A6m2 zero started

[Guest BratZ]

Work has begun on Japanese A6M2 Zero

Details at:

http://bratty.freehomepage.com/custom.html

[Paladin 1]

When are we gonna see a new corsair. You did a great job on it but there are some issues with it. First being I loose a great amount of speed when turning and tend to stall a lot because of it.

[Guest BratZ]

Expected dates are on my website. I am sorry to say that the Corsair will be even more sluggish than it is, I hope people still like the Corsair after,but I will match the two planes so the Corsair has the more speed and the Zero will have the current Corsair handling I will suspect will be the outcome.

The Zero will have the mass that the Corsair currently does,and the Corsairs mass greatly increased. I am sorry.

I can change the speed that drops when turning ,but expect a less responsive Corsair after

Any input would be greatly appreciated, please post comments here, on the Zero anyways

[Guest]

Also make the armor on the zero less. And I think it would be neat if the fuel levels were significantly less on these planes. It's a feature of the game that is rarely taken into account.

I cant wait for some dogfights... keep up the good work...

[CanadianTerror 0]

Here's a pic of one(with color)...

http://member.nifty.ne.jp/astroboy/3d/g21_3jpg.jpg

[Guest BratZ]

Sorry only the basic white Zero is planned right now.

I could really use any help, like texturers....

Anyone interested in joining a Pacific Front mod ? Japanese Aircraft Carrier is planned next

BTW all my planes will stay beta, mainly because I have no default pilot to assign....Sure could use US,Jap and German pilots

And on the fuel levels... On my Fokker Triplane I actually let the plane fly autopilot and assigned enough fuel for the Fokker to only fly a couple hours (like in real life)

[BipBip 0]

Great Corsair !

I really love this plane (that's also why I already reskinned one in FS2002 ).

Some remarks, tough :

Your F4U has 4 blades : this mean at least a F4U4 (or F4U5, or AU1 or F4U7). Be advised that F4U4 was issued in 44 so quite few fighted in the pacific, most of the corsairs were F4U1A with only 3 blades. F4U4 and later were mainly used in the Korean conflict.

The canopy : your canopy seem to be a "bird cage" style one, only mounted on first versions (F4U1). That was changed very fast due to the very poor visibility you have in this kind of cockpit to a much better canopy with a bubled one with 2 steel bars going forward to rear.

Then, one the F4U4 and later, a bulb canopy without any steel bar was mounted.

The guns : you have monted 2 x 3 guns on each wing, so there you have either the configuration of a F4U1A, F4U4 or F4U5. All -N variants (night fighters) incorporate a big radar on the right wing and cannons with flash suppressor as well as flash suppressors for the exhaust flames.

And, at last, I really can't wait to try this one !

If you want some pics, I got plenty as I'm the luckiest boy on earth : a F4U4 is based only 5 km from home ! I already taken some "documentary" shots to make the skin of my FS2002 Corsair :

My virtual restored F4U-4 : F-AZFT

[Guest BratZ]

Thanx for the input ! Any chance you wanna make skins for these planes? I have paintshop .psp files with the layers .,can go from where I am at ,or start all over

This is what I am doing, it seems the blueprint that I used had the canopy like that ,the 4 blade prop and 6 gunholes (F4U-5?)

From my studies I read that the 4 prop blade was used when the engine went bigger,I was thinking this:

I am doing the Night Fighter and the Blacksheep with the 4 blade prop (its faster)

And the other versions will have a 3 prop blade (Navy),

I would like to change the canopy,not with the rear quarter windows,I just need the canopy retextured with glass and frame all in-one ,lol

And the Night Fighter will have the radar bubble ( suppressed flash maybe too then?)

Most of these items are already in progress, I am still working on the Corsair but I need to get the Zero in-game to configure both handling characteristics properly

I should have the Zero in-game tonight and start working on these things

edit: heres an updated screenie

[BipBip 0]

Here is some information about the different Corsair versions.

Be advised that the BlackSheep Squadron was a regular squadron in term of airplanes with quite crazy pilots so their aircraft differ very few from other USMC ones.

