, so for a bit all of the links will be from one site*

Argentina

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

-

T.A.M.

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

Australia

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

-

Armidale class patrol boat

Belgium

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

-

FN-2000

--2000 to 2010--

France

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

-

FT-17

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

Mirage III + Mirage V

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

Germany

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

BF-109

Fw-190A + Fw-109 D-9

-

PzKpfw II Ausf C

PzKpfw 38(t)

SdKfz 254

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

BMW Isetta

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

-

Mercedes 560SL

--1990 to 2000--

-

Leopard 2A5

--2000 to 2010--

-

Puma

Italy

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

Fiat CR.32

--1940 to 1950--

Macchi C.205V

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

-

IVECO Puma 6x6

Japan

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

A5M

--1940 to 1950--

A6M

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

Pakistan

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

-

Jalalat class missile boat

--2000 to 2010--

Zulfiquar class frigate

--2000 to 2010--

JF-17

Peoples Republic of China

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

Chengdu F-7

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

Chengdu J-10

Russia/USSR

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

Il-2

-

KV-1

T-24

--1940 to 1950--

Yak-3

-

IS-1

IS-2

ISU-122

ISU-122S

ISU-152

KV-1S

KV-2

KV-85

SU-100

SU-122

SU-152

SU-76

SU-85

T-34 Model 1941

T-34 Model 1942

T-34-85

T-60

T-70

--1950 to 1960--

ASU-57

--1960 to 1970--

IS-3M

--1970 to 1980--

Mi-24D (I think)

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

Su-30MKI

Su-47

--2000 to 2010--

Spain

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

-

Verdeja II

--1950 to 1960--

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

-

ASCOD VCI/C Pizarro

Sweden

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

J-29 Tunnan

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

JA-37 Viggen

--1980 to 1990--

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

United Kingdom

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

Sopwith Camel

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

--1940 to 1950--

--1950 to 1960--

English Electric Lightning

--1960 to 1970--

--1970 to 1980--

BAE Hawk

--1980 to 1990--

-

Type 23 class frigate

-

FV510

--1990 to 2000--

--2000 to 2010--

-

Type 45 Destroyer

United States

--1900 to 1910--

--1910 to 1920--

--1920 to 1930--

--1930 to 1940--

Lockheed Hudson

Curtiss SOC Seagull

Beech Model 18/C-45

DC-2

-

New Orleans class heavy cruiser

USS Enterprise (CV-6)

--1940 to 1950--

A-1 Skyraider

F-86 Sabre

P-47 Thunderbolt

P-82 Twin Mustang

-

M10 Wolverine

M3 Lee

1947 Indian Chief

--1950 to 1960--

F-104

F-104G

C-123

--1960 to 1970--

A-6 Intruder

OV-10

--1970 to 1980--

F-14A

F-15A

F-16A

-

Nimitz class aircraft carrier

--1980 to 1990--

F-18A

X-29

--1990 to 2000--

-

Arleigh Burke class destroyer

--2000 to 2010--

Edited December 23, 2013 by Darkhorse 1-6

[Enigma85 2]

Nice Idea,

I think a few people have been caught out by people claiming work as there own and in the end it turns out it's freeware or worse taken from a game and under copyright.

Props for this. *thumbs up*

[topas 1]

A very nice idea indeed, will surely come in handy! Either in searching some fitting models for ourselves, or when performing a vetting on generous 'donators'.

Voting for making this a 'sticky' thread ;)

[hetsar 10]

Indeed what a great idea! :)

+1 for 'sticky'

[[aps]gnat 28]

Nice idea!

Well done

[Yac 10]

A great and necessary idea ;]

Jarek you changed number of GG?

[ProfTournesol 956]

After having several experiences with people using De Espona models, either claiming them as their own, or without knowing they weren't actually freeware, I decided to create a sort of "library" of actual freeware stuff to help people in the community avoid them.

I'm sorry i may be a little slow today (a lot of RL work...), but i don't really get the point. Are those models freeware or not ?

[PuFu 4600]

de espona models are NOT freeware. The ones linked here are. I guess there could be more to be found if one would take the time to search the endless internwebz

[ProfTournesol 956]

de espona models are NOT freeware. The ones linked here are. I guess there could be more to be found if one would take the time to search the endless internwebz

Ah, ok thanks for enlightening me :) Back to work...

[icebreakr 3159]

Wow, if only I would have more free time :///

That Skyraider looks awesome.

Meh, back to island work :)

[topas 1]

A great and necessary idea ;]

Jarek you changed number of GG?

Nope, have you been writing anything recently? I do not check the archives when I come back home. Maybe it's my wife who does not tell me that someone wrote me while I was at work?

Last time I checked there was some Hitler link, right?

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

de espona models are NOT freeware. The ones linked here are. I guess there could be more to be found if one would take the time to search the endless internwebz

Correct. I'm still going through various websites and adding links, will probably update the 1st post a couple times a week. About to add a bunch of Hungarian pistols in a little bit, along with an Arleigh Burke class, an F-16, Nimitz, etc. etc.

---------- Post added at 01:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ----------

Somehow forgot about the Hungarian pistols, although I added about 20 WWII soviet vehicles, couple chinese fighters, etc. Will clean up the format later today.

How hard is it to convert .lwo files into .3ds or .obj?

[jagheterjan 10]

If you have Lightwave, 3ds max or basically any recent 3d modeller installed - easy. Blender needed a plugin last time I've checked.

[PuFu 4600]

just a note if you update the first page, as it might interest some of the lads. 3DS is one of the oldest 3d file formats around. Unfortunately, i doesn't keep a lot of stuff from the original file (groups/normals/pieces etc). Might be worth mentioning which are witch - i for one would love most of the 3d software devs agreeing on one good format for most 3d meshes (obj is getting old just as well). FBX or DAE(collada) would be just great.

[esco7800 10]

cdf getting the Mirage III & V when i get time to do it.

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

The file format is mentioned on the page each link points to. Just wanted to make sure they could be converted for use in ArmA. Thanks for the info!

[Wolfhounds 10]

cdf getting the Mirage III & V when i get time to do it.

Great news! Someone should do a good job on the Su-30 aswel!

Edited October 26, 2011 by Wolfhounds

[rhaggan 10]

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=53501d678c76d10da4df2c84ec0588f7

Humber pig Ciica 1970's

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e732c14b533e445fc1006ed55bc1a3fc FV510

Edited October 27, 2011 by rhaggan

[linuxmaster9 101]

would someone possibly be able to find a freeware Douglas C-47 WW2 plane I can use? Or a Flak 88?

[Cavalier 10]

How should one run these freeware add-ons or make them compatible with arma 2/oa ?

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

You misunderstand the nature of this thread. These are freeware 3d models collected in a thread for use by addonmakers. Not addons. I made this thread in an attempt to create a legitimate listing of actual freeware stuff on the internet, because 98% of what's available out there is actually stolen content ripped from games. To make them compatible with A2/OA you'd have to make the entire addon. Configs, all the LODs, probably new textures, etc. In all honesty I'm with the "If you're gonna do it, do it from scratch" crowd but because there was an epidemic of people using "Freeware" models in addons, that weren't actually freeware, this thread was born.

(You're getting a stocking full of coal for this necro-post, Linux.) ;)