This poster shows very well the different corsair versions (look for the canopy shape in particular the "bird cage" on the X-F4U and F4U1. You will also be able to see what the Radar dome looks like (I've got the F4U5 F4U5N and F4U5P Manual to eventually see this radar's performances).

1532_014.jpg

Same in Hi-Res

And now a blueprint of the F4U-5N (a version only used in Korea War, with the ultimate Corsair P&W engine and the big radar dome + all the flash and exhaust suppressors)

1532_005.jpg

Same in Hi-Res

All those files are provided by Vought Aircraft.

Good night, folks

[drewb99 0]

Can we get some bigger pictures of the model?

[Guest BratZ]

BipBip..those are some nice blueprints,I can't dl the zip,but unfortunately your too late,the Corsair is built, and there is a topic going in Addon & Mods : Complete , even tho its just a beta

But we need to stay on topic of the Zero in this one as its in progress and the Corsair isn't much good up there flying by itself with nothing to shoot at

Drew u mean this:

well its 1024x768 heres the link, i just took that pic its new

http://link.freepichosting.com/image.cgi/26864/11.jpg

edit.. why does it look like that? its greenish, freepichosting must be compressing the file

Edit2: Model In Game!!! Check out my webpage for a new Zero section !!!

[DracoPaladore 0]

I think the gears need to be fatter yet shorter as well.

[CanadianTerror 0]

@BratZ

Have you contacted anyone to make pilots for the planes?

This would make the addons that much better when you release them.

[Guest BratZ]

Pilots are needed, stop by your local recruiter today,lol.

I have been asking , haven't gotten to the begging stage yet ,but yes! I need mainly a WW2 US pilot and Jap pilot.

I know what your thinking ,for me to make them myself, well I can and I will , but I hope some soldier experts would first

For one, I am a new modeler, only been modeling a few months now, and barely released a beta model so far.

I've never modeled anything before (g strings dont count,lol)

But I can learn and do it if I have to, I am certainly no war expert either,I just wanted to make some war machines that were missing

Any help would be appreciated

[Guest BratZ]

Work continues on the Zero. Heres a screenshot of progress:

Also much progress on the Corsair although my webpage doesn't show that. New features being tested and implemented:

Rocket rack is completed

Kill counter system (Earn a "Rising Sun" Decal for every Zero shot down)

Texturing Progress

New Sounds

Zero will have similiar features,along with a US kill counter system

But check out my webpage for more info:

BraTTy's WW2 Hangar

[CanadianTerror 0]

The kill counter sounds cool.

Can't wait to test these out.

[pzvg 0]

The white and black paint job is IJN carrier-based

the green ones are land-based Navy planes.

A minor note, <don't know how slavish to detail ya are>

The tail fin has a pronounced point, should be a little softer

and your wingtips, are they Square or rounded?

either way is correct <two different varients A6M-2, A6M-5>

But the picture is hard to judge.

And very nice work btw,

[Guest BratZ]

The wings are supposed to be rounded, my low poly prolly doesnt show that well,lol

The Corsair actually has a blocky tailfin, the Zero has a few more faces, but I will round it what I can.

And what you think about the folding wings? The Zero only a part of the wingtip folds,only saves about 2 feet!

Should I just half the wingfold or just the tip?

[pzvg 0]

Depends, you building A6M-2? do only the tips, if you do a -5

roughly 200 had half-wing folding, the rest had no wing folding

<guess they figured taking 2 foot off the wingtip was enough>

[AXE 0]

Maybe thats why the Japanese did those kamikaze runs,

they just ran out of room on thier carriers

[Guest BratZ]

Ya ,they had no room to return and park it,lol

[pzvg 0]

Actually They carried MORE planes than a US carrier of the time <smaller planes y'know>

After Midway it became problematic anyway, as most of the large Fleet carriers were gone.

FYI a tidbit, the Japanese carrier Akagi, in addition to her normal Antiaircraft weapons was armed with 4 turrets carrying 8 inch guns <the normal armament of a heavy cruiser> making her the most heavily armed carrier in history

[Guest]

that zero looks fantastic, can't wait for a beta!